#Break song vanilla fudge full#

Still, Rock & Roll bares the strengths and weaknesses of this great ensemble, the weaknesses fully exposed on the 1984 'reunion' LP which pushes Vinny Martell into the background and redesigned the band's sound.

#Break song vanilla fudge full#

That is one full hour of Vanilla Fudge, and Sundazed must be commended for helping put history in order. A 19-minute-and-57-second unreleased studio track, 'Break Song' is attached to what was already a 39-minute-and-44-second vinyl LP. Covers like 'The Windmills of Your Mind' are what the band was all about, and this version is grunge, hard rock, that style you know Ritchie Blackmore and company copped for their ride into fame. The Sundazed CD contains original mixes of 'Sweet Talking Woman' and 'The Windmills of Your Mind,' the latter adapted from Dusty Springfield's hit theme to the film The Thomas Crown Affair. 'Street Walking Woman' is OK, and that's the problem with Rock 'n' Roll, the album is a picture of a band trying to grow and emerge from the shadow of what initially launched them - a familiar problem in rock & roll. Along with Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and a handful of other bands, their sound helped shape Top 40 radio in the '60s while heavily influencing Deep Purple and what that group would do for the '70s. The band started in 1967 by releasing an album of seven cover tunes done Vanilla Fudge-style. This is Vanilla Fudge's trademark sound looking for a new personality. Guitarist Vinnie Martell sings lead on 'Need Love,' and it is a quagmire of rock sounds, offset by Mark Stein's 'Lord in the Country.' The band then goes after a good but non-hit Carole King/Gerry Goffin number, 'I Can't Make It Alone.' It has that vibe that made 'Take Me for a Little While' so important and so timeless, but there's just something missing. Thanks for the replies and let me know what you think about all of this.Vanilla Fudge took a more basic stance with Rock 'n' Roll, bringing in Aerosmith's first and the Velvet Underground's last producer, Adrian Barber, to replace Shadow Morton. BTW, my copy is not in the best of shape. Like I said it's been a long time since I dwelled on this album but I will have to try and find it again since I am looking for a couple other things for other forum members to answer their questions. They said IIRC that Adrian Barber, the producer would only know this if anybody. Even the members of the Fudge themselves didn't recall another mix being done per interview or discussion with the Vanilla Fudge forum members. I remember my vinyl had a sticker on the front that I think said 'mono for DJ use only' Maybe the rare mix is a promo only mix? The mix is stereo despite the sticker stating mono. I don't know if it has been discussed already per searching the forum archives (kinda like finding a needle in a haystack sometimes) as I kind of forgot about it for a while. This unique mix may not be important to most people but if you are a Fudge freak like myself, it may be something of interest to you or others on this forum. I had no involvement other than corresponding with some of the members on their forum about the alt. IIRC, the Vanilla Fudge website key members were contacting Sundazed and Bob Irwin and giving suggestions as to what material was going to be used with an emphasis to unreleased material and the rare mix of Rock & Roll. I first learned of this when I was a member of the Vanilla Fudge website and discussed it with a guy by the name of Pete I think? This was back in the late 90's prior to the Sundazed CD's coming out. The intro of the song is about 3 minutes longer. Windmills has almost 3 minutes of extra music on the rare mix version, the same version used on the Sundazed CD. I probably should have asked if you have the Sundazed CD. Listen to 'Windmills' and 'Street Walking Woman' on your Repertoire CD, then listen to them on your Sundazed CD. I think a couple songs a very close between both mixes. The differences in sound on my vinyl IIRC is that there is more reverb in the mix and echo in the vocals and some double tracked guitar among other things. The dead wax will also have in the matrix/stamper info either an 'A' or a 'C' in with the numbers etc. I cant remember if mine is 'A' or 'C'? I think it is the 'C' version? The way you tell per your vinyl copy is if you have the full length version of Windmills. There is an 'A' version and a 'C' version. I don't have my copy handy as I have over a 1000 LP's, most of which are packed away. The Sundazed CD used 2 songs from that rare mix 'Windmills' and 'Street Walking Woman' instead of the common versions on your Repertoire CD. All CD versions have used the common mix. Yeah, there are 2 versions of the Rock & Roll album on vinyl.