Mercury Records Collection: SR-61156: The Savage Resurrection

SR-61156: The Savage Resurrection

Label Type :	red Mercury type B1
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SR 61156-A- M1 MR I D
	SIDE-B	SR 61156-B- M1 MR I D

Comments

Equivalent release: Mercury MG-21156 (mono).

with original Mercury inner sleeve.

Front cover autographed by four (out of five) members - but I'm not certain about its reliability and authenticity (although the seller said it was genuine).

UPDATED (Mar. 07, 2004): I could have a contact to Mr. Jeff Myer, who was a member of the Savage Resurrection. He confirmed these autograph are all FAKE.

Inside The Groove

A famous, hard-to-find heavy Psychedelic album.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

The Savage Resurrection, a West Coast Psychedelic band in the late 1960s, left this album only, full of Jimi Hendrix obsession. The members were from two West Coast local groups, Button Willow and Whatever's Right.

And this must be one of the greatest (typical) heavy Psyche (and Garage) sounds ever recorded in the 1960s. Based on the R&B manner, brilliant twin guitar sounds spark, while experimental echoes and sound effects runs to and fro. I really love this kinda sound, amazing acid-rock. Excellent!

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

10 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	2-35789	Thing In “E” (J. Palmer)	2:58
A-2	2-35790	Every Little Song (R. Hammon)	1:47
A-3	2-35791	Talking To You (J. Palmer - B. Harper)	2:41
A-4	2-35792	Tahitian Melody (J. Palmer)	3:42
A-5	2-35793	Jammin' (J. Palmer - R. Hammon - B. Harper)	7:58
SIDE-B
B-1	2-35794	Fox Is Sick (J. Palmer)	2:38
B-2	2-35795	Someone's Changing (J. Palmer - R. Hammon)	2:29
B-3	2-35796	Remlap's Cave, Part II (J. Palmer)	2:48
B-4	2-35797	Appeal To The Happy (J. Palmer - B. Harper)	4:15
B-5	2-35798	Expectations (J. Palmer)	4:57

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Recent CD reissue (Mod Lang ML-007) has three additional tracks, which were demo takes prior to the session of this LP.

The Savage Resurrection:
Bill Harper (vo), Randy Hammon (g), John Palmer (g), Steve Lage (b), Jeff Myer (ds).
Recorded maybe in January 1968.

Produced by Abe “Voco” Kesh.