Live: The Best of Vanilla Fudge

by Vanilla Fudge

Overview

The 1967 debut album by New York quartet Vanilla Fudge may not have remained in the pantheon of all-time greatest '60s rock albums, but it's of huge historical importance. With its unprecedented combination of psychedelia (itself still a new commodity), hard rock, soul, and classical motifs, it prefigured everything from heavy metal to prog rock. The band's modus operandi was to take pop, rock, and R&B hits of the era and extend them to the breaking point, adding raga-like guitar lines, overdriven Hammond organ, screaming feedback, gargantuan distorted riffs, mountainous drumbeats, and impassioned vocals. Most often the original tempo of the song was slowed down drastically for maximum dramatic effect. In this manner, everything from Motown hit "You Keep Me Hangin' On" to the Zombies' "She's Not There" becomes a haunting, pathos-filled set piece alternately haunting and driving. Somewhere in England, the young men who would become known as Yes, Deep Purple, and numerous other bands, were listening with rapt attention.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/26/1991
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227079826
Rank:	7372

Tracks

1. My World Is Empty Without You
2. You Keep Me Hangin' On
3. Take Me for a Little While
4. Shotgun
5. Eleanor Rigby
6. Ticket to Ride
7. People Get Ready
8. Golden Age Dreams

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Vanilla Fudge   Primary Artist
Ron Mancuso   Guitar
Mark Stein   Vocals,Keyboards
Carmine Appice   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Tim Bogert   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Vinnie Martello   Guitar,Vocals
J. Toad   Guitar
Shadow Morton   Director

Technical Credits

Patty Stein   Producer
Autry DeWalt II   Composer
Bill Stahl   Engineer
Bill Inglot   Digital Transfers,Digital Preparation
Ken Perry   Digital Transfers,Digital Preparation
Lamont Dozier   Composer,Lyricist
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer,Lyricist
Duane Hitchings   Composer
Joe Veneri   Engineer
Jean Ristori   Mastering
John Lennon   Composer
Ron Terry   Producer
Vanilla Fudge   Producer
Mark Stein   Arranger,Composer
Randy Bishop   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Hanspeter Huber   Assistant Engineer
Harold Bronson   Project Coordinator,Production Coordination
Mickey Davis   Engineer
Spencer Proffer   Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Carmine Appice   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Ron Bloom   Engineer
Tim Bogert   Arranger
Jeff Clark   Engineer
Brigid Pearson   Design
Karen Chamberlain   Assistant Engineer
Geoff Gans   Art Direction
Shadow Morton   Producer
Trade Martin   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer