Fear Itself (Fear Itself album)
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| Fear Itself | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1968 |
| Recorded | 1968, The Record Plant, NYC [back cover of CD] |
| Genre | Psychedelic blues-rock |
| Label | Dot Records, World IN Sound (re-release) |
| Producer | Tom Wilson for Rasputin Productions |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Rolling Stone | (positive) [1] |
Fear Itself is the 1968 self-titled debut album by psychedelic blues-rock band Fear Itself. The album was produced by Tom Wilson. It was the only album to be released by the band before their breakup after the death of bassist Paul Album.[citation needed] The album features lead vocalist Ellen McIlwaine, who launched a solo career after the group disbanded.
The album was originally released on LP by Dot Records. It was re-released on CD in 2006 by World IN Sound under license from Geffen Records.
Track listing
[edit]Side One
- Crawling Kingsnake (J.L.Hooker, B.Bassman)
- Underground River (Ellen McIlwaine)
- Bow'd Up (Ellen McIlwaine)
- For Suki (Ellen McIlwaine)
- In My Time Of Dying (Traditional arr. by Ellen McIlwaine)
Side Two
- The Letter (W.C. Thompson)
- Lazarus (Traditional arr. by Ellen McIlwaine)
- Mossy Dream (Ellen McIlwaine)
- Billy Gene (Ellen McIlwaine)
- Born Under a Bad Sign (Booker T. Jones, William Bell)
External links
[edit]- World in Sound
- Fear Itself review at Progressive and Psychedelic Music
- Fear Itself at The Vinyl Tourist
- Fear Itself at Meditations.jp
References
[edit]- ^ Leimbacher, Ed (18 October 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone (44). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 37.