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Raw & Alive – The Seeds In Concert at Merlin’s Music Box

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SKY SAXON AND THE SEEDS were an aggregate who, at their peak, understood how to unleash the unbridled cathartic power of rock’n’roll in their live performances. Their swansong album “Raw & Alive: The Seeds In Concert” is a remarkable encapsulation of this gift. Its contents were not recorded “live” on location, although that had been the original intention and, apart from added crowd noise, there is no studio trickery or editing of the performances. The record really is the Seeds “raw” and it delivers the sense of chaotic excitement their audiences have long enthused about. It remains a fitting tribute to the power of the original Seeds quartet.

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Disc 1
1. Introduction by “Humble Harve” Miller / Mr. Farmer 3:56
2. No Escape 2:25
3. Satisfy You 2:02
4. Night Time Girl 2:32
5. Up In Her Room 9:51
6. Gypsy Plays His Drums 4:33
7. Can’t Seem To Make You Mine 2:38
8. Mumble and Bumble 2:25
9. Forest Outside Your Door 2:40
10. Pushin’ Too Hard 2:48
11. Introduction by “Humble Harve” Miller / Mr. Farmer 4:07
12. No Escape 2:29
13. Satisfy You 2:07
14. Night Time Girl 2:31
15. Up In Her Room 9:50
16. Gypsy Plays His Drums 4:39
17. Can’t Seem To Make You Mine 2:37
18. Mumble and Bumble 2:30
19. Forest Outside Your Door 2:42
20. 900 Million People Daily All Making Love 4:54
21. Pushin’ Too Hard 2:56
Disc 2
1. Introduction by Gene Norman 2:50
2. Mumble and Bumble 2:21
3. Gyspsy Plays His Drums (New mix) 4:44
4. Mr. Farmer 4:01
5. No Escape 2:43
6. Satsify You 2:03
7. Can’t Seem To Make You Mine 2:51
8. Two Fingers Pointing On You 3:16
9. 900 Million People Daily All Making Love 8:55
10. Forest Outside Your Door 3:26
11. Hubbly Bubbly Love 2:14
12. Up In Her Room 7:34
13. A Faded Picture 6:50
14. Fallin’ 7:21
15. Pushin’ Too Hard (New mix) 2:44
16. WDGY Spots 0:55

LET’S HAVE A LITTLE HEAT: THE RAW & ALIVE SESSIONS

Sky Saxon: “I tried to touch the album up, but was rushed by Crescendo at the breakup of our contract. I could’ve gotten a much better sound out of it!” [quoted in Goldmine magazine]

SKY SAID THIS IN THE MID-1980S, around the time of his resurgence as a venerable psychedelic eccentric. His recollection is not entirely accurate, for when “Raw & Alive” was made the Seeds had a full year to go on their contract with GNP Crescendo. The album was put together faster than their other long players, yet the process could hardly be called rushed, when it took more than one attempt to get it right.

What is also notable about “Raw And Alive” is that the project was almost wholly guided by Gene Norman, although his contribution went uncredited. Crescendo’s genial founder had long put stock in live albums. Much of his early reputation as a label head came from recordings that derived from jazz and blues promotions at venues which included Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and dates at his Crescendo nightclub in Hollywood, including those of Max Roach and Clifford Brown. Despite the outwardly commercial nature of Crescendo’s mid-1960s pop-rock catalogue, Norman’s interest in the Seeds was not solely based on their marketability. He was impressed by their intensity, which he understood as the mark of a singular drive. -from the extensive, illustrated liner notes by Alec Palao.

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Weight 0.25 lbs
Format

Compact Disc
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Gatefold Case

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