TCCDM Pulls One Out..."The Savage Seven" Stk (1968)

"The Savage Seven" Stk (1968)

     "The Savage Seven" Soundtrack is from one of many cash-in biker/hippie counter-culture B-movies that flooded the summer drive-ins in the '60s.  Low-budget bottom feeders.  Edgy stuff for the period, but poor acting and weak scripts usually had the bongwater leaking out before the first hit.  Still, the passage of time makes these movies and soundtracks a lot of fun.  I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff.

     As for the tracks on this square, there is an atypical song from Cream, "Anyone for Tennis," which was recorded during their "Wheels of Fire" sessions but then released on the soundtrack.  Two songs, "Unconscious Power" and "Iron Butterfly Theme," were culled from Butterfly's debut album, "Heavy" (1968).  A couple of songs from Barbara Kelly & The Morning Good have an Austin Powers aura.  And Jerry Styner, with some on-hand studio rats, flesh out the rest of the wax, and it sounds just about what you'd expect.  Soundtrack music is always a bit hit-or-miss on these kinds of affairs, but there's often enough groovy rock goodness contained within the grooves to help balance out the lame.

"The Savage Seven" Stk (back)

Favorites include:
"Anyone For Tennis"
"Maria's Theme"
"Iron Butterfly Theme"
"Unconscious Power"

     This copy was found at a garage sale for $5 and looks and plays great.  Prices can be all over the board with these exploitation film soundtracks, so for a wrinkled Abraham, I'm pretty satisfied.  The vinyl is on the purple/tan label with the ATCO logo in a white bar across the middle.  LKF: This was actress/director Penny Marshall's first appearance in a film.
    
ATCO Records label

"Unconscious Power" - Iron Butterfly / "The Savage Seven" Stk (1968)

Cat #  
SD 33-245
SIDE A  DEADWAX
ST-C-681271-A  LW AT  RG W[Underlined]
SIDE B  DEADWAX
ST-C-681272-A  LW AT  ˄+ W[Underlined]

TRACKS:
A1  Cream - "Anyone For Tennis" 2:39
A2  Jerry Styner - "Desert Ride" 1:23
A3  Barbara Kelly & The Morning Good - "Maria's Theme" 2:27
A4  Jerry Styner - "Shacktown Revenge" 1:58
A5  Jerry Styner - "The Medal" 1:36
A6  Jerry Styner - "Here Comes The Fuzz" 1:15
A7  Iron Butterfly - "Iron Butterfly Theme" 4:32
B1  Iron Butterfly - "Unconscious Power" 2:30
B2  Jerry Styner - "Everyone Should Own A Dream" 2:23
B3  Jerry Styner - "The Deal" 1:43
B4  Jerry Styner - "Desert Love" 1:47
B5  Barbara Kelly & The Morning Good - "Ballad Of The Savage Seven" 2:35
B6  Jerry Styner - "Maria's Theme" (instr) 2:08
B7  Jerry Styner - "The Savage Struggle" 2:24

PERSONNEL: 
Cream
Iron Butterfly
Barbara Kelly & the Morning Good
Jerry Styner
ADDITIONAL:
Various studio rats

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