Yesterday
This was a solo effort recorded around 2000
Palace of the King was written for Freddie King. We recorded it at the Record Plant East on W44 th st in NYC for Max's vol.2.. Produced by Ralph Murphy. The lineup was myself on guitars an vocals, Dave Quigley on bass, Russ T. Blades on drums and Diva Grey on background vocals. Guitar solo was recorded in the bathroom!.
1976
At the heart of the new wave music scene in NYC during the '70s there were two clubs that were central. Max's Kansas City on Park Avenue South, and CBGBs. Having been banned from CBGBs by Hillie Kristal, (probably a first), Max's became our NY home. We played there every month, and recorded the two songs for them; an original called "Don't Look Back" and "Palace of the King", written by Duck Dunne, Don Nix and Leon Russell, and originally recorded by one of my heroes, the big fellah, Mr. Freddie King. It was on the back of this release the The Andrew Pearson Band toured the clubs of the Northeastern US for almost two years '76-'77.
One night you get Pearson. The next night the Police. It was a time when the unknown and the known came together quite naturally.
Many bands worked up their stuff in this place on Park Avenue South. The club, upstairs, catered to the new and aspiring mostly. The bar downstairs was the 'place to be seen' at the time. Glam was huge and Andy Warhol's artsy crowd of poets and painters, fashionistas and sycophants would be joined by the likes of David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Lou Reed and their entourage. The stage upstairs would get very warm from all the hot air rising from below..
A cute 24 year old. The acid trip complexion was actually a photo developing mistake the record company wanted to correct. I liked it, so it stayed.
These tracks were recorded live in upstate Rochester, NY, at a local radio station. Myself on vocals & guitars, Frank San Pietro on vocals & Bass guitar, Cal Sarsfield on Rhodes piano and backing vocals, and Russ T. Blades on drums.