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2016 cd release with 8 bonus tracks

During the height of the glam era on the Sunset Strip, musicians were laying more pipe than the street maintenance crews on Hollywood Blvd. For the scene as a whole, there were three unsigned bands that were leading the way. For these budding rock stars, landing the dancers with the steady cash flow was just as important as landing the record deal. One was a hot body and the other was a sought after commodity. These bands frequently sold-out live venues like the legendary Gazzarri’s, Roxy, Whiskey and the Troubadour with little or no effort at all. All had faithful followings that would impress any major label rep with the title of A&R. Having their faces grace the cover of the weekly published Rock City News, the one stop music guide of the Hollywood scene was as common as the neon T-backs and tan lined tits of the time. One such covered featured the three front men with the appropriate caption, Three Rockers From Hell-y wood! Two of these bands became household names at the height of Glam Rock era, Poison and Warrant. The third was always on the verge of landing the big time record contract but for odd reasons, the signatures on the dotted line never materialized. Guitarist Chris Sheridan said Sweet Savage was offered a record deal on Enigma Records but turned it down. ‘Our attitude was why should we sign with an independent label when the majors were looking at us? It was the biggest mistake we made’. Poison was then offered the deal after Savage declined. Sheridan says that just shows you how hit and miss the music industry is. Sweet Savage, from Houston was a bleach blonde foursome consisted of Joey C. Jones on vocals, brothers Chris and Laine Sheridan on guitar and bass and Randy St. John on drums. Sweet Savage released a five song EP simply titled Sweet Savage on Savage Tunes, the bands own label. The record released in December 1985 and produced by Dana Strum quickly gained favorable reviews worldwide. With the resulting positive feedback, the first pressing of the EP quickly sold out and another run was pressed. The EP secured the top slots of Kerrang magazine’s import record chart for 16 weeks ahead of such acts as Poison, Bon Jovi and Cinderella. The record eventually moved 30,000 copies worldwide and Metal Forces magazine gave it a ranking of 88 out of a possible 100. The Sweet Savage EP featured four originals, ‘On the Rocks’, ‘Do Ya’, ‘Head over Heels’, the slower ‘Breakaway’ and one cover ‘Fox on the Run’. All the songs would become nightly favorites of the Sweet Savage set. Only the higher authority knows what could have or should have been for this hard working band if they only had received a record deal.

Track list:
1. On The Rocks
2. Do Ya
3. Fox On The Run-Sweet cover
4. Head Over Heels
5. Break Away
6. Desert Rose
7. Night Is Calling
8. Deja Vu-live
9. Cut It Out-live
10. Crank It Up-live
11. Shape Of Things-live
12. Night Is Calling-live
13. Gonna Lose That Girl Tonight-live