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The Amboy Dukes (album)

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The Amboy Dukes
Studio album by
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[1]"
    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",[2] as well as covers of Pete Townshend's composition "It's Not True", and Cream's "I Feel Free".[1] AllMusic said that the album fused "the psychedelia of the early Blues Magoos with Hendrix riffs and British pop" and described the song "Colors" as psychedelic hard rock.[1] 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."[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

"Baby, Please Don't Go" was released as a single, with the song "Psalms of Aftermath" as the B-side.[1] Ultimate Classic Rock said that the album received "little, if any, fanfare outside of [the band's] home base of Detroit".[2] AllMusic wrote in a retrospective review 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."[1]

Track listing

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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
Total length:19:47
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
Total length:20:05

Personnel

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The Amboy Dukes

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Technical

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Viglione, Joe. The Amboy Dukes at AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. ^ a b 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.