Vanilla Fudge

Artist:  Vanilla Fudge
Origin:  Long Island, New York, USA
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Progressive Rock

Original line-up:

Mark Stein:  Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Vince Martell:  Guitar, Vocals
Tim Bogert:  Bass, Vocals
Carmine Appice:  Drums, Vocals

Vanilla Fudge is an American Rock Band from Long Island, New York, formed in 1966 by Mark Stein (Vocals, Keyboards), Vince Martell (Guitar, Vocals), Tim Bogert (Bass, Vocals) and Carmine Appice (Drums, Vocals).  Their most notably hit songs "You Keep Me Hangin' On", the band recorded five albums during the years 1966-1969, before disbanding in 1970.  The band has reunited and currently operating with three of the four original members, Mark Stein, Vince Martell and Carmine Appice with Pete Bremy on Bass for Tim Bogert who has retired from touring.

Title:  Vanilla Fudge  (1967)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Progressive Rock
Label:  Atco
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Ticket To Ride  (5:40)
 2.  People Get Ready  (6:30)
 3.  She's Not There  (4:55)
 4.  Bang Bang  (5:20)
 5.  A.  STRA (Illusions of My Childhood-Part one) (0:20)
      B.  You Keep Me Hanging On  (7:20)
      C.  WBER (Illusions Of My Childhood-Part Two)  (0:23)
 6.  A.  Take Me For A Little While  (3:27)
      B.  RYFI (Illusions Of The Childhood-Part Three) (0:22)
 7.  A.  Eleanor Rigby  (8:03)
      B.  ELDS  (0:21)

Personnel:

Mark Stein:  Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Vince Martell:  Guitar, Vocals
Tim Bogert:  Bass, Vocals
Carmine Appice:  Drums, Vocals

Vanilla Fudge is the debut album by Vanilla Fudge, was releassed on August 1967 by Atco, consists entirely of half-speed covers and was the band's most successful, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Album Charts in September 1967, including the entire track "You Keep Me Hanging' On", was released as a single and also charted.