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Release date: 25-03-2015(Orginally released in 1972)

2015 reissue on 180 vinyl LP+download EU version=Unquestionably CCR one of the greatest American rock bands ever. Pared down to a trio of John Fogerty, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford, 1972's Mardi Gras was Creedence Clearwater Revival's seventh and final full-length release and it finds the group splitting creative duties evenly for the very first time. Home to the classic John Fogerty singles "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" and "Someday Never Comes" as well as a great cover of the standard "Hello Mary Lou." Due to band turmoil and mounting financial and legal issues, CCR disbanded shortly after the Mardi Gras tour, marking the end of one of the most fruitful and influential four year runs in music history.

Tracks:
A1. Lookin' for a Reason
A2. Take It Like a Friend
A3. Need Someone to Hold
A4. Tearin' Up the Country
A5. Someday Never Comes

B1. What Are You Gonna Do?
B2. Sail Away
B3. Hello Mary Lou
B4. Door to Door
B5. Sweet Hitch-Hiker

Unquestionably one of the greatest American rock bands ever, Creedence Clearwater Revival will best be remembered for their unique bayou sound popularized in songs like "Proud Mary" and "Green River." Although their music evoked the raw, gospel-tinged sound of the rural South, Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and Tom and John Fogerty actually hailed from El Cerrito, California, a small town near Berkeley.

The 1968 release of the band's debut album Creedence Clearwater Revival paralleled the flowering of the San Francisco music scene, but the Creedence phenomenon had little in common with the "San Francisco Sound." That first LP contained rock standards such as Dale Hawkins's "Susie Q" and Screamin' Jay Hawkins's "I Put a Spell on You," as well as original material by John Fogerty, who was to emerge as one of rock's most influential songwriters.

With the release of their second album, Bayou Country, which was home to such classics as “Proud Mary” and “Born on the Bayou,” it became evident that Creedence had an uncanny knack for writing hits. Third album Green River and songs like "Bad Moon Rising" and the title track and fourth album Willy and the Poor Boys and cuts like "Down On The Corner" and "Fortunate Son" propelled the band ever further towards greatness.

Pared down to a trio of John Fogerty, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford, 1972's Mardi Gras was Creedence Clearwater Revival's seventh and final full-length release and it finds the group splitting creative duties evenly for the very first time. Home to the classic John Fogerty singles "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" and "Someday Never Comes" as well as a great cover of the standard "Hello Mary Lou." Due to band turmoil and mounting financial and legal issues, CCR disbanded shortly after the Mardi Gras tour, marking the end of one of the most fruitful and influential four year runs in music history.