Vanilla Fudge Vanilla Fudge – 1967 – Psychedelic Rock (vinyl)

Vanilla Fudge Vanilla Fudge – 1967 – Psychedelic Rock

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Label:ATCO Records SD 33-224Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, StereoCountry:CanadaReleased:1967Genre:RockStyle:Psychedelic Rock
Sleeve Condition (Out of 10) ~6 -7 – the general wear you would expect to see on a record of this age. /slight water damage
Label Condition (Out of 10) ~ 10
Vinyl Condition ~ (Out of 10)
Side 1 –9 slightmark- playable
side 2 -9 slight mark- playable

BIN # *256 / r23 same

Vanilla Fudge is anAmericanrockbandknown predominantly for their extended rock arrangements of contemporary hit songs, most notably “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”. The band’s original lineupvocalist/organistMark Stein, bassist/vocalistTim Bogert, lead guitarist/vocalistVince Martell, and drummer/vocalistCarmine Appicerecorded five albums during the years 196769, before disbanding in 1970. The band is currently touring with three of the four original members, Mark Stein, Vince Martell, and Carmine Appice withPete Bremyon bass as Bogert retired in 2009. Checkthe official website tour info pagefor tour dates. The band has been cited as “one of the few American links between psychedelia and what soon becameheavy metal.”[1]Vanilla Fudge also is known to have influenced other major bands such asThe Nice,Deep Purple,Yes,Styx, andLed Zeppelin.

Stein and Bogert played in a local band called Rick Martin & The Showmen. The pair were so impressed by the swinging sound and floods of organ ofThe Rascalsthey decided to form their own band with Martell and Rick Martin’s drummer, Joey Brennan. Originally calling themselves The Pigeons, they changed the name to Vanilla Fudge in 1966, after the replacement of Brennan by Appice.[2]The group was then “discovered” and managed by reputedLucchese crime familymember Phillip Basile, who operated several popular clubs in New York. Their first three albums (Vanilla Fudge,The Beat Goes On, andRenaissance) were produced byShadow Morton, whom the band met through The Rascals. WhenLed Zeppelinfirst toured the USA in early 1969, they opened for Vanilla Fudge on some shows.

The band’s biggesthitwas itscoverof “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” a slowed-down, hard rocking version of a song originally recorded byThe Supremes. This version featured Stein’s psychedelic-baroque organ intro and Appice’s energetic drumming. It was a Top 10 hit in Canada, the US, and Australia and a Top 20 hit in theUKin 1967.

The members of Vanilla Fudge were great admirers ofThe Beatles, and covered several of their songs including “Ticket to Ride” and “Eleanor Rigby.” The self-titled debut album quotes “Strawberry Fields Forever” at the end, with the line “there’s nothing to get hung about.”

According toRitchie BlackmoreandJon Lord, Vanilla Fudge’s organ-heavy sound was a large influence on the British bandDeep Purple, with Blackmore even stating that his band wanted to be a “Vanilla Fudge clone” in its early years

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