instrumental that I could use as a showcase. I thought of myself as an instrumentalist, not as a singer", Winter said. From that riff, the song developed into a jam in which Winter improvised a dual drum solo with drummer Red Turner. The song was played live many times before Winter ever considered recording it. "We played that song all over the world and then completely forgot about it. I didn't think of it for years", he said. Initially known simply as "The Instrumental", the band warmed up each day in the studio by playing the song. During the album sessions, it was producer Rick Derringer who convinced Winter to try to turn it into "something that would be usable" for inclusion on the album. Winter recalls that editing the song in the studio was a chore, with audiotape "lying all over the control room". "(It was) draped over the backs of chairs and overflowing the console and the couch. And we were trying to figure out how to put it all back together." The song obtained its title during recording when drummer Chuck Ruff heard a rough mix and said "Wow, man, it's like Frankenstein." "As soon as I heard 'Frankenstein', the monster was born", Winter recalled. Track listing Personnel The Edgar Winter Group Edgar Winter – organ, ARP 2600 synthesizer, piano, clavinet, marimba, saxophone, timbales, lead and backing vocals, liner notes Ronnie Montrose – lead guitar, 12 string guitar, mandolin Rick Derringer – slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass, backing vocals, claves, producer Dan Hartman – bass, rhythm guitar, ukulele, percussion, maracas, lead and backing vocals Additional personnel Randy Jo Hobbs – bass on "Free Ride" and "We All Had a Real Good Time" Johnny Badanjek – drums on "Free Ride" and "We All Had a Real Good Time" Chuck Ruff – drums, congas, vocals Technical Bill Szymczyk – technical director Harry Maslin – engineer, Hit Factory Studios Steve Paul – organic director Notes External links 1972 albums Albums produced by Rick Derringer Edgar Winter albums Epic Records albums