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The Amboy Dukes | ||||
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Released | November 1967 | |||
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Length | 37:39 | |||
Label | Mainstream | |||
Producer | Bob Shad | |||
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Singles from The Amboy Dukes | ||||
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The Amboy Dukes is the debut studio album by American rock band The Amboy Dukes. It was released in November 1967 on Mainstream Records.
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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]
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"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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Baby, Please Don't Go" | Big Joe Williams | 5:35 |
2. | " I Feel Free" | 3:42 | |
3. | "Young Love" | 2:45 | |
4. | "Psalms of Aftermath" |
| 3:19 |
5. | "Colors" |
| 3:20 |
Total length: | 19:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | " Let's Go Get Stoned" | 4:24 | |
7. | "Down on Philips Escalator" |
| 3:00 |
8. | "The Lovely Lady" | Farmer | 2:58 |
9. | "Night Time" |
| 3:11 |
10. | " It's Not True" | Pete Townshend | 2:42 |
11. | "Gimme Love" |
| 2:43 |
Total length: | 20:05 |
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (May 2023) |
The Amboy Dukes | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1967 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 37:39 | |||
Label | Mainstream | |||
Producer | Bob Shad | |||
The Amboy Dukes chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from The Amboy Dukes | ||||
|
The Amboy Dukes is the debut studio album by American rock band The Amboy Dukes. It was released in November 1967 on Mainstream Records.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (May 2023) |
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]
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
"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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Baby, Please Don't Go" | Big Joe Williams | 5:35 |
2. | " I Feel Free" | 3:42 | |
3. | "Young Love" | 2:45 | |
4. | "Psalms of Aftermath" |
| 3:19 |
5. | "Colors" |
| 3:20 |
Total length: | 19:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | " Let's Go Get Stoned" | 4:24 | |
7. | "Down on Philips Escalator" |
| 3:00 |
8. | "The Lovely Lady" | Farmer | 2:58 |
9. | "Night Time" |
| 3:11 |
10. | " It's Not True" | Pete Townshend | 2:42 |
11. | "Gimme Love" |
| 2:43 |
Total length: | 20:05 |