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Sacred Baboon

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Released
  
1989

Artist
  
Yezda Urfa

Genre
  
Rock

Length
  
42:08

Release date
  
1989

Label
  
Syn-Phonic

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Recorded
  
1976 at Universal Studios, Chicago and Hedden West Recorders, Schaumburg, Illinois

Similar
  
Hybris, Voyage of the Acolyte, Tales from Topographic Oceans, Relayer, Close to the Edge

Sacred Baboon is the second, and only officially released, album by the American progressive rock group Yezda Urfa. The album was recorded in 1976, but not released until 1989.

Contents

In 1975 Yezda Urfa made a demo EP, Boris, but since no interest was generated by it, they decided to go for a second album that would be released on their own label with the hope that after it generated enough interest, it would attract the attention of a record company.

Yezda Urfa funded the project themselves, and just before finishing, they almost had a deal with a small label in Chicago, but the deal fell through. After completing the recording, but short of cash, they abandoned the idea of releasing the album and shelved the master tape.

Some time later, the band was discovered by Syn-Phonic and the album was released in 1989.

This album was recorded in about two weeks, in two different studios. They had started using the same studio as for the Boris album, but switched to another, more modern studio shortly after they started recording. In the time that had elapsed since recording Boris, their music had evolved. Some of the material that appeared on Boris was reworked for this album.

Side 1

  1. Give 'em Some Rawhide Chewies (3:50)
  2. Cancer of the Band (6:48)
  3. Tota in the Moya (10:14)

Side 2

  1. Boris and his Three Verses (2:50)
  2. Flow Guides Aren't My Bag (4:45)
  3. (My Doc Told Me I Had) Doggie Head (5:02)
  4. 3, Almost 4, 6 Yea (8:39)

Produced & Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago and Hedden West Recorders, Schaumburg, Illinois.

Personnel

  • Brad Christoff: drums, tubular bells, metalaphone, glockenspiel, percussion
  • Phil Kimbrough: keyboards, accordion, mandolin, flute, recorder, vocals
  • Mark Tippins: guitar, vocals
  • Marc Miller: bass, cello, marimba, vibes, vocals
  • Rick Rodenbaugh: vocals
  • Songs

    1Give'em Some Rawhide Chewies3:53
    2Cancer of the Band6:51
    3Tota in the Moya10:17

    References

    Sacred Baboon Wikipedia