Near the Beginning

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Near the Beginning
Vanilla Fudge Near The Beginning.JPG
Studio album by
Vanilla Fudge
ReleasedFebruary 1969
RecordedMirasound Studios, The Record Plant and Live at Shrine Auditorium
GenrePsychedelic rock
Length44:10 (original LP)
46:56 (1991 CD)
57:44 (1998 CD)
LabelAtco
ProducerVanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge chronology
Renaissance
(1968) 		Near the Beginning
(1969) 		Rock & Roll
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
Džuboks(Mixed) [2]

Near the Beginning (ATCO Records 33–278) is the fourth album by the American psychedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge. It was released early 1969 and featured a cover of the Jr. Walker & the All Stars song "Shotgun".

The album peaked at #16 on the Billboard album charts in March 1969.

Track listing[]

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Shotgun" (Autry DeWalt)6:10
2."Some Velvet Morning" (Lee Hazlewood)7:34
3."Where is Happiness" (Carmine Appice)6:59
Side 2
No.TitleLength
4."Break Song (Live at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles)" (Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Vince Martell, Mark Stein)23:27
1991 Repertoire Records CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
5."The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)2:46
1998 Sundazed Music CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
5."Good Good Lovin' (Unedited version)" (Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Vince Martell, Mark Stein)5:45
6."Shotgun (Single version)" (Autry DeWalt)2:33
7."People (Single)" (Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Vince Martell, Mark Stein)5:20

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Near the Beginning at AllMusic
  2. ^ Vrdoljak, Dražen. "Vanilla Fudge - Near the Beginning". Džuboks (in Serbian). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine (11 (second series)): 24.
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