{"product_id":"vanilla-fudge-near-the-beginning","title":"Vanilla Fudge – Near The Beginning","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"129\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"92\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vanilla Fudge - Near the Beginning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"238\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"161\"\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1969, Psychedelic Rock, Heavy Psych\/Proto-Prog, Long Island, New York 5\/26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"265\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"253\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e SD 33-278\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"426\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"281\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+, sounds good with light static and pops, some marks CC | Members: Mark S (47' - ), Tim B (44' - 21'), Vince M (45' - ), Carmine A (46' - )\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"449\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"447\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"1018\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7e5ipw\" data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"628\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"468\"\u003eStudio Lore\u003c\/strong\u003e Near the Beginning mixed studio material with the long live “Break Song,” pushing the album closer to a concert document than a normal late-60s psych record.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"v67y18\" data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"832\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"653\"\u003ePersonal Struggle\u003c\/strong\u003e Tim Bogert later battled cancer and died in 2021, ending the life of one of the bass players most tied to the bridge between psychedelic rock, hard rock, and early heavy music.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hqwcp7\" data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"1018\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"853\"\u003eScene Ecology\u003c\/strong\u003e Vanilla Fudge helped connect Long Island garage-band roots to the heavier arena direction that groups like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple would soon make much bigger.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5\/26\/2026 CC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47881151381691,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-590806-1169941203.jpg?v=1779838468","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/vanilla-fudge-near-the-beginning","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}