Pavlov's Dog Essential Recordings 1974-2018 Pavlov's Dog

• At The Sound of The Bell:
• 1 She Came Shining 04:22
• 2 Standing Here With You 03:54
• 3 Mersey 03:07
• 4 Valkerie 05:24
• 5 Try to Hang On 02:13
• 6 Gold Nuggets 03:30
• 7 She Breaks Like a Mornig Sky 02:30
• 8 Early Morning On 03:14
• 9 Did You See Him Cry 05:40
• Pampered Menial:
• 10 Julia 03:14
• 11 Late November 03:16
• 12 Song Dance 05:03
• 13 Fast Gun 03:08
• 14 Natchez Trace 03:45
• 15 Theme From Subway Sue 04:29
• 16 Episode 04:06
• 17 Preludin 01:40
• 18 Of Once And Future Kings 05:28
• Lost In America:
• 19 Lost In America 04:00
• 20 A Hardly Innocent Mind 04:49
• 21 Don’t Rain On Me 03:47
• 22 Not By My Side 03:06
• 23 Pantomime 05:22
• 24 Breaking Ice 04:33
• 25 You And I 03:38
• 26 All Night 03:24
• 27 As Lovers Do 04:51
• 28 Brown Eyes 05:40
• Live:
• 29 Late November (Live 1990) 03:20
• 30 You And I (Live 1990) 04:18
• 31 Brown Eyes (Live 1990) 05:43
• 32 Theme From Subway Sue (Live 1990) 04:15
• 33 If We Never Meet Again (Live 2005) 03:07
• 34 Angels Twilight Jump (Live 2005) 06:22
• 35 Suzanne, I Love You (Live 2006) 04:32
• 36 Don't Rain On Me (Live 2006) 04:35
• Prodigal Dreamer:
• 37 Paris 04:46
• 38 Hard Times 04:25
• 39 Winterblue 04:06
• 40 Thrill Of It All 05:58
• 41 Easter Day 02:44
• 42 Hurting Kind 06:30
• 43 Aria 04:44
• 44 Waterlow 04:23
• 45 Suzanne 03:56
• 46 Crying Forever 04:04
• 47 Being In Love 02:32
• 48 Shaking Me Down 04:20
• 49 The Winds Wild Early 06:43
• Has Anyone Here Seen Sigfried?:
• 50 Good Bye Trafalgar 03:26
• 51 Falling In Love 03:22
• 52 Only You 04:29
• 53 Painted Ladies 03:16
• 54 I Love You Still 04:04
• 55 Jenny 04:06
• 56 Today 03:03
• 57 Stop Short 02:37
• 58 It's All For You 03:47
• 59 Suicide 02:00
• 60 While You Were Out 02:48
• Alternative Mix:
• 61 Falling In Love (Alternative Mix) 03:17
• Acoustic Version 2007:
• 62 Julia (Acoustic Version 2007) 03:02
• Live:
• 63 She Came Shining (Live 2012) 05:36
• 64 Fast Gun (Live 2011) 03:23
• 65 She Breaks Like A Morning Sky (Live 2011) 05:27
• 66 Paris (Live 2011) 04:45
• 67 Good Bye Trafalgar (Live 2012) 03:11
• 68 Only You (Live 2012) 06:46
• Total Runtime 04:39:01

Info for Pavlov's Dog Essential Recordings 1974-2018

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 debut Pampered 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.

Some history: Pavlov's Dog was founded as a seven-piece in St. Louis and quickly drew the attention of several major record labels on the strength of a batch of self-produced demos (later released as The Pekin Tapes). They debuted on record with 1974's Pampered Menial and followed that up with At the Sound Of The Bell two years later. Pavlov's Dog's trademark in these early years was David Surkamp's unique, high-pitched, vibrato-laden singing – the ballad “Julia,” perhaps the band's most famous song, being a classic example. Despite sharing stages with the biggest rock acts of the time (Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, Journey and many more), they never quite broke through commercially at home in the USA; their third album Has Anyone Here Seen Siegfried? circulated as a bootleg before finally getting an official release years later. The studio sessions for that album brought tensions within the group to a head, resulting in a temporary breakup in 1977.

In 1990, the one-off project Lost In America brought Surkamp together with fellow founding member Doug Rayburn. But it wasn't until 2004, after the original lineup gathered for a 30th anniversary performance, that the second chapter of Pavlov Dog's career truly began. The band has been touring regularly ever since. A pair of live recordings emerged – Live and Unleashed (2011) and House Broken (2016) – as well as two highly acclaimed studio projects: 2010's celebrated comeback Echo & Boo and the more recent Prodigal Dreamer.

"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 Öyster 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. Prog magazine calls the album "a thrilling experience, with impassioned folk ballads, psych rock and irresistible drama." Pampered Menial ranked #71 in eclipsed magazine's listing of the 150 Best Prog Rock Albums." (Pampered Menial)

Pavlov's Dog

Digitally remastered

Pavlov's Dog
was originally from St. Louis, Missouri. The band was formed by Mike Safron and David Surkamp. Members of the original band were: David Surkamp - lead vocals, guitar, David Hamilton - keyboards, Doug Rayburn - mellotron, flute, Mike Safron - percussion, Rick Stockton - bass guitar, Siegfried Carver - violin, vitar, viola, Steve Scorfina - lead guitar. The band's debut Pampered Menial was briefly released in 1975 on ABC Records but then quickly re-issued by Columbia Records. The result was that both versions appeared in stores at nearly the same time. On their second album At the Sound of the Bell (1976), Tom Nickeson was added to the line-up on guitar and he took over Hamilton's keyboard position after the album had been recorded as Hamilton left the band. Safron was still a member of the band but did not appear on the second album; drummer Bill Bruford played as a guest musician. The band recorded a third album in 1977, but due to poor sales of the first two albums, Columbia refused to release it, and the band split up. The band has reformed in 1990 and several times since, sometimes releasing new material.

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