Tuesday, October 18, 2022

VANILLA FUDGE RELEASES NEW ALBUM 'VANILLA ZEPPELIN' REMASTERED:EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MARK STEIN LEAD SINGER & COMPOSER ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS!

 


V A N I L L A  F U D G E

RELEASE NEW ALBUM

VANILLA ZEPPELIN 

(2022 REMASTER)

This is Led Zeppelin done ‘’Fudge’’ style

 and fully remastered. 

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

WITH LEAD SINGER/KEYBOARDIST/COMPOSER

 and ARRANGER

M A R K 

S T E I N



Vanilla Fudge was one of the first American groups to infuse psychedelia into a heavy rock sound to create “psychedelic symphonic rock” an eclectic genre which would, among its many off shoots, eventually morph into heavy metal.

Although, at first, the band did not record original material, they were best known for their dramatic heavy, slowed-down arrangements of contemporary pop songs which they developed into works of epic proportion.

Originally, Vanilla Fudge was a blue-eyed soul cover band called The Pigeons, formed in New Jersey in 1965 with organist, Mark Stein, bassist, Tim Bogert, drummer, Joey Brennan, and guitarist, vocalist and US Navy veteran, 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 hit-record girl groups. In early 1966, the group recorded a set of eight demos that were released several years later as While the World Was Eating Vanilla Fudge.

In 1969, while immersed in extensive touring, Atco released the expansive, symphonic-tinged record, Near the Beginning. Among the group’s many TV appearances on legendary shows were Dick Cavett, Merv Griffin Show, David Frost, Where the Action Is among others. 

The group did a TV commercial for Braniff Air, and recorded a radio commercial for Coca Cola with guitarist Jeff Beck, a fill-in for Vince who was unable to be there that day. This event gave rise to the eventual creation of a Cream-styled power trio featuring Beck, Bogert and Appice.

Exhausted by the constant touring, the Vanilla Fudge decided that their late 1969 European tour would be their last. Following the release of their final album, Rock & Roll, they played a few U.S. farewell dates and disbanded in early 1970.

Vanilla Fudge reunited in 1984 and recorded a new album, Mystery, which also had Jeff Beck as a guest artist.

In the summer of 2006, the original Vanilla Fudge reunited to tour with The Doors of the 21st Century; it culminated in a VH-1 special, “Decades of Rock.” The group currently continues to tour in the USA. In August of 2007, they performed at Radio City Music Hall with Deep Purple another opening act for the Fudge in the sixties.

Critics praised the Vanilla Fudge’s performance that night as one of their greatest! On October 15, 2006, Vanilla Fudge were inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame by Felix Cavaliere for their contribution to music history.

They performed on Late Night TV Show with Jimmy Fallon NBC TV on March 28, 2011. The band just returned from The Moody Blues Cruise out of Miami, Florida with 16 other bands, a great time was had by all.

Vanilla Fudge celebrated their 50th year Anniversary in 2017 and are still rocking the world in the current day with one of their greatest hits 'You Keep Me Hanging On' featured in the Quentin Tarantino movie 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.'

PURCHASE

THE LATEST RELEASE

FROM

V A N I L L A

 F U D G E

ENTITLED

VANILLA

 ZEPPELIN

After recently releasing 3 remastered Led Zeppelin classics ‘Rock and Roll,' ‘Immigrant Song’ and ‘Ramble On’ in the lead up, Vanilla Fudge have today released the remastered album Vanilla Zeppelin digitally via Golden Robot Records.

This is Led Zeppelin done ‘’Fudge’’ style and fully remastered. Vanilla Fudge roll these classics out in their own way, with some amazing and soaring organ interludes and adding their soul and funked up influence giving these songs a new life and identity of their own.

available at amazon.com

 also

PURCHASE

MARK STEIN’S

 FIRST BOOK

"YOU KEEP ME

 HANGIN' ON

by Mark Stein 

with 

Larry Schweikart

Available at amazon and Barnes and Noble

MORE THAN A BIOGRAPHY, or a tell-all, You Keep Me Hangin' On is a cultural and social history, music criticism, and the story of generational change. Enriched by first-hand perspective of Mark Stein of Vanilla Fudge, the reader will be transported into scenes and conversations with some of Rock's most celebrated innovators.


AND

THE VERY FIRST SOLO ALBUM 

BY 

M A R K 

S T E I N

"THERE'S A LIGHT"

available at amazon.com





“Stein sounds as inspired as ever, and 

the message he shares is underscored 

by the clarity of both his passion and purpose.” 

- American Songwriter.


FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

MARK STEIN

AND

VANILLA FUDGE

VISIT

www.mark-stein.com

Mark Stein official

www.vanillafudge.com

Vanilla Fudge official

www.facebook.com/VanillaFudgeOfficialSite

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Vanilla Fudge Instagram

 

Vanilla Fudge Discography

Studio albums

Year        Album   

1967 Vanilla Fudge     

1968 The Beat Goes On      

1968 Renaissance

1969 Near the Beginning   

1969 Rock & Roll 

1984 Mystery

2002 The Return 

2007 Out Through the In Door 

2015 Spirit of '67 

2016 You Keep Me Hangin' On

2022 Vanilla Zeppelin

        

Collections and live albums

Vanilla Fudge – The Fantastic Vanilla (1969)

Best of Vanilla Fudge (1982)

The Best of Vanilla Fudge – Live (1991)

Psychedelic Sundae – The Best of Vanilla Fudge (1993)

The Return – Live in Germany Part 1 (2003)

The Real Deal – Vanilla Fudge Live (2003)

Rocks the Universe – Live in Germany Part 2 (2003)

Good Good Rockin' – Live at Rockpalast (2007)

Orchestral Fudge (live) (2008)

When Two Worlds Collide (live) (2008)

Box of Fudge – Rhino Handmade (2010)

The Complete Atco Singles (2014)

Live at Sweden Rock 2016: The 50th Anniversary (live) (2017)







MARK STEIN
APPEARS WEEK OF
 OCTOBER 26TH 2022
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
WITH RAY SHASHO


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