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Very hip!

I know this is not '70s but this is great, especially Tim's initial moves!

Yes they were cool but I had never seen those moves before. That was hilarious Tim.

I saw them open for Jimi Hendrix on September 7, 1968 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver Canada. Soft Machine was on first followed by Vanilla Fudge and then of course Jimi.

So yeah I was there and I remember the 60's. Go figure.

I love the go-go dancers trying to keep in time with that cut!

Yup, that takes me back. After that song hit the charts, I really began to like the sound of the Hammond B3.
JimK

Wow... that is one ugly band. Been a while since I'd seen any footage of the VF.
A cursory glance at their discography shows they did heaps of covers in the early days (Zombies, lots of Beatles, more than one Sonny Bono song, Donovan, etc.)

A few things are immediate:

1. what a cool guitar (anyone know the model?)

2. what a ridiculous bunch of antics by the bassist (painful to watch)

3. what a ridiculous wizard/space/Vincent Price cape on the bassist

4. what a ridiculous hairstyle on the bassist

5. what a cool organ sound

6. those poor go go dancers

So, I take it you don't much care for Tim Bogert?

Good stuff! I've met Carmine Appice (drummer) several times over the past few years. Other than his hair being a little longer, he still looks exactly the same.

longhouse wrote:Wow... that is one ugly band. Been a while since I'd seen any footage of the VF.
A cursory glance at their discography shows they did heaps of covers in the early days (Zombies, lots of Beatles, more than one Sonny Bono song, Donovan, etc.)
A few things are immediate:
1. what a cool guitar (anyone know the model?)
2. what a ridiculous bunch of antics by the bassist (painful to watch)
3. what a ridiculous wizard/space/Vincent Price cape on the bassist
4. what a ridiculous hairstyle on the bassist
5. what a cool organ sound
6. those poor go go dancers

So you're saying you really dug it?

Hey, that organ sounds ace! The Fudge were always a bit to leaden sounding to me. Should have been called the Vanilla Sludge.
Still, I recognize the talent in the band. Carmen's name (and his brother's) come up regularly in drummer circles. Funny, they pronounce Appice differently from each other!

longhouse wrote:
what a cool guitar (anyone know the model?)

It's a Gibson L-5 w a Florentine (sharp) cutaway. Could be a Byrdland, but the thicker body and tailpiece style suggest that it is an L-5, probably from the mid 1960s.

one of my favourites from 60s but am I right in thinking that the released version started with the organ and not the frenzy that preceded it.

Yes that was the version that I remember also Roy.

Thanks Mike. It didn't look a straight L5. Probably worth a mint -even then!

An L5 is an unusual choice for a Psychodelic® '60s band.

royclough wrote:one of my favourites from 60s but am I right in thinking that the released version started with the organ and not the frenzy that preceded it.

Actually, the album version did start with the frenzy, and was even preceded by a short drum/bass part. I have a copy of it.