Cactus – Cactus

Title: Cactus - Cactus
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Rock, Blues Rock and Hard Rock, Long Island, New York 7/26
Matrix #: SD 33-340
Condition: VG+, sounds great, looks good, a few marks (CC) | Members: Carmine A (46' - ), Tim B (44' - 21'), Jim M (45' - ), Rusty D (45' - 82')
Cultural Facts:

1. Band Lore: Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert formed Cactus after Vanilla Fudge ended, recruiting guitarist Jim McCarty and former Amboy Dukes singer Rusty Day.
2. Career Turning: Appice and Bogert had planned to form a group with Jeff Beck, but Beck’s serious 1969 car accident delayed that project and helped lead to the creation of Cactus.
3. Production Style: The debut combined crushing rhythm-section power with extended blues workouts, including aggressive versions of “Parchman Farm” and “You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover.”

11/5/23 EK  7/28/2026 CC