Pampered Menial

Pampered Menial
Studio album by Pavlov's Dog
Released	April 4, 1974
Recorded	1973 - 1974
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	33:42
Label	ABC Columbia (reissue)
Producer	Sandy Pearlman, Murray Krugman
Pavlov's Dog chronology
Pampered Menial (1974) At the Sound of the Bell (1975)

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Pampered Menial is the debut album by American progressive rock/AOR band Pavlov's Dog, released in 1975.

The album features the band's original 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. The LP was soon reissued by Columbia Records, whose version (with slightly different cover) entered the charts in mid-June, just after the ABC issue had dropped off the charts. Having both versions on sale in stores at nearly the same time may have confused buyers.

In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & the Story of Prog Rock, the album came number 26 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Julia" (David Surkamp) – 3:10
2. "Late November" (Surkamp, Steve Scorfina) – 3:13
3. "Song Dance" (Mike Safron) – 4:59
4. "Fast Gun" (Surkamp) – 3:04
5. "Natchez Trace" (Scorfina) – 3:42
6. "Theme from Subway Sue" (Surkamp) – 4:25
7. "Episode" (Surkamp) – 4:04
8. "Preludin" (Siegfried Carver) – 1:36
9. "Of Once and Future Kings" (Surkamp) – 5:32

Personnel

• David Surkamp: vocals, rhythm guitar
• Steve Scorfina: lead guitar
• David Hamilton: organ, piano, synthesizer
• Doug Rayburn: mellotron, flute
• Siegfried Carver: violin, viola, Vitar
• Rick Stockton: bass guitar
• Mike Safron: drums, percussion

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