The
Animals, lead by singer, Eric Burdon, were part of the British invasion of the Sixties.
The Animals were among the finest of the blues-based rock bands to emerge from Britain in the Sixties.
Burdon,
organist Alan Price and drummer John Steel started out in a Newcastle band called the Kansas City Five.
In 1962, with the additions of guitarist Hilton Valentine and bassist Chas
Chandler, the band eventually became known as the Animals.
The band landed a regular gig at the Crawdaddy Club inLondon . Record producer Mickie Most got them
signed to EMI on the strength of their live performances, and the label
released their first singles, “Baby Let Me Take You Home” and “House of the
Rising Sun,” in 1964. The latter song would become a huge hit and transform the
band into one of the leading acts of the British Invasion.
The band landed a regular gig at the Crawdaddy Club in
The
Animals continued recording a slew of hits throughout the Sixties with, “Don’t
Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “We Got to Get Out Of This Place,” “When I Was Young,”
“Monterrey,” and Sky Pilot.”
After
recording several excellent albums, starting with their fine debut release, “The
Animals” (1964) the band broke-up in 1969.
Among
their best albums are the classics, “The Animals on Tour,” (1965) “Animalization”
(1966) and “Animalism” (1966), and “Animalisms” (1966).