The Savage Resurrection Promo LP-1968, M-/M- See Image

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Aug 10, 2007 Sold Date

Aug 3, 2007 Start Date

$ 15 Start price

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For your consideration is a rare, old, mint state promo LP from 1969 by psych/garage rock band the Savage Resurrection. It is self-titled. Below is a bio for this long-ago band, courtesy of ALLmusic:

"One of the most obscure San Francisco Bay-area psychedelic groups to release an album on a major label, the Savage Resurrection managed to release one LP in 1968 before breaking up in a blitz of personnel and business problems. The Savage Resurrection were also one of the youngest psychedelic bands working the Bay Area circuit; one of their dual lead guitarists, Randy Hammon, was only sixteen when they recorded their album. Formed in the East Bay town of Richmond (near Berkeley) by members of several teen rock groups in 1967, they played psychedelic hard rock that drew heavily not just from San Francisco acts but also from Jimi Hendrix and the blues, as well as occasional lighter touches of more folk-rock-oriented riffs. The group were signed to Mercury by A&R man Abe "Voco" Kesh, most famous for his work with fellow Bay Area-based acts Blue Cheer and Harvey Mandel. Kesh produced their lone, self-titled album over the course of three days, capturing a group that sounded rawer and punkier than most psychedelic bands, which could be an advantage or a hindrance. Some numbers on the resulting erratic LP were humdrum heavy blues-rockers; others had more unexpected chord shifts and song structures to anchor their molten-intensity lead guitar riffing, though even then they could sound derivative of more accomplished groups such as Love and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. There were flashes of promise, especially considering their extreme youth, but these were not fulfilled, as lead singer Bill Harper and bassist Steve Lage left shortly after the album came out. With replacements the Savage Resurrection only managed to do a little touring in the midwest before breaking up later in 1968".....................

Following are the track titles for Side One:

Thing In "E"
Every Little Song
Talking To You
Tahitian Melody
Jammin'

Side Two:

Fox Is Sick
Someone's Changing
Remlap's Cave Party II
Appeal To the Happy
Expectations

Mercury monaural MG-21156 (1969) white labels, with "promotional copy-not for sale". See images.

Condition: The record is in glossy M- condition with no indication whatsoever that it was every played. It is still in its original gray and white Mercury sleeve which promotes Blues Magoos, Lesley Gore and others.
The cover is also in M- condition just coming out of its plastic sleeve where its been for years.
Don't miss a bid for this museum piece! Insured shipping is a must for this LP.

BTW: All LPs are shipped to you in a plastic sleeve between sheets of bubblewrap and in a professional LP mailer with "Do Not Bend" on it. Insurance is extra.