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Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial album flac Performer: Pavlov's Dog
Title: Pampered Menial
Style: Art Rock, Prog Rock
Released: 1975
Country: US
MP3 album: 1871 mb
FLAC album: 1165 mb
Rating: 4.5
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Genre: Rock

Pampered Menial is the debut album by American progressive rock/AOR band Pavlov's Dog, released in 1975. The album features a line-up comprising David Surkamp, Steve Scorfina, Mike Safron, Rick Stockton, David Hamilton, Doug Rayburn and Siegfried Carver (born Richard Nadler). Carver left the band soon after the album was released. It was first released on ABC Records, debuting on the charts in early April.

Pampered Menial was the first album from Pavlov's Dog and was released in 1974. A difficult album to categorise, the songs are melodic and tastefully played and arranged. Elements of Symphonic Prog are present and the occasional more riffy moment. But if you can cope with Surkamp, here's an entire CD of passionate, mellotron-drenched and guitar-driven sympho, which will remind you, at times, of early Crimso, of Jethro Tull at their most autumnal, and even of Genesis' "Mad Man Moon". Hard to believe that even on their debut album Pavlov's Dog sounded so together and reached such peaks - something they'd never achieve again. As early as their second album, there was to be a disastrous falling-off in quality.

Pampered Menial was the first album from Pavlov's Dog, a band produced by Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman, the duo behind Blue Oyster Cult. The seven men in this group are revealed in the gatefold holding "Horace," a dog, while three engravings from 1849 by artist Robert Vernon make up the front, back and inside cover

Pavlov's Dog is a 1970s progressive rock/AOR band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1972. Pavlov's Dog originally was composed of vocalist David Surkamp, guitarist Steve Levin, keyboardists David Hamilton and Doug Rayburn, bassist Rick Stockton, drummer Mike Safron, and violinist Siegfried Carver (born Richard Nadler). Levin left the band during their inaugural year and was replaced by Steve Scorfina (formerly of REO Speedwagon).

Pavlov's Dog. Pampered Menial ‎(LP, Album, Gat). Pavlov's Dog. Pampered Menial ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM). Esoteric Recordings. CDCOL 3632 S. Pampered Menial ‎(CD, Album).

The closest these bands got was Leftoverture by Kansas but the album still had some notorious flaws. Probably the only example of an album that blended these different styles in the right way was 1974's Pampered Menial by Pavlov's Dog. Formed in 1972 in St. Louis, Pavlov's Dog is probably the best example of a band that you'll either hate or love, not only because of their pop style in the prog world but mainly because of its vocalist: David Surkamp.

Pampered Menial was Pavlov's Dog first album, originally released on ABC Dunhill and re-released on Columbia in 1974. The songs "Julia" and "Theme From Subway Sue" received the most airplay. Pampered Menial is a crossover albums of 70's hard rock and progressive rock and is strongly recommended to fans of either of those genres

Tracklist

A1 Julia 3:09
A2 Late November 3:10
A3 Song Dance 4:58
A4 Fast Gun 3:08
A5 Natchez Trace 3:40
B1 Theme From Subway Sue 4:25
B2 Episode 4:02
B3 Preludin 1:37
B4 Of Once And Future Kings 5:23

Companies, etc.

  • Published By – Ron Powell Music Ltd.
  • Produced For – Longshot Productions, Ltd.
  • Recorded At – CBS Studios, New York
  • Mixed At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
  • Lacquer Cut At – Master Cutting Room

Credits

  • Artwork [Engravings] – Robert Vernon
  • Bass Guitar – Rick Stockton
  • Composed By – Pavlov's Dog
  • Engineer [Mixing Tape] – Howie Lindeman
  • Engineer [Mixing] – Ed Sprigg
  • Engineer [Recording] – Tim Geelan
  • Illustration [Portraits] – Bobby Jentis
  • Keyboards – David Hamilton
  • Lead Guitar – Steve Scorfina
  • Lead Vocals, Guitar – David Surkamp
  • Mellotron, Flute – Doug Rayburn
  • Percussion – Mike Safron
  • Producer – Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman
  • Recorded By [Recordist] – Lou Schlossberg
  • Violin, Viola – Siegfried Carver
  • Written-By – David Surkamp (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B2, B4), Mike Safron (tracks: A3), Siegfried Carver (tracks: B3), Steve Scorfina (tracks: A2, A5)

Notes

Gatefold cover
Dynaflex printed at bottom of labels;
at bottom of labels & on back-cover : Licensed & Distributed by RCA Limited
in spine : Printed In Canada

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): ABCD-866 -A G M
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): ABCD-866 -B G M
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
ABCD-866 Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial ‎(LP, Album, Gat) ABC Records ABCD-866 US 1975
ECLEC 2380 Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2380 Europe 2013
CDCOL 3632 S Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial ‎(CD, Album) Columbia CDCOL 3632 S South Africa 1993
SBP 474339 Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial ‎(LP, Album) CBS SBP 474339 New Zealand 1975
S 80872 Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial ‎(LP, Album) CBS S 80872 UK 1975

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Julia
Songwriter – D. Surkamp*
3:12
A2 Late November
Songwriter – D. Surkamp*, S. Scorfina*
3:13
A3 Song Dance
Songwriter – M. Safron*
5:01
A4 Fast Gun
Songwriter – D. Surkamp*
3:04
A5 Natchez Trace
Songwriter – S. Scorfina*
3:43
B1 Theme From Subway Sue
Songwriter – D. Surkamp*
4:25
B2 Episode
Songwriter – D. Surkamp*
4:08
B3 Preludin
Songwriter – S. Carver*
1:37
B4 Of Once And Future Kings
Songwriter – D. Surkamp*
5:32

Companies, etc.

  • Produced For – Longshot Productions, Ltd.
  • Published By – Ron Powell Music Ltd.
  • Recorded At – CBS Studios, New York
  • Mixed At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
  • Manufactured By – Columbia Records
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.

Credits

  • Artwork [Engravings] – Robert Vernon
  • Bass Guitar – Rick Stockton
  • Engineer – Tim Geelan
  • Engineer [Mixing Tape] – Howie Lindeman
  • Guitar, Lead Vocals – David Surkamp
  • Keyboards – David Hamilton
  • Lead Guitar – Steve Scorfina
  • Mellotron, Flute – Doug Rayburn
  • Mixed By – Ed Sprigg
  • Percussion – Mike Safron
  • Producer – Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman
  • Recorded By [Recordist] – Lou Schlossberg
  • Violin, Viola, Other [Vitar] – Siegfried Carver

Notes

Gatefold cover with white dj promo labels "DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE" with DJ timestrip on front cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label matrix no.): AL 33552
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label matrix no.): BL 33552
  • Matrix / Runout (Etched in Side A runout): T P AL 33552 1B
  • Matrix / Runout (Etched in Side A runout [ 0 is machine-stamped]): 0 T1 P BL-33552 -1B B2 MCR
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
ABCD-866 Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial ‎(LP, Album, Gat) ABC Records ABCD-866 US 1975
ECLEC 2380 Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2380 Europe 2013
CDCOL 3632 S Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial ‎(CD, Album) Columbia CDCOL 3632 S South Africa 1993
SBP 474339 Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial ‎(LP, Album) CBS SBP 474339 New Zealand 1975
S 80872 Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial ‎(LP, Album) CBS S 80872 UK 1975