Early Steppenwolf

Live album by Steppenwolf

Released

July 1969

Recorded

May 14, 1967

Genre

Hard rock, psychedelic rock, blues rock

Length

43:37

Label

ABC Dunhill Records

Producer

Peter Abram

Steppenwolf chronology

At Your Birthday Party
(1969)

Early Steppenwolf
(1969)

Monster
(1969)

Early Steppenwolf is a collection of live recordings by Steppenwolf when they were still known as "The Sparrow" [nee: "The Sparrows"]. It was released in July 1969 on the ABC Dunhill Records label.^[1]

Prior to the formation of the Steppenwolf partnership in 1968,^[2] music producer arranger, Gabriel Mekler changed the name of the band based on a book he was reading at the time by Hermann Hesse. Nick St. Nicholas was one of the driving forces in music of the hippie counterculture movement, the Summer of Love, having booked the band at the Matrix club in the San Francisco Bay Area. On May 14, 1967, the manager of the Matrix club recorded two shows, including a 20-minute version of The Pusher. These are the live recordings released by ABC Dunhill Records as Early Steppenwolf .^[3]

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Track listing

"Power Play" (John Kay) – 2:55
"Howlin' for My Darlin'" (Dixon, Howlin' Wolf) – 4:53
"I'm Going Upstairs" (Hooker) – 7:14
"Corina, Corina" (Arranged and adapted by Kay) – 3:54
"Tighten up Your Wig" (Kay) – 3:14
"The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton) – 21:27

Personnel

John Kay – guitar, vocals, liner notes
Mars Bonfire – guitar
Goldy McJohn – keyboards, organ
Nick St. Nicholas – band leader, bass guitar, backing vocals
Jerry Edmonton – drums
Peter Abram – producer
David Travis – engineer

Steppenwolf
Jerry Edmonton John Kay Goldy McJohn Michael Monarch Rushton Moreve current other musicians Ron Hurst Danny Johnson Gary Link Michael Wilk prior other musicians George Biondo Larry Byrom Andy Chapin Bobby Cochran Wayne Cook Ruben De Fuentes Les Dudek Welton Gite Kent Henry Nick St. Nicholas Chad Peery Jerry Posin
Studio albums	Steppenwolf The Second At Your Birthday Party Monster Steppenwolf 7 For Ladies Only Slow Flux Hour of the Wolf Skullduggery Wolftracks Paradox Rock & Roll Rebels Rise & Shine
Live albums	Early Steppenwolf Live Live in London Live at 25 Live in Louisville
Compilations	Gold: Their Great Hits Rest in Peace 16 Greatest Hits The ABC Collection The Best of Steppenwolf: Reborn to be Wild Born to Be Wild - A Retrospective The Millennium Collection The Collection
Singles	"Born to Be Wild" "Magic Carpet Ride" "It's Never Too Late" "The Pusher" "Ride with Me"
Related articles	Discography Gabriel Mekler Mars Bonfire Rushton Moreve

References

↑ "Steppenwolf - Early Steppenwolf". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
↑ Nicholas Kassbaum, Aka Nick St. Nicholas, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Steppenwolf Productions, Inc.; Steppenwolf, Inc.; Joachim Fritz Kreudeldat, Aka John Kay, Defendants-appellees, 236 F.3d 487 (9th Cir. 2000), 9th Circuit
↑ "Early Steppenwolf - CD (out of Print)". steppenwolf.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.

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