JARVIS STREET REVUE
“Singles (and More)” 
“Mr. Oil Man”

“Back in 1970, up in the cold North of Ontario, Canada hailed a group that had already had prophetic visions of the corporate, strictly-business, profit-driven, polluting, oil addicted, don’t let the environment-get-in-the-way-of-a-buck bullshit world that we currently live in." —Helios Chrome

Jarvis Street Revue's only album (1970), "Mr.Oil Man," is an absolute heavy psychedelic monster that leaves no one who hears it untouched by it's sheer avalanche of psychedelic heaviness, wasted acid leads and great vocals. After recording it, Jarvis Street Revue toured for three months. “We were treated like gods,” Jarvis leader and Neil Young running mate Tom Horricks said. The band did a cross-Canada tour to promote the album but unfortunately for them, as was often the case in those days, the album was not released until after the tour. So much for stardom. The band soon broke up. But tucked somewhere in the band’s murky history were recording sessions that produced three stupendous psychedelic singles, plus tracks for an unreleased second album, “Strands of Time." Sure, those singles and strays appeared on our Jarvis Street Revue CD, but most tracks make their vinyl debut here; as for the incredible, rare singles, they've never been compiled until this very moment! Insert includes band history, photos, and images of sheet music for several songs.

•First vinyl release for the band's incredible singles since their initial pressings in 1970/71 (Side A)

•First time on vinyl for all other tracks (Side B)

•LP limited to 500 copies

•Insert includes band history, photos, and images of sheet music for several songs

a link to an mp3 sampler, with a little taste of every track on the record:  

https://www.hightail.com/download/ZWJWckhWUnJIcWRMWE1UQw

Track List
Side A:
01. 20 Years  3:10 (Columbia C4-2969 A) 1970
02. Sally's Hymn 4:46 (Columbia C4-2969 B) 1970
03. Tambourine 2:30 (Columbia C4-3008 A) 1970
04. Intermission 2:57 (Columbia C4-3008 B) 1970
05. I Believe In Freedom 3:23 (Columbia C4-3064 A) 1971
06. Magic Man  3:01 (Columbia C4-3064 B) 1971

Side B:
01. Sweet Susan  2:26      
02. Angela 2:34     
03. Mr. Rock   2:39       
04. Uncle Benny   3:48    
05. Sweet Eyed Satin Lady   3:44    
06. Better Things To Do  2:16  

Catalogue number: LION LP-151
UPC: 778578315115

“Back in 1970, up in the cold North of Ontario, Canada hailed a group that had already had prophetic visions of the corporate, strictly-business, profit-driven, polluting, oil addicted, don’t let the environment-get-in-the-way-of-a-buck bullshit world that we currently live in. Their epic title track “Mr. Oil Man” spoke of 'oil being slick in the Gulf Of Mexico' and 'Mr. Oil Man, you’re killing all the fish again, you ruin all that water again,' fully equipped with sounds of splashing water and trippy effects. I could go on and on about how great the record is..." —Helios Chrome

Poised between Toronto and Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Ontario became the refuge for every touring band in Canada; a mandatory break while crossing the perilously vast Canadian Shield. No doubt, Canada’s vastness can be heard in much of the Northernly musical output. There is perhaps no better example of this than Thunder Bay’s Jarvis Street Revue. Their lone LP, leased to Columbia for release in 1971, leaves no one untouched by the band’s sheer avalanche of psychedelic heaviness, wasted acid leads and harrowing vocals. Every song is laced with a conviction born from the physical landscape they called home. Jarvis Street Revue spent (literally) a month of Sundays recording the album and bouncing tracks to create effects. “Chuck Williams was so freaked out, he used to leave the room,” Jarvis leader and Neil Young running mate Tom Horricks said. “It was so anti-establishment.” Creative and far-seeing... and not without some chemical support. The albums's (and band's) concern with the environmental—including bold statements on the use and abuse of the oil reserves, rapacious business men, and the depletion of Earth’s natural resources—were truly visionary. Heavy tip-on gatefold jacket. Insert has band history by Tom Horricks, plus photos, images of sheet music for several songs, and lyrics for the band's greatest statement, 'Mr. Oil Man.'

•From the original master tapes

•Limited to 500 copies

•Heavy tip-on gatefold jacket + insert with band history, photos, images of sheet music for several songs, and lyrics for the band's greatest statement, 'Mr. Oil Man.'

Track List
Side A:
01. Mr. Business Man (2:41)
02. Mr. Oil Man (12:27)

Side B:
01. 20 Years (3:08)
02. Sally's Hymn (4:44)
03. 300 South (2:40)
04. Heidi Ho (3:29)

Catalogue number: LION LP-145
UPC: 778578314514