The Animals
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Biography
[Edit]One of the most important bands originating from England's R&B scene during the early '60s, the Animals were second only to the Rolling Stones in influence among R&B-based bands in the first wave of the British Invasion. The Animals had their origins in a Newcastle-based group called the Kansas City Five, whose membership included pianist Alan Price, drummer John Steel, and vocalist Eric Burdon. Price exited to join the Kontours in 1962, while Burdon went off to London. The Kontours, whose membership included Bryan "Chas" Chandler, eventually were transmuted into the Alan Price R&B Combo, with John Steel joining on drums. Burdon's return to Newcastle in early 1963 heralded his return to the lineup. The final member of the combo, guitarist Hilton Valentine, joined just in time for the recording of a self-produced EP under the band's new name, the Animals. That record alerted Graham Bond to the Animals; he was likely responsible for pointing impresario Giorgio Gomelsky to the group.
Gomelsky booked the band into his Crawdaddy Club in London, and they were subsequently signed by Mickie Most, an independent producer who secured a contract with EMI's Columbia imprint. A studio session in February 1964 yielded their Columbia debut single, "Baby Let Me Take You Home" (adapted from "Baby Let Me Follow You Down"), which rose to number 21 on the British charts. For years, it was rumored incorrectly that the Animals got their next single, "House of the Rising Sun," from Bob Dylan's first album, but it has been revealed that, like "Baby Let Me Take You Home," the song came to them courtesy of Josh White. In any event, the song — given a new guitar riff by Valentine and a soulful organ accompaniment devised by Price — shot to the top of the U.K. and U.S. charts early that summer. This success led to a follow-up session that summer, yielding their first long-playing record, The Animals. Their third single, "I'm Crying," rose to number eight on the British charts. The group compiled an enviable record of Top Ten successes, including "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place," along with a second album, Animal Tracks.
In May of 1965, immediately after recording "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place," Alan Price left the band, citing fear of flying as the reason; subsequent biographies of the band have indicated that the reasons were less psychological. When "House of the Rising Sun" was recorded, using what was essentially a group arrangement, the management persuaded the band to put one person's name down as arranger. Price came up the lucky one, supposedly with the intention that the money from the arranger credit would be divided later on. The money was never divided, however, and as soon as it began rolling in, Price suddenly developed his fear of flying and exited the band. Others cite the increasing contentiousness between Burdon and Price over leadership of the group as the latter's reason for leaving. In any case, a replacement was recruited in the person of Dave Rowberry.
In the meantime, the group was growing increasingly unhappy with the material they were being given to record by manager Mickie Most. Not only were the majority of these songs much too commercial for their taste, but they represented a false image of the band, even if many were successful. "It's My Life," a number seven British hit and a similar smash in America, caused the Animals to terminate their association with Most and with EMI Records. They moved over to Decca/London Records and came up with a more forceful, powerful sound on their first album for the new label, Animalisms. The lineup shifts continued, however: Steel exited in 1966, after recording Animalisms, and was replaced by Barry Jenkins, formerly of the Nashville Teens. Chandler left in mid-1966 after recording "Don't Bring Me Down," and Valentine remained until the end of 1966, but essentially "Don't Bring Me Down" marked the end of the original Animals.
Burdon re-formed the group under the aegis of Eric Burdon and the New Animals, with Jenkins on drums, John Weider on guitar and violin, Danny McCulloch on bass, and Vic Briggs on guitar. He remained officially a solo act for a time, releasing a collection of material called Eric Is Here in 1967. As soon as the contract with English Decca was up, Burdon signed with MGM directly for worldwide distribution, and the new lineup made their debut in mid-1967. Eric Burdon and the New Animals embraced psychedelica to the hilt amid the full bloom of the Summer of Love. By the end of 1968, Briggs and McCulloch had departed, to be replaced by Burdon's old friend, keyboard player/vocalist Zoot Money, and his longtime stablemate, guitarist Andy Summers, while Weider switched to bass. Finally, in 1969, Burdon pulled the plug on what was left of the Animals. He hooked up with a Los Angeles-based group called War, and started a subsequent solo career.
The original Animals reunited in 1976 for a superb album called Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted, which picked up right where Animalisms had left off a decade earlier and which was well-received critically but failed to capture the public's attention. In 1983, a somewhat longer-lasting reunion came about between the original members, augmented with the presence of Zoot Money on keyboards. The resulting album, Ark, consisting of entirely new material, was well received by critics and charted surprisingly high, and a world tour followed. By the end of the year and the heavy touring schedule, however, it was clear that this reunion was not going to be a lasting event. The quintet split up again, having finally let the other shoe drop on their careers and history, and walked away with some financial rewards, along with memories of two generations of rock fans cheering their every note.
Title: The Singles + (CD2)
Artist: The Animals
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock
Title: FM Broadcast Cream & The Animals
Artist: The Animals, Cream
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Drive (Extended) - Single
Artist: The Animals, Djenkins
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Animals (Greatest Hits)
Artist: The Animals
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: The Animals
Artist: The Animals
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Country, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: Live In The Sixties
Artist: The Animals
Genre: Blues, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock
Title: The Animals: Greatest Hits Live!
Artist: The Animals
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: The House Of The Rising Sun: Best Of The Animals
Artist: The Animals
Genre: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Retrospective
Artist: The Animals
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Country, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: The Complete French EP 1964-1967 (CD5: 9eme)
Artist: Eric Burdon & The Animals, The Animals
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock
Title: The Animals With Sonny Boy Williamson (Live)
Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson, The Animals
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Country
Title: Live With Sonny Boy Williamson
Artist: The Animals
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Country
Title: The Animals with Sonny Boy Williamson
Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson, The Animals
Genre: Electronica, Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Country
Title: The Ep Collection
Artist: The Animals
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: Roadrunners!
Artist: Eric Burdon, The Animals
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Animals, The - Animal Tracks
Artist: The Animals, The Animals / The Animals
Title: The Animals Live
Artist: The Animals
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop, Psychedelic
Collections
Title: Compact Disc Club - Yesterdays CD 1
Genre:
Title: Compact Disc Club - Yesterdays CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Best Of Driving Rock CD 5
Genre: Rock
Title: Drive Time - Oldies CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Drive Time - Oldies CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Drive Time - Oldies CD 4
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: GREATEST ROCK SONGS CD 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Compact Disc Club - Rock Ballads Forever CD 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Best Of British CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Hits Taxman CD 1
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Hits Taxman CD 2
Genre: Rock
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1964
Genre: Rock
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1965
Genre: Rock
Title: Top One USA CD 5 1964
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Oldie Collection CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Oldie Collection CD 3
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Oldie Collection CD 6
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Oldie Collection CD 10
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Oldie Collection CD 47
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: The Weekend Starts Here CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Summer In The Sixties CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: The Cavern CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Hits Pop Classics CD 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Best Of The Sixties CD 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Good Vibrations CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Rock Generation CD2
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Hearts CD1
Title: Rock Hearts CD4
Title: Millennium 1965 - 1969 CD1
Title: 101 Barbecue Songs (Disc 5)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Pacha Ibiza Flower Power CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Esta Noche Cruzamos El Mississippi
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Now Thats What I Call A Number One (CD3)
Genre: Reggae
Title: 1000% Gold Ballads
Title: I LOVE ROCK CD2 ROCK LEGENDS
Title: BEST ROCK BALLADS CD2
Title: Pop Classics Top 100 2012
Genre: Pop
Title: Future Progressive Trance Classics Vol. 2
Genre: Trance, Progressive Trance
Title: The Best Of 60'S Psychedelic Rock
Genre: Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Title: 500 Classic Rock Songs Vol. 3 CD2
Genre: Rock
Title: 500 Classic Rock Songs Vol. 1 CD3
Genre: Rock
Title: Gold Disco Remix Hits 2013 (CD3)
Genre: DJ/Remixes, Disco
Title: Absolute 60s (CD2)
Title: 101 Ultimate Beer Songs (CD5)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock'N'Roll 1000% Vol. 2
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Rock'N'Roll 1000% Vol. 3
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Rock'N'Roll 1000% Vol. 4
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Legend Rock Ballads Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Momentos Inesquecíveis / Momentos Inesqueciveis
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Power Ballads (CD5)
Title: Century Gold - Golden 60s
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Greatest Hits Of The Millenium! 1965 - 1969 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Omvision Pt. 5 (CD 1)
Genre: Trip Hop, Drum & Bass, Dub, Pop
Title: Love Ballads 2013 (CD2)
Featuring albums
Title: The Best of Eric Burdon and the Animals (1966-1968)
Artist: Eric Burdon & The Animals
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Country, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: The Best Of Eric Burdon And The Animals (1966 - 1968)
Artist: Eric Burdon & The Animals
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best of Eric Burdon and The Animals
Artist: Eric Burdon & The Animals
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: Legends in Music Collection: Eric Burdon & The Animals
Artist: Eric Burdon & The Animals
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal, Country, Pop, Funk, Psychedelic
Title: 8 Best of 60's Rock N' Roll (Original Artist Re-Recordings)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: The Animals with Sonny Boy Williamson
Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson The Animals
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor
Title: The Transporter Refueled (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Alexandre Azaria
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Perfumed Garden: 80 Rare Flowerings from the British Underground 1965-73
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Home Surroundings: Electronica Cocktail Party Mix, Vol. 5
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica
Title: British Rock 'n' Roll Anthology 1956-1964 (CD2)
Artist: Lonnie Donegan
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Dedo Corazón / Dedo Akusador (CD2) / Dedo Corazon / Dedo Akusador (CD2)
Artist: Quereizaeta
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Shape Mistakes
Artist: Fairy Tales In Yoghourt
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Indie, Folk