PAVLOV’S DOG – Essential Recordings 1974-2018 – 5LP – Deluxe 180g Vinyl Box Set [SEP 27]

5LP – Limited Deluxe Edition 180g Vinyl Box Set. The box set Essential Recordings 1974 – 2018 combines five newly remastered recordings from their vibrant career in a deluxe re-release package.

It’s been a half century since Pavlov’s Dog burst onto the burgeoning progressive rock scene of the early 1970s. Hailing from the city of St. Louis, Missouri, their heady blend of rock, classical and folk music turned them into cult legends. The band has seen lots of lineup changes and internal turmoil over the years, leading to extended breaks between album releases. But today, David Surkamp – lead singer, main songwriter and last remaining original member of Pavlov’s Dog – continues to fly the banner high, accompanied by an accomplished group of musicians that is a credit to the band’s good name. This year – exactly 50 years since Pavlov Dog recorded their legendary debutPampered Menial– the group plans to release a new album of original material and head out for an extended 50th anniversary concert tour. What’s more: The box set Essential Recordings 1974 – 2018 combines five newly remastered recordings from their vibrant career in a deluxe re-release package.

Pampered Menial
Pavlov Dog’s debut, recorded in 1974, is regarded as a milestone in the progressive rock genre. Produced by the team of Murry Krugman and Sandy Pearlman (Blue Oyster Cult), the album opens with “Julia” – the ballad that made the band famous. Moreover, the nine tracks – most of them written by singer David Surkamp – create the blueprint for their unmistakable sound.

At The Sound Of The Bell
Despite the departure of two key founding members, Mike Safron and Siegfried Carver, prior to the recording, many considerAt The Sound Of The Bellto be the band’s finest hour.

Has Anyone Here Seen Siegfried?
For decades, Pavlov’s Dog’s “lost album” – recorded in St. Louis in 1977 – was available only in inferior quality. With the rediscovery of the master tapes several years ago, it became possible to hear the album as originally intended.

Lost In America
Lost In Americais the result of a songwriting partnership between founding members David Surkamp and Doug Rayburn that bore fruit in the late 1980s.

Prodigal Dreamer
2018’s Prodigal Dreamer is a late-career milestone. Prominently featuring current member Abbie Steiling on violin, the disc’s complex arrangements work with familiar elements from rock and folk to create a sound reminiscent of the band’s mid-70s classics.

Tracklist:

Disc 1 – Pampered Menial
Side A
1. Julia
2. Late November
3. Song Dance
4. Fast Gun
5. Natchez Trace

Side B
1. Theme From Subway Sue
2. Episode
3. Preludin
4. Of Once And Future Kings

Disc 2 – At The Sound Of The Bell
Side A
1. She Came Shining
2. Standing Here With You
3. Mersey
4. Valkerie

Side B
1. Try to Hang On
2. Gold Nuggets
3. She Breaks Like a Mornig Sky
4. Early Morning On
5. Did You See Him Cry

Disc 3 – Has Anyone Here Seen Siegfried?
Side A
1. Lost In America
2. A Hardly Innocent Mind
3. Don’t Rain On Me
4. Not By My Side
5. Pantomime

Side B
1. Breaking Ice
2. You And I
3. All Night
4. As Lovers Do
5. Brown Eyes

Disc 4 – Lost In America
Side A
1 Good Bye Trafalgar
2 Falling In Love
3 Only You
4 Painted Ladies
5 I Love You Still

Side B
1. Jenny
2. Today
3. Stop Short
4. It’s All For You
5. Suicide
6. While You Were Out

Disc 5 – Prodigal Dreamer
1 Paris
2 Hard Times
3 Winterblue
4 Thrill Of It All
5 Easter Day
6 Hurting Kind

Side B
1. Aria
2. Waterlow
3. Suzanne
4. Crying Forever
5. Being In Love
6. Shaking Me Down
7. The Winds Wild Early