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1967 studio album by The Amboy Dukes
The Amboy Dukes
Studio album by The Amboy Dukes
ReleasedNovember 1967
Genre
Length37:39
LabelMainstream
ProducerBob Shad
The Amboy Dukes chronology
The Amboy Dukes
(1967) 		Journey to the Center of the Mind
(1968)
Singles from The Amboy Dukes
  1. "Baby Please Don't Go"
    Released: 1967

The Amboy Dukes is the debut studio album by American rock band The Amboy Dukes. It was released in November 1967 on Mainstream Records.

Composition

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The album is noted for containing an energetic recording of Joe Williams' blues standard "Baby, Please Don't Go", as well as covers of Pete Townshend's composition "It's Not True", and Cream's "I Feel Free". AllMusic said that the album fused "the psychedelia of the early Blues Magoos with Hendrix riffs and British pop". The publication compared "Down on Philips Escalator" to Syd Barrett-period Pink Floyd, and said that "The Lovely Lady" "almost sounds like the Velvet Underground meets the Small Faces by way of Peanut Butter Conspiracy."

Reception

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Allmusic

"Baby Please Don't Go" was released as a single, with the song "Psalms of Aftermath" as the B-side. Ultimate Classic Rock said that the album received "little, if any, fanfare outside of their home base of Detroit". AllMusic wrote that the album is "as essential to the Amboy Dukes' catalog as the non-hit material on Psychedelic Lollipop was to the Blues Magoos, the first album from the Amboy Dukes is a real find and fun listening experience. This is a far cry from Cat Scratch Fever, and that's why fans of psychedelia and '60s music should cherish this early diamond."

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baby, Please Don't Go"Big Joe Williams5:35
2."I Feel Free"3:42
3."Young Love"2:45
4."Psalms of Aftermath"
  • Nugent
  • Farmer
3:19
5."Colors"3:20
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Let's Go Get Stoned"4:24
7."Down on Philips Escalator"
  • Nugent
  • Farmer
3:00
8."The Lovely Lady"Farmer2:58
9."Night Time"
  • Nugent
  • Farmer
3:11
10."It's Not True"Pete Townshend2:42
11."Gimme Love"
  • Nugent
  • Farmer
2:43

Personnel

The Amboy Dukes

Technical

  • Bob Shad – producer
  • John Cue – engineer
  • Maxine Epstein – album coordinator
  • Jack Lonshein – cover design

References

  1. ^ Viglione, Joe. The Amboy Dukes at AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. ^ Swanson, Dave (April 30, 2015). "How Amboy Dukes' 'Journey to the Center of the Mind' Bridged Psychedelia and Hard Rock". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. Viglione, Joe. The Amboy Dukes at AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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