Ceremonial (Savage Republic album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Ceremonial

| type = album

| artist = Savage Republic

| cover = Savage_Republic_Ceremonial.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1985|12}}

| recorded = {{Start date|1985}}

| venue =

| studio = Evan Williams Studio, Santa Ana, CA

| genre = Post-punk, experimental rock

| length = 37:54

| label = Independent Project/Fundamental

| producer = Bruce Licher, Robert Loveless

| prev_title = Trudge

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = Live Trek 1985 - 1986

| next_year = 1987

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Richie |last=Unterberger |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000841291|pure_url=yes}}|title=Savage Republic: Ceremonial > Review |publisher=Allmusic |date= |accessdate=October 18, 2015}}

}}

Ceremonial is the second studio album by the American post-punk band Savage Republic, released in 1985 by Independent Project Records and Fundamental Records.{{cite web |first1=Andrea |last1=Enthal |first2=Ira |last2=Robbins |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=savage_republic |title=Savage Republic |publisher=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=October 18, 2015}} It has been remixed and reissued, since 1990, accompanied by the Trudge EP. All CD issues contain only the instrumental versions of the songs.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| headline = Side one

| all_music = Mark Erskine, Thom Furhmann, Greg Grunke, Bruce Licher, Robert Loveless and Ethan Port

| title1 = Andelusia

| lyrics1 = Louise Bialik, Loveless, Port

| length1 = 5:40

| title2 = Walking Backwards

| lyrics2 = Loveless, Port

| length2 = 3:44

| title3 = 1000 Days

| lyrics3 = Erskine, Loveless, Port

| length3 = 3:35

| title4 = Mediterranea

| length4 = 3:49

| title5 = Dionysius

| lyrics5 = Loveless, Port

| length5 = 2:46

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = Side two

| title1 = Ceremonial

| length1 = 6:23

| title2 = Year of Exile

| length2 = 9:31

| title3 = Land of Delusion

| length3 = 2:23

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = 1990 CD issue track listing

| title1 = Trek

| length1 = 8:21

| title2 = Siege

| length2 = 4:21

| title3 = Assembly

| length3 = 4:43

| title4 = Trudge

| length4 = 7:16

| title5 = Andelusia

| length5 = 5:40

| title6 = Walking Backwards

| length6 = 3:44

| title7 = 1000 Days

| length7 = 3:35

| title8 = Mediterranea

| length8 = 3:49

| title9 = Dionysius

| length9 = 2:46

| title10 = Ceremonial

| note10 = Intro

| length10 = 1:22

| title11 = Ceremonial

| length11 = 5:09

| title12 = Year of Exile

| length12 = 9:31

| title13 = Land of Delusion

| length13 = 2:24

}}

Personnel

Adapted from the Ceremonial liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Ceremonial |others=Savage Republic |year=1985 |type=sleeve |publisher=Fundamental Records |location=Lake Zurich, Illinois}}

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;Additional musicians

  • Louise Bialik – vocals (A1)

;Production and additional personnel

  • Mark Coffin – recording
  • Scott Sing – photography
  • Gary Stern – recording
  • Evan Williams – recording, mixing

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Release history

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! Region

! Date

! Label

! Format

! Catalog

United States

|rowspan="2"| 1985

| Independent Project

|rowspan="2"| LP

| IP018

United Kingdom

|rowspan="2"| Fundamental

|rowspan="2"| SAVE 22

International

| 1990

| CD

References

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