Collector's Item

Collector's Item Artist: John Kay & Sparrow
Label: Repertoire
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 400991048782
EAN: 0400991048782
ASIN: B00005B0PS


Release Date: 2001-03-16

Collector's Item


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Tracks:

  1. Twisted
  2. Goin' to California
  3. Baby, Please Don't Go
  4. Down Goes Your Love Life
  5. Bright Lights, Big City
  6. Can't Make Love by Yourself
  7. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
  8. King Pin
  9. Square Headed People
  10. Chasin' Shadows
  11. Green Bottle Lover
  12. Isn't It Strange
  13. Tomorrow's Ship [*]
  14. Twisted [*]
  15. Goin' to California [*]
  16. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man [*]
  17. Pusher [*]
  18. Goin' Upstairs [*]
  19. Tighten Up Your Wig [*]
  20. Too Late [*]

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Album Description

German reissue of 1973 album for the Steppenwolf frontman, the voice behind the classic rock anthem 'Born To Be Wild'. Released the year after Steppenwolf disbanded, this version includes eight bonus tracks, 'Tomorrow's Ship', alternate versions of two LP tracks, 'Twisted' & 'Goin' To California', ' Hoochie Coochie Man', 'The Pusher', 'Goin' Upstairs', 'Tighten Up Your Wig' & 'Too Late'. 2001 release.

Album Details

Pre-Steppenwolf era mid-sixties recordings. A mixture of blues covers and originals. Some early versions of later Steppenwolf songs including 'The Pusher', & 'Tighten Up Your Wig'.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A hidden Steppenwolf treasure.......2004-09-27

On the cover it says "John Kay of Steppenwolf had his beginning with The Sparrow..." as if it was a whole different band. In truth, Sparrow was Steppenwolf in all but name, a blues-rock treasure Columbia didn't realize they had until Sparrow moved on, changed their name and really boomed under ABC/ Dunhill's sponsorship. This album has a smaller percentage of originals than their later releases did, but even here the Steppenwolf fan can hear pre-echoes of material that more familiar material from their collection is based on. Like "Square-Headed People", which was all but rewritten and released as "Power Play". Or "Chasin' Shadows", which was redone as "Desperation" on the first album where we also first heard "Born To Be Wild". There is a neat Byrdish 12-string figure during this song. And best of all, the song "Twisted", which they later included on their first live release, appears here in its only studio version. It's too bad this classic album never did pop up later as a Steppenwolf release--it's just as valid a prequel as the more familiar "Early Steppenwolf", using the same personnel as that album, but in a studio setting here rather than the live setting as on that effort. It's also too bad it's only available as an import now.

5 out of 5 stars

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