STEPPENWOLF
''EARLY STEPPENWOLF''
JULY 1969
RECORDED LIVE AT THE MATRIX IN SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 14, 1967
43:40
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1 Powerplay 02:55 (John Kay)
2 Howlin' For My Darlin' 04:53 (Chester Burnett, Willie Dixon)
3 I'm Goin’ Upstairs 07:15 (John Lee Hooker)
4 Corina, Corina 03:54 (Traditional)
5 Tighten Up Your Wig 03:14 (John Kay)
6 The Pusher 21:27 (Hoyt Axton)
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Bass – Nick St. Nicholas
Drums – Jerry Edmonton
Guitar – Mars Bonfire
Guitar, Vocals – John Kay
Organ - Goldie McJohn
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/OFFICIAL
Before Steppenwolf was formed in 1967 several of it's members had been in the Canadian rock band known as the "Sparrow". The Sparrow had migrated from Toronto, to New York City to Los Angeles, and finally to the San Francisco bay area. Amongst various venues there, which included the Avalon and Fillmore ballrooms, the Sparrow played a club called the Matrix. In 1966, unbeknownst to the group, the club manager recorded a couple of the Sparrow shows. These recordings were released by ABC Dunhill in 1969 because we were busy touring and were not ready for the next studio album. While the recording quality of the "Early Steppenwolf" is not state of the art, it nevertheless contained some good blues covers and what is truly a collectors item, a 20 minute experimental version of "The Pusher.
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REVIEW/AMG
Cub Koda
Early live recordings made when the band was still called "Sparrow," working more out of a blues-band mold.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Cub Koda
Led by John Kay (born Joachim Krauledat, April 12, 1944), Steppenwolf's blazing biker anthem "Born to Be Wild" roared out of speakers everywhere in the fiery summer of 1968, John Kay's threatening rasp sounding a mesmerizing call to arms to the counterculture movement rapidly sprouting up nationwide. German immigrant Kay got his professional start in a bluesy Toronto band called Sparrow, recording for Columbia in 1966. After Sparrow disbanded, Kay relocated to the West Coast and formed Steppenwolf, named after the Herman Hesse novel. "Born to Be Wild," their third single on ABC-Dunhill, was immortalized on the soundtrack of Dennis Hopper's underground film classic Easy Rider. The song's reference to "heavy metal thunder" finally gave an assignable name to an emerging genre. Steppenwolf's second monster hit that year, the psychedelic "Magic Carpet Ride," and the follow-ups "Rock Me," "Move Over," and "Hey Lawdy Mama" further established the band's credibility on the hard rock circuit. By the early '70s, Steppenwolf ran out of steam and disbanded. Kay continued to record solo, as other members put together ersatz versions of the band for touring purposes. During the mid-'80s Kay re-formed his own version of Steppenwolf, grinding out his hits (and some new songs) at oldies shows. Nevertheless, they'll be remembered for generations to come for creating one of the ultimate gas'n'go rock anthems of all time.
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BIOGRAPHY/WIKIPEDIA
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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''EARLY STEPPENWOLF''
JULY 1969
RECORDED LIVE AT THE MATRIX IN SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 14, 1967
43:40
********************
1 Powerplay 02:55 (John Kay)
2 Howlin' For My Darlin' 04:53 (Chester Burnett, Willie Dixon)
3 I'm Goin’ Upstairs 07:15 (John Lee Hooker)
4 Corina, Corina 03:54 (Traditional)
5 Tighten Up Your Wig 03:14 (John Kay)
6 The Pusher 21:27 (Hoyt Axton)
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Bass – Nick St. Nicholas
Drums – Jerry Edmonton
Guitar – Mars Bonfire
Guitar, Vocals – John Kay
Organ - Goldie McJohn
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/OFFICIAL
Before Steppenwolf was formed in 1967 several of it's members had been in the Canadian rock band known as the "Sparrow". The Sparrow had migrated from Toronto, to New York City to Los Angeles, and finally to the San Francisco bay area. Amongst various venues there, which included the Avalon and Fillmore ballrooms, the Sparrow played a club called the Matrix. In 1966, unbeknownst to the group, the club manager recorded a couple of the Sparrow shows. These recordings were released by ABC Dunhill in 1969 because we were busy touring and were not ready for the next studio album. While the recording quality of the "Early Steppenwolf" is not state of the art, it nevertheless contained some good blues covers and what is truly a collectors item, a 20 minute experimental version of "The Pusher.
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REVIEW/AMG
Cub Koda
Early live recordings made when the band was still called "Sparrow," working more out of a blues-band mold.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Cub Koda
Led by John Kay (born Joachim Krauledat, April 12, 1944), Steppenwolf's blazing biker anthem "Born to Be Wild" roared out of speakers everywhere in the fiery summer of 1968, John Kay's threatening rasp sounding a mesmerizing call to arms to the counterculture movement rapidly sprouting up nationwide. German immigrant Kay got his professional start in a bluesy Toronto band called Sparrow, recording for Columbia in 1966. After Sparrow disbanded, Kay relocated to the West Coast and formed Steppenwolf, named after the Herman Hesse novel. "Born to Be Wild," their third single on ABC-Dunhill, was immortalized on the soundtrack of Dennis Hopper's underground film classic Easy Rider. The song's reference to "heavy metal thunder" finally gave an assignable name to an emerging genre. Steppenwolf's second monster hit that year, the psychedelic "Magic Carpet Ride," and the follow-ups "Rock Me," "Move Over," and "Hey Lawdy Mama" further established the band's credibility on the hard rock circuit. By the early '70s, Steppenwolf ran out of steam and disbanded. Kay continued to record solo, as other members put together ersatz versions of the band for touring purposes. During the mid-'80s Kay re-formed his own version of Steppenwolf, grinding out his hits (and some new songs) at oldies shows. Nevertheless, they'll be remembered for generations to come for creating one of the ultimate gas'n'go rock anthems of all time.
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BIOGRAPHY/WIKIPEDIA
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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