Track Listing

1. Hangin' Around
2. When It Comes
3. Alta Mira
4. Free Ride
5. Undercover Man
6. Round & Round
7. Rock 'N' Roll Boogie Woogie Blues
8. Autumn
9. We All Had a Real Good Time
10. Frankenstein

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28316 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

Customer Reviews

The only containing the extended version of FRANKENSTEIN
Extraordinary: this is the band that spawned Ronnie Montrose, Rick Derringer and Dan Hartman. And then there's the extraordinary Edgar Winter himself, younger brother of bluesman Johnny, and also an albino.

The single of the classic jazz/rock track 'Frankenstein' made it to the top of the US charts in 73, but it was pallid in comparison to the LP version here. The Winter Group played the tune for British TV at the time -- on the 'Old Grey Whistle Test' -- and it was a virtuoso, multi-instrumental performance, with Winter dashing between saxophone, timbales and ARP synth.

The two other great reasons for buying this album are the well-crafted 'Undercover Man' and 'Rock'N'Roll Boogie Woogie Blues'. The guitar work throughout this album is superb, but with both Montrose and Derringer present, what else could you expect?

Great Seventies Rock for Cruising
"They only come out at Night" depicted Edgar on the cover in drag! Back then in 1972 it was shocking to see this. Of course today anything goes. David Bowie and Marc Bolan were about the only performers in the early 70's that had that drag look until Edgar decided to do it for the cover of his new album. The entire l.p. (or c.d.) in this case is typically seventies rock. Massive hits like "Frankenstein" with it's outrageous keyboards and synthesizers along with pounding drum rolls was an instant AM radio hit. "Free Ride" the follow up was also very catchy with the late Dan Hartman doing the vocals. "Hangin' Around" was your typical cruising song when you and your buddies were out driving in your 1970 GTO and trying to impress the girls. All in all this is probably one of the seventies best l.p.'s. Highly recommended!

Only ONE thing could have made this a better CD...
This awesome rock & roll album would have been even better had it included just one thing: the SINGLE version of "Free Ride", available on the "Edgar Winter Collection" from Rhino. It was the followup single to their huge hit "Frankenstein". Like Three Dog Night and a few other artists back in roughly that same time frame, a trip back into the studio was made to create even hotter versions of the songs to be played on the radio. The single version of "Free Ride" is just that much hotter, that much punchier and that much more full of life....and was a huge hit itself! One listen and you'll see what I mean. I'm not saying the album track isn't good...I'm just saying the single version just jumps right out at you, daring you to resist it. As for the rest of the album, I can't say anything that most of these other reviewers have said. One of the best of the 70s, full of great rock & roll music and a pure joy to listen to!