Vanilla Fudge
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| Origin | Long Island, New York |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Psychedelic |
| Years active | 1967 – present |
| Label(s) | Atco, Rhino, WorldSound, Escapi |
| Website | http://www.vanillafudge.com |
| Members | |
| Carmine Appice Tim Bogert Vince Martell Mark Stein |
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| Former members | |
| Lanny Cordola Paul Hanson Bill Pascali Pete Bremy Teddy Rondinelli Derek St. Holmes T.M. Stevens | |
Vanilla Fudge was an American psychedelic band that recorded albums from 1967 to 1970. Members included organist Mark Stein, bassist Tim Bogert, lead guitarist Vince Martell, and drummer Carmine Appice.
They had a number of hit singles, their biggest hit being "You Keep Me Hangin' On," a slowed-down, trippy, hard rock cover of a song originally recorded by The Supremes, which particularly featured Appice's energetic drumming. One follow-up to this hit, "Take Me For a Little While," had a quite different lyric message than the former.
The members of Vanilla Fudge were great admirers of The Beatles, and covered several of their songs including "Ticket to Ride", as well as "Eleanor Rigby", of which The Beatles were quite fond.
Their rendition of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" was featured in the 2007 film Zodiac.
The band has received criticism for being a cover band as this had led to issues with royalties.[1]
Following the band's breakup in 1970, the band has reunited several times. In 1982, Vanilla Fudge reunited in support of the release of the ATCO release, Best of Vanilla Fudge LP. This resulted in another album in 1984 called Mystery. Two reunion tours followed in 1987/1988.[2] Then around 2001, the band reunited with organist Bill Pascali replacing Mark Stein to record a "greatest hits" album, Vanilla Fudge 2001/ The Return / Then And Now, with all new recordings of previous songs and three new songs.[3] 2003 saw Vanilla Fudge release the "live" album, The Real Deal - Vanilla Fudge Live, recorded on tour in 1987. However, Vince Martell was not available for that tour and Paul Hanson stood in on guitar. Martell overdubbed his guitar and vocals later. In 2005, Vanilla Fudge reformed with all the original members for a tour with The Doors and Steppenwolf. The band went back in the studio to record Out Through the in Door, a Led Zeppelin cover album released in 2007 only in Europe. Led Zeppelin had opened for the band in 1969. The band performed You Keep Me Hanging On for the PBS fundraising program My Music: My Generation-The '60s for the March 2008 pledge drive. As of March 2008, the original lineup of Vanilla Fudge has scheduled a tour of the United States (mostly New England) with dates through Fall.[4]. Out Through the in Door is scheduled for a stateside release later this year.[5]
They were inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on October 15, 2006,[6] along with Billy Joel and Joan Jett. Fellow Long Islander Felix Cavaliere inducted them into the hall.
They were "discovered" and managed by reputed Luchese crime-family member, Phillip Basile, who operated several famous L.I. clubs—the Action House, Speaks, Channel 80, Industry—three of which were the same club (on Austin Boulevard, in Island Park, NY) with different names.
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[edit] Personnel
[edit] Current members
- Carmine Appice - drums, vocals
- Tim Bogert - bass, vocals
- Vince Martell - guitar, vocals
- Mark Stein - lead vocals, keyboards
[edit] Former Members
- Lanny Cordola - guitar, vocals
- Paul Hanson - guitar, vocals
- Bill Pascali - lead vocals, keyboards
- Pete Bremy - bass, vocals
- Teddy Rondinelli - guitar, vocals
- Derek St. Holmes - guitar, vocals
- T.M. Stevens - bass
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
1. Vanilla Fudge (1967)
2. The Beat Goes On (1968)
3. Renaissance (1968)
4. Near the Beginning (1969)
5. Rock & Roll (1969)
6. Mystery (1984)
7. Vanilla Fudge 2001/ The Return / Then And Now (2002)
8. Out Through the in Door (2007)
[edit] Collections and live albums
1. Best of Vanilla Fudge (1982)
2. The Best Of Vanilla Fudge - Live (Alive - Back On Stage) (1991)
3. Psychedelic Sundae - The Best of Vanilla Fudge (1993)
4. The Return - Live in Germany Part 1 (2003)
5. The Real Deal - Vanilla Fudge Live (2003)
6. Rocks the Universe - Live in Germany Part 2 (2003)
7. Good Good Rockin' - Live @ Rockpalast (2007)
[edit] References
- Perry, Shawn. The Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Bash. Retrieved on September 30, 2006.
- Rees, Dafydd; Chamption, Luke (1989). Rock Movers & Shakers (1st. ed). Billboard Publishing. ISBN 0-8230-7609-1.
- RockDetector. RockDetector - The World's Biggest Rock Resource On The Web. Retrieved on September 30, 2006.
- Official Homepage. Official Homepage. Retrieved on September 30, 2006.
- Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n Roll.
