Python Lee Jackson was an Australian band, founded in 1965, that tried its luck in England in 1969. Despite catching the attention of producer John Peel, they didn’t make it big, or even medium-sized, but they did record three tracks with a guest vocalist, bloke by the name of Rod Stewart, who had just left the Jeff Beck Group and would join the Faces a few months later. Stewart’s pay for the Peel-produced session was a set of car seat covers.
The single was released to an overwhelming lack of interest, but Stewart’s 1971 mega-hit “Maggie May” prompted a 1972 re-release, at which point “In a Broken Dream” reached No. 3 in the UK, though only No. 56 in the U.S. Its success prompted the band to reform for an album to wrap around Stewart’s tracks, but they broke up again a year later.
That wasn’t the only song PLJ recorded that day. “Doin’ Fine” was also on the play list…
…as well as a B.B. King cover
