Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf - 200g LP

Product no.: AAPP 50029

Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf - 200g LP
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AAA 100% Analogue This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head

Analogue Productions - AAPP 50029  - 200 Gram Virgin Vinyl

AAA 100% Analogue - Mastered by Kevin at CoHearent Audio

Limited Edition - Pressed at QRP

Tip-on jacket printed on metallic foil stock to match the original

Of course the best LPs start with the best mastering, and there's none better than the maestro on this record, engineer Kevin Gray!

Classic 1968 debut album features "Born To Be Wild" and "The Pusher"

Steppenwolf have become synonymous with their huge Harley ridin'-hit, "Born to be Wild", although in reality, their success was far broader, with sales totaling more than 25 million units worldwide. Now their eponymous debut album originally released in 1968 is back and stunning audiophiles — courtesy of Analogue Productions and Quality Record Pressings

"Steppenwolf entered the studio for their recording debut with a lot of confidence -- based on a heavy rehearsal schedule before they ever got signed -- and it shows on this album, a surprisingly strong debut album from a tight hard rock outfit who was obviously searching for a hook to hang their sound on..."Born to Be Wild" by ex-member Mars Bonfire, which became not only a chart-topping high-energy anthem for the counterculture (a status solidified by its use in Dennis Hopper's movie Easy Rider the following year), but coined the phrase heavy metal, thus giving a genre-specific name to the brand of music that the band played..."

heir history is littered with a succession of band members, substance abuse issues and several break-ups and reformations, but Steppenwolf endures. 

Steppenwolf started life in Canada in the early '60s as The Sparrows, but did not find fame until they had changed their name and released their rockin' album debut in 1968. When two tracks, "Born to be Wild" and "The Pusher", were used in the film "Easy Rider," the success of the album was assured. It marked the first of five consecutive gold certified albums but after the release of For Ladies Only in 1971, the band split. 

They were back together by 1974 and started to release albums again, beginning with 1974's Slow Flux; but their heyday was past, and this album was to contain their last Top 40 hit, "Straight Shootin' Woman." They tried to split after 1975's Hour of the Wolf but contractual commitments to the record label made them stick it out for 1976's Skullduggery. Another split followed, and yet another reformation followed that.

The original album cover was something amazingly spectacular, done with a silver foil, now painstakingly recreated for this 200-gram QRP pressing. And the LP itself? Our state-of-the-art pressing plant's LPs draw consistent critical raves for their sonic reproduction and incredible super-silent backgrounds.

Of course the best LPs start with the best mastering, and there's none better than the maestro on this record, engineer Kevin Gray!


• Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Tip-on Jacket printed on Metallic Foil Stock to match the Original

Bass Guitar- Rushton Moreve
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Jerry Edmonton
Guitar, Backing Vocals - Michael Monarch
Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocals - John Kay
Organ, Piano, Electric Piano - Goldy McJohn


Selections:
Side A:

1. Sookie Sookie
2. Everybody's Next One
3. Berry Rides Again
4. Hootchie Kootchie Man
5. Born To Be Wild
6. Your Wall's Too High
Side B:
1. Desperation
2. The Pusher
3. A Girl I Knew
4. Take What You Need
5. The Ostrich

 

ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
We use the Original Tapes and work with only the Best Mastering Studios
QUALITY RECORD PRESSINGS
Plated and Pressed at QRP the world`s Best Pressing Plant on Virgin Vinyl
UNMATCHED QC
Meticulous Test Pressing evaluation and Quality Control
DELUXE PACKAGING 
Highest Quality Jackets and Rice Paper Inner Sleeves
LIMITED EDITION
Less than 1,000 Records per Stamper
Released in Limited Quantities

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