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The Second

The Second is the second studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf, released in October 1968 on ABC Dunhill Records. The album contains one of Steppenwolf's most famous songs, "Magic Carpet Ride". The background of the original ABC LP cover was a shiny "foil", in contrast to later (MCA Records) LP issues and the modern CD sleeve.

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Genres
Psychedelic rock · blues rock · hard rock
Label
Dunhill
Length
40:25
Producer
Gabriel Mekler
Recorded
1968
Released
October 1968

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The Second

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples12
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
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The Second

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Genres · 3
The Second → blues rock, hard rock, Psychedelic rock
related to External links · 2
The Second → Discogs, Steppenwolf
Label · 1
The Second → Dunhill
Length · 1
The Second → 40:25
Producer · 1
The Second → Gabriel Mekler
Recorded · 1
The Second → 1968
Released · 1
The Second → October 1968
Studios · 1
The Second → American Recording, Studio City, California
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The Second → second studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf

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album second rock magic carpet ride hard steppenwolf tracks band abc records later dunhill studio released october 1968 psychedelic cover

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The SecondGenresPsychedelic rock1.00infobox
The SecondGenresblues rock1.00infobox
The SecondGenreshard rock1.00infobox
The SecondLabelDunhill1.00infobox
The SecondLength40:251.00infobox
The SecondProducerGabriel Mekler1.00infobox
The SecondRecorded19681.00infobox
The SecondReleasedOctober 19681.00infobox
The SecondStudiosAmerican Recording, Studio City, California1.00infobox
The Secondis asecond studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf0.90text
The Secondrelated to External linksSteppenwolf0.60section
The Secondrelated to External linksDiscogs0.60section

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