The Animals – The Animals (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU

The Animals is an LP by The Animals released on the Columbia, EMI label.

About this album

The Animals is a raw, riff-driven debut that helped define the British Invasion’s tougher, blues-based edge. Issued in 1964, the album channels the Newcastle band’s live power into a set of rhythm and blues standards and crowd-pleasers, with Eric Burdon’s ferocious vocals and Hilton Valentine’s guitar giving the material real bite. Rather than polishing the songs into pop sheen, the group leaned into grit, urgency and bar-band immediacy, making the record one of the key early statements of British R&B. Its impact was reinforced by the band’s hit-making run in the same period, which made The Animals a landmark debut rather than just a strong first album.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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