Near the Beginning

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Near The Beginning
Near The Beginning cover
Studio album by Vanilla Fudge
Released 1969
Genre Psychedelic rock
Label Atco Records
Producer Vanilla Fudge
Professional reviews
Vanilla Fudge chronology
Renaissance
(1968)		 Near The Beginning
(1969)		 Rock & Roll
(1969)

Near The Beginning (ATCO Records 33-278) is the fourth album by the American psychedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge. It was released in 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.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Shotgun" (Autry DeWalt, pka Jr. Walker)
  2. "Some Velvet Morning" (Lee Hazlewood)
  3. "Where Is Happiness" (Carmine Appice)
  4. "Break Song" (live version) (Carmine Appice/Tim Bogert/Vince Martell/Mark Stein)
  5. "Good Good Lovin'" (unedited version)* (Carmine Appice/Tim Bogert/Vince Martell/Mark Stein)
  6. "Shotgun" (single version)* (Autry DeWalt, pka Jr. Walker)
  7. "People" (single)* (Carmine Appice/Tim Bogert/Vince Martell/Mark Stein)

[*] only available as bonus track on CD

[edit] Personnel