Following the disbandment of Country Weather in 1972, guitarist Greg Douglass teamed up with bassist Brian Kilcourse and Bill Baron to form the Bay-area power trio Mistress. Though the group had a local following, they were unable to secure a record deal for their self-recorded debut and ended up calling it quits. In late 1976, Douglass opted to reform Mistress and brought in vocalist Dave Walker, bassist Skip Olson, Chris Paulsen and Chris Kovacs. The quintet's self-entitled debut was recorded in 1977 for RSO Records, who released it 2 years later, just as the band's members opted to head off in separate directions.
Mistress
Keystone, Palo Alto, CA
April 30th, 1977
Disc One:
1. I Can't Stay Too Long 4:24
2. It Takes Time > Same Old Blues 14:35
3. Maelstrom 5:42
4. band intro > tuning > Prayers 6:11
5. Sister Sweet 7:35
6. Tuscaloosa Tony 11:10
7. Collection Box 9:18
8. She's a Shiner > Band intro 11:26
Total 70:25
Disc Two:
1. Back Home to You 6:47
2. Shot in the Head 6:22
3. Jungle Love 5:42
4. Bringin' It Back from Mexico > Do the Hip Shake 15:43
Total 34:36
Dave Walker - vocals, Greg Douglass - guitars, Skip Olson - bass, Chris Paulson - drums, Chris Kovacs - keyboards
