{"product_id":"where-is-my-mind-the-atco-recordings-1967-1969","title":"Where Is My Mind - The ATCO Recordings 1967-1969","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeaturing \u003cstrong\u003eMark Stein\u003c\/strong\u003e (vocals, organ), \u003cstrong\u003eVincent Martell\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar, vocals), \u003cstrong\u003eTim Bogert\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass, vocals) and \u003cstrong\u003eCarmine Appice\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums, vocals), the band were originally known as The Pigeons and gained notoriety thanks to their radical, slowed down, and heavy interpretations of current hits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey signed to Atco Records, a division of Atlantic in April 1967 and changed their name at the insistence of Atlantic founder Ahmet Ertegun to \u003cem\u003eVanilla Fudge\u003c\/em\u003e. Their radical cover version of The Supremes’ hit \"\u003cem\u003eYou Keep Me Hanging On\u003c\/em\u003e\" was issued as a single in June 1967. Dominated by the hard-hitting approach of their rhythm section and the powerful Hammond organ playing of Mark Stein, it became a US top 10 hit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe band’s self-titled debut album was released in August 1967 and was a psychedelic rock tour-de-force, featuring a seven-minute version of ‘You Keep Me Hanging On’. It also featured imaginative cover versions of compositions by The Beatles, The Zombies, and Curtis Mayfield among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the next two years, Vanilla Fudge would record a series of albums that would evolve from psychedelic rock to heavy rock and influence many emerging bands, among them Deep Purple, before disbanding in 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis nine CD boxed set has been remastered from the original Atco tapes and features the albums \u003cem\u003eVanilla Fudge\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Beat Goes On\u003c\/em\u003e (in both mono and stereo versions) and \u003cem\u003eRenaissance\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNear The Beginning\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRock and Roll\u003c\/em\u003e. It also features a complete concert recorded at the Fillmore West on New Year’s Eve 1968 \/ 1969 over two CDs and a host of session out-takes and singles. The set also features an illustrated booklet with a new essay featuring exclusive interviews with Mark Stein and Carmine Appice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esoteric Recordings","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50400686113099,"sku":"2206978","price":52.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Vanilla-Fudge-Where_is_My_Mind-Cover.jpg_7eb7c477_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726514929","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/where-is-my-mind-the-atco-recordings-1967-1969","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}