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Track List
01) Mississippi Murderer
02) Surrender to Your Kings
03) Flight of the Byrd
04) Scottish Tea
05) Dr. Slingshot
06) Journey to the Center of the Mind
07) Ivory Castles
08) Why Is a Carrot More Orange Than an Orange
09) Missionary Mary
10) Death Is Life
11) Saint Philips Friend
12) I'll Prove I'm Right
13) Conclusion
01) Mississippi Murderer
02) Surrender to Your Kings
03) Flight of the Byrd
04) Scottish Tea
05) Dr. Slingshot
06) Journey to the Center of the Mind
07) Ivory Castles
08) Why Is a Carrot More Orange Than an Orange
09) Missionary Mary
10) Death Is Life
11) Saint Philips Friend
12) I'll Prove I'm Right
13) Conclusion
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First Released
1968
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Crazy
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Journey to the Center of the Mind is the second studio album released by The Amboy Dukes. It was released in April 1968 on Mainstream Records (stereo S/6112, mono 56112 (promo only)).
A remastered CD reissue was released in 1992 by Mainstream Direct Ltd. with one bonus track (MDCD 911).
Production
Journey to the Center of the Mind was recorded on a higher budget than the previous album, following the success of its single "Baby Please Don't Go", and features two new members to the line-up; Greg Arama replacing Bill White on bass, and Andy Solomon replacing Rick Lober on piano/organ. Stylistically, the album is a departure from its predecessor by abandoning much of their blues influences altogether (with the exception of "Mississippi Murderer"). This was also the first Dukes album to feature all original songs, all of which were written by Ted Nugent and rhythm guitarist/singer Steve Farmer. The album was in part a commercial attempt to reach the counter-cultural market by producing somewhat of a concept album. Originally, the record's A and B sides were to be stylistically contrast to each other, and written separately by Nugent and Farmer, respectively. The final project, however, includes most of the lyrics on the first half to be written by Farmer, while the second half features Nugent's only writing contribution to be the music for the album's title track and "Conclusion", which uses the same music. While Nugent's songs are more geared in the direction of hard rock that would pioneer into what is now considered an early precursor to heavy metal music, Farmer's work has much more of a psychedelic, almost trendy by design, feel that tends to make satire out of the music scene at the time rather than embrace it, even going as far as to play out like a continual concept album. Despite the musical differences, the two sides are both experimental in their own right, as they were still in the process of developing their sound that Nugent would ultimately continue to reinvent until the end of the band's career.
Shortly after the album's release, Drake left the band over creative disputes, and was replaced by Rusty Day the same year.
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Journey to the Center of the Mind is the second studio album released by The Amboy Dukes. It was released in April 1968 on Mainstream Records (stereo S/6112, mono 56112 (promo only)).
A remastered CD reissue was released in 1992 by Mainstream Direct Ltd. with one bonus track (MDCD 911).
Production
Journey to the Center of the Mind was recorded on a higher budget than the previous album, following the success of its single "Baby Please Don't Go", and features two new members to the line-up; Greg Arama replacing Bill White on bass, and Andy Solomon replacing Rick Lober on piano/organ. Stylistically, the album is a departure from its predecessor by abandoning much of their blues influences altogether (with the exception of "Mississippi Murderer"). This was also the first Dukes album to feature all original songs, all of which were written by Ted Nugent and rhythm guitarist/singer Steve Farmer. The album was in part a commercial attempt to reach the counter-cultural market by producing somewhat of a concept album. Originally, the record's A and B sides were to be stylistically contrast to each other, and written separately by Nugent and Farmer, respectively. The final project, however, includes most of the lyrics on the first half to be written by Farmer, while the second half features Nugent's only writing contribution to be the music for the album's title track and "Conclusion", which uses the same music. While Nugent's songs are more geared in the direction of hard rock that would pioneer into what is now considered an early precursor to heavy metal music, Farmer's work has much more of a psychedelic, almost trendy by design, feel that tends to make satire out of the music scene at the time rather than embrace it, even going as far as to play out like a continual concept album. Despite the musical differences, the two sides are both experimental in their own right, as they were still in the process of developing their sound that Nugent would ultimately continue to reinvent until the end of the band's career.
Shortly after the album's release, Drake left the band over creative disputes, and was replaced by Rusty Day the same year.
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