The Nest

Jeannie Piersol?s hip hybrid of rock, soul and Indian flavors is revealed for the first time in this unprecedented collection that features her sought-after 1968 singles for Chess along with material by The Yellow Brick Road and Hair. ? Studio outtakes, demos and live performances from the legendary Matrix nightclub are joined by an extensively illustrated 16-page booklet with a 7500 word essay from Grammy-nominated producer Alec Palao Jeannie Piersol is one of the enigmas of the mid-1960s San Francisco rock scene. Though little known, the distinctive singer emerged from the same community to the south of San Francisco that nurtured the principals of the Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Big Brother and other enabling constituents of the city?s future rock meritocracy. Close friends with Grace Slick and her brother-in-law Darby Slick, Piersol duetted with Grace in an embryonic line-up of pathfinding early SF outfit The Great! Society, before leaving to front her own band, The Yellow Brick Road, who worked the clubs and ballrooms of the emerging SF circuit, including legendary venue the Matrix. Upon his return from a sojourn to India to study sarod, Darby Slick transformed the YBR into a multi-racial psychedelic soul outfit know as Hair. This is turn led to Jeannie getting signed as a solo act to Cadet Concept, the hipster imprint of venerable R&B label Chess Records. Slick and Piersol travelled to Chicago in 1968 to record with by the master musicians of Chess, the result a

Tracks

1~1~The Nest
1~2~Joined In Space
1~3~Gladys
1~4~Quivering - Yellow Brick Road
1~5~Everyone Needs Some Love
1~6~Shot Me Through - Hair
1~7~Your Sweet Inner Self
1~8~Gladys (Demo) - Hair
1~9~Mr. Bright Eyes
1~10~Heading For The Sun
1~11~With Your Love
1~12~Light Sinking Down - Yellow Brick Road

Details

Catalogue Number: HMRCD019
Format: CD
Artist: Piersol, Jeannie
Release Date: 24 January 2025
Genre: Rock
Label: HIGH MOON RECORDS
Distributor: Rocket Group