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From: Benjamin%PCO@CISL-SERVICE-MULTICS.ARPA (Paul Benjamin)
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Subject: Re: Long and Varied Pieces (Amboy Dukes)
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Date: Mon, 18-Mar-85 18:00:16 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 18 18:00:16 1985
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> I've had feeling this was one of the first long rock pieces done by a
> somewhat popular group, I'm sure it's before the Who's Tommy, but I
> might be wrong.  Does antone know for sure when Journey to the Center of
> the Mind was released??

The single (Journey to the Center of the Mind) was a top-40 hit (at
least in the Detroit area) in the summer of 1968.  The song itself is
not particularly long.  Perhaps the album had a longer version.  I don't
have the album but I do have an anthology album, "Michigan Rocks",
released about 3 years ago on Seeds and Stems Records, that includes
"Journey" plus other goodies like the Rationals' "Respect" (Aretha heard
it on the radio and decided to record it), Bob Seger's "Heavy Music,
Part 1", Scott Richard Case's (SRC's) "I'm So Glad", MC5's "Kick out the
Jams" (not the Brothers&Sisters version), the Stooges' "1969", etc.
There is an historical blurb for each cut, I think.  I'll check and see
if I can get a more definitive date.