AMBOY DUKES Journey To The Center Of LP MAINSTREAM 1968 US orig S6112 TED NUGENT
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THE AMBOY DUKES
JOHN DRAKE, STEVE FARMER, ANDY SOLOMON,
TED NUGENT, DAVE PALMER, GREG ARAMA
Best remembered for their 1968 acid rock classic "Journey to the Center of the Mind,"
Detroit's Amboy Dukes also introduced the world to the Motor City Madman, guitarist Ted Nugent.
The group's roots date to 1965, a period when a teenage Nugent was living in Chicago;
there he formed the first incarnation of the Amboy Dukes, borrowing
the moniker from a recently disbanded Detroit band who themselves took the name
from an infamous exploitation novel of the period. When Nugent returned to Southeastern Michigan in 1967,
he assembled a new Dukes lineup including vocalist John Drake, his former bandmate in the Lourds,
as well as rhythm guitarist Steve Farmer, bassist Bill White, keyboardist Rick Lober, and drummer Dave Palmer.
Famed for its snarling closer, an incendiary cover of Them's "Baby Please Don't Go,"
the group emerged as one of the hottest attractions on the Detroit club circuit
"JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND"
1968 LP MAINSTREAM RECORDS S/6112 STEREO
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL PRESSING
This version: on labels artist & title printed on two lines
Also exist printed on three lines
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: MAINSTREAM - SILVERY/BLUE LABEL w/"MAINSTREAM" INTO A BLACK BOX - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: S/6112
Catalog on labels: S 6112 A (KY 556) / S 6112 B (KY 557)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): KY-556 Other / Runout: T t rL B3
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): KY-557 Other / Runout: T t rL A4
On labels: A product of Mainstream Records Inc.
(Brent Music Corp., BMI)
On front cover: MAINSTREAM presents
THE AMBOY DUKES JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND
On back cover: M.R.I., 1290 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019
M.R.I. guarantees the quality and workmanship of its product.
Liner Notes....Steve Farmer
Cover Design.....Jack Lonshein
Printing and Fabrication......Globe Albums, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
tracklisting
Side A: MISSISSIPPI MURDERER - SURRENDER TO YOUR KINGS
FLYING OF THE BYRD - SCOTTISH TEA - DR. SLINGSHOT
Side B: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND - IVORY CASTLES
WHY IS A CARROT MORE ORANGE THAN AN ORANGE - MISSIONARY MARY
DEATH IS LIFE - SAINT PHILIPS FRIEND
I'LL PROVE I'M RIGHT - CONCLUSION
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Long before Ted Nugent made his name as a mighty crossbow hunter, there was this heavy Detroit band
in which he was content to play lead guitar, something he does very well and with much less threat
to the Midwest's deer population. The Nuge shouldn't try to take all the credit for this band,
because the other members such as vocalist John Drake and rhythm guitarist Steve Farmer contributed
with great aplomb, the latter writing much of the material on the second side's ambitious suite
as well as co-writing the title hit with Nugent. This is some hard-hitting, well-done psychedelic music,
recorded with taste by a producer known much more for his work with mainstream jazz artists, Bob Shad.
One thing that made the Amboy Dukes special was the amount of power and drive in their playing...(AllMusic)
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