Side A
1. Crowcuss: Patience – 1980 *
2. The Majestics: Respect – 1968 *
3. Crowbar: Too True Mama – 1971 *
4. Rita Chiarelli: Our Love Is Over – 1978 *
5. Cherri: Eyes of the People – 1970 *
6. Syrinx: Tumblers To The Vault – 1970 *
7. Gregory Childs & Heart Lung: Baby Blue – 2020 *
8. The Cure: Boys Don’t Cry – 1980
9. The Cramps: Uranium Rock – 1981
10. The Clash: White Riot – 1977
11. Berliner Philharmonker: Help – 1983
12. Susan Cogan: Peacock Eyes – 1981 *
13. Bruce Cockburn: Forty Years In The Wilderness – 2017 *
14. Cowboy Junkies: Anniversary Song – 1993 *
15. The Ceedees: He Plays Guitar – 1980 *
16. Bill Bruford Earthworks: My Heart Declares a Holiday – 1987
Vintage Voices #28 w DJ Rosina
17. Domenico Modugno: Volare – 1958
Side B
1. Copperpenny: Mind Over Matter – 1975 *
2. Brian Hebert: Sassy’s Jig – 2000 *
3. David Celia: The Grind – 2015 *
4. Amelia Curran: Hands on a Grain of Sand – 2009 *
5. Carbon Dating Service: Terreform Mars – 2009 *
6. Dominic Troiano: Ambush – 1979 *
7. Los Companeros: Cubita – 1979 *
8. Enrico Caruso: La Donna e Mobile – 1908
9. The Chalets: Von Den Blauen Bergon (Cowboy Song) – 1968 *
10. The Cheers: Black Leather Trousers & Motorcycle Boots – 1955
11. Les Chaussettes Noires: Be Bop A Lula – 1965
12. Leon Russell: Acid Annapolis – 1972
13. Carnival: Out of My Life – 1968 *
14. Collectors: She – 1968 *
15. Curved Air: Backstreet Luv – 1971
16. Chocolate watchband: I’m Not Like Everybody Else – 1968
17. Can: Movin’ Right Along – 1989
18. Caravan: Hoe Down – 1973
19. The Corndogs: Lemon Head – 1987 *
20. Brian Eno: Here Come The Warm Jets – 1974
*CanCon = 61%
And Now for The Particulars:
Side A
1. Crowcuss: Patience
(Bob Deutscher)
Starting To Show: Stony Plain Records SPL 1029
Winnipeg MB
Bill Wallace: lead vocals, bass
Bob Deutscher: guitars, vocals
Hermann Fruhm: keyboards, vocals
Larry Pink: keyboards
Marc LaFrance: lead vocals, drums
Produced by Greg Riker and Crowcuss, 1980
Recorded at Century 21 Studios, Winnipeg by Greg Riker
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, NYC
In 1976, former Guess Who members Bill Wallace and Greg Leskiw who replaced Randy Bachman, started a new group, who were then signed to Stony Plain Records and released their self-titled debut a year later. But, by 1978 Leskiw had moved on and the band was getting tired of playing without a guitarist, so they asked Bob Deutscher (of Witness) to join. In early 1979 the band had a Number 1 hit song in Guatamala with the song “Running Start”. After that the band disintegrated and were no more by 1980.
2. The Majestics: Respect
(Otis Redding)
Soul King Otis Redding – A Tribute: Arc Records 770
Toronto ON
Fred Keeler (guitar)
John Crone (saxophone)
Orlando Guierri (trombone)
Brian Lucrow (trumpet)
Wes Morris (drums)
Eric Robertson (keyboards)
Bobby Starr (guitar)
Russ Strathdee (saxophone)
Chris Vickery (bass)
Dave Konvalenko (guitar)
William Cudmore (saxophone)
Produced by Tony DiMaria, 1968
Recorded by Gary Starr at Bay Studios, Toronto
We begin the show today with some excellent guitar playing by Fred Keeler. Freddie died June 14, 2020. He began his professional career with Ronnie Hawkins band The Shays who, like so many other Hawkins alumni, went out on their own in 1963. Their new lead singer was David Clayton Thomas. The Shays released several singles and one album before calling it a day. He then joined The Majestics for a couple of years before applying to be the lead guitarist for Toronto band The Sparrow who were, at that time, transforming into Steppenwolf. In 1975 he was a founding member of Triumph but left after the release of their first album to be replaced by Rik Emmett. Having lost his hearing Freddie stopped playing and apparently became reclusive for the last few years of his life.
3. Crowbar: Too True Mama
(Kelly Jay)
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 Productions, 1971
Recorded Terry Brown at Toronto Sounds Studios
In the early ‘70s, Crowbar were one of the most popular bands in Canada. They had super star status. Even the Prime Minister, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, used to go to their gigs (by helicopter). Looking back on things, Crowbar is basically a footnote in Canadian music history but at the time…. Well, you had to be there. They were proudly Canadian.
4. Rita Chiarelli: Our Love Is Over
(Rita Chiarelli)
45 Single bw Heaven Too: Mad Iris Music WRC3-714
Hamilton ON
Rita Chiarelli: guitar, vocals
Others not listed
Produced by Rita Chiarelli, 1978
Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Chiarelli began performing in Ronnie Hawkins' band in the early 1980s. She subsequently spent several years in Italy. When she returned to Canada, she quickly attracted the attention of film director Bruce McDonald, who included her "Have You Seen My Shoes?" on the soundtrack to his 1989 film Roadkill. She went on to record Cuore: The Italian Sessions, an album of Italian folksongs, at a concert in Thunder Bay, ON in 2006.
On this single, the title was misspelled ‘Your Love Is Over’ but someone – probably Rita – corrected that with a marking pen, striking out the Y.
5. Cherri: Eyes Of The People
(Cherri)
Unreleased Studio Tape
Richmond Hill ON
Harry Bryan: vocal
Joseph Bryan: vocal
Barry Clattenburg: lead guitar
Edgar Robichaud : drums
Gordon Bone: keyboard
Tom Melanson: bass
John McMillan: rhythm guitar
Produced 1970
Mastered (for this program) by Steve Fruitman
The album this was meant for was never released. I was given the music by on of the singing brothers, Harry Bryan, although it was never officially released. Cherri were a Toronto band that got together in the late 1960s but couldn’t keep a big band together; there just wasn’t enough money to go around. Harry went to work at the Co-operators Insurance head office in Guelph before retiring to Ferryland, Newfoudland where he started up the internet broadcast of Southern Shore Sounds. He passed away about a year ago and is greatly missed.
6. Syrinx: Tumblers To The Vault
(John Mills-Cockell / Doug Pringle / Alan Wells)
Long Lost Relative: True North Records TNX 5
Toronto ON
John Mills-Cockell, moog synthesizer, piano, organ
Doug Pringle, sax
Alan Wells, hand drums, percussion
Produced by John Mills-Cockell & Eugene Martynec, 1971
Recorded by Dave Kalunbach, Don Stewart &Bill Roncken at Eastern Sound Studios, Thunder Sound Studios, Pathe-Humphries Studios & Bay Recording in Toronto
Mastered by Bob D’Orleans
7. Gregory Childs & Heart Lung: Baby Blue
(Gregory Childs)
45 single bw Blood Ties: ind / no serial
Toronto
Nick Cousins: lead guitar, harmonica
Brent Kervin: bass
Zachary Moloci: drums
Gregory Childs: guitar, vocals
Produced by Gregory Childs, 2020
Recorded by Steve Aylward at Frederick House Audio
Mastered by Phil Demetro at Lacquer Channel, Toronto
8. The Cure: Boys Don’t Cry
(The Cure)
Boys Don’t Cry: Passport Records – NA 024
Crawley, West Sussex UK
Michael Dempsey: Bass, vocals
Lol Tolhurst: drums
Robert Smith: vocals, guitar
Produced by Chris Parry, 1980
Recorded by Mike Hedges at Morgan Studios, London, England.
Mastered at The Lacquer Channel Limited, Toronto
The cure were a minimalist punk band who signed to Polydor. Their first album was a light weight representative of where the band was really at. Guitarist Robert Smith really disliked the production. The label tried getting them to record cover songs but they refused and were dropped. Boys Don’t Cry was released as a single in June, 1979 between their first two albums. It was first released on LP on the compilation album Boys Don’t Cry in 1980.
The Cure have released 13 studio albums, two EPs, over 30 singles, and have sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Their most recent album, 4:13 Dream, was released in 2008. The Cure were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
9. The Cramps: Uranium Rock
(W Smith)
I.R.S. Greatest Hits Vols 2&3: International Record Syndicate, Inc – SP 70800
Sacramento CA
Ivy Rorschach: guitar
Lux Interior: vocals, loose change
Bryan Gregory: guitar
Nick Knox: drums
Produced by The Cramps, 1981
Previously unreleased
A band first created and led by Lux Interior and his wife, Ivy Rorschash that got together in 1976 and kept on at it until Interior’s death in 2001. This track, from a special IRS Records compilation, was never released commercially.
10. The Clash: White Riot
(Joe Strummer / Mick Jones)
The Clash: Epic Records 36060
London
Mick Jones: guitars, vocals
Joe Strummer: guitars, vocals
Paul Simonon: bass
Tory Grimes: drums
Produced by Micky Foote, 1977
Recorded at CBS (London) and the National Film and Television School (Beaconsfield, England) by Simon Humphrey
Released in the UK on CBS Records March 26, 1977, "White Riot" was The Clash's first single. It became one of their signature songs and was an indication of things to come. The Clash spent the next eight years speaking out for the lower class and against the establishment. Targets of their scorn included the British government and their record company
11. The 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmonker: Help!
(Lennon / McCartney)
The Beatles In Classic: Teldec Digital: LC 3706
Berlin, GM
Werner Muller: Arranger
Produced 1983
12. Susan Cogan: Peacock Eyes
(S Cogan)
One: Scone Records WRC1-2797
Fulford Harbour, BC
Susan Cogan: guitar, vocals
David Woodhead: bass
Claude Desjardins: drums, percussion
Clive Parks: synths
John Jackson: acoustic guitar
Jeanette Pass Goldhar: harp
Produced by Susan Cogan, David Woodhead & Chad Irschick, 1981
Recorded at Inception Sound, Toronto by Chad Irschick & Danny Greenspoon
Mixed at Ocean Sound, Vancouver by Howard Rissin
Susan Devor Cogan b. Toronto 1951
Born Toronto, she moved to Jerusalem, Israel in 1966 where she began singing at the age of 15. In 1970s performed in the duo Susan & Fran, achieved fame with their songs becoming standards in Israel. This is an ethereal song that I feel comes right out of a Herman Hesse story.
13. Bruce Cockburn: Forty Years In The Wilderness
(Bruce Cockburn)
Bone On Bone: True North Records TND 678V
Ottawa ON
Bruce Cockburn: charango, dulcimer, vocal
John Dymond: bass
Gary Craig: drums, percussion
Colin Linden: slide guitar
John Aaron Cockburn: accordion, harmony
Mary Gautier & San Francisco Lighthouse Chorus: bg vocals
Produced by Colin Linden, 2017
Recorded by Matthew Wright with Jaycob Bellochi
Mixed by Colin Linden at Pinhead Recorders, Nashville TN
Recorded by Matthew Wright, Jaycob Bellochio, Ben Bacey & Nate Neusada at Fantasy Studio, Berkeley CA
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
Released on vinyl, Bruce Cockburn’s 2017 album which only goes to prove one thing: the man gets better and better with age. Having followed his career after seeing him perform life in 1971, I’ve listened to his adventures during various stages of his life and he always finds something to write about. One of Canada’s greatest, ever.
14. Cowboy Junkies: Anniversary Song
(Michael Timmins)
Pale Sun, Crescent Moon: RCA – 74321-16808-2
Toronto
Bass – Alan Anton
Drums – Peter Timmins
Guitar – Ken Myhr, Michael Timmins
Harmonica, Mandolin, Bass [8 String], Percussion – Jeff Bird
Vocals – Margo Timmins
Piano, Organ – Richard Bell
Produced by Michael Timmins, 1993
Recorded by Robert Cobban at Studio 306, Toronto
Mixed By Cowboy Junkies and Robert Cobban at Sounds Interchange, Toronto
15. The Ceedees: He Plays Guitar
(Curtis Driedger)
Hit The Ditch: Carrot Records CD-1-1980
Peterborough ON
Curtis Driedger: guitar, keys, vocals
Ed Dick: bass
Nick Kent: drums
Susan Newman: keys, vocal
Rob Fortin: guitar, vocal
Produced by The CeeDees, 1980
Recorded by Glen Johansen at Integrated Studios, Agincourt (Toronto) ON
For most of the 1980s, this band had a good following on the burgeoning Queen Street West music scene in Toronto. This was their only album although they did release a 5 song EP in 1985. Drummer Nick Kent later went to play with Martha & The Muffins while Curtis Driedger did some work with Lost & Profound.
16. Bill Bruford’s Earthworks: My Heart Declares A Holiday
(Bill Bruford / Iain Bellamy / Django Bates)
Earthworks: EG Records EGED 48
London UK
Bill Bruford: drums
Iain Bellamy: sax
Django Bates: keys, horns
Mick Hutton: bass
Produced by Dave Stewart and Bill Bruford, 1987
Recorded by Martin Rex at Terminal 24 Studios, London, October 1986
Mixed by Owen Morris and Jim Abbiss at Spaceward Studios, Cambridge UK
William Scott Bruford (b. Sevenoaks Kent, May 17, 1949)
Original drummer of Yes (1968 – 72). Better known for his playing with King Crimson. He’s currently one of four drummers playing with the band. He also performed with Gong, UK and Earthworks.
Vintage Voices #28 w DJ Rosina
17. Domenico Modugno: Volare
(Franco Migliacci / Domenico Modugno)
45 rpm EP: Decca ?– ED 2633
Lampedusa, Sicily
Domenico Modugno: guitar, vocal
Produced 1958
Domenico Modugno: b. 9 January 1928 Polignano a Mare, Apulia, Italy / d. 6 August 1994 (66) Lampedusa, Sicily
If there’s one song that brings me back to the 1950s it’s this one. I’ve always loved it. I used to hear it blare out of the car radio when I was a kid. Even during the musical deluge of the 1960s I stopped by Sam The Record Man and purchased 20 Italian Love Songs just to find a recording of it.
Side B
1. Rich Wamil & Copperpenny: Mind Over Matter
(A Toussaint)
Fuse: Capitol Records Canada ST 6410
Kitchener ON
Rich Wamil: lead vocals, keys
Brian Russell: guitar
Al Mix: guitar
Paul Zaza: bass
Eric Robertson: keys
Barry Keane: drums, percussion
Bert Hermiston: sax
Produced by Harry Hinde, 1975
Recorded by Haywood Parrott at RCA Studios, Toronto
Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood CA
Mixed by Don Gooch
Originally called The Penny Farthings (to try and capitalize on the British invasion), the band changed their name after hearing Copper Penny by Toronto band The Paupers. They had a bit of success in the late 60s but it wasn’t until the early 70s that they scored some good hit songs. However personnel changes plunged them into difficulties resulting in the Rich Wamil and Copperpenny title to ‘Fuse’, their last album released in 1975.
2. Brian Hebert: Sassy’s Jig
(B Hebert)
The Timber Train Collection: Shaggy Mane Music SMCD 9907
Pembroke ON / Shady Nook, ON
Brian Hebert: fiddle
Al Brisco – steel
Tim Hermitte –
Dean Lavoy –
Vito Rezza – drums
Produced by Brian Hebert & Peter ‘SAB’ Sabourin, circa 2000
Recorded by Ken Hull, North Bay
3. David Celia: The Grind
(David Celia)
Double Mind: Seedling Music 088907212580
Toronto
David Celia: guitars, vocals
Clive Anderson: drums
Ed Pastorini: piano
Michelle Casillas: bg vocal
Burke Carroll: pedal steel
Produced by David Celia, 2015
Recorded and Mastered by Andy Magoffin at The House of Miracles
I’ve been a David Celia fan since hearing his first CD. Every release since then has been a treat for my ears, music just the way that I like it. He’s just sent me promo material for his latest project, an album recorded with his wife, Marla. While it’s going to be released August, the LPs won’t be ready until the fall. I’ll do a preview for it on the program in a few weeks. But for now, we’ll just settle for his 2015 vinyl release of Double Mind.
4. Amelia Curran: Hands On A Grain of Sand
(Amelia Curran)
Hunter, Hunter: Six Shooter Records – SIX051
St. John’s NL
Amelia Curran: guitar, vocals
Matthew Hender: bass
Andrew Dale: Bouzouki, Banjo, Piano, Vocals
Sandy Morris: Dobro
Mikaela Etchegary: French Horn
Stephen Ivany: Trombone
Geraldine Hollett, Kathleen Allan, Phil Churchill: BG Vocals
Produced by Don Ellis, Andrew Dale & Amelia Curran, 2009
Recorded in St. John’s NL by Don Ellis
Mastered By Phil Sedore
Mixed By by Laurence Currie at Sunnyside Studios, Toronto
Artwork [Cover Artwork] by Martin Tielli
Hunter, Hunter earned Curran nominations for four 2010 East Coast Music Association Awards, in the categories Female Solo Recording of the Year, FACTOR Recording of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year, and Folk Recording of the Year. That same year Curran won a Juno Award in the category of Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Solo for Hunter Hunter. Hunter, Hunter is the only album Curran recorded back home in Newfoundland.
5. Carbon Dating Service: Terraform Mars
(Carbon Dating Service)
Reliquiae: Saskomusic TRT034
Saskatoon SK
Alex Loewen: trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
Alison Whelan: keys, vocals
Brian Cochrane: trombone, vocals
Jim Ginther: drums
Mairin Loewen: trombone, harp, vocals
Steve Reed: bass, vocals
Toby Bond: viola, violin, vocals
Zach Low: bass
Produced by Steve Reed, 2006
Recorded at Robot Homestead, Saskatoon
Mastered by Harris Newman at Greymarket Mastering, Montreal
This group started as a duo (of Teargas Recording Tree co-founders Jim Ginther and Steve Reed) under the name Awkward Silence in 2002. The band slowly expanded, growing out of it’s minimalist roots to its current state as an 8-10 member pop orchestra with members joining from classical orchestras, jazz ensembles and, of course, lo-fi indie rock bands. This was taken from their self-titled debut album from 2006.
6. Domenic Troiano: Ambush
(Domenic Troiano)
45 Single: Capitol Records 72804
East York ON
Domenic Troiano: guitar
Paul DeLong: drums
Dave Tyson: keys
Bob Wilson: bass
Produced by Domenic Troiano, 1979
Recorded by Mick Jones & Cooper at Inception Sound, Toronto Nov 78 to Jan 79
7. Los Compañeros: Cubita
(Marcelo Puente)
Blazing Frontiers: Rebellion Records ICS 8002
Toronto ON
Ricardo Rivas: guitar, charango, bass
Adam Konstantakis: guitar, lead vocal
Dimitrious Apostolou: keys
Marcelo Puente: flute, guitar, harmonica, charango, lead vocals
Juan Salvatierra: flutes, winds
Juan Opitz: percussion
Produced by Compañeros, 1979
A band of Chilean and Greek ex-pats opposing military take-overs of their countries with the establishment of right wing death squads and totalitarian regimes. They were the house band at the Danforth coffee house called The Trojan Horse, established in the early 70’s by poet Gwendolyn MacEwan. When the Trojan Horse closed down, they moved next door to The Lyra. These coffee houses were unlicensed, serving coffees and frappés.
8. Enrico Caruso: La donna e mobile (Woman Is Fickle)
(Giuseppe Verdi)
78 rpm single: Victrola 87017
Naples, Italy
Produced 1908
Errico Caruso 25 February 1873 - 2 August 1921 (aged 48) Naples, Italy
On 15 March 1895 at the age of 22, Caruso made his professional stage debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples. In 1903, Caruso made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. He became one of the first major classical vocalists to make numerous recordings. Caruso's first recordings were recorded late in 1902. On 1 February 1904, Caruso began recording exclusively for the Victor Talking Machine Company in the United States. Caruso died before the introduction of higher fidelity, electrical recording technology in 1925. All of his recordings were made using the acoustic process, which required the recording artist to sing into a metal horn or funnel which relayed sound directly to a master disc via a stylus.
9. The Chalets: Von Den Blauen Bergen (German Cowboy Song)
(Heinz Woezel)
Dieter And Gunter: Polydor CDP 5006
Quebec
Dieter Kohlrusch: accordion, bass, vocals
Gunter Franke: guitar, vocals
Produced 1968
Came to Canada from Germany in 1963. Performed at German pav at Expo 67. They later formed a Max Eric Trio with sax player Max Eric.
10. The Cheers: Black Leather Trousers & Motorcycle Boots
(Leiber / Stoller)
Shut Down Compilation: Capitol Records T 1918
Los Angeles
Bert Convy
Susan (Sue) Allen
Gil Garfield
Recorded 1955
Compilation Produced 1963
The Cheers had a string of hits in the mid 1950s starting with "(Bazoom') I Need Your Lovin'", which hit number fifteen on the U.S. charts in 1954. This was the first hit written by the team of ‘Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller’ to chart on the Pop charts in the United States, and was one of the first rock and roll hits by a white group (after Crew Cuts and Bill Haley And His Comets). The following year, they followed it up with "Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots", a song about a wild-living leather-jacketed motorcyclist, which went to number six on the charts. It was later covered by Matt Munroe, The Diamonds and even Chris Spedding.
The Shut Down Compilation album featured songs by The Beachboys, Robert Mitchum, Super Stocks and others and was released in 1963
11. Les Chaussettes Noires: Be Bop A Lula
(G Vesta / C Moine / G Vincent / ST Davis)
The Chaussettes Noires Story: Barclay Records CBLP 2045
Paris, FR
Claude Moine, a.k.a. Eddy Mitchell (vocals)
William Benaïm (guitar solo)
Tony D'Arpa (rhythm guitar)
Aldo Martinez (bass guitar)
Jean-Pierre Chichportich (drums)
Produced 1965
The group got together in 1960, one of the first French bands to play rock n’ roll (along with Les Chats Sauvages). They recorded Be Bop A Lula in that same year and followed it up with several successful singles before the 1962 with the departure of Mitchell for his military service. The group stopped recording in late 1964.
12. Leon Russell: Carney / Acid Annapolis
(Leon Russell) (Don Preson / Leon Russell)
Carney: Shelter Records SW 8911
Lawton OK
Leon Russell: vocals, keys
Don Preston: guitar, vocals
Joey Cooper: guitar
Carl Radle: bass
Chuck Blackwell, Jim Keltner: drums
John Gallie: Hammon organ
Produced by Leon Russell and Denny Cordell, 1972
Recorded by Marlin Green, Peter Nicholls and John Lemay at Skyhill Studios, Hollywood; Muscle Shoals Studio, Sheffield AB and Paradise Studios, Tia Juana OK
Claude Russell Bridges b. April 2, 1942 Lawton, Ok / d. Nov 13, 2016 (aged 74) Mount Juliet, TN
Side one of this album features the typical keyboard styling’s of Leon Russell while side two goes very strange with psychedelia. As a pianist, he played in his early years on albums by The Beach Boys. On his first album, Leon Russell, in 1970, the musicians included Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. One of his biggest early fans, Elton John, said Russell was a "mentor" and an "inspiration". They recorded their album The Union in 2010, which earned them a Grammy nomination.
Russell produced and played and recorded with, among others Jan and Dean, Gary Lewis, George Harrison, Delaney Bramlett, Freddy Cannon, Ringo Starr, Doris Day, Elton John, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, The Byrds, Barbra Streisand, The Ventures, Willie Nelson, Badfinger, the Tijuana Brass, Frank Sinatra, The Band, Bob Dylan, J. J. Cale, B. B. King, Dave Mason, Glen Campbell, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, and The Flying Burrito Brothers.
13. Carnival: Out Of My Life
(Wells / Brownscombe / Eberle)
45 single bw Four Seasons: Columbia Records - C4 2789
Kitchener ON
Tim Hallman (piano)
Don Pellow (organ)
Bill Wells (bass)
Bob Brownscombe (guitar/vocals)
Mike Oberle (drums)
Produced by Chelsea Sound 1968
Mike Oberle is currently the Manager, Leader, Singer, Drummer of The Lulus Band in Kitchener. He also enjoyed a stint with the Ian Thomas Band after leaving Carnival.
14. The Collectors: She (Will-O-The-Wind)
(The Collectors)
The Collectors: New Syndrome / WB – WS 1746
Vancouver BC
Claire Lawrence: winds, vocal
Glenn Miller: bass, vocal
Howie Vickers: lead vocal
Bill Henderson: guitar, recorder, vocal
Ross Turney: drums
Produced by Dave Hassinger, 1968
Recorded at American Recording Company, N Hollywood CA
1961 as a house band (the C-FUN Classics) for CFUN radio, and renamed itself The Collectors in 1966. Howie Vickers left the group in 1969, and the remaining members of the band reconstituted themselves as Chilliwack, with Bill Henderson taking over lead vocals.
15. Curved Air: Back Street Luv
(Ian Eyre / Sonja Kristina / Darryl Way)
Second Album: WS 1951
London UK
Sonja Kristina: lead vocal
Darryl Way: violin
Francis Monkman: guitars, keys
Ian Eyre: bass
Florian Pilkington-Miksa: drums
Produced by Colin Caldwell and Curved Air, 1971
Recorded by Colin Caldwell
From folk rock to folk-prog, a number of bands developed a new sound around 1969, further pushing the boundaries into newer territories. Bands like King Crimson formed around the same time as It’s A Beautiful Day, Renaissance and Curved Air. Rock bands featuring flutes and violins, using orchestral sounds of mellotrons to shape the sound of their music.
16. The Chocolate Watchband: I’m Not Like Everybody Else
(Ray Davies)
Inner Mystique: Tower Records ST 5106
Los Altos CA
Bill Flores: bass
Gary Andrijasevich: drums
Sean Tolby: guitar, vocals
Dave Aguilar: vocals
Mark Loomis: guitar, vocals
Produced by Ed Cobb, 1968
Engineer: Cooper, Podolor, Coe
The Chocolate Watchband was formed in the summer of 1965 in Los Altos, California by Ned Torney and Mark Loomis, who had previously played guitar together in a local band known as The Chaparrals. The band garnered a local following, integrating cover versions of British Invasion groups, particularly The Who, into their live repertoire. A few years later they were managed by impresario Bill Graham and hired to be regulars at his Filmore East and West venues in New York and San Francisco, gigging with the likes of Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead.
All through their recording sessions, the band grew pissed at producer Cobb's influence because he presented them as being more instrumentally refined on record than they were live. Cobb also used session musicians, sometimes entire ghost bands, to record portions of Chocolate Watchband albums without notifying them or discussing it before hand. Less than half of the group's second LP, The Inner Mystique, featured studio work by official members of the band; the majority of the record featured session musicians. This lead to their breakup.
17. Can: Movin’ Right Along
(Can)
Rite Time: Mercury Records – 838 883 1
Cologne GM
Malcolm Mooney: vocal
Irmin Schmidt: keys
Jaki Liebezeit: drums
Michael Karoli: bass, vocals, pocket organ
Holger Czukay: french horn, dictaphone, synth, bass
Produced by Michael Karoli and Holger Czukay, 1989
Recorded by Patrick Jauneaud at Outer Space Studio, Nice FR
Mixed by Michael Karoli, Holger Czukay and Rene Tinner at Can Studio, Weilerswist GM
Czukay studied music under Karlheinz Stockhausen from 1963 to 1966. He had little interest in rock music, but this changed when a student played him the Beatles' 1967 song "I Am the Walrus". He then started listening to The Velvet Underground and Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention. He went on to form Can in 1968. Their first album was Monster Love from 1969 – the only album that singer Malcolm Mooney (an American) sang on until the release of Rite Time 20 years later after he was enticed back.
This particular album was Can’s last real one, and its first in over 10 years. It is also the first Can album since their debut LP which features Can’s original vocalist, Malcolm Mooney. His vocals are spectacular. Totally original.
18. Caravan: Hoedown
(Pye Hastings)
For Girls Who Grow Plump In the Night: London Records – XPS 637
Canterbury UK
Pye Hastings: guitar, vocals
Ric4hard Coughlan: drums
John G. Perry: bass
Dave Sinclair: keyboards
Frank Ricotti: congas
Geoffrey Richardson: guitar, viola, violin
Produced by David Hitchcock, 1973
Recorded at Tolling Park Studios; Chipping Norton Recording Studios; Decca Studios, West Hampstead
The band were originally based in Canterbury, Kent, but moved to London where they were signed to Verve Records. After months of confusion, they were dropped by Verve and signed a better deal with Decca, who released their critically acclaimed album, ‘In the Land of Grey and Pink’, in 1971. Keyboardist Dave Sinclair left the group after the album's release and the group split up the following year after recording this fine album.
19. The Corndogs: Lemon Head (Bitter As Hell)
(G Clarke / B Lodge)
Cliffhanger: Doggy Don’t Records DD501
Toronto
Greg Clarke: guitar, lead vocal
Patrick Gilmour: keys, violin, guitar, vocals
Lionel Lodge: bass, vocals
Brodie Lodge: drums, percussion, harmonica, vocals
Produced by John Howard and Todd Warren, 1987
Recorded at Video Sound Studios, Toronto
Mastered at McClear Place, Toronto
20. 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