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Released
  
February 1969

Near the Beginning (1969)
  
Rock & Roll (1969)

Release date
  
February 1969

Label
  
Atco Records

Length
  
44:10

Artist
  
Vanilla Fudge

Producer
  
Vanilla Fudge

Genre
  
Psychedelic rock

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Similar
  
The Beat Goes On, Renaissance, Rock & Roll, Out Through the In Door, Best of Vanilla Fudge

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".

Contents

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

Side One

  1. "Shotgun" (Autry DeWalt) - 6:10
  2. "Some Velvet Morning" (Lee Hazlewood) - 7:34
  3. "Where Is Happiness" (Carmine Appice) - 6:59

Side Two

  1. "Break Song" (Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Vince Martell, Mark Stein) - 23:27

CD Bonus Tracks

  1. "Good Good Lovin'" (unedited version) (Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Vince Martell, Mark Stein)
  2. "Shotgun" (single version) (Autry DeWalt)
  3. "People" (single) (Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Vince Martell, Mark Stein)

Personnel

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

    • Songs

    1Shotgun6:13
    2Some Velvet Morning7:29
    3Where Is Happiness7:03

    References

    Near the Beginning Wikipedia
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