Frogs - 1st (RM)

The Frogs re-emerge in 2020 with the previously unreleased "1st". More than a vast departure from The Frogs' previous works, it's an arrival at the beginning. It's the 1st original debut album. Recorded within the realms of time stamped January 1986, "1st" (aka Pat's Session) was intended to be the initial release by brothers Dennis and Jimmy Flemion prior to The Frogs' 1988 self-titled debut. Twin/Tone Records approached The Frogs and expressed fawning interest, extending an invitation to record the band after their 1985, 7th Street Entry live performance. It was at this point, the famous fork in the road, where The Frogs opted to record closer to home, thus the path deviated a few weeks later to Nexus Recording Studio in Waukesha, Wisconsin. 12 rapid fire songs emerged and were captured on reel to reel, one night, recorded live, first take, no overdubs. Upon playback review, the late Dennis Flemion opted not to release the album due to the overabundance of reverb. 32 years later, Jimmy would take the recordings to a Portland, Oregon recording studio to remaster. The studio engineer successfully cleaned-up and removed the excess reverb.