Pussy - Invasion 1972

Collection of tracks from this early 70s post-Jerusalem UK hard rock group also managed and produced by Ian Gillan (Deep Purple). Includes songs from their lone single for the Deram label plus 14 other previously unreleased recordings! The band was formed immediately after the break-up of Jerusalem by its founding members Paul Dean & Ray Sparrow along with Bob Cooke, who was eventually replaced by Brian Goff. They made the decision not to continue with the name Jerusalem out of respect for what Jerusalem was all about at that time in musical history, after all Jerusalem was a one-off moment in time creation and could never be recreated. Although the musical direction of Pussy was very different to Jerusalem, which is surprising as Paul was the main writer for both bands (although his liking for riffs is still prominent in places), they continued to keep that raw, no rules edge which set them apart from many of the bands of the period Gillan was far more proactive with Pussy and was actually responsible for many backing vocals on the songs (also played piano on Feline Woman version 2, some percussion and came up with the idea for 'Place in the Sky'). Pussy were a good-time band with no pretensions of being super musicians or technical geniuses. If it seemed like fun it was worth a try, which explains a lot about their sound and direction. On stage anything could happen, no rules of course! They gigged all over the UK and Germany as a main and support act, very much in the same way as Jerusalem had done. After the disbanding of Jerusalem - (the rumors over the years said there was a second unreleased Jerusalem album - this is not true - it was actually the Pussy album) - Decca (Deram Label) decided to continue the Jerusalem contract for Pussy. The first and only Pussy release on Deram was a single entitled 'Feline Woman'. The recordings found here represent what was to be the Pussy debut album plus other various tracks all recorded between 1972 and 1973.

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01. The Knife 03:14
02. Feline Woman 03:08
03. Pig Mansion 03:19
04. Man Of This World 03:49
05. Take Me Home 03:37
06. Riding Down The Red Flag 03:03
07. I Keep Remembering You 03:20
08. Lady Ella 03:24
09. I.F.O. 03:38
10. Moonshine 03:22
11. Feline Woman (from original 1972 single with Bob Cooke) 02:33
12. Ska-Child (from original 1972 single with Bob Cooke) 03:07
13. Pig Mansion (from 1972 single session unreleased version with Bob Cooke) 02:28
14. A Place In The Sky (from 1973 session with Bob Cooke) 03:06
15. Lady Ella (from 1973 session with Bob Cooke) 03:21
16. I Keep Remembering You (from 1973 session with Bob Cooke) 03:19

Brian Goff - Guitar
Bob Cooke - Guitar, Tin Whistle (Penny Whistle), Backing Vocals
Paul Dean - Lead Vocals, Bass, Backing Vocals, Liner Notes
Ian Gillan - Producer, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Piano
Ray Sparrow - Drums, Backing Vocals




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