Vanilla Fudge: Fudge Slow Down To Hang On To Success
Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 14 October 1967
JIMI HENDRIX slowed down 'Hey Joe', previously always recorded as an all-out tear-up, and came up with a giant hit. Then Vanilla Fudge slowed down 'You Keep Me Hanging On', the Supremes hit, and brought it back for a second chart blast.
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