Record #0064: Suzie Q (Part One) / Suzie Q (Part Two) – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

Fantasy 616 (original?) country & year unknown
Words & Music by:  Stan Lewis, Dale Hawkins, Eleanor Broadwater
Musicians: John Fogerty (vocals and lead guitar), Tom Fogerty (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), Stu Cook (bass), Doug Clifford (drums)
Recording sessions: USA, Jan.19, 1968
Highest chart positions:  US #11, Canada #10, Australia #88

This was released in the US on June 15, 1968, but I have no idea where this copy is from. I checked for similar ones in Google Images and at 45cat.com. No matches were found. This may be some European, maybe Scandinavian release – please enter a comment if you believe you know where this is from and when this was released.

“Suzie Q” was CCR’s first single release. The members had already recorded singles for Fantasy Records as “the Golliwogs” in 1964-67. Before that they were known as “the Blue Velvets” or “Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets” and recorded three singles for Orchestra Records in 1961-62 (the third one, “Yes You Did / Now You’re Not Mine” may not have been released; some sources say it was, others claim it wasn’t).

List price:  Not listed in Goldmine guide; original US release goes for $3 (VG+) and $6 (NM).