Proto-Metal (Pre 1969)

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I thought it might be neat to post some pre-Black Sabbath Hardrock/Proto-Metal

Starting it off with something I hadn't heard before:The Yardbirds doing a soundcheck prior to a concert.
The Yardbirds - Sound check

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Blue Cheer:
Blue Cheer : Just A Little Bit

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Blue Cheer:
Blue Cheer : Just A Little Bit

Oh yeah, BLUE CHEER!!  The second album is Outsideinside...

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Their first album, 1968: BLUE CHEER Vincebus Eruptum
 

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND White Light/White Heat   Their second album is HARD. 


THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - I Heard Her Call My Name

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Here's the seminal LP that for better or worse led to a generation of guitar hot dogging:

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The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation: Warning
Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - Warning

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I remember a subscription ad in Rolling Stone magazine where the second album of the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Doctor Dunbar's Prescription, was being offered as an inducement to new subscribers:



Vanilla Fudge was one of the pioneering heavy metal bands. Here the fellows perform their breakthrough hit on the Ed Sullivan Show:

You Keep Me Hanging On - Vanilla Fudge

The above clip highlights the incredible tidal wave of change that occurred in pop rock music between 1965 and 1967.

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I prefer this track by the "Fudge"
Vanilla Fudge - Bang Bang (Beat Club, 1968)

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I've always thought that Vanilla Fudge's crowning achievement was Some Velvet Morning:

VANILLA FUDGE Some Velvet Morning

If though I had to single out the one specific track that spawned the heavy metal movement, it would be this one by Iron Butterfly:

IRON BUTTERFLY - IN A GADDA DA VIDA - 1968 (ORIGINAL FULL VERSION) CD SOUND & 3D VIDEO

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Hard to believe that Vanilla Fudge did "Some velvet morning"
Though I prefer the original:
Lee Hazlewood - Nancy Sinatra, Some Velvet Morning

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The Cream were another band who were an immense influence on the heavy metal practitioners who followed:

Cream - Sunshine of Your Love

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CREAM - WORLD OF PAIN & WE'RE GOING WRONG - COPENHAGEN 5TH FEBRUARY 1968
I highly recommend the RockuDoc:Beware of Mr. Baker!
Ginger's a true Rock rebel

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Wow this is some rare Deep Purple,I've never seen this before!
Deep Purple Hush (Original Film Clip 1968)

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Starting it off with something I hadn't heard before:The Yardbirds doing a soundcheck prior to a concert.

My favourite two tracks by the Yardbirds are still these two:

The Yardbirds - Heart Full of Soul, Shindig!, 1965

Jeff Beck & The Yardbirds-Over,Under,Sideways,Down

Jeff Beck's guitar playing was ground breaking, even revolutionary!

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My favorite Yardbirds tune is also Heart Full of Soul
Here's an awesome Live version with Jimmy Page:
Heartful Of Soul - Live Yardbirds
If I had to pick a 2nd,3rd and 4th favorite Yardbirds tune:

The Yardbirds- Evil Hearted You
The Yardbirds - You're a Better Man Than I
THE YARDBIRDS - HAPPENINGS TEN YEARS TIME AGO

No Jeff Beck,No Heavy Metal IMHO