Genre: rock
Rating: *** (3 stars)
Title: The Adventures of Robert Savage, Volume 1
Company: Paramount
Catalog: PAS-6016
Year: 1971
Country/State: California, USA
Grade (cover/record): VG/VG
Comments: gatefold sleeve; small cut out notch alone edge
Available: 1
GEMM catalog ID: 4605
Price: $30.00
Cost: $66.00
Anyone got a clue on this short-lived early 1970s trio? The fact that their sole album was recorded in California with Keith Olsen engineering leads me to believe they were American, but who knows.
Released by
Paramount Records, 1971's "The Adventures
of Robert Savage, Volume 1" is one of those albums that
initially doesn't seem to have a great deal going for it. The first
time I spun it quickly faded into background noise. Luckily I dumped
it into an 'also ran' pile that I came back to a couple of months
later. Mind you, this set won't change your life in any way, but
namesake singer/guitarist Savage, bassist Don Parish and drummer Tommy
Richards turned in what is a pretty impressive set of Hendrix-inspired hard
rock and white boy blues. Whomever he was, material such as 'Amy (The
Insane)' and the instrumental 'Road Apples' demonstrated that Savage was a
pretty decent guitarist. On the other hand lyrically tracks such as
'Beaver Baby', ' A Hard One' and 'Seven Days Drunk' weren't exactly Pulitzer
Prize noteworthy, though they were goofy enough to be worth hearing (check
out 'Amy (The Insane)'). It all comes together in the form of the bizarre
'Save Us from the Cyclops'.
"The Adventures of Robert Savage, Volume 1" track listing:
(side 1)
1.) Beaver Baby (Robert Savage - Don Parish) - 3:05
2.) Milk Run (Robert Savage - Don Parish) - 3:10
3.) Don't Run and Hide (L. Ransford) - 4:03
4.) A Hard One (Don Parish) - 3:19
5.) Seven Days Drunk (Robert Savage - Don Parish) - 4:29
(side
2)
1.) Save Us From The Cyclops
(Robert Savage) - 5:46
2.) Amy (The Insane) (Robert Savage) - 3:55
3.) Lonely World (Robert Savage) - 3:08
4.) Road Apples (instrumental) (Robert Savage) - 4:24
As far as I can tell, this is the only item in Savage's catalog. I have no idea if it's a legitimate reissue, but in 2004 the Skyf Zol label released the set out on CD.