Genres: Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock, British Invasion, Psychedelic, Contemporary Pop/Rock, British Blues, AM Pop, Regional Blues Active: 60's, 70's, 80's Formed: 1964 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, The Beatles, Solomon Burke, Otis Spann, Slim Harpo, Robert Johnson, Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf, Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Elvis Presley, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles The Rolling Stones, The Pretty Things, The Yardbirds, The Who, The Dave Clark Five, Them, The Kinks, The Small Faces, Cyril Davies, David Johansen, Animals II, Bob Seger, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Q 65, Alexis Korner, Brownsville Station, The Byrds Big Brother & the Holding Company, David Johansen, John Mellencamp, Hammond Gamble, Joe Cocker, The Chocolate Watchband, Canned Heat, Frijid Pink, Steppenwolf, The Shambles, Hittsville House Band, The Minders, The Lost Souls, The Greenhornes, The Shams, The Fuzztones, The Del Fuegos, Mystic Eyes, Medicine Head |  |
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.
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Release: June 24, 2008
Label: EMD Int'l
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Release: June 3, 2008
Label: Magic France
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