Jarvis street revue mr oil man front

$900.00

Jarvis Street Revue - Mr. Oil Man

Format: LP
Label: Columbia ES 90020
Year: 1970
Origin: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Genre: psych, rock
Keyword: 
Value of Original Title: $900.00
Make Inquiry/purchase: email ryder@robertwilliston.com
Release Type: Albums
Websites:  No
Playlist: Ontario, 1970's, $1000 Record Club, Rock Room, Top 50 Collector Albums, Rarest Canadian Music, Psych, MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Albums

Tracks

Side 1

Track Name
Mr. Business Man
Mr. Oil Man

Side 2

Track Name
20 Years
Sally's Hymn (Smoker's Funeral Song)
300 South
Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go)

Photos

4210

Jarvis Street Revue - Mr. Oil Man

4211

Jarvis Street Revue - Mr. Oil Man

4212

Jarvis Street Revue - Mr. Oil Man

Jarvis street revue st label 01

Jarvis Street Revue-ST LABEL 01

Jarvis street revue st label 02

Jarvis Street Revue-ST LABEL 02

Jarvis street revue mr oil man front

Mr. Oil Man

Videos

No Video

Information/Write-up

The Jarvis Street Revue was formed in Thunder Bay, Ontario in the late 60's around the talents of Tom Cruickshank, Wayne Faulconer, Tom Horricks and George Stevenson. Horricks and Stevenson had earlier been with the Toronto-based Plague and Horricks followed this with a spell in Lexington Avenue. Faulconer had been with the Winnipeg-based Satan and The D-Men.

In 1970 the band released their only album, Mr. Oil Man, which was recorded at DMG Sound Studios in Thunder Bay. It achieved minor hit status when issued as their first single. The gatefold has an amazing sleeve of Christ holding up an earth globe covered in toxic slime. The subject content of Mr. Oil Man is an environmental statement on the use and abuse of the oil reserves, the depletion of Earth’s natural resources and hazards of smoking.

The album is predominantly heavy rock with psychedelic overtones with a strong Jimi Hendrix influence in the guitar pieces. Ecological concerns mix with relaxed hippie reflections in a style similar to the Borealis LP, though the heavy acid guitar excursions on the 13-minute title track is what makes this trip worthwhile. The rest of that side is taken up by Mr. Business Man, another heavy rocker with some catchy high pitched guitar. The band are at their most psychedelic on Sally's Hymn and 20 Years has a haunting intro and some nice brass.

Comments

No Comments