33.45.78 All Vinyl Radio Show
with Steve Fruitman
#157
January 16, 2017

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Perth County Conspiracy
Does Not Exist!
Guests: Terry Jones and David Woodhead
Hour One: Hear this show now
Hour Two: Hear this show now
Hour One

1.   Cedric Smith and Terry Jones: Mama Said (Terry Jones) 1977
2.   Cedric Smith and Terry Jones: Morrocan Roll (Cedric Smith) 1976
3.   Cedric Smith and Terry Jones: In The Morning (Terry Jones) 1976
4.   Cedric Smith and Milton Acorn: No Title (Milton Acorn / Cedric Smith) no date
5.   Cedric Smith and Terry Jones: Pentagon Squares (Cedric Smith) 1977
6.   Perth County Conspiracy: Javex Bottles (PCC) 1972
7.   Perth County Conspiracy: You’ve Got The Power (Richard Keelan / Cedric Smith) 1970
8.   Bob Burchill: Some People (Bob Burchill) 1980
9.   Perth County Conspiracy: Take A Look At The Light Side (Richard Keelan) 1971
10. Perth County Conspiracy: Stratford People (Cedric Smith) 1971
11. Perth County Conspiracy: People Are Out Of Tune (Richard Keelan) 1971
12. Perth County Conspiracy: Old Ways (Cedric Smith / Milton Acorn) 1975
13. Perth County Conspiracy: Heart of the Beast (Richard Keelan) 1975
14. Perth County Conspiracy: Military Spectatorships (Cedric Smith) 1975
15. Perth County Conspiracy: Touch A Spark (Richard Keelan) 1975
16. Cedric Smith and Richard Keelan: Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Frank Zappa) 1969

Hour Two – Live in studio:
Terry Jones: guitar, lead vocal
David Woodhead: electric bass, guitar, vocal

1.   Power To Think (Terry Jones)
2.   Worker Blues (Terry Jones)
3.   Songbird (Terry Jones)
4.   The Whale Song (Terry Jones)
5.   Morning Train (Bob Carpenter)
6.   Walls of Jericho (Terry Jones)
7.   Crazy Mouth Song (Terry Jones)
8.   Take Me To The Fields (Terry Jones)
9.   New Orleans (Terry Jones)
10.  Cedric Smith and Richard Keelan: Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Frank Zappa) 1969
11.  Outro: Let me Play (Terry Jones)
 


And Now for The Particulars:

Hour One

1.   Cedric Smith and Terry Jones: Mama Said (Terry Jones)
Ten Lost Years And Then Some: Rumour Records – Rumour Six
Stratford ON
Cedric Smith: guitar, mandola, vocals
Terry Jones: guitar, vocals
David Woodhead: bass, banjo, guitars, mandola, autoharp, vocals
Dorit Learned: psaltry, vocals
Dita Paabo: piano, accordion, vocals
Jerome Jarvis: percussion, jaw harp, vocals
Paul Gellman: violin
Produced 1977
Recorded by Ringo Hrycyna at Thunder Sound, Toronto

2.   Cedric Smith and Terry Jones: Morrocan Roll (Cedric Smith)
The Best of Touch The Earth: CBC Records – LM 473
Stratford ON
Cedric Smith: guitar, vocal
Terry Jones: guitar, vocal
Produced by Paul Mills – 1976
Recorded April, 1976

3.   Cedric Smith and Terry Jones: In The Morning (Terry Jones)
Touch The Earth: CBC
Stratford ON
Terry Jones: vocal, guitar
Cedric Smith: guitar, vocal
Produced 1976

4.   Cedric Smith and Milton Acorn: No Title (Milton Acorn / Cedric Smith)
From reel to reel tape: unreleased
Cedric Smith: guitar, vocal
Milton Acorn: vocal talking recitation
Produced from tapes of David Woodhead - no date

5.   Cedric Smith and Terry Jones: Pentagon Squares (Cedric Smith) 1977
Ten Lost Years And Then Some: Rumour Records – Rumour Six
Stratford ON
Cedric Smith: guitar, mandola, vocals
Terry Jones: guitar, vocals
David Woodhead: bass, banjo, guitars, mandola, autoharp, vocals
Dorit Learned: psaltry, vocals
Dita Paabo: piano, accordion, vocals
Jerome Jarvis: percussion, jaw harp, vocals
Paul Gellman: violin
Produced 1977
Recorded by Ringo Hrycyna at Thunder Sound, Toronto

6.   Perth County Conspiracy: Javex Bottles (PCC)
From reel to reel tape: unreleased
Cedric Smith: vocal
Richards Keelan: vocal
Produced from tapes of David Woodhead – March 8, 1972

7.   Perth County Conspiracy: You’ve Got The Power (Richard Keelan / Cedric Smith)
The Perth County Conspiracy Does Not Exist: Columbia Records – ELS 375
Stratford ON
Cedric Smith: guitar, vocal
Richard Keelan: guitar, vocal
Michael Butler: bass
Terry Jones: guitar, vocal
George Taros: piano, vocal
Produced by John Williams and Perth Earth Ltd 1970

8.   Bob Burchill: Some People (Bob Burchill)
Hugs...: Will O' Wind - WOW 002 - vinyl
Dublin, ON
Bob Burchill  guitar, vocal
Ken Kalmusky  bass
John Till  electric guitar
Murray Scott  keys
Toby Small  drums
Glen Soulis  winds
David Woodhead  guitar, steel
Layna Basson  bg vocal
Pat Kell  bg vocal
Dorit Learned  bg vocal
Produced by Bob Burchill  1980
Recorded by Bob Doble at Maxim Canada, St. Pauls, ON

Started performing with his dad, a fiddle player. Got inspired by Bob
Dylan. Eventually moved to Stratford ON & ran the espresso machine at the
Black Swan, home to Perth Co. Conspiracy, which he joined in 1970. His
album Cabin Fever (1975) was the first recording to feature the young
David Woodhead & guitarist John Jackson. Burchill has kept busy ever
since. Now living in London ON and still recording.

9.   Perth County Conspiracy: Take A Look At The Light Side (Richard Keelan)
10. Perth County Conspiracy: Stratford People (Cedric Smith)
11. Perth County Conspiracy: People Are Out Of Tune (Richard Keelan)
Alive: Columbia Records  GES 90037
Stratford ON
Richard Keelan: guitar, vocal
Cedric Smith: guitar, vocal
Terry Jones: guitar, vocal
George Taros: piano, vocal
Michael Butler: bass
Produced by John Williams  1971
Recorded by Henry Saskowski & Terry Brown at The Bathurst St. United Church, Toronto
Mixed at Thunder Sound, Toronto

In the mid 1960s through to the late 1970s the Perth County Conspiracy would play nightly at the Black Swan Coffee House in Stratford, Ontario which was run by Harry Finlay. Guest performers at the Black Swan included such people as Brent Titcomb. The performances usually followed after the evening performances at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Theatre. Oftentimes they would last till almost 4 a.m.

Richard Keelan: not too happy with this album, had to borrow someone’s 12 string after his suffered a broken bridge just before the recording. Keelan now lives in The Junction area of Toronto.

12. Perth County Conspiracy: Old Ways (Cedric Smith / Milton Acorn)
13. Perth County Conspiracy: Heart of the Beast (Richard Keelan)
14. Perth County Conspiracy: Military Spectatorships (Cedric Smith)
15. Perth County Conspiracy: Touch A Spark (Richard Keelan)
Kanada: Amiga Records – 8 55 424
Stratford ON
Cedric Smith: guitar, vocals
Richard Keelan: guitars, vocals
Dorit Cheyne (Learned): psaltery, recorder, percussion, vocals
Paul Gellman: piano, violin, guitar, vibes, percussion, vocals
Larry “Fretless” Brown: bass
Harry Finlay: vocals and happy
Produced by: Karlheinz Ocasek
Recorded by: Gerhard Kossatz
Recorded Feb 1975 in Amiga Studio, East Berlin DDR

This album was also released in Canada as “Breakout To Berlin (Rumour Records – Rumour V)

Hour Two

1.   Power To Think (Terry Jones)
2.   Worker Blues (Terry Jones)
3.   Songbird (Terry Jones)
4.   The Whale Song (Terry Jones)
5.   Morning Train (Bob Carpenter)
6.   Walls of Jericho (Terry Jones)
7.   Crazy Mouth Song (Terry Jones)
8.   Take Me To The Fields (Terry Jones)
9.   New Orleans (Terry Jones)

10.  Cedric Smith / Richard Keelan: Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Frank Zappa)
From reel to reel tape: unreleased
Cedric Smith: vocal, guitar
Richards Keelan: vocal, guitar
Produced from tapes of David Woodhead – August 1969

11.  Outro: Let me Play (Terry Jones)



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