Near the Beginning
Studio album by
Vanilla Fudge
ReleasedFebruary 1969
Studio
  • Mirasound (New York)
  • Record Plant (New York)
  • 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
Allmusic[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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shotgun"Autry DeWalt6:10
2."Some Velvet Morning"Lee Hazlewood7:34
3."Where is Happiness"Carmine Appice6:59
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Break Song" (Live at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles)Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Vince Martell, Mark Stein23:27
1991 Repertoire Records CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."The Look of Love"Burt Bacharach, Hal David2:46
1998 Sundazed Music CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Good Good Lovin'" (Unedited version)Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Vince Martell, Mark Stein5:45
6."Shotgun" (Single version)Autry DeWalt2:33
7."People" (Single)Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Vince Martell, Mark Stein5:20

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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