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📌23 August 1967

Vanilla Fudge
📀 Vanilla Fudge
#PsychedelicRock #HardRock #ProtoProg

55 years ago Vanilla Fudge from New York, #USA released their self-titled debut album.
#VanillaFudge is a collection of cover songs, widely considered revolutionary and seminal for the entire Hard Rock and Progressive Rock genres that will follow. The songs are in fact played half-speed with slow extended heavy sound and arrangements, something never heard before!

The cover of #TheSupremes "You Keep Me Hanging on" charted both in the US and the UK and was a huge success.
The other covers in this album are songs by the #Beatles, #CurtisMayfield, #SonnyBono & #Cher, #TheZombies, #TradeMartin, alternated with short instrumental tracks.

Vanilla Fudge were:
#CarmineAppice — drums, vocals
#TimBogert — bass, vocals
#VinceMartell — guitar, vocals
#MarkStein — lead vocals, keyboards
#23August

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📌1 September 1967

Procol Harum
📀 Procol Harum
#PsychedelicRock #BaroquePop #ProtoProg

55 years ago Procol Harum from Essex, #UK released their self-titled debut album.

Following the enormous popularity of their first single of the same year 👉 A Wither Shade of Pale which peaked the charts and sold millions, Procol Harum had a great response in Europe and in the US, left aside the UK.
The UK version of the album did not include their succesful single, which appears in the international edition instead.
Songwriter Keith Reid wrote all lyrics for this and all following #ProcolHarum albums.

Procol Harum in this album were:
#GaryBrooker – vocals, piano
#RobinTrower – guitar
#MatthewFisher – organ
#DaveKnights – bass
B. J. Wilson – drums
Ray Royer – guitar

Additional personnel
Bill Eyden – drums
#1September

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📌19 May 1969

The Who
📀 Tommy
#Rock #HardRock #ProtoProg #ProgressiveRock

55 years ago, on 👉 Pete Townshend's birthday, The Who from London #UK, released their 4th studio album.

Tommy is considered the first #RockOpera in history! Townshend started working on it since their previous 👉 1967 concept album, also trying to translate in music the spiritual teachings of 👉 Meher Baba (of whom he was a follower).

Issued as a double album, Tommy was a critical and commercial success and was performed live during iconic festivals such as Woodstock, Isle of Wight, University of Leeds.
The album contains #TheWho signature singles "Pinball Wizard", "I'm Free", "See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You" (the latter inserted in various parts of Tommy and sublimated as closing track)❤️‍🔥

Legendary🤘

In this album:
#RogerDaltrey –Vocals, Harmonica
#PeteTownshend – Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Banjo
#JohnEntwistle – Bass, Horn, Vocals
#KeithMoon – Drums, Vocals
#19May

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📌Late 1969

High Tide
📀 Sea Shanties
#HardRock #PsychedelicRock #HeavyMetal

55 years ago, some say in September, some in October, some in December, High Tide from Northampton, England, #UK released their debut studio album.

At the time #HighTide were poorly considered, if not ignored. In retrospect Sea Shanties is regarded as one of the earliest Heavy Metal albums🤘

The violin of Simon House (later #Hawkwind) omnipresent throughout the album, surprisingly contributes to deliever a heavier sound!

This is often labeled as #ProtoMetal, #ProtoProg, Proto whatever, to me it's always been like The Doors met Black Sabbath!

The instrumental "Death Warmed Up" is one of the most mind blowing pieces I've head ❤️‍🔥

In this album:
#RogerHadden - drums
#TonyHill - guitars, vocals
#PeterPavli - bass
#SimonHouse - violin, organ

🎧Listen to Sea Shanties
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