Side One
1. The Beatles: Nothing Shaking (But The Leaves On The Trees) – 1963
2. Vashti Bunyon: Rose Hip November – 1970
3. Pink Floyd: Ibiza Bar – 1969
4. Brian Eno: Here Come The Warm Jets – 1974
5. Henry Townsend: Poor Man Blues – 1929
6. Grit Laskin: Middle Of November – 1985 *
7. The Stonemen: Faded Colors – 1966 *
8. Manteca: Jungle Beast – 1984 *
9. Spirit: Cold Wind – 1969
10. Silly Wizard: The Chill Eastern Winds – 1986
11. Fleetwood Mac: Bare Trees – 1972
12. Harold Budd & Brian Eno: Chill Air – 1980
13. The Pretenders: Chill Factor – 1986
14. The Boomtown Rats: Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero) – 1979
15. Jeremy Spencer Band: Cool Breeze – 1979
15. Sultans of String: Sable Island – 2017 *
Side Two
1. Affinity: Grey Skies – 1972
2. Joe Pass: ‘Round Midnight – 1973
3. Fred Eaglesmith: Rainy Day Blues – 1980 *
4. Allen Hume: November Rain – 1973 *
5. John Borra: The Wind Loves The Rain – 2009 *
6. Dennis Coffee & Detroit Guitar Band: Scorpio – 1971
7. Gerry Rafferty: Big Change In The Weather – 1978
8. Crowbar: Let the Four Winds Blow – 1970 *
9. Ian & Sylvia: Four Strong Winds – 1963 *
10. Toronto Philharmonic: North Country – 1967 *
11. Tom Kelly: November Song – 1975 *
12. John Hammond Jr: Diddly Daddy – 1987 *
13. The Turtles: Let The Cold Winds Blow – 1965
14. Oscar Peterson: Cakewalk – 1982 *
15. Paul James Band: Shake Your Moneymaker – 1987 *
And Now for The Particulars: Side One
1. The Beatles: Nothing Shaking (But The Leaves On The Trees)
(Eddy Fontaine / Cirino Calacrai / Diane Lampert / John Gluck Jr)
Live at the BBC: Apple Records 7243 8 31796 2 6
Liverpool
George Harrison: vocals, lead guitar
John Lennon: rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney: bass
Ringo Starr: drums
Produced by Terry Henebery, 1963
Compilation Produced 1994
Recorded at Aeolian Hall, London
George Harrison sang lead vocals on The Beatles’ version, which was taped on 10 July 1963. Nothin’ Shakin’ was performed for the sixth edition of the BBC radio show Pop Go The Beatles, and was first broadcast on 23 July, 1963.
2. Vashti Bunyan: Rose Hip November
(Vashti Bunyan)
Just Another Diamond Day: Philips Records 6308-019
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne UK
Vashti Bunyan: guitar, vocal
Christopher Sykes: keys
John Hames: dulcitone
Robin Williamson: harp
Produced by Joe Boyd, 1970
Recorded by Jerry Boys at Sound Techniques, London, Nov-Dec 1969
Jennifer Vashti Bunyan b. 1945
This, her only album while she was young and produced by the amazing Joe Boyd, is a gem. She’s lovely, she’s a flower, she’s a wisp of fresh air and more and it all comes through on her unusual songs. 35 years later in 2005, she decided to record another album! Her third came out in 2014.
3. Pink Floyd: Ibiza Bar
(Wright / Mason / Waters / Gilmore)
More: Capitol Records Canada ST 6318
Cambridge UK
Nick Mason: drums, percussion
Roger Waters: bass guitar, tape effects, percussion, backing vocals
Richard Wright: Farfisa organ, Hammond M-102 spinet organ, piano, vibraphone
David Gilmour: acoustic, electric, slide, flamenco guitars, percussion, lead vocals
Produced by Pink Floyd, 1969
Recorded at Pye Studios, London
4. Brian Eno: Here Come The Warm Jets
(Brian Eno)
Here Come The Warm Jets: Editions EG ENO1
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK
Paul Rudolph: guitar, bass
Simon King: drums
Brian Eno: occasional keys, vocals, guitar, synths
Produced by Brian Eno, 1974
Recorded at Majestic Studios, London by Derek Chandler
Mixed by Brian Eno & Chris Thomas at AIR & Olympic Studios, London
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno b. May 15, 1948, Melton, Suffolk UK
1969 At the Winchester School of Art, Eno attended a lecture by Pete Townsend of The Who about the use of tape machines by non-musicians, citing the lecture as the moment he realized he could make music even though he was not a musician at that point. In school, he used a tape recorder as a musical instrument and experimented with his first, sometimes improvisational, bands Eno's professional career began in London, a member of Roxy Music.
Collaborated with Phil Manzanera & Phil Collins before getting seriously into production
Created the Frippertronics idea with Robert Fripp on 1973 for LP No Pussyfooting
Created the Ambient Music series of LPs eg Plateau of Mirrors & Music for Airports
Came to Hamilton ON and worked w/ Daniel Lanois, teaching him some of his original production techniques
‘Here Come The Warm Jets’ was recorded in 1974, shortly after Eno left Roxy Music.
5. Henry Townsend: Poor Man Blues
(Henry Townsend)
Henry Townsend and Henry Spaulding (1929-37) Complete Recordings: Wolf Records WSE 117
Shelby MS / St Louis MO
Henry Townsend, vocal, guitar
Produced by Johnny Parth for Wolf Records
Remastered by Hans Klement, Vienna Austria
Recorded in Chicago, November 15, 1929
6. Grit Laskin: Middle of November
(G Laskin)
Lila's Jig: Fogerty's Cove Music FCM 009
Toronto ON
Grit Laskin: mandolin, pipes, guitar
Ian Robb: concertina
Ann Lederman: fiddle, piano, viola
Produced by Grit Laskin - 1985
Recorded by Vezzi Tayyub at Kensington Sound, Toronto, April 1985
William Laskin b August 23, 1953 (age 64) Hamilton, Ontario
Canadian luthier: he currently has a guitar on display at the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg as part of the Group Of Seven exhibit. Grit made a F.H. Varley themed guitar. Lila’s Jig was first released on Cassette in 1985 & on Vinyl 1987
7. The Stonemen: Faded Colors
(Norbet Whyte)
Single: Maritime M45-1006
Moncton NB
Norbet Whyte
Bill McFadden
? LeBlanc
? LeBlanc
Produced by Bill McFadden, 1966
One of the rarest and most sought-after Canadian 45s. (I only have an efile). They consisted of 3 LeBlanc brothers (thus Whyte) from a well-known family of bricklayers, hence the name Stonemen. Some debate the release date, thinking 67 or 68.
8. Manteca: Jungle Beast
(Jim McGrath)
Strength In Numbers: Ready Records – LR 050
Toronto ON
Henry Heillig: bass
Matt Zimbel: congas, percussion
Aaron Davis: keys
Herb Koffman: trumpet, flugelhorn
John Johnson: alto, tenor, soprano sax, piccolo
Ralph Bowen: sax
Dave James: drums
Norman Jones: timbales, percussion
Rick Tait: trumpet, flugelhorn, synth
Produced by Matt Zimbel, 1984
Recorded by Jeff Wolpert at Inception Sound Studios, Toronto
9. Spirit: Cold Wind
(Jay Ferguson)
Clear Spirit: Columbia Records (USA) ELS 356
Los Angeles, CA
Randy California: guitar
Jim Locke: keys
Mark Andes: bass
Ed Cassidy: drums
Jay Ferguson: keys
Produced by Lou Adler, 1969
Recorded by Stachowaik, Weinbang and Steiner
Spirit was founded in 1967 in Los Angeles. They were best known for their albums ‘Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus’. Lead by Randy California and his step-dad, drummer Ed Cassidy (born 1923), they recorded several great albums of really cool music.
California, who’s real name was Randy Craig Wolfe, previously played guitar with Jimi Hendrix as a member of ‘Jimmy James and the Blue Flames’ in New York City's Greenwich Village in 1966. It was Hendrix who gave Wolfe the nickname "Randy California" to distinguish him from the other Randy in the band, Randy Palmer, who Hendrix called "Randy Texas".
10. Silly Wizard: The Chill Eastern Winds
(Andy M Stewart)
A Glint Of Silver: Green Linnet Records SIF 1070
Edinburgh, Scotland
John Cunningham: fiddles died on 15 December 2003 in New York.
Martin Hadden: bass, guitar
Phil Cunningham: accordion, keys, whistles, mandola
Gordon Jones: guitar, bodhran
Andy M Stewart: lead vocals, tenor banjo
Produced by Silly Wizard 1986
Recorded and Mixed at REI Studios, Edinburgh by Alistair George
Andy M Stewart b. Alyth, Perthshire Scotland(8 September 1952 – d. 27 December 2015)
Helped form Silly Wizard 1974; lasted till 1988
11. Fleetwood Mac: Bare Trees
(Danny Kirwin)
Bare Trees: Reprise Records 2080
London UK
Danny Kirwan: guitar, vocals
Bob Welch: guitar, vocals
Christine McVie: keyboards, vocals
John McVie: bass guitar
Mick Fleetwood: drums, percussion
Produced by Fleetwood Mac, 1972
Recorded by Martin Birch at DeLane Lea Music Centre, London
Mixed by Bob Hughes at Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mastered by Lee Herschberg
Cover photo by John McVie
Daniel David Kirwin (b. Brixton UK, 13 May, 1950 – d. London June 8, 2018)
Only 17 when he came to the attention of Fleetwood Mac in 1967, he was left holding the flame of Fleetwood Mac after Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer left the group. Bare Trees was his swan-song album with the band, released just before he was fired for drunken behavior. By then, Christine McVie (Perfect) and Bob Welch (guitarist) were in the band, writing pop songs. The winds were changing and the Mac obliged, leading them in a totally new direction. This album perfectly expresses Autumn feelings.
12. Harold Budd & Brian Eno – Chill Air
(Harold Budd)
Ambient 2 (The Plateaux Of Mirror): EGED 202
Los Angeles / UK
Instruments, Effects [Treatments] – Brian Eno
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano – Harold Budd
Produced by Brian Eno, 1980
Recorded at Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton ON
13. The Pretenders: Chill Factor
(Chrissie Hynde)
Get Close: Sire Records 92 54881
Hereford, England
Chrissie Hynde: vocals, guitar
Roibbie McIntosh: guitar
T.M. Stevens: bass
Blair Cunningham: drums
Produced by Bob Clearmountain and Jimmy Iovine, 1986
Recorded by Bruce Lampcov at AIR Recording Studios, London; Power Station, NYC; Bearsville Studio, Bearsville NY; Polar Studios, Stockholm
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Masterdisk, NYC
The Pretenders were formed in 1978 around their powerhouse vocalist, Chrissie Hynde. Following the drug overdose deaths of two of its founding members, it was amazing that they were able to keep on going as a band. Hynde has been the band's only consistent member.
Hynde, originally from Akron, Ohio, moved to London in 1973, working at the weekly music paper NME and at Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's clothes store. She was involved with early versions of the Clash and the Damned and played in short-lived bands such as Masters of the Backside and The Moors Murderers. Hynde named the band "The Pretenders" after The Platters song "The Great Pretender", which was the favourite song of one of her former boyfriends.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
14. The Boomtown Rats: Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)
(Bob Geldolf)
The Fine Art of Surfacing: Ensign Records / Mercury Records SRM-1-3810
London UK
Bob Geldof: vocals, saxophone
Pete Briquette: bass, vocals
Gerry Cott: guitar
Johnnie Fingers: keyboards, vocals
Simon Crowe: drums, vocals
Garry Roberts: guitar, vocals
Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Phil Wainman, 1979
The Rats got together in Dublin in 1975 and were the premier Irish force on the scene until their breakup in 1985 when Bob Geldolf was delivering Live Aid.
15. Jeremy Spencer Band: Cool Breeze
(Jeremy Spencer / Michael Fogerty)
Flee: Atlantic – QSD-19236
London UK
Jeremy Spencer: guitar
Jeanne Hendricks: lead vocal
Michael Fogarty: keys
Neal Jason: bass
Al Izzo, Buz Buchanan: drums
Victor Salazar: percussion
Produced by Jeremy Spencer & Mike Fogerty, 1979
Jeremy Spencer b. 4 July 1948 Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Ex-original-member of Fleetwood Mac.
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, for his past work as a member of Fleetwood Mac. Joined The Children of God and left the band while on tour in California around 1971. Was a hell of a good slide player in the Elmore James style.
15. The Sultans of Swing: Sable Island
(Chris McKhool / Kevin Laliberté)
Ten Years Of Music: Fiddlefire Records MKC 2070
Toronto ON
Chris McKhool: violin
Kevin Laliberté: flamenco guitar
Eddie Paton: guitar
Drew Birston: bass
Rosendo León: drums
Paddy Moloney: tin whistle, Uilleann pipes
Produced by Chris McKhool, 2017
Edited for Vinyl by John "Beetle" Bailey at The Drive Shed Recording Studios, Toronto
Mastered by Peter Letros at Wreckhouse Mastering and Paul Gold at Salt Mastering
Violinist Chris McKhool was putting out some pretty interesting solo albums in the early 2000s when he met up with flamenco jazz guitarist Kevin Laliberté and that's when everything began to click. Fusing their wild sounds with world music, they formed the basis of the Sultans of String. Since then they've released several well received albums that have generated a lot of interest. What a treat to finally hear them on vinyl!! It's a totally different experience. Ten Years of Music is a compilation album of earlier works but it sure works to my liking.
Side Two
1. Affinity: Grey Skies
(Mo Foster / Vivienne McCauliffe)
Origins… 1965-67: Angel Air Records
London UK
Grant Perpell: drums
Mo Foster: bass
Lynton Naiff: keys
Mike Jopp: guitar
Linda Hoyle: vocals
Produced 1965-7
Compilation CD releaed 2004
The band named themselves after and Oscar Peterson LP from 1961.
2. Joe Pass: ‘Round Midnight
(Monk / Williams / Hanighen)
Virtuoso: Pablo Records – 2310 708
Johnstown PA
Joe Pass: guitar
Produced by Norman Granz, 1973
Recorded by Dennis Sands at MGM Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua b. January 13, 1929 New Brunswick NJ / d. May 23, 1994 (65) Los Angeles
Joe Pass was a legendary guitarist that used to play a lot with Oscar Peterson just before releasing his own solo efforts. He’s in a class with Lenny Breau and few other guitarists. You just listen to the passages he plays with, right out of his head and into his fingers. He seems to play the fretboard like a piano. Incredible.
3. Fred J Eaglesmith: Rainy Day Blues
(Fred J Eaglesmith)
Fred J Eaglesmith: Sweetwater Records – 001
Port Dover ON
Fred J Eaglesmith: guitar, vocal
Produced by David Essig, 1980
Recorded by Danial Lanois at Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton ON November 1979
Frederick John Elgersma b. Dunnville ON July 9, 1957
First of many releases by Eaglesmith who used the Fred J moniker till the CD era. He released two other vinyl LPs in the ‘80s on his own Sweetwater records label.
4. Allen Hume: November Rain
(Allen Hume)
Homemade Songs: Summit Sound - SS1045
Westport, ON
Dave Barton: guitars
Dan Ellsworth: bass
Dave Daw: rhythm guitar, shakers
Ken Harden: Fender Rhodes, piano
David Taylor: drums
Allen Hume: acoustic guitar, vocals
Produced by Allen Hume & Dave Daw - 1984
Recorded at Summit Sound Studios, Glen & Whalen St., Westport
5. John Borra Live: The Wind Loves The Rain
(John Borra)
Live on Back To The Sugar Camp on CIUT Radio
Toronto
John Borra: guitar, vocals
Produced and Recorded by Steve Fruitman Nov 12, 2009
From the private archives of Steve Fruitman
I had John Borra on my radio program, Back To The Sugar Camp on CIUT. He appeared in 1999 and sang Angola, then came back in 2009 to do another program with me, resulting in the live version of The Wind Loves The Rain. I can’t find it on any of his recordings so, unless I got the name wrong in the first place, it hasn’t been released.
6. Dennis Coffee & The Detroit Guitar Band: Scorpio
(Dennis Coffee)
Sussex label SUX-266
Detroit MI
Uriel Jones: drums
Richard "Pistol" Allen: drums
Bob Babbitt, bass
Eddie Brown: congas
Jack Ashford: tamourine
Earl Van Dyke: piano
Dennis Coffee, rhythm guitar
Ray Monette: lead guitar (Rare Earth)
Joe Podorsic: lead guitar
Produced Mike Theodore, 1971
Recorded by Jim Burzzese at GM Recording Studios in East Detroit
Mixed by Ray Hall in RCA Recording Studios in New York.
Single sold over a million.
7. Gerry Rafferty: Big Change In The Weather
(Gerry Rafferty)
45 single bw Baker Street: United Artists Records UP 36346
Paisley, Scotland
Gerry Rafferty: guitar, vocals
Gary Taylor: bass
Glen LeFleur: drums
Tommy Eyre: keys
Raphael Ravenscroft: sax
Brian Cole: steel
Hugh Burns: guitar
Produced by Hugh Murphy & Gerry Rafferty, 1978
Recorded by Harry Hammond at Chipping Norton Studios, UK
Gerald Rafferty b Paisley, Scotland Apr 16, 1947 - d Jan 4, 2011 Stroud UK (63)
8. Crowbar: Let The Four Winds Blow
(D Bartholomew)
Bad Manors: Paramount Records PAS 6007
Ancaster ON
Sonnie Bernardi: drums
Kelly Jay: piano, vocals
Roly Greenway: bass, vocals
Rheal Lanthier: lead guitar, vocals
The Ghetto: lead guitar, slide guitar, vocals
Jozef Chirowski: piano, organ, vocals
Steve Kennedy: horns
Produced by Love, 1970
Recorded Terry Brown at Toronto Sounds Studios
9. Ian & Sylvia: Four Strong Winds
(Ian Tyson)
Four Strong Winds: Vanguard Records VRS 9133
Toronto
Ian Tyson: guitar, vocals
Sylvia Fricker: vocals, guitar, autoharp
John Harold: 2nd guitar
Eric Weissberg: bass
Produced 1963
"Four Strong Winds" is a song written by Ian Tyson and recorded by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia. Tyson has noted that he composed the song in about 20 minutes in his then manager Albert Grossman's New York apartment in 1961.
10. Toronto Philharmonia Orchestra: North Country
(Neil Chotem)
Heritage: Canadian Folk-Inspired Compositions: Dominion Records – 1372
Toronto ON
Victor Feldbrill: conductor, violinist
Produced by Louis Applebaum, 1967
Recorded at Massey Hall, Toronto
Victor Feldbrill, Conductor b Toronto 4 Apr 1924 / d. June 2020
"Heritage" was commissioned by The St. Laurent Shopping Centre in Ottawa, 1985, and Feldbrill was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Recorded at Toronto’s iconic Massey Hall.
11. Tom Kelly: November Song
(Tom Kelly)
CBC Broadcast Recording CBC Radio Canada LM 413
Thunder Bay ON
Tom Kelly: guitar, vocal
Paul Mason: piano
Unknown others
Produced by Ira Stewart, 1975
Recorded by Lee Bailey in Halifax NS
Thomas Kelly b. Thunder Bay, ON / d. of heart attack on November 25, 2012 Burlington ON
Was the co-host of CBC TVs ‘Singalong Jubilee’ from 1971-74. For the rest of the 70s, Kelly partnered up with Gene MacLellan, performing and crafting out songs. When nobody else was looking, they forged a movement to change the Canadian copyright laws to be more favourable to singer/songwriters.
So I find it interesting that a great songwriter is left out of wikipedia’s "Canadian folk singer-songwriters" category under K. How quickly some of us are forgotten. Anyways, November Rain really captures the scene.
Not to be confused with the American singer/songwriter of the same name (which dominates online information).
12. John Hammond Jr: Diddly Daddy
(H Fuqua)
Nobody But You: Stony Plain Records - SPL 1105
New York City
John Hammond Jr: guitar, vocal
Paul James: slide guitar
Bucky Berger: drums
Gene Taylor: keys
Ken Whitely: mandolin
Terry Wilkins: bass
Produced by Ken Whitely, 1987
Recorded by Chad Irschik, Bruce Cameron and Ken Whitely in Toronto at Inception Sound and Casa Rossomore
This album was recorded in Toronto with some of the best Toronto blues players
13. The Turtles: Let The Cold Winds Blow
(Howard Kaylan)
It Ain’t Me Babe: White Whale Records - WW 111
Los Angeles
Al Nichol: guitar
Chuck Portz: bass
Don Murray: drums
Howard Kaylan: lead vocal
Jim Tucker: guitar
Mark Vollman: guitar, vocals
Produced by Lee Lasseff, Ted Feigin, 1965
The Turtles, while known as a bubblegum band for their big hit songs, was a really good rock band with varying influences. Respected by The Beatles and Brian Jones, they were somewhere between garage punk, folk and pop. Vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Vollman later became The Florescent Leach and Eddy with Zappa’s Mothers.
14. Oscar Peterson Trio: Cakewalk
(Oscar Peterson)
Nigerian Marketplace: Pablo Records – D2308231
Montreal QC / Mississauga ON
Oscar Peterson: piano
Niels Henning Ørsted-Pedersen: bass
Terry Clark: drums
Produced by Norman Granz, 1982
Recorded by David Richards of Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, July 16, 1981
Mixed by Arne Frager, Spectrum Studios, Venice CA
Recorded on Sony Digital Systems, Montreaux Switzerland
Recorded at the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival, this was a piece that Peterson liked to play live. A lot. He recorded it several times but loved to show off his stride piano chops and used it to open shows.
15. Paul James Band: Shake Your Money Maker
(Elmore James)
Paul James Band: OPM Distribution PJ-1
Toronto ON
Paul James: guitars, lead vocal
Gary Gray: keys, bg vocal
Brian Kipping: bass, bg vocal
Adrian Vecchiola: drums
Produced by Paul James, 1987
Recorded by Doug McClement and Corby Luke at Comfort Sound, Toronto
Mastered by Peter Norman at McClear Place
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