[2015-08-14] Steppenwolf "The ABC/Dunhill Singles Collection" 2CD set (Real Gone)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:43 am

Description
What was the hardest-rocking band ever to notch three Top Ten hits? For our money, it’s Steppenwolf. Formed from the Canadian band The Sparrow (including Dennis Edmonton a.k.a. Mars Bonfire), and led by vocalist John Kay, Steppenwolf scored with “Born to Be Wild,” “Magic Carpet Ride” and “Rock Me” in the space of nine months back in 1968-1969, and hit the charts eleven more times up though the mid-‘70s. Often tagged as a biker band—mostly due to their prominent presence on the soundtrack to Easy Rider—Steppenwolf was actually a socially-conscious, highly political outfit, never more so than on their controversial LP Monster, one of 14 charting albums released by the band over a 20-year period. This ability to enjoy commercial success on both the single and album fronts puts them in a very rare category in the annals of rock and roll; and, unsurprisingly, their albums have been well represented in the CD reissue era. Their singles, however, have largely been unavailable on CD in their original 45 mixes, as the tapes for the singles have long been missing (legend has it Dunhill label chief Jay Lasker discarded all the label’s multi-track tapes and mono masters after having deemed them too expensive to store). But, just like on our critically-acclaimed Grass Roots singles set, engineer Aaron Kannowski has, after a worldwide search, rounded up the best sources available and put together a two-CD set that doesn’t just include the A and B-side of every Steppenwolf single on the ABC/Dunhill label (including, for the first time ever, a decent-sounding “Magic Carpet Ride”), but of every John Kay solo single as well! And, speaking of John Kay, he sat down with co-producer Ed Osborne for a thorough, track-by-track review for the liner notes (John also requested that we use the album version of “Monster” rather than the single version, because the single is such a pieced-together “Frankenstein” job…pun intended). At 38 tracks, and featuring photos by long-time band photographers Henry Diltz and Tom O’Neal nee Gundelfinger, this is the ultimate Steppenwolf collection—one long dreamed of by the band’s fans—and it’s finally yours after years of preparation from Real Gone Music!

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. A Girl I Knew
2. The Ostrich
3. Sookie Sookie
4. Take What You Need
5. Born to Be Wild
6. Everybody’s Next One
7. Magic Carpet Ride
8. Rock Me
9. Jupiter Child
10. The Pusher
11. It’s Never Too Late
12. Happy Birthday
13. Move Over
14. Power Play
15. Monster (Album Version)
16. Berry Rides Again
17. Hey Lawdy Mama
18. Twisted
19. Screaming Night Hog
20. Spiritual Fantasy
21. Corina, Corina

[CD2]
1. Who Needs Ya
2. Earschplittenloudenboomer
3. Snow Blind Friend
4. Hippo Stomp
5. Ride with Me
6. For Madmen Only
7. Black Pit
8. For Ladies Only
9. Sparkle Eyes
10. I’m Movin’ On (John Kay)
11. Walk Beside Me (John Kay)
12. Somebody (John Kay)
13. You Win Again (John Kay)
14. Moonshine (Friend of Mine) (John Kay)
15. Nobody Lives Here Anymore (John Kay)
16. Easy Evil (John Kay)
17. Dance to My Song (John Kay)

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Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

I really like Steppenwolf. This is really unnecessary. There are already at least 2 fine 2 cd greatest hits (including stronger John Kay solo material & stronger stuff from the "new" Kay/Wolf band); & the entire ABC catalog just got redone in hi-res.

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

Wonder if this will have the original 45 version of For Ladies Only, edited down from the long LP version but with additional guitar overdubs, which has yet to see the light of day on any LP or CD since? Isle bee inn if it does, fingers crossed...

JoeP · **Joined:** 20 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 542

Unless this sounds amazing, I'll stick with my Gold set.

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

Rokin Robin of Locksley wrote:

Wonder if this will have the original 45 version of For Ladies Only, edited down from the long LP version but with additional guitar overdubs, which has yet to see the light of day on any LP or CD since? Isle bee inn if it does, fingers crossed...

Well, I just sent a webmail to Real Gone, they replied that they've got it right...

[2015-08-14] Steppenwolf "The ABC/Dunhill Singles Collection" 2CD set (Real Gone)

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