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Early Steppenwolf is a collection of live recordings by Steppenwolf when they were still known as "The Sparrow" [nee: "The Sparrows"]. It was released in July 1969 on the ABC Dunhill Records label.[1]

Early Steppenwolf
Live album by Steppenwolf
Released	July 1969
Recorded	May 14, 1967
Venue	The Matrix, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Blues rock psychedelic rock
Length	43:37
Label	ABC Dunhill Records
Producer	Peter Abram
Steppenwolf chronology
At Your Birthday Party (1969) Early Steppenwolf (1969) Monster (1969)

Prior to the formation of the Steppenwolf partnership in 1968,[2] music producer arranger, Gabriel Mekler changed the name of the band based on a book he was reading at the time by Hermann Hesse. Nick St. Nicholas was one of the driving forces in music of the hippie counterculture movement, the Summer of Love, having booked the band at the Matrix club in the San Francisco Bay Area. On May 14, 1967, the manager of the Matrix club recorded two shows, including a 20-minute version of The Pusher. These are the live recordings released by ABC Dunhill Records as Early Steppenwolf .[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Village Voice	C[5]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Power Play" (John Kay) – 2:55
2. "Howlin' for My Darlin'" (Dixon, Howlin' Wolf) – 4:53
3. "I'm Going Upstairs" (Hooker) – 7:14
4. "Corina, Corina" (Arranged and adapted by Kay) – 3:54
5. "Tighten up Your Wig" (Kay) – 3:14

Side two

1. "The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton) – 21:27

Personnel

Musicians

• John Kay – guitar, vocals, liner notes
• Mars Bonfire – guitar
• Goldy McJohn – piano, organ
• Nick St. Nicholas –bass, backing vocals
• Jerry Edmonton – drums

Technical

• Peter Abram – producer
• David Travis – engineer
• Gary Burden – art direction, design

References

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