UK vinyl LP repressing of this album from the '60s rockers. The beginnings of heavy metal can be pinpointed to a single song, Steppenwolf's biker classic "Born to Be Wild," featured on this classic self-titled 1968 debut. Originally from Canada, Steppenwolf exploded out of the West Coast, led by singer/guitarist John Kay. The band took the blues rock of Cream and cranking the volume a few notches higher to create its own style.
There's more to Steppenwolf's great debut than just the aforementioned "Wild" rock standard. There's a fun tribute to Chuck Berry in "Berry Rides Again," the sexually-charged "Sookie Sookie," and the anti-drug statement "The Pusher" (later covered by Blind Melon in the '90s).
Steppenwolf: John Kay (vocals, guitar); Michael Monarch (guitar); Goldy McJohn (keyboards); Rushton Moreve (bass); Jerry Edmonton (drums).
Includes liner notes by John Kay.
Originally released on MCA (31020).
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
- Format: Vinyl
- Released: 01/22/2013
- Genre: Rock
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Tracklist
| A1 | Sookie Sookie | 3:09 |
| A2 | Everybody's Next One | 2:53 |
| A3 | Berry Rides Again | 2:45 |
| A4 | Hootchie Kootchie Man | 5:07 |
| A5 | Born To Be Wild | 3:28 |
| A6 | Your Wall's Too High | 5:40 |
| B1 | Desperation | 5:35 |
| B2 | The Pusher | 5:43 |
| B3 | A Girl I Knew | 2:38 |
| B4 | Take What You Need | 3:28 |
| B5 | The Ostrich | 5:43 |