Pussy - "Invasion" 1972

Pussy was formed immediately after the breakup of Jerusalem by it's founding members Paul Dean and Ray Sparrow, along with Bob Cooke, who was eventually replaced by Brian Goff. They made the decision not to continue under 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 seeing 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 bands of the period.

Producer Ian Gillan (Deep Purple, also producer of Jerusalem) was 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 Germany and England as major a major support act, very much in the same way that Jerusalem had done.

After the disbanding of Jerusalem - (the rumors over the years said there was a second Jerusalem album - this is not true - it was actually the Pussy album)  - Decca decided to continue the Jerusalem contract for pussy. The first and only Pussy release on Derham was a single "Feline Woman"

The recordings on the "Invasion" album are what was supposed to be the debut Pussy album and various other tracks from 1972-73. (Only 6 of which are posted below)