Category: Long songs +/- extended singles

"Miss Georgia"

“Miss Georgia”: Don Cooper’s Un-cuttable Six-Minute A-Side From 1969

Is it possible that the renegade spirit behind Roulette’s ad campaign for a song considered insanely long for radio would fuel Steppenwolf’s ambition two years later to see how much musical information could be crammed within the confines of a 45’s B-side? 6:13 means some D.J.’s won’t play it;some stations

August 31, 2026 No Comments

"For Madmen Only"

Steppenwolf’s Notoriously Lengthy B-side

David Fricke, in his “Fricke’s Picks” column published in Rolling Stone‘s February 22, 2007 issue, hinted at a bigger story with his assessment of a Steppenwolf B-side only track from 1971 “For Madmen Only” as being “8:46 of feedback and organ drone.” First question that immediately came to mind: Could

February 28, 2022 No Comments