with Steve Fruitman
#272
April 22, 2019
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Nick's Saucerful of Secrets
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Hour One1. James Clark Institute: Company Hearse (James Clark) 2013 *
2. Gordon Lightfoot: If I Could (G Lightfoot) 1968 *
3. Moe Koffman: Sunshowers (Moe Koffman / Doug Riley) 1972 *
4. Lilo: C’est Magnifique (Cole Porter) 1957
5. Clifton Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band: I Am The Zydeco Man (Clifton Chenier) 1982
6. Garalou: Le danse de la limonade (Trad) 1980 *
7. Lucky Ambo: Bootlegger’s Reel (Lucky Ambo) 1962 *
8. Jim McHarg’s Metro Stompers: China Boy (Phil Boutelje / Rich Winfree) 1965 *
9. The Laurier Steel Band: Ping Pong Samba (Russ Henderson) 1970 *
10. kd lang: After The Gold Rush (Neil Young) 2016 *
11. Kevin Ayers: Star (Kevin Ayers) 1977
12. The Sadies w Kurt Vile: It’s Easy (Like Walking) (Kurt Vile & The Sadies) 2017 *
13. Stephen Fearing: Just In Time To Say Goodbye (Stephen Fearing / Erin Costelo) 2018 *
14. Crystal Blue: Crystal Blue Polka (Jim Zarzycki) 1985Hour Two: Saucerful of Secrets, All Pink Floyd
1. Astronomie Domini (Syd Barrett) 1967
2. Set The Controls For The Heart of the Sun (Roger Waters) 1968
3. Lucifer Sam (Syd Barrett) 1967
4. If (Roger Waters) 1970
5. The Grand Visier’s Garden Party - Entrance (Nick Mason) 1969
6. Arnold Layne (Syd Barrett) 1966
7. Burning Bridges (David Gilmour / Roger Waters) 1972
8. Vegetable Man (Syd Barrett) 1967
9. Corporal Clegg (Roger Waters) 1968
10. Cymbaline (Roger Waters) 1969
11. Apples And Oranges (Syd Barrett) 1967
12 Grand Visier’s Garden Party - Exit (Nick Mason) 1969
13. Flaming (Syd Barrett) 1967
14. Matilda Mother (Syd Barrett) 1967
15. See Emily Play (Syd Barrett) 1967
16. Intersteller Overdrive (Barrett / Wright / Mason / Waters) 1967CanCon = 35%
Hour One
And Now for The Particulars:1. James Clark Institute: Company Hearse (James Clark)
45 rpm single: No label or serial no.
Toronto, ON
James Clark, guitar, drums, vocals
Moe Berg, guitars, slide, bass
Greg Condie: organ
Produced by Mo Berg, 2013
Recorded by Dave Clarke at TA2 Studios, Toronto
Mixed by Laurence Currie at Sunnyside Studios, Toronto
Mastered by Noah Mintz at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto
http://www.clarkinstitute.comAs a drummer, Toronto’s James Clark wasn’t satisfied; he always wanted to write and perform his own songs. So he stepped out from behind the kit and self-financed a recording that brought him international attention. Instead of self-producing the songs, he smartly asked Moe Berg (The Pursuit of Happiness) to do it and the result was stellar. That’s the way it should be done, kids.
2. Gordon Lightfoot: If I Could (G Lightfoot)
Back Here On Earth: United Artists Records UAS 6672
Toronto
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot: rhythm guitar, vocals
Laurice Milton (Red) Shea: lead guitar
John Arthur Stockfish: bass
Produced by Elliot Frederic Mazer
Recorded by Charles Edward Tallent & William Edward Blachly, Sept 1968 in Mount Juliet, Tenn
Released November 1, 1969For some reason, Lightfoot decided to include the legal names of all persons involved with his last studio album for United Artists. It was produced by the same Elliot Mazer who worked over the years with many of Neil Young’s albums. I had no idea that red Shea was a Milty!
3. Moe Koffman: Sunshowers (Moe Koffman / Doug Riley)
The Four Seasons: GRT Records 9230-1022
Toronto ON
Moe Koffman: flute
Terry Clark: drums
Don Thompson: bass
Doug Riley: keys
Bobby Edwards: guitar
Albert Pratz: Violin Concert Master
Bill Richards, Maurice Solway, Isdore Desser, Victoria Prolly, Adel Armin: violins
Peter Schenkman, Dave Heatherington: cellos
Dick Smith: congas
Michael Crade: percussion
Produced by Doug Riley, 1972
Recorded at Toronto Sound Studios by Terry BowneMorris "Moe" Koffman, OC (b. Toronto 28 December 1928 – 28 March 2001)
He recorded Swinging Shepherd Blues in 1957 which helped establish his reputation as a flautist and ranked him alongside Herbie Mann. The Swinging Shepherd Blues reached an incredible #23 on the Billboard pop chart.
Koffman received PRO Canada's Wm Harold Moon Award in 1981 and the Toronto Arts award for music in 1991. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (1997), and named an Officer of the Order of Canada (1993). He was named Flutist of the Year by the Annual Jazz Report Awards for 1993 and 1994
Koffman died of cancer in Orangeville, Ontario at the age of 72.
4. Lilo: C’est Magnifique (Cole Porter)
C’est Magnifique: MGM Records E 3596
Paris FR
Lilo: vocals
Nick Perito: conductor
Ray Charles Singers
Produced 1957She couldn’t speak English so didn’t understand the words to the songs. Sang them phonetically. Came to America early 1953 to perform in Can Can on Broadway. Was later claimed to be “Frances greatest export since Champagne”. At least, that’s the way she was marketed! She calls ‘Cest Magnifique’ the Frenchiest song ever written by an American (Cole Porter).
5. Clifton Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band: I Am The Zydeco Man (Clifton Chenier)
I’m Here: Alligator Records AL 4729
Opelousas, LA
Clifton Chenier: accordion, vocals
Cleveland Chenier: rub-board
Warren Caesar: trumpet
CJ Chenier: also sax
Gabriel King: tenor sax
Danny Caron: guitar
Wayne Burns: bass
Robert Peter: drums
Produced by Sam Charters, 1982
Recorded by Eugene Foster at Studio In The Country, Bogalusa, LouisianaClifton Chenier b. Opelousas Louisiana June 25, 1925 / d. Dec 12, 1987 Lafayette LA
The undisputed King of Zydeco by the man who basically invented the genre by getting his brother to play the all metal washboard vest to define it. The two together were all that was required: accordion and frottoir (rub board), but add in a great rhythm section and horns (sax by Clifton’s son, CJ who later switched to accordion to lead the band after his father’s death).
6. Garalou: Le danse de la limonade (Trad)
Garalou: London Records LFS-9032
QC
Marc Lalonde : Bass and vocals
Michel Lalonde : Guitar and vocals
Michel (Stan) Deguire : Drums and percussions
Gaston Gagnon : Electric guitar and vocals
Reginald Guay : Keyboards and vocals
Bobby Lalonde: fiddle
Raynald Wiseman: sax
Produced by Edward Stasium Jr & Garalou 1980
Recorded by Edward Stasium Jr & Marc FleuryFormed 1975 & lasted till 1983 took a decade off and have performed occasionally since 93. It was originally called Loupgarou, but had to change its name after being sued by a dance troupe named Les Loups-garous Garolou has won two Felix Awards for the albums Garolou (1978) and Romancero (1980) and a Gold certification for the album Garolou (1978).
Le danse de la limonade is a Cajun country favourite, performed here by a Quebecois band. It’s all about swearing off partying and alcohol on Saturday nights only to repeat this a week later! Apparently the singer makes a big pig out of himself.
7. Lucky Ambo: Bootlegger’s Reel (Lucky Ambo)
Old Time Fiddlin’ With Lucky Ambo: Canatal Records CTLP 4001
Bathurst NB
Lucky Ambo: fiddle
Lenny Seibert: bass
Johnny Allen: steel guitar
Vic Seibert: guitar
Jean Seibert: piano
Produced by Art Snider, 1962
Recorded by Dave Newberry at Newberry Sound Studio, TorontoOne of the all-time great, and well loved Canadian/Acadian fiddlers, Lucky Ambeault (known as Ambo) only put out one solo album, back in 1962 on the Toronto based Canatal Records label using a band that he performed with for years, Sons of the Saddle featuring the Seibert Brothers (who also recorded for Canatal). Bootlegger’s was first recorded by Joseph Allard as “Le reel du cultivateur” in 1929 and has become a Quebecois standard.
8. Jim McHarg’s Metro Stompers: China Boy (Phil Boutelje / Rich Winfree)
Stompin At The Penny: Columbia Records EL 110 mono
Toronto ON
Jim McHarg: bass
Lonnie Johnson: lead guitar, vocals
Charles Gall: coronet
Eric Neilson: clarinet
Jim Galoway: sax
Produced by P.S. Westwood, 1965
Recorded by P Houston, Toronto, November 1965The original LP only sold 1,000 copies; this was Lonnie Johnson's last regular recording, although he did cut a series of numbers for Smithsonian in 1967. Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, 1899 June 16, 1970) New Orleans. James (JIM) McHARG was born in 1927 in Glasgow, Scotland. He passed away in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 27, 2003. Stompers recorded LPs for Columbia, Arc & RCA
RIP Selwyn Gomes
9. The Laurier Steel Band: Ping Pong Samba (Russ Henderson)
45 EP w Montuno and Mask of a Clown: Laurier Sound LSB 101
Toronto
Selwyn Gomes: pans
Others not listed
Produced 1970Selwyn Gomes b. Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad March 28, 1934 / d. Feb 16, 2019 Stouffville ON (84)
A High School band lead by one of the world’s greatest pan players, Trinidadian born Torontonian Selwyn Gomes. He began playing pans (steel drums) in Trinidad as a kid but he had to sneak out to do so since Calypso music was considered ghetto; only poor gangs played pans! He eventually left home to pursue his panning, eventually joining Trinidad’s first rate Calypso band, The Tropiotones which played Toronto’s CNE in 1955. He decided then to emigrate to Canada where he formed the Toronto Tropiotones band. Eventually he went into teaching and in 1970 worked at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute in Scarborough where he obviously formed this steel band.
10. kd lang: After The Gold Rush (Neil Young)
Hymns of the 49th Parallel: Nonsuch Records 7559-79474-3
Consort AB
kd lang: vocal
Teddy Borowiecki: keys, accordion
Ben Mink: guitars
David Piltch: basses
Produced by Ben Mink and kd lang 2016
Recorded and mixed by David Leonard at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Mastered by Robert C Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, MaineThis album features songs from Leonard Cohen, Joni, Jane Siberry, Ron Sexsmith, Bruce Cockburn, David Piltch and kd lang.
11. Kevin Ayers: Star (Kevin Ayers)
Yes We Have No Mananas: ABC Records 9022-1021
Herne Bay, Kent UK
Kevin Ayers: rhythm and lead guitar, vocals
Roger Saunders: rhythm guitar
Rob Townsend: drums
Charlie McCracken: bass
Billy Livsey: keys
Ollie Halsall: lead guitar
Produced by Muff Winwood
Recorded at Basing Street Studios, London by Mike Robinson, Spring 1976
North American release: 1977
Mastered by Peter MewKevin Ayers b. Herne Bay, Kent 16 August 1944 / d. 18 February 2013 (aged 68) Montolieu, France)
One of the most underrated songwriters, Ayers formed a band that rivaled Pink Floyd in London’s underground scene. Soft Machine were formed in mid-1966 by Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals), David Allen (guitar) and Mike Ratledge (organ). British rock journalist Nick Kent wrote: "Kevin Ayers and Syd Barrett were the two most important people in British pop music. Ayers died in his sleep at home in France in 2013.
12. The Sadies w Kurt Vile: It’s Easy (Like Walking) (Kurt Vile & The Sadies) 2017 *
Northern Passages: YepRoc Records YEP-2493
Ontario
Kurt Vile: lead vocals
Mike Belitsky: drums
Sean Dean: bass
Dallas Good: guitars, keys, banjo, vocals
Travis Good: guitars, mandolin, fiddle, vocals
Produced by Dallas Good, 2017
Recorded by Guillermo Subauste in Margaret Good’s Basement, Newmarket ON
Mixed at Pacha Sound
Mastered by Peter J Moore at The E Room, TorontoOver the years The Sadies have put out records with other artists: Buffy St. Marie for one! Here’s a collaboration between Philadelphia’s Kurt Vile and the band which appears on their latest album, Northern Passages (vinyl!). The Sadies have since toured with Vile, performing all around the US this past winter.
13. Stephen Fearing: Just In Time To Say Goodbye (Stephen Fearing / Erin Costelo)
The Secret of Climbing: Rega Records ENS 004
Victoria, BC
Stephen Fearing: guitar, vocal
Produced by Roy Gandy, Gary Bennett and Stephen Fearing, 2018
Recorded on Analogue tape by Roy Gandy and Gary Bennett at Roy's Place, Essex
Vinyl Cutting by Ray Staff at AIR Studios, London
Pressed by Pallas Group GmbHA fabulous, new record recorded for vinyl on analogue tape, no overdubs, live off the floor. The way things used to be. Just Stephen and his guitar! And believe me: he doesn’t need anyone else backing him up!
14. Crystal Blue: Crystal Blue Polka (Jim Zarzycki)
Polkas Just For You: Sound Records 1122
Detroit MI
Jim Zarzycki: trumpet, vocals
Rick Szmatula: accordion, vocals
Ray Gachewicz: drums
Joe Jacobs: bass, tuba
Produced by J R Getz circa 1985
Recorded by J R Getz
Hour Two: Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets
Nick Mason decided to put a new band together early in 2018 to go back and revive the music of the early Pink Floyd. Determined NOT to put a tribute band together, he wanted to just go out and play the songs that so few had ever seen performed live! Songs like “Bike” are included in the live set. He put together a great band who performed April 16 at Toronto’s Sony Centre and they’re excellent! Just to see the grand master Floyd drummer in action again after so many years away from his craft was worth the price of admission. And he still has his chops. His band consists of Guy Pratt, bass, vocals; Gary Kemp: guitar, vocals; Lee Harris: guitar, bg vocals; Dom Beken, keys.
1. Pink Floyd: Astronomie Domini (Syd Barrett)
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn: Capitol Canada / EMI - mono T 6242
London / Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocals
Roger Waters: bass
Nick Mason: drums
Rick Wright: keys
Peter Jenner: announcements
Produced by Norman Smith 1967
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 3 by Peter BrownThe very first track off the very first LP and the very first words served up are by the bands’ then-manager, Peter Jenner. This track defined Pink Floyd in many of the minds of their early fans: psychedelic space-rock.
2. Pink Floyd: Set The Controls For The Heart of the Sun (Roger Waters)
A Saucerful of Secrets: Capitol - ST 6279
London / Cambridge UK
Roger Waters – vocals, bass guitar, gong
Richard Wright – Farfisa organ, vibraphone, celesta
Nick Mason – drums (played with timpani mallets)
Syd Barrett – electric guitar
David Gilmour – electric guitar
Norman Smith – voice
Produced by Norman Smith 1968
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 3 by Peter BrownThis is the only PF song to feature Nick Mason on lead vocals.
The song is about a shell-shocked soldier who lost his leg in World War II. It is the first mention of war in a Pink Floyd song, something that would become a common theme in Roger Waters' lyrics, Roger having lost his father thus in 1944. Waters later claimed that the song was actually about his father.3. Pink Floyd: Lucifer Sam (Syd Barrett)
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn: Capitol Canada / EMI - mono T 6242
London / Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocals
Roger Waters: bass
Nick Mason: drums
Rick Wright: keys
Produced by Norman Smith 1967
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 3 by Peter Brown4. Pink Floyd: If (Roger Waters)
Atom Heart Mother: Harvest Records SKAO-382
Cambridge / London UK
Roger Waters: lead and backing vocals, classical acoustic guitar, bass guitar
David Gilmour: slide electric guitar
Richard Wright: piano, Hammond organ
Nick Mason: drums
Produced by Pink Floyd, 1970
Recorded by Peter Brown and Allan Parsons at Abby Road Studios, LondonRolling Stone gave "If" a negative review, calling the song "English folk at its deadly worst. It's soft and silly." while Paste Magazine said of it: "If" as one of Roger Waters' best compositions. It is believed to be about Syd Barrett.
5. Pink Floyd: The Grand Visier’s Garden Party: Entrance (Nick Mason)
Ummagumma: Capitol Records STBB 318
Birmingham UK
Nick Mason: drums, timpani, percussion, Mellotron, xylophone:
Lindy Mason: flute
Arranged by Ron Geesin
Produced by Norman Smith
Recorded by Peter Mew, 1969I’ve used this Ummagumma track to talk over. It’s Nick Mason’s solo effort as each of the four members of the band went on to do a solo track on one of the album’s two records.
6. Pink Floyd: Arnold Layne (Syd Barrett)
Relics: Harvest Records - mono - SW 750
London / Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocals
Roger Waters: bass
Nick Mason: drums
Rick Wright: keys
Produced by Joe Boyd, Feb 27, 1967
Recorded at Sound Techniques, ChelseaCompilation Released: 14 May 1971The band were first brought into the recording studio to make Arnold Layne just before they signed with Capitol Records. The result: Joe Boyd lost his new-found band. Having trouble coming up with a follow-up hit, EMI allowed producer Norman Smith to bring the band back into Boyd’s studio (in London) to get the feel right.
7. Pink Floyd: Burning Bridges (Rick Wright / Roger Waters)
Obscured By Clouds: Harvest ST-11078
Cambridge / London UK
Rick Wright: keys, vocals
Roger Waters: bass, vocals
Nick Mason: drums
Dave Gilmore: guitar, vocals
Produced by Pink Floyd, 1972
Recorded Strawberry Studios, Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, Île-de-France, France
Mixed at Morgan Studios, LondonHaving already started recording their ‘piece de resistance’, Dark Side of the Moon, the band were hired to produce another movie soundtrack (the money was just too good to resist), La Vallee. They went to France to create the songs and Nick Mason remembers: “the sessions were very hurried.” Nevertheless, it was a successful seller, coming off the back of Meddle. The band then went back to work on Dark Side.
8. Vegetable Man (Syd Barrett)
Downloaded
London UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, lead vocals
Richard Wright: keyboards, backing vocals
Roger Waters: bass guitar, backing vocals
Nick Mason: drums, percussion, backing vocals
Produced by Norman Smith
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 3 by Peter Brown 9–11 October 1967Vegetable man was considered for the band's third single or for inclusion on A Saucerful of Secrets. Recording began in the fall of 1967 to be considered for the B side of Scream Thy Last Scream (also unreleased) and it was never actually finished or mastered. However, the band decided to keep the song unreleased for various reasons and it wasn’t until Nick Mason uploaded a copy online as an mp3. It wasn’t officially released until it appeared on The Early Years 1965–1972 box set. It was performed live for the first time by Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets on his 2018 European Tour.
9. Corporal Clegg (Roger Waters)
A Saucerful of Secrets: Capitol - ST 6279
London / Cambridge UK
David Gilmour – electric guitars, lead vocals (verses and bridges), kazoo
Nick Mason – drums, percussion, lead vocals (verses)
Rick Wright – Farfisa organ, lead vocals (choruses)
Roger Waters – bass, backing vocals
Norman Smith – voice
Produced by Norman Smith, 1968
Recorded at Abby Road Studios, Studio 3This is the only PF song to feature Nick Mason on lead vocals.
The song is about a shell-shocked soldier who lost his leg in World War II. It is the first mention of war in a Pink Floyd song, something that would become a common theme in Roger Waters' lyrics, Roger having lost his father thus in 1944. Waters later claimed that the song was actually about his father.10. Pink Floyd: Cymbaline (Roger Waters)
More: Capitol Records Canada ST 6318
Cambridge UK
Roger Waters – bass guitar, tape effects, percussion, backing vocals
Nick Mason – drums, percussion
Richard Wright – Farfisa Combo Compact Duo organ, Hammond organ, piano, vibraphone
David Gilmour – acoustic, electric, slide, and flamenco guitars, percussion, lead vocals
Produced by Pink Floyd, 1969
Recorded at Pye Studios, LondonMore was the first soundtrack the band worked on and, unfortunately, the movie sucked so… My friend Jim Roberts was just talking to me about how awful the movie was but the music on the album (which sold badly) was brilliant. Just as the band were beginning to feel strongly about their new direction after the trouble with Syd.
11. Pink Floyd: Apples And Oranges (Syd Barrett)
Masters of Rock: Pathe Marconi / EMI C 062 04299
London / Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: electric guitar, lead vocals
Richard Wright: Hammond organ, piano, electric piano, backing vocals, lead vocals (bridge)
Roger Waters: bass guitar, backing vocals
Nick Mason: drums, tambourine
Produced by Norman Smith, 1967
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 3 by Peter BrownPink Floyd, along with Barrett, mimed the song on their first US televised performances on The Pat Boone Show and American Bandstand. Barrett kept his lips closed during the first performance but mimed competently on the latter show
12. Pink Floyd: The Grand Visier’s Garden Party: Exit (Nick Mason)
Ummagumma: Capitol Records STBB 318
Birmingham UK
Nick Mason: drums, timpani, percussion, Mellotron, xylophone:
Lindy Mason: flute
Arranged by Ron Geesin
Produced by Norman Smith
Recorded by Peter Mew, 196913. Pink Floyd: Flaming (Syd Barrett)
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn: Capitol Canada / EMI ST 6242
London / Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocals
Roger Waters: bass
Nick Mason: drums
Rick Wright: keys
Produced by Norman Smith, 1967
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 3 by Peter Brown14. Pink Floyd: Matilda Mother (Syd Barrett)
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn: Capitol Canada / EMI ST 6242
London / Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocals
Roger Waters: bass
Nick Mason: drums
Rick Wright: keys
Produced by Norman Smith, 1967
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 3 by Peter Brown15. Pink Floyd: See Emily Play (Syd Barrett)
Relics: Harvest Records - mono - SW 750
London / Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocals
Roger Waters: bass
Nick Mason: drums
Rick Wright: keys
Produced by Norman Smith May 21, 1967
Recorded at Sound Techniques studios
Single Released June 16, 1967
Compilation released May, 1971As stated previously, this second single by Floyd was recorded outside the confines of Abby Road Studios, trying to get Joe Boyd’s original sound heard on Arnold Layne.
16. Pink Floyd Interstellar Overdrive (Barrett / Wright / Mason / Waters)
The Piper At The Gates of Dawn: Capitol / EMI ST 6242 (Canadian version)
Syd Barrett, guitar
Roger Waters, bass
Rick Wright, organ / piano
Nicky Mason, drums
Produced by Norman Smith, 1967
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 3 by Peter Brown
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