Vanilla Fudge (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Vanilla Fudge
Type = Album
Artist = Vanilla Fudge

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Released = 1967
Recorded =
Genre = Psychedelic rock
Length = 42:41
Label = Atco Records
Producer = Shadow Morton
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:47jteaw04x87 link]
Last album =
This album = "Vanilla Fudge ""'
(1967)
Next album = The Beat Goes On
(1968)

"Vanilla Fudge" (Atco 33-224/mono, SD 33-224/stereo) is the first album by the American psychedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge. It was released in 1967 and consists entirely of covers of songs, which were slowed down to about half speed of the original recordings by their original artists. The album is dedicated to Mrs. Lucy Monaco, the mother of Joseph Monaco who had a basement studio where groups associated with album's producer, Shadow Morton, were known to record. Publicly she has only been acknowledged as a close friend of Shadow Morton [http://www.mark-stein.com/interview/mintvie1.htm]

The album was Vanilla Fudge's most successful, peaking at #6 on the Billboard album charts in September 1967. An edited version of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was released as a single and also charted.

Track listing

Side 1
# "Ticket to Ride" (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) – 5:40
# "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 6:30
# "She's Not There" (Rod Argent) – 4:55
# "Bang Bang" (Sonny Bono) – 5:20"Side 1 of the album ends with: "The following is a series of high-frequency tones..."

Side 2
# "STRA (Illusions of My Childhood—Part One)" – 0:20
# "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Brian Holland-Lamont Dozier-Eddie Holland) – 7:20
# "WBER (Illusions of My Childhood—Part Two)" – 0:23
# "Take Me for a Little While" (Trade Martin) – 3:27
# "RYFI (Illusions of My Childhood—Part Three)" – 0:23
# "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon-Paul McCartney) – 8:24
# "ELDS"

Personnel

*Carmine Appice - drums, vocals
*Tim Bogert - bass, vocals
*Vince Martell - guitar, vocals
*Mark Stein - lead vocals, keyboards

Curiosity

*The intro of "Eleanor Rigby" was used by french rapper Booba in his 2002 Temps Mort album.