{"title":"Duke Jupiter","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"1-15","title":"1","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst official CD release of Duke Jupiter’s most popular album \/ Digitally remastered by Vic Anesini from the original master tapes \/ Features the band’s signature song and early MTV hit “I’ll Drink To You” \/ “Don’t You Look At Me Like That” was covered by Meat Loaf \/ Includes bonus single b-side \/ New liner notes by Rochester-based writer Marcia Greenwood - Rochester rock heroes Duke Jupiter are one of music’s greatest ‘should’ve been’ stories. Emerging in the late ’70s with 3 albums on Mercury Records, the band opened for the era’s biggest names, including ZZ Top, Bob Seger, REO Speedwagon, Toto, Foreigner, Blue Öyster Cult, David Bowie, and many more. Yet the band truly hit its stride after it slimmed down its lineup from 6 to 4 members and signed with the smaller Coast To Coast label, marking a new era with 1982’s Duke Jupiter 1. That year, the band played a free concert in Rochester and 25,000 fans attended — more than 10 times as many expected. The show caused the biggest traffic jam that the city had seen and ended up making national news as well as MTV. The influential video network, then in its infancy, frequently broadcast a live performance of Duke Jupiter 1’s single “I’ll Drink To You”; the track also reached the Top 20 on Billboard’s rock chart and became the band’s first charting pop hit. Somehow, those wins were not enough to cement stardom for the hard-working quartet. But Duke Jupiter remains fondly remembered not only in upstate New York but among power pop and melodic rock enthusiasts worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconoclassic Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50865611866443,"sku":"2229116","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Duke_Jupiter_-_1_0f3dc985_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732081909"},{"product_id":"sweet-cheeks-and-taste-the-night","title":"Sweet Cheeks and Taste The Night","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early years Duke played original Rock\/R\u0026amp;B instrumentals, which featured their signature dual lead-guitar sound when Don Maracle joined in the band in 1974. The band was playing clubs in the Upstate NY area and gradually expanded their territory. With the release of Sweet Cheeks, their first album (1978), Duke started touring with national acts. Some of the bands they toured with during their 13 year career included; ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Bowie, Bob Seeger, Robert Palmer, BB King, Toto, Sea Level, Huey Lewis and the News, Reo Speedwagon, Foreigner, Blue Oyster Cult, The Charlie Daniels Band, The Outlaws, John Lee Hooker, and countless others. Two additional albums were recorded on the Mercury Record label, Taste the Night(1979), and Band in Blue (1980).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSWEET CHEEKS\u003c\/em\u003e: Duke Jupiter's 1st album (1978) was produced by Chuck Leavell, formerly with The Allman Brothers, who, at that time, had a band called Sea Level. Chuck really hit the big-time when he became the keyboard player for the Rolling Stones, as well as pianist on many projects including Eric Clapton's Unplugged CD. Duke's 1st album has a Southern influence mixed into their classy rock sound. Maybe because it was recorded at Capricorn Studios in Macon, GA, had some of the Allman Bros. band members on it, the Muscle Shoals Horn section, or maybe it was the grits...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTASTE THE NIGHT\u003c\/em\u003e: Duke Jupiter's 2nd album (1979) with Mercury Records, was recorded in NYC and produced by Glen Kolotkin. Glen's engineering discography is a who's who of the 60s and 70s era including artists such as: Santana, Janis Joplin, Journey, Barbara Streisand, and the list just goes on and on. One of his most impressive projects was that Glen did the final mix of Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland album\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bad Reputation","offers":[{"title":"2CD","offer_id":52291288236363,"sku":"R9633-0899","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/DukeJupiter2on2.jpg?v=1750086970"},{"product_id":"white-knuckle-ride-the-line-of-your-fire-bonus-live-tracks","title":"Rough Trade UK","description":"\u003cp\u003eWHITE KNUCKLE RIDE: Duke Jupiter's 6th album (1984) was the first album on Morocco Records (Motown's short-lived attempt to develop a rock and roll label). This album got back to the Classy Rock\/R\u0026amp;B format and had great FM radio success, two songs on MTV, and an appearance on the Solid Gold TV show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE LINE OF YOUR FIRE: Duke Jupiter's final album (1985) ended up on Motown Records. Morocco Records never got off the ground, and because Duke had a two record deal, this project ended up on the parent label. Motown didn't have any interest in promoting Duke Jupiter, and even if they did, they found that they didn't have the contacts to promote a rock act.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bad Reputation","offers":[{"title":"2CD","offer_id":56868394205515,"sku":"R1601-5776","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/dukej.jpg?v=1774283047"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/duke-jupiter.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}