"I Broke My Leg In Yucca Valley, But My Heart Lies In Palm Springs"
Cover of Midnight Wire, which is NOT featuring this song
Recorded by Curved Air
Released:	unreleased
Recorded:	May 1975
Length:	x:xx
Album(s):	unreleased
Label(s):	rejected by RCA
Writer(s):	Phil Kohn
Producer(s):	PRODUCER
Studio(s):	Island Studios - London, England, UK
Released as single?	No

"I Broke My Leg In Yucca Valley, But My Heart Lies In Palm Springs" is a song written by Phil Kohn and recorded by Curved Air in May 1975.

About the song

This Phil Kohn composition was recorded in May 1975 when Curved Air went to Island Studios in London to work on their first studio LP after the release of their live album.

The old Curved Air website features an mp3 with an early recording, but as time progressed it became clear that this would be a groovy instrumental without Sonja Kristina vocals or any Darryl Way contribution - apparently not everybody loved it. But guest musician Jose Feliciano liked the song and he and percussionist Paulinho da Costa recorded their parts in the final days of the band's recording sessions.

The band's record company RCA had a listening party for the release of the album and every time this track was played it was the cause for question marks in people's faces. Apparently Jose Feliciano liked it, so he obtained the licensing rights, but so far the track remains unreleased.

It was decided to re-record the album with different producers.

As Phil Kohn wrote in a blog the producers came to see Curved Air perform in Amsterdam (probably 1975-07-26), where they basically told Phil that everything about the first recording sucked!

Personnel

Stewart Copeland -- Drums
Mick Jacques -- Guitars
Phil Kohn - Bass
Sonja Kristina -- Vocals
Darryl Way -- Violin, Keyboards, Vocals

Jose Feliciano - Guitar
Paulinho da Costa - Percussion

Release History

Albums

I Broke My Leg In Yucca Valley, But My Heart Lies In Palm Springs appears on the following album releases:

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Video

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