Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes – Survival Of The Fittest / Marriage On The Rocks
(Polydor Records 1977 2664344)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1/A1/B2 – UK Pressing
Double Vinyl in Very Good+ condition
(there are quite a few surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall – audible scratch through last half of last track on side one)
Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some wear to edges/corners & some ringwear – original Hype/Price sticker top left
The Amboy Dukes were an American rock band formed in 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, and later based in Detroit, Michigan. They are best known for their only hit single, “Journey to the Center of the Mind”. The band’s name comes from the title of a novel by Irving Shulman. In the UK, the group’s records were released under the name of the American Amboy Dukes, because of the existence of a British group with the same name. The band went through a number of personnel changes during its active years, the only constant being lead guitarist and composer Ted Nugent. The band transitioned to being Nugent’s backing band before he discontinued the name in 1975.
Theodore Anthony Nugent (born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He goes by several nicknames, including Uncle Ted, the Nuge, and Motor City Madman. Nugent initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional vocalist of the Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock and hard rock. After dissolving the band, he embarked on a successful solo career. His first three solo albums, Ted Nugent (1975), Free-for-All (1976) and Cat Scratch Fever (1977), as well as the live album Double Live Gonzo! (1978), were certified multi-platinum in the United States. His latest album, Detroit Muscle, was released in 2022.
Survival of the Fittest Live is a live album by the Amboy Dukes. Released in 1971, it was the band’s second album on Polydor Records, and the first where the band was credited as “Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes”.
Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom is the fourth album by American rock band The Amboy Dukes, released in 1970. It is the first of two albums released on the Polydorlabel, which saw the band experiencing creative differences in regards to their musical direction, resulting in a more experimental album than their previous releases.
Track listing
| Survival Of The Fittest | |||
| A1 | Survival Of The Fittest | ||
| A2 | Rattle My Snake | ||
| A3 | Mr. Jones’ Hanging Party | ||
| A4 | Papa’s Will | ||
| B1 | Slidin’ On | ||
| B2 | Prodigal Man | ||
| Marriage On The Rocks-Rock Bottom | |||
| C1 | Marriage / Part 1: Man / Part 2: Woman / Part 3: Music | ||
| C2 | Breast-Fed Gator (Bait) | ||
| C3 | Get-Yer Guns | ||
| C4 | Non-Conformist Wildebeest Man | ||
| C5 | Today’s Lesson (Ladies & Gentlemen) | ||
| D1 | Children Of The Woods | ||
| D2 | Brain Games Of Yesteryear | ||
| The Inexhaustible Quest For The Cosmic Cabbage | |||
| D3a | Part 1 | ||
| D3b | Part 2 | ||
| D4 | Excerpt From Bartok: 2nd String Quartet – Beginning 2. Movement |
- Arranged By – Amboy Dukes (tracks: A1 to B2)
- Bass – Rob Ruzga
- Drums, Vocals [Vocal] – K. J. Knight
- Engineer – Bryan Dombrowski (tracks: A1 to B2)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Joe Ford (5) (tracks: A1 to B2)
- Guitar, Vocals [Vocal] – Ted Nugent
- Keyboards, Saxophone [Sax], Vocals – Andy Solomon
- Mixed By [Remix] – B. Dombrowski (tracks: A1 to B2), Dave Palmer (tracks: A1 to B2)
- Producer – Ted Nugent (tracks: A1 to B2), Amboy Dukes*
- Producer, Engineer – Edwin H. Kramer (tracks: C1 to D4)
- Recording Supervisor – Phil Nicholson (tracks: A1 to B2)
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