Salvation (band)

Salvation was a late-1960s American psychedelic rock band, formed in Seattle, Washington, and later based in San Francisco, California.

[1] The group started as the New Salvation Army Banned in 1967, with the line-up of Al Linde singing and Joe Tate on guitar, later supplemented by bassist Artie McLean, keyboardist Art Resnick, and drummer Teddy Stewart.

They performed in San Francisco, featured as the house band at the Roaring Twenties topless club in North Beach, at shows in Golden Gate Park and at the Haight-Ashbury communal venue, the Straight Theater.

In 1967, they changed their name to Salvation, and issued their eponymous debut album in December, followed later by their second release in 1968, Gypsy Carnival Caravan, both on ABC Records.

[2] The band performed as an opening act for The Doors and Big Brother and the Holding Company, before headlining in New York City at the Fillmore East in 1969.