Fabulous Flip Sides In Memoriam â Vanilla Fudge Bassist Tim Bogert and Wall of Sound Producer Phil Spector
Remembering bassist Tim Bogert and wall of sound producer Phil Spector
Author:
Vanilla Fudge
A side: You Keep Me Hangin’ On (re-issue)
Top 100 debut: July 13, 1968
Peak position: 6
Atco 6590
In 1967, Vanilla Fudge’s self-titled debut album included Beatles compositions, which George Harrison was a fan of, and the Holland-Dozier-Holland composition, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” slowed down from the crisp pace of The Supremes’ hit in the prior year, and ran over seven minutes. An edited single version, tracking at less than three minutes, stalled at No. 67, with “Take Me for a Little While” on the flip side. In the summer of 1968, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” was attempted again as a single, with a new flip side called “Come By Day, Come By Night,” and it went to the Top 10. Tim Bogert’s bass throbbing sounded like rain drops on the exclusive flip