Near the Beginning

Near the Beginning
Studio album by Vanilla Fudge
Released	February 1969
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	44:10
Label	Atco
Producer	Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge chronology
Renaissance (1968) Near the Beginning (1969) Rock & Roll (1969)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Džuboks	(Mixed) [2]

Near the Beginning (ATCO Records 33–278) is the fourth album by the American psychedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge. It was released early 1969 and featured a cover of the Jr. Walker & the All Stars song "Shotgun".

The album peaked at #16 on the Billboard album charts in March 1969.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Shotgun" (Autry DeWalt) - 6:10
2. "Some Velvet Morning" (Lee Hazlewood) - 7:34
3. "Where Is Happiness" (Carmine Appice) - 6:59

Side Two

1. "Break Song" (Carmine Appice/Tim Bogert/Vince Martell/Mark Stein) - 23:27

CD Bonus Tracks

1. "Good Good Lovin'" (unedited version) (Carmine Appice/Tim Bogert/Vince Martell/Mark Stein)
2. "Shotgun" (single version) (Autry DeWalt)
3. "People" (single) (Carmine Appice/Tim Bogert/Vince Martell/Mark Stein)

Personnel

• Carmine Appice - drums, vocals
• Tim Bogert - bass, vocals
• Vince Martell - guitar, vocals
• Mark Stein - lead vocals, keyboards

References

1. Near the Beginning at AllMusic
2. Vrdoljak, Dražen. "Vanilla Fudge - Near the Beginning". Džuboks (in Serbian) (Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine) (11 (second series)): 24.