| The Belle of Avenue A | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Studio | Apostolic (New York) | |||
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| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Ed Sanders, Richard Alderson | |||
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The Belle Of Avenue A is a 1969 studio album by the Fugs, a band composed of anti-war poets. It was released in the US by record company Reprise. The album was first released on CD as part of the 2006 3-CD box set, Electromagnetic Steamboat, and eventually as a stand-alone CD in 2011 on the Wounded Bird label (WOU 6539).
The Fugs recorded The Belle of Avenue A at Apostolic Studios in New York City. The band would split up after its recording, as they had tired of the police and FBI investigations they had received. [1]
The album contains much more restrained and straightforward rock music than its predecessor, It Crawled into My Hand, Honest . The vocals demonstrate Ed Sanders's growing country music influence, [2] and tracks such as "Yodeling Yippie" have been likened to "beatnik country." [3]
Billboard praised the album upon release: "The irrepressible Fugs have their most commercial album to date here, but they're still the biting social commentators." [4]
Led Zeppelin II is the second album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 22 October 1969 in the United States and on 31 October 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in both the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. The album's production was credited to the band's lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page, and it was also Led Zeppelin's first album on which Eddie Kramer served as engineer.
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