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Pavlov’s Dog was formed in University City, Missouri in 1973. While performing in hometown venues the band earn quite a remarkable reputation for themselves. Their first break came when Pavlov’s Dog opened for a punk act called the New York Dolls. The performance cemented its reputation as a potent concert force, and by late 1974, the group obtained a recording contract with ABC Records. A deal that still stands as one of the largest in the history of the music business.
Sparked by the talents of the bands electrifying singer/ guitarist David Surkamp, the mighty Dog proved to be an even more formidable musical force of the Progressive Rock music scene, the first album “Pampered Menial” was ranked 27th in MOJO magazine 2005 edition of “Most Important Progressive Rock Albums of All Times”.
In 1975, the bands first album, Pampered Menial made its appearance in Billboard and immediately started moving up the charts. While the album was still on the rise, CBS bought the bands contract from ABC and released the same album with basically the same cover. Then, something incredible happened. ABC still had thousands of its prints in stores. Because it did, the ABC and CBS versions of Pampered Menial were selling for both labels with equal vigor and climbing the charts simultaneously, something that had never happened before or since.
To support the album heavy touring as an opening act followed its release after which the band went back into the studio to record At the Sound of the Bell. In 1976, the second album hit the record racks and was received with an enthusiasm equal to the first, gaining Pavlov’s Dog new fans in Europe, Great Britain, Japan and Australia as well as establishing the band across North America. This time when the band toured, it was as a headline act.
But touring and problems with management were beginning to take their toll. Nevertheless, in 1977, the band recorded a third album, Has Anyone Here Seen Siegfried?, which was never released except as a bootleg. For all intents and purposes, by the time the album was finished, so was Pavlov’s Dog.
David Surkamp relocated to Seattle, where he and Douglas Rayburn formed Madshadows, which recorded an album for Janus Records. Later, after Surkamp and British vocalist Ian Matthews worked on a television special for PBS together, they formed HI-FI and released Demonstration Album and Moods for Mallards. In 1984, Surkamp returned to St. Louis and for the next 10 years was a pop music reviewer for the Post-Dispatch during which time he married his wife, Sara. In 1989, David reformed Pavlov’s Dog with Douglas Rayburn and recorded the album “Lost In America” which continues to sell well world wide. On a trip to support the new Pavlov’s Dog CD in Australia, the band was presented with a Platinum Record for their sales of “Pampered Menial” in Australia alone.
In 2001, he recorded Roaring With Light, a tour-de-force solo album of his compositions and on which he performed all the instruments. Sara Surkamp arranged and performed all the background vocals, as well as the art design on the CD. That same year, Surkamp and Sara were invited to perform as a duo in Europe, something they do weekly in the St. Louis area.
In 2004 the band got together for a 30 year reunion concert in St. Louis which was a enormous success, with fans coming from all over the globe. This was the kick off of the rebirth of todays, Pavlov’s Dog featuring and led by David Surkamp the song writer and singer of almost all of the Pavlov’s Dogs music. With two successful European tours under their belt in 2005, and 2006 the “Dog” and David Surkamp are definitely back, and with the release of their newest CD “Dancing On The Edge Of A Teacup” they are better than ever!!
For further information please contact: Sara Surkamp at Customtele@aol.com
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Thanks for the add!!!
Love your music.
hello friends..,
Greetings from my Prog-Art-Sky!
YOU IS GREAT BAND!
...thank you for possibility to get acquainted.
Thank you also for your interest to my artworks...
You also always welcome to my pages!
Have a great Cosmic Energy!
All the best,
Ed Unitsky
Happy 4th!!!
Hi Sara and David, the our Ossi Duri DVD is out now, it contains also "Them from subway sue" performed with the us on april 2001 during the TV show "Roxy Bar", it was and it is great!!! Please let your fans know about that, so it can help us a bit! Thanks for the wonderful time we spent together! Ossi Duri
Thanks for adding Nektar as your friend!
WELCOME our friends, THANK YOU for the acceptance, all the best, Peace and Love from Hellas (Greece), Nick.-
Thank you Pavlov's Dog for the add and your great music !!! Life will never be the same after hearing "Julia" or "Song Dance". Hope you come to Verviers at the Spirit of '66 again next year and i'll see you guys there !
greetings from Belgium !
hey you are quite possibly the most underated group of all time!! David...come down to Oz!
Hi there, I´m glad you got back home well and to see some of the pictures we made - nice rememberance! See you soon :-)
Howdy Pavlov's Dog!
Gee you sure sound swell!
Thanks for taking a ride on the Rollercoaster of Kicks!
Cheers . . .
"Hot Time" Harv McFine
I hope that the "Dogs" are back home safe and sound !:)
I'm can't wait to see you again !
Giannis
Thanks for the add , really great music :)
Hejdlos
Thank so much for the Add.
Salutes from Milan hallo by Alex.
Thanks for the add!!! I have your two fisrt albums in vynil, and I keep them jealously!!!!
Great!
Hi!!!!
I realy love your music! I know you because my father also love your music. He was at your last concert at the Spirit of 66 few days ago!! And i saw the video!!! It was great!!!!
I wish you and your wife a long long long life in music and stay always in love,that's beautiful!!
Ps : sorry for my "poor" english :-)
Greetings from Belgium
Skylie
thank you.. nice traintrip to thessaloniki LOL
thanks for the add.
in the concert in thessaloniki you are the best
thanks for your musik
i hope next year you come again to see you with my wife this time.
she is pregnant and she is cant cime with me this time but next year she come for sure.
Thanx for add!
Eugenio ;)
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Hello Pavlov's Dog,
I wish you all a save flight to europe! I'm glad to see you next saturday. Peter
just stoppin by to wish you a happy weekend filled withh rock and sunshine!
groovy bass greets!!!!
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‘when the power of love
overcomes the love of power,
the world will know peace.’
~Jimi Hendrix ~
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I am so exciting...only 30 days before...
david and sara,,I just wanted to thank you for taking care of mike on his visit. I wish I could go to Europe and see the band and someday I hope to (or maybe st.louis).
Have a safe trip.
Thank you for all the great music...Pampered Menial is a true masterpiece
Hello David and Sara,
I'm lucky to meet you again in may (the 24th) in germany. We waited for "the dog" a whole year! I hope you play "Suzanne I love you" again! It'a wonderful song. The line up this year is different so please introduce the new members of the band, maybe in a newsletter or a myspace bloc! Greetings from germany, where spring has just started with sunshine and everything is getting green and new!Good luck and peace to you, Saylor and all your friends!
Peter
Thnx a lot for the add!!! :)
We are looking forward to having you here!!! Greetings from Thessaloniki... Pavlos
Thanks for adding us, SKYLIGHT's door is always open for your fair promotion through reviews / interviews.Keep in touch...
april /2001 latisana italy....
once i a life time , always in my heart...
~got you on my top now,peace...rh~
Good Morning Pavlov's Dog,
Pleased to virtually meet you!
It is Such a Honour and a Total Pleasure to have you here on MySpace!!
Thank you for joining my circle of cyber friends, for excepting the add and for sharing your Awesome Music/Memories with me.
LOVE YOUR MUSIC!!
Great Sound and Vibes!
Wonderful Vocals, David!!
Wonderful to hear that you still go out and preform. Have to look into getting your other albums, only ever had the first two.
K E E P * O N * P R O G I N '!
Take care and have yourselves an inspiring week, well what's left of it.
With Respect, Admiration and Lots of Love from Toronto, Canada
30/5 in athens. in gagarin again !!!!!
I'll definitely travel again to Athens for another great concert !
I can't wait seeing you again David and Sara.
Giannis
I WILL BE THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IN FRONT...OF THE SCENE!!!
Thanks for the add.You will come again in Athens this year?