SALVATION ARMY The Salvation Army LP FRONTIER 1982 US 1st press THREE O'CLOCK

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MICHAEL QUERCIO, TROY HOWELL, GREGG GUTIERREZ

Although their name made them a short-lived entity, punky, psych-influenced garage band 

the Salvation Army took most of their stylistic and musical cues from Lenny Kaye's 

Nuggets anthology. Formed in March 1981 by South Bay, CA teenager Michael Quercio, 

the Salvation Army quickly released a single on the Minutemen's New Alliance label, 

gained a new guitarist (Greggory Louis Gutierrez), and recorded a batch of new songs. 

After this demo was played on Rodney Bingenheimer's massively influential 

Rodney on the ROQ radio show, Lisa Fancher signed the Salvation Army 

to her Frontier Records and released the trio's self-titled debut in May 1982

"THE SALVATION ARMY"

1982     LP     FRONTIER RECORDS    FLP 1008 

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

[Re-released in 1984 under the title "Befour Three O'Clock"]

SINGLE COVER

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LABEL: FRONTIER - BLUE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) FLP 1008

Catalog on label (Side A only): FLP 1008

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched & Stamped): FLP-1008-A   -A-   kdisc

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched & Stamped): FLP-1008-B   -A-   kdisc

On label (Side A only): 

All songs-M. Quercio except Going Home-G. Gutierrez, M. Quercio and Grimly Forming-P. Vandergelder (B.M.I.)

© 1982 American Lesion Music (B.M.I.)

On Back Cover: Recorded March 18, 19, 21, 1982

Produced by H. B. Lovecraft

Back cover photo: Ed Colver

tracklist

Side A: SHE TURNS TO FLOWERS - UPSIDE DOWN

THE SEVENTEEN FOREVER - MIND GARDENS - GRIMLY FORMING

Side B: WHILE WE WERE IN YOUR ROOM TALKING TO YOUR WALL

MINUET - HAPPEN HAPPENED - I AM YOUR GURU - GOING HOME

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RECORD EX, sometimes NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

The Salvation Army's self-titled and only full-length release as such is a fine treat on its own. 

Since Michael Quercio was the driving force from the start, this really isn't too far removed 

from the Three O'Clock material in general, but like the earliest Dream Syndicate singles, 

it's a good portrait of a band getting its particular act together. It's very rushed: a merry 

rave-up without being rampaging. While songs like "The Seventeen Forever" had the pace 

of L.A. punk, the band clearly didn't have an interest in the skull-bludgeoning impact, though 

Quercio brings in some fun snarl on "Grimly Forming." A slew of the songs had 

already been attempted in earlier versions, giving the group a chance to punch them up 

and around a bit for these takes. "She Turns to Flowers," "Going Home," and 

"Happen Happened" all benefit in turn, finding Quercio in at once strong and light voice, 

his best area contemporary might have been Peter Case, though Quercio has a dreamier, 

wistful feeling in his vocals in contrast. Like many psych revival records, it's interesting 

to hear both the similarities and differences with the past -- while Quercio clearly 

knows his trippy guitar tricks, Troy Howell's drums kick through just a little more 

strongly in a clearer mix than many '60s forebears tried...(AllMusic)