''The Best of Pavlov's Dog'' is a compilation album by American

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...

/ AOR band

Pavlov's Dog Classical conditioning (also known as Pavlovian or respondent conditioning) is a behavioral procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus (e.g. food) is paired with a previously neutral stimulus (e.g. a triangle). It also refers to the learni ...

, released in 1995. It compiles songs from the band's first two albums, ''

Pampered Menial ''Pampered Menial'' is the debut album by American progressive rock/ AOR band Pavlov's Dog, released in 1975. The album features a line-up comprising David Surkamp, Steve Scorfina, Mike Safron, Rick Stockton, David Hamilton, Doug Rayburn and Si ...

'' (1975) and ''

At the Sound of the Bell ''At the Sound of the Bell'' is the second studio album by American progressive rock/ AOR band Pavlov's Dog, released in 1976. Since the previous year's album '' Pampered Menial'', violinist Siegfried Carver and drummer Mike Safron had left th ...

'' (1976). The album's

liner notes Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for cassettes. Origin Liner notes are desce ...

give credit to all eight 1973-1976 Pavlov's Dog full-time members for their contributions, but they do not mention the session and guest musicians who also took part in the ''At the Sound of the Bell'' recordings. The album's front cover is a blue colored snippet from Edwin Landseer's painting ''High Life'' which was also used in the original back cover of ''Pampered Menial''.

Track listing

All tracks credited to David Surkamp, except where noted.

Personnel

See ''Pampered Menial'' personnel and ''At the Sound of the Bell'' personnel accordingly

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Best of Pavlov's Dog 1995 compilation albums Pavlov's Dog (band) albums