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2014 studio album by Pavlov's Dog
The Pekin Tapes
Studio album by Pavlov's Dog
ReleasedNovember 28, 2014
RecordedOctober 1973 (main album)
March 1973 (bonus tracks)
StudioGolden Voice Studios, Pekin, Illinois
GenreProgressive rock, art rock
LabelRockville Music
ProducerPavlov's Dog
Pavlov's Dog chronology
Live and Unleashed
(2011) 		The Pekin Tapes
(2014) 		House Broken
(2016)
Audio sample
"Subway Sue"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cross Fire (in German)
Exposé Onlinefavorable
Gaesteliste (in German)favorable
Musik Reviews (in German)favorable
Power Metal (in German)
Progfavorable
Rock Times (in German)favorable
Zware Metalen (in Dutch)favorable

The Pekin Tapes is the sixth studio album by American progressive rock/AOR band Pavlov's Dog, released in 2014.

The album was recorded in October 1973 in just three days and produced by the band themselves, with the intention of earning them a contract with a record label to release it as their debut. Impressed by the album's quality, ABC Records signed Pavlov's Dog on a $650,000 deal, but the company decided they needed to refine the material before releasing it. Under the guidance of Sandy Pearlman and Murray Krugman, five of The Pekin Tapes's songs were re-recorded, and with the addition of four new compositions they became the band's debut album Pampered Menial in early 1975.

The original recordings remained unreleased and were thought destroyed in 1977 when Golden Voice Studios burned down, but in 2014 a well-preserved copy was discovered in a private collection. Rockville Music restored the tape the best they could and released the album in November 2014. The album's bonus tracks are demos recorded in March 1973, and they are the earliest known Pavlov's Dog recordings.

Track listing

All information according to the album's liner notes.
Tracks in bold were re-recorded for Pavlov's Dog debut album Pampered Menial.

Main tracks: recorded in October 1973
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Subway Sue"David SurkampDavid Surkamp5:53
2."Natchez Trace"Steve ScorfinaSurkamp3:57
3."Time"David HamiltonDavid Hamilton5:25
4."Stomp Water Magic"ScorfinaSurkamp3:50
5."It's All for You"ScorfinaScorfina5:21
6."Song Dance"Mike SafronSurkamp5:44
7."Dreams"SurkampSurkamp4:58
8."Clipper Ship"HamiltonHamilton5:33
9."Fast Gun"SurkampSurkamp3:35
10."Preludin & Fellacio in E Minor"Sigfried Carverinstrumental7:30
Bonus tracks: the earliest available Pavlov's Dog demo recordings from March 1973
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
11."Brand New Day"SurkampSurkamp3:34
12."Natchez Trace"ScorfinaSurkamp4:07
13."Fast Gun"SurkampSurkamp3:42
14."I Wish It Would Rain"SurkampSurkamp5:05
Total length:68:19

Personnel

All information according to the album's liner notes

Pavlov's Dog

  • David Surkamp – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Scorfina – lead guitar, vocals
  • David Hamilton – keyboards, vocals
  • Doug Rayburn – keyboards, mellotron
  • Sigfried Carver – violin
  • Rick Stockton – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Safron – drums, backing vocals

Production

Artwork

  • Hannah Detring
  • Gregory Davis
  • Jonathan Pelhank

References

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