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You Keep Me Hangin' On (As Heard on Mad Men) [Single], Vanilla Fudge

Vanilla Fudge

May 19th, 2014

Formed:
1966 in New York, NY

Genre:
Rock

Years Active:
'60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s






Vanilla Fudge

Biography

Vanilla Fudge was one of the few American links between psychedelia and what soon became heavy metal. While the band did record original material, they were best-known for their loud, heavy, slowed-down arrangements of contemporary pop songs, blowing them up to epic proportions and bathing them in a trippy, distorted haze. Originally, Vanilla Fudge was a blue-eyed soul cover band called the Electric Pigeons, who formed in Long Island, New York, in 1965. Organist Mark Stein, bassist Tim Bogert, and drummer Joey Brennan soon shortened their name to the Pigeons and added guitarist Vince Martell. They built a following by gigging extensively up and down the East Coast, and earned extra money by providing freelance in-concert backing for girl groups. In early 1966, the group recorded a set of eight demos that were released several years later as While the Whole World Was Eating Vanilla Fudge, credited to Mark Stein & the Pigeons.. Vanilla Fudge was one of the few American links between psychedelia and what soon became heavy metal. While the band did record original material, they were best-known for their loud, heavy, slowed-down arrangements of contemporary pop songs, blowing them up to epic proportions and bathing them in a trippy, distorted haze. Originally, Vanilla Fudge was a blue-eyed soul cover band called the Electric Pigeons, who formed in Long Island, New York, in 1965. Organist Mark Stein, bassist Tim Bogert, and drummer Joey Brennan soon shortened their name to the Pigeons and added guitarist Vince Martell. They built a following by gigging extensively up and down the East Coast, and earned extra money by providing freelance in-concert backing for girl groups. In early 1966, the group recorded a set of eight demos that were released several years later as While the Whole World Was Eating Vanilla Fudge, credited to Mark Stein & the Pigeons.

Inspired by the Vagrants, another band on the club circuit led by future Mountain guitarist Leslie West, the Pigeons began to put more effort into reimagining the arrangements of their cover songs. They got so elaborate that by the end of the year, drummer Brennan was replaced by the more technically skilled Carmine Appice. In early 1967, their manager convinced producer George "Shadow" Morton (who'd handled the girl group the Shangri-Las and had since moved into protest folk) to catch their live act. Impressed by their heavy, hard-rocking recasting of the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On," Morton offered to record the song as a single; the results landed the group a deal with the Atlantic subsidiary Atco, which requested a name change. The band settled on Vanilla Fudge, after a favorite ice cream flavor. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" didn't perform as well as hoped, but the band toured extensively behind its covers-heavy, jam-oriented debut album Vanilla Fudge, which gradually expanded their fan base. Things started to pick up for the band in 1968: early in the year, they headlined the Fillmore West with the Steve Miller Band, performed "You Keep Me Hangin' On" on The Ed Sullivan Show, and released their second album, The Beat Goes On. Despite its somewhat arty, indulgent qualities, the LP was a hit, climbing into the Top 20. That summer, Atco reissued "You Keep Me Hangin' On," and the second time around it climbed into the Top Ten. It was followed by Renaissance, one of Vanilla Fudge's best albums, which also hit the Top 20. The band supported it by touring with Jimi Hendrix, opening several dates on Cream's farewell tour, and late in the year touring again with the fledgling Led Zeppelin as their opening act.

In 1969, the band kept touring and released their first album without Morton, the expansive, symphonic-tinged Near the Beginning. After part of the band recorded a radio commercial with guitarist Jeff Beck, the idea was hatched to form a Cream-styled power trio with plenty of individual solo spotlights. Exhausted by the constant touring, the band decided that their late-1969 European tour would be their last. Following the release of their final album, Rock & Roll, Vanilla Fudge played a few U.S. farewell dates and disbanded in early 1970. Bogert and Appice first formed the hard rock group Cactus, then later joined up with Jeff Beck in the aptly named Beck, Bogert & Appice. Appice went on to become an active session and touring musician, working with a variety of rock and hard rock artists. Vanilla Fudge reunited in 1984 for the poorly received Mystery album, and, over the course of the next two decades, Vanilla Fudge would regroup for tours. These reunions often had differing lineups, always anchored by Carmine Appice and usually Tim Bogert, although the latter opted out of an early-'90s incarnation. At the turn of the millennium, the group — featuring Appice, Bogert, keyboardist Bill Pascali, and guitarist Vince Martell — launched a more serious comeback heralded by the 2002 album The Return. Several other minor switches in lineup followed in the next few years and, in 2007, they now featured Mark Stein on vocals/keyboards instead of Pascali. This is the group that released Out Through the in Door in 2007. This proved to be the group's last album. More tours followed as did the revolving membership, with the most notable departure being Bogert in 2011. He was replaced by Pete Bremy and Vanilla Fudge launched a "farewell tour" in 2011, a tour that was still ongoing in 2013.

Top Albums

You Keep Me Hangin' On (As Heard on Mad Men) [Single], Vanilla Fudge
1. You Keep Me ..
Vanilla Fudge, Vanilla Fudge
2. Vanilla Fudg..
You Keep Me Hangin' On - Single, Vanilla Fudge
3. You Keep Me ..
Rhino Hi-Five: Vanilla Fudge - EP, Vanilla Fudge
4. Rhino Hi-Fiv..
Psychedelic Sundae: The Best of Vanilla Fudge, Vanilla Fudge
5. Psychedelic ..
Renaissance (2006 Remastered), Vanilla Fudge
6. Renaissance ..
Then and Now, Vanilla Fudge
7. Then and Now
Rock & Roll (2006 Remastered), Vanilla Fudge
8. Rock & R..
The Beat Goes On, Vanilla Fudge
9. The Beat Goe..
Greatest Hits, Vanilla Fudge
10. Greatest Hit..
Live: The Best of Vanilla Fudge, Vanilla Fudge
11. Live: The Be..
Rock Masters: Ticket to Ride (Re-Recorded Version), Vanilla Fudge
12. Rock Masters..
5 Hits By Vanilla Fudge, Vanilla Fudge
13. 5 Hits By Va..
Out Through the In Door, Vanilla Fudge
14. Out Through ..
Mystery, Vanilla Fudge
15. Mystery
You Keep Me Hangin' On, Vanilla Fudge
16. You Keep Me ..
Orchestral Fudge, Vanilla Fudge
17. Orchestral F..
Then and Now: Expanded Edition, Vanilla Fudge
18. Then and Now..
The Buckinghams vs. Vanilla Fudge, The Buckinghams
19. The Buckingh..
Most Requested Hits The Buckinghams & Vanilla Fudge, The Buckinghams
20. Most Request..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
You Keep Me Hangin' OnYou Keep Me Hangin' On ..2:59$1.29
2.
You Keep Me Hangin' OnPsychedelic Sundae: The Bes..2:59$0.99
3.
You Keep Me Hangin' On (As Heard..You Keep Me Hangin' On ..3:44$0.99
4.
You Keep Me Hangin' OnSongs You Heard in Mad Men3:46$0.99
5.
You Keep Me Hanging OnOn the Road Again Driving R..6:47$1.29
6.
You Keep Me Hanging OnPeace & Love Generation..6:47$0.69
7.
You Keep Me Hangin' On (Re-Recor..Party Music of the 50's..3:42$0.99
8.
You Keep Me Hanging OnYou Keep Me Hangin' On ..6:47$0.69
9.
You Keep Me Hanging OnOldies Radio the 60s Hit Co..6:47$0.69
10.
You Keep Me Hangin' OnColeção Anthology - Hits ..3:45$0.99
11.
You Keep Me Hanging OnBe Sure To Wear Flowers In ..6:45$0.99
12.
You Keep Me Hanging OnFeelin' Groovy - '6..6:45$0.69
13.
Eleanor Rigby (Extended Album Versio..Lost Hits of the 50s & ..7:58$0.99
14.
You Keep Me Hanging OnGreen Tambourine - Hits Fro..6:47$0.69
15.
She's Not There (New Stereo Vers..Time Won't Let Me - 60s..5:14$0.69
16.
You Keep Me Hangin' On (with Van..10 Smash Hits By Carmine Ap..6:47$0.99
17.
She's Not There (New Stereo Vers..10 Smash Hits By Vanilla Fu..5:14$0.99
18.
Season of the Witch (Extended Album ..10 Smash Hits By Vanilla Fu..8:12$0.99
19.
Keep Me Hangin' On (Live)10 Smash Hits By Vanilla Fu..6:35$0.99
20.
People Get Ready10 Smash Hits By Vanilla Fu..6:48$0.99
21.
Ain't That Peculiar (Extended Al..10 Smash Hits By Vanilla Fu..6:12$0.99
22.
You Keep Me Hanging OnUltimate Oldies & Goodi..6:47$0.99
23.
You Keep Me Hanging OnCollector's Essentials ..6:47$0.99
24.
You Keep Me Hanging On60s Hit Singles Album6:47$0.99
25.
Season of the Witch (New Stereo Vers..Flower Power - Let's Wo..8:12$0.99

Top Music Videos

You Keep Me Hangin' On (Ed Sullivan Show Live 1968), Vanilla Fudge
1. You Keep Me H...
Shotgun (Ed Sullivan Show Live 1969), Vanilla Fudge
2. Shotgun (Ed S...
Keep Me Hangin' On, Vanilla Fudge
3. Keep Me Hangi...
Take Me for a Little While, Vanilla Fudge
4. Take Me for a...
Shotgun, Vanilla Fudge
5. Shotgun
Season of the Witch, Vanilla Fudge
6. Season of the...
She's Not There, Vanilla Fudge
7. She's Not The...
People Get Ready, Vanilla Fudge
8. People Get Re...
Tearin' Up My Heart, Vanilla Fudge
9. Tearin' Up My...
Ain't That Peculiar, Vanilla Fudge
10. Ain't That Pe...
Do You Think I'm Sexy, Vanilla Fudge
11. Do You Think ...
Good Livin', Vanilla Fudge
12. Good Livin'
You Can't Do That, Vanilla Fudge
13. You Can't Do ...
Need Love, Vanilla Fudge
14. Need Love


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