Studio - 5. Cosmo's Factory, 1969-1970, Wally Heidler 's Studio, San Francisco, California.[Fantasy Records] July 25, 1970.

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Studio - 5. Cosmo's Factory

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Cosmo's Factory
Studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Released	July 25, 1970
Recorded	1969-1970, Wally Heider's Studio, San Francisco, California
Genre	Rock
Length	42:28 (original) 53:19 (40th Anniversary Edition)
Label	Fantasy
Producer	John Fogerty
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (A) link Rolling Stone (Very Favorable) link
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) Cosmo's Factory (1970) Pendulum (1970)

Cosmo's Factory is the fifth album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1970.

The peak of a prolific streak, Cosmo's Factory was Creedence's fifth album in less than two years. It was a major commercial success, reaching #1 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and spawning three top-5 singles; "Lookin' Out My Back Door" (US #2), "Travelin' Band" (US #2), and "Up Around the Bend" (US #4) were all big hits. More amazingly, it also reached #11 on what was then the Billboard Soul Albums chart, a crossover feat nearly unheard of for a white pop/rock band. In Britain it was their only No. 1 album, entering the chart at that position. In 2003, the album was ranked number 262 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The name of the album comes from the warehouse in Berkeley where the band rehearsed. Bandleader John Fogerty was so insistent on practising (nearly every day) that drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford began referring to the place as "the factory".

Early pressings of the album contain a three-second dropout on the left stereo channel during "Before You Accuse Me" and an earlier mix of "Travelin' Band" with John Fogerty's first solo mixed behind the horn section.

1. Popular References.

In the movie The Big Lebowski, Jeffrey Lebowski (The Dude), has the album in his car. In fact, in the scene where the Dude is with Walter in the car you can hear Run Through the Jungle. There's another scene where you can hear Lookin' Out My Back Door, while Jeffrey is smoking Marijuana in his car.