Description
Sounds of Salvation is an album by the British folk-rock combo Reflection, released on Reflection Records in 1974. The album was engineered by Martin Colley with Robert Cox and Colley producing.
“Sounds Of Salvation” saw Reflection returning to the experimental in a different way. The Methodist Missionary Society had committed itself to exploring the theme of the 19 World Council of Churches General Assembly, “Salvation Today”, and commissioned Reflection to produce a resource package including a recording. “Sound Of Salvation” was the result.
“Salvation is the total liberation by Christ of the whole man to a new freedom of both body and spirit.” Sounds of Salvation is an exploration in worship which uses both a booklet and a record with poetry, prayers, hymns, songs, readings, meditations and many more elements to try and come to terms with this exciting and difficult world.
The record is a worship experience in its own right; drawn from, and illustrating, some of the material in the booklet.
Containing both traditional and modern material – much previously unpublished – Sounds of Salvation will be of great help for individual meditation, group study, and congregational worship. [Excerpt from the jacket notes of the LP]
Probably the bizarrest Christian progressive folk album ever recorded. “Paranoid” and “apocalyptic” are words I’ve seen used to describe this mega-rare British project. Begins with a lengthy sound collage in the tradition of Blackhouse or «Revolution #9»: a strange union of choirs, jackhammers, birds, synthesizer noises, bombs, and advertisements for Dorothy’s Soup Kitchen. A hippie sing-along of «Jesus Is The Rock» ends abruptly with a piercing shriek which is where «Overseers» begins: a driving throbbing Moody Blues-derived acid rocker, segueing into an impassioned reading of «Psalm 94» over menacing psychedelic guitar, screaming synths, and wailing voices. Balancing out the intensity are some beautiful folk tunes, some done straightforward, others backed with crowd conversations, kitchen noises, nature sounds, or in one case a couple of screaming girls. And only here will you find both hymns and a Country Joe & The Fish tune («Who Am I») side by side. Some avant garde poetry readings, including candid prayers recited over «Kum Ba Ya». What planet were these guys from? [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th Edition]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Montage”
A2. “Because My Mouth”
A3. “Jesus Is The Rock”
A4. “Overseers”
A5. “Psalm 94”
A6. “Who Am I?”
A7. “Many Regrets”
A8. “For An Instant”
A9. “In The Dark”
A10. “What’s That I Hear?”
Side Two
B1. “People I Live With”
B2. “Love III”
B3. “Kumbaya / Prayers”
B4. “What Is It Like Lord?”
B5. “For A Little Freedom”
B6. “The Way Of Freedom”
B7. “Salvation Hymn”
B8. “Because My Mouth”
Note: LP comes packaged with a 12″ x 12″ booklet of notes and lyrics. Released on CD by Hugo-Montes Production in 2001.
CREDITS. Produced by Martin Colley and Robert Cox. Engineered by Martin Colley. Sleeve Design by Gerry Copas. Photo Credit: Camera Press. Project sponsored by Home Mission and Overseas (M.M.S.) Divisions of the Methodist Church, 25 Marykbone Road, London, NWI SJR. Published by Reflection, 26 Eastbourne Avenue, Acton, London.
Musicians: Gill Adams (Vocals), John Aldington (Acoustic Guitar, Flute, Vocals, Electric Lead), Rita Aldington (Percussion), Lionel Browne (Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Blues Harp, Vocals), Robert Cox (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals), Carol Gledhill (Vocals, Recorder), Steve Horne (Bass Guitar, Spanish Guitar), Andy Knight (Harpsichord), Martin Pinner (Spanish Guitar, Bottleneck Guitar), Francis Price (Reading), Terry Reeves (Drums), Stuart Yeates (Vocals, Eclectic Piano).
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