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Title: Vanilla Fudge - The Beat Goes On
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Psych/Proto-Prog, Long Island, New York 6/26
Matrix #: ATCO 33-237
Condition: VG+, sounds great, some light pops TC | Members: Mark S (47' - ), Tim B (44' - 21'), Vince M (45' - ), Carmine A (46' - )
Cultural Facts:

1. Studio Lore The Beat Goes On was producer Shadow Morton’s strange concept piece, mixing band performances with historical audio, classical themes, and pop-culture fragments instead of a normal rock album structure.
2. Personal Struggle Tim Bogert later battled cancer and died in 2021, closing the life of a bassist tied closely to the bridge between psych, hard rock, and early heavy music.
3. Media Narrative The record confused many listeners on release, but its odd collage format now feels like a late-60s artifact of labels testing how far psychedelic albums could be pushed.

6/2/2026 TC