MIG Music Tabs Friday Dec. 8 For The DVD/CD Combo Pack Debut Of Vanilla Fudge: Live At Sweden Rock 2016

MIG Music, with domestic sales and distribution support provided by MVD Entertainment Group, will be celebrating the 50^th Anniversary of American rockers, Vanilla Fudge, on Friday, Dec. 8, with the DVD/CD Combo Pack release of Vanilla Fudge: Live At Sweden Rock 2016.

On an April day in 1967, Mark Stein, Tim Bogert, Vince Martell and Carmine Appice formed Vanilla Fudge … by August of that year they had their first album, which was simply titled “Vanilla Fudge.”   

Included in the mix was the Billboard Hot 100 hit, “You Keep Me Hangin' On” (their own unique presentation of The Supremes from a year earlier), plus a cover of The Zombies’ “She’s Not There” … indeed, all of the songs presented by Vanilla Fudge in their debut album were covers.

“The Beat Goes On” followed in Feb. of 1968 (which has to be categorized as somewhat experimental … a curiosity of sorts) and then the first original material from the group just four months later with the release of “Renaissance.”

“Near the Beginning” was the group’s fourth album, which streeted in Feb. of 1969, and “Rock & Roll” followed in Sept. … and then they were gone!   Five “Top 40” hit albums and the group splintered.

Over the years they would have a reunion, depart, reunited, depart, etc. … it’s now 50 years later (WOW, Five – Oh!) and Stein, Martell and Appice are still at it  — Bogert elected to get off the road back in 2008 (a nasty motorcycle accident) — with Pete Bremy (a long-time Vanilla Fudge member and former member of Cactus with Carmine Appice) doing full time duty for the retired Bogert.

This live concert was recorded in front of 35,000 fans at Norje Havsbad in Sweden and featured an 11-song set.   In the mix were “She’s Not There” and “You Keep Me Hangin' On” from the “Vanilla Fudge” album; “Shotgun” from the “Near the Beginning” album and “Season of the Witch” from “Renaissance.”

The remaining song presentations were “I'm A Believer,” “Break On Through,” “Pray for Peace,” “Good Good Livin',” “Take Me for a Little While,” “Gimme Some Lovin'” and “Dazed and Confused.”

The accompanying CD features the same concert mix.