33.45.78 All Vinyl Radio Show with Steve Fruitman #602 September 8, 2025
Side Aye
1. Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians: So This Is Venice - 1924 *
2. Bobby Wiseman: Airplane on the Highway – 1989 *
3. Iansanity: See Emily Play – 2008 *
4. Syd Barrett: Octopus – 1969
5. Pink Floyd: Jugband Blues – 1968
6. Oliver Schroer: Wild Apples Set – 1996 *
7. Michael Occhipinti & Shine: Girl – 2012 *
8. UK: Caesar’s Palace Blues – 1979
9. Mahogany Rush: Jive Baby – 1976 *
10. Yardbirds: Evil Hearted You – 1965
11. Wendy Carlos: Timesteps – 1971
12. Woodshed Orchestra: Stoned Again – 2013 *
13. Mitsou: Le Chinois – 1988 *
14. Dominique Tremblay & Philippe Gagnon: La Complainte de mon Frère – 1973 *
15. Les Batinses: Polkattack – 2000 *
16. Emmerson Lake & Palmer: Barbarian – 1970
17. The Phantoms: Kill The Devil – 1990 *
The Bee Side
18. Banjo Mechanics: Slow Boat – 2002 *
19. The Turtles: Grim Reaper of Love – 1967
20. The Turtles: Rugs of Woods and Flowers – 1967
21. The Turtles: Let The Cold Winds Blow – 1965
22. Frank Zappa: Sharleena – 1970
23. Jorgen Ingmann: Apache – 1961
24. Richie Knight & The Midnights: Charlena – 1963 *
25. Jay & The Techniques: Keep The Ball Rolling – 1967
26. The Foundations: Jerking The Dog – 1967
27. The Chanteclairs: PGE – 1963 *
28. Just Us: I Don’t Love You – 1965 *
29. Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gesang der Kunglinge Pt 2 – 1962
30. The Cajun Ramblers: Misbehavin’ in Millhaven – 1989 *
31. Freda Payne: Band of Gold – 1970
32. Cano: Moon Lament – 1978 *
33. Susan Cogan: Space-Age Primitives – 1981 *
34. Crash Vegas: Sky – 1989 *
35. Return To Forever: Space Circus Pt 2 – 1973
36. Rudi & Inge Meixner: Bergener Bravour Yodler – 1959
*CanCon = 53%
Side Aye
1. Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians: So this Is Venice
(Ambrose Thomas)
100 Years of Recorded Sound: Canadian recording Industry Association C 100
London ON
Produced by Eleanor Sniderman & Edward Moogk, 1977
Recorded in Richmond Indiana at Gennett Studios, 1924
Gaetano Alberto Lombardo aka Guy Lombardo
b. London ON June 19, 1902 / d. November 5, 1977 Houston TX (75)
100 Years of Recorded Sound, a project of Sam (The Record Man) Sniderman’s wife Eleanor, is a 7 inch 33 and a third LP featuring historic Canadian recordings from 1888 to 1927 released by the Library oif Canada. It features an extremely early recording of Baron Stanley (the guy who donated the Stanley Cup for Canadian hockey champions) speaking in 1888 as well as a track featuring Emile Berliner, inventor of the flat disc record in 1904 when he lived in Montreal.
2. Bobby Wiseman: Airplane On The Highway
(B Wiseman)
Sings Wrench Tuttle: WEA / Risque Disque 25 69131
Toronto ON
Bobby Wiseman: keys, vocals
Kurt Schefter: guitar
Michael Pickett: harmonica
Mark French: drums
Dennis Delorme: pedal steel
Rich Maslove: bass
Mendelson Joe: president
Produced by Bobby Wiseman, 1989
Recorded by Be-Double-You at the Music Gallery and Jays Space Station, Toronto
Engineering Assistants: Sandor Ajenstadt, Joe Benarroch, John Oswald, Jay Blair
Robert Neil "Bob" Wiseman
b. Winnipeg MB 1962
Wrench Tuttle was included in the Canadian music critics top 100 albums of all time. At the time, Wiseman claimed that he only wrote the music; the fictitious character, Wrench Tuttle, was the lyricist. Wiseman was an original member of Blue Rodeo, leaving the band after they won 5 Juno Awards to concentrate on film and music production. He is credited with having discovered (somewhat) various artists, like Ron Sexsmith, Andrew Cash, Bob Snider and Sam Larkin.
3. Iansanity: See Emily Play
(S Barrett)
Unreleased
Toronto ON
Ian McIntyre – guitar, lead vocal
Mark Doucet – harmony vocal
Allan Gavigan – bass
Jon McCann - drums
Produced & Mastered by Steve Fruitman - July 24, 2007
Recorded by Fred Spek at CIUT’s Studio 3, 91 St. George St. Toronto
4. Syd Barrett: Octopus
(Syd Barrett)
The Madcap Laughs: EMI / Harvest 064-1042611
Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocal
Jerry Shirley: bass
Willie Wilson: drums
Produced by Syd Barrett and Dave Gilmour, 1969
Recorded June 12. Overdubs added June 13
This is considered to be one of Syd’s best post-Floyd songs, originally called "Clowns and Jugglers". The album's title, The Madcap Laughs, came as a result of co-producer David Gilmour mishearing a line from this song ("Well, the mad cat laughed at the man on the border...")
5. Pink Floyd: Jugband Blues
(Syd Barrett)
A Saucerful Of Secrets: Capitol Canada 6000 Series – ST 6279
London / Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocals
Roger Waters: bass
Nick Mason: drums
Rick Wright: keys
Salvation Army Band
Produced by Norman Smith, 1968
Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, London, by Peter Brown October, 1967
Syd wanted it to be a single but was vetoed by the band and Norman Smith. The song was used as Syd’s send-off from the Floyd, last song on side two of A Saucerful. Syd’s given the writing credit but fails to mention him otherwise in the liner notes to the album even though he played on it as well as a couple of other songs before he was dislodged from the band, replaced by his friend Dave Gilmore.
6. Oliver Schroer & Stewed Tomatoes: Wild Apples Set [Loukoum / Wild Apples / Ben Grossman's Jig]
(Oliver Schroer)
Stewed Tomatoes: Big Dog Music – No Serial
Toronto
Bass – David Woodhead
Percussion – Ben Grossman
Tenor Saxophone – Colleen Allen
Trumpet, Horn [E-flat Horn] – David Travers-Smith
Violin – Anne Lindsay
5 String Violin – Oliver Schroer
Produced by Oliver Schroer, 1996
Recorded at Comfort Sound, Toronto by Andrew St. George
Mixed by Andrew St. George and Oliver
7. Michael Occhipinti & Shine On: Girl
(Lennon / McCartney)
The Universe of John Lennon: True North Records TND566
Toronto
Michael Occhipinti: guitars, loops, ambient effects
Roberto Occhipinti: bass
Elizabeth Shepherd: vocals, piano
Mark Kelso: drums
Dominic Mancuso: vocals
Kevin Turcotte: trumpiet, flugelhorn
Yvette Toller: vocals
Denzal Sinclaire: vocals
Produced by Roberto & Michael Occhipinti, 2012
Recorded and mixed by John Bailey at The Drive shed, Toronto
Mastered by Trevor Saddler at Mastermind Productions, Charlotte NC
8. UK: Caesar’s Palace Blues
(Ed Jobson / John Wetton)
Danger Money: Polydor Records PD-1-6194
UK
Terry Bozzio: drums
John Wetton: bass, lead and bg vocals
Eddie Johnson: violin
Produced by Eddie Jobson and John Wetton, 1979
Recorded November 1978 - January 1979 at AIR Studios, London, UK
9. Mahogany Rush: Jive Baby
(Frank Marino)
Mahogany Rush IV: Columbia Records WPC 34190
Montreal QC
Frank Marino: guitar, vocal
Jim Ayoub: drums
Paul Harwood, bass
Produced by Frank Marino 1976
Recorded by Billy Szawlowski and Ian Terry at Tempo Studios, Montreal
Extremely Hendrixy but done really well so I like it. Doesn’t it make you want to jive, baby? Or how ‘bout Howlin’ for your baby? If that don’t work, nothing will.
10. The Yardbirds: Evil Hearted You
(Graham Gouldman)
The Hits Of The Yardbirds: Capitol Canada T 6229
London
(Originally on ‘Having A Rave Up’ LP, 1965)
Jeff Beck: lead guitar
Keith Relf: vocals, harmonica
Chris Dreja: guitar
Paul Samwell-Smith: bass, music director
Jim McCarty: drums
Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky, 1965
Compilation LP produced 1967
Geoffrey Arnold Beck
b. 24 June 1944 Wallington, Surrey, England / d. 10 January 2023 (78) East Sussex
While attending Wimbledon College of Art, Beck played in a succession of groups, including Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages during 1962 when they recorded "Dracula's Daughter".
Hits of the Yardbirds was a Canadian release by Capitol Records of Canada, most likely put together by Paul White. I bought my copy at Sayvette’s, Town & Country Square, Yonge & Steeles December 67. Side one features Jeff Beck while side 2 does Eric Clapton with the Yardbirds. Beck replaced Clapton after he left in ’65 to join John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Jimmy Page would soon join the Yardbirds and played with Beck until he quit the band in 1966.
11. Wendy (Walter) Carlos: Timesteps
(W Carlos)
Clockwork Orange Soundtrack: Warner Brothers - 2573
Pawtucket RI
Wendy Carlos: Moog Synthesizer
Produced by Rachel Elkind, 1971
Walter Carlos aka Wendy Carlos
b. November 14, 1939 Pawtucket, Rhode Island
This is an excerpt of Timesteps as used by Stanley Kubrick in the film. Carlos went on to release an entire album of works that were either used in the film (in their entirety) or considered for inclusion. (A Clockwork Orange: Wendy Carlos's Complete Original Score, first released in 1972 as Walter Carlos' Clockwork Orange).
Carlos also began reading A Clockwork Orange, and noticed that the opening themes reflected the feeling of the first chapters of the book. Thereafter the piece developed, in Carlos' own words, into "an autonomous composition with an uncanny affinity for 'clockwork'", the last word being Carlos' way of referring to the book. When the film version was announced Carlos and producer Rachel Elkind made a demonstration recording for Kubrick, who became interested and invited them to meet him in London.
12. Woodshed Orchestra & Friendly Rich: Stoned Again
(Dave Clark)
Buzz: No label - no serial
Toronto ON
Dave Clark: percussion, vocals
Susannah Hood: vocals
Michael Herring
Julia Hambleton
Joe Lapinski
Tania Gill
Jason Kenemy
Rebecca Hennessy -
Scott Thomson –
Nic Buligan
Paul Kolinski
Produced by Dave Clark, 2013
Recorded by Joe Dunphy at Revolution & Dave Clark at Bon's Cave
Mixed by Dave Clark
Mastered by Fedge
13. Mitsou: Le Chinois
(Jean-Pierre Isaac)
45 Single bw Les Chinois instrumental: Isba Records IS45-551
Montreal QC
Mitsou: vocal
Produced by Pierre Gendron & Jean-Pierre Isaac 1988
Mitsou Annie Marie Gélinas
b. 1 September 1970 Loretteville, QC
Granddaughter of Quebec actor Gratien Gélinas.
Daughter of voice actor Alain Gélinas.
Mitzou means honey in Japanese. Her first single, "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" (composed and produced by Jean-Pierre Isaac), became a smash pop hit across Canada. 1991s second single, "Dis-moi, dis-moi", put Mitsou back in the spotlight with a controversial video that showed her and several male and female models nude in a shower room. The video, which was released only a few months after Madonna's "Justify My Love", was banned by MuchMusic. I have met her and yes, her eyes are really that blue. Or bleu.
14. Dominique Trembley et Philippe Gagnon: La Complainte de mon frère
(D Tremblay / P Gagnon)
Ça Roule Présentent Avec Le Stainless Steel: Polydor - 2917001
Saguenay QC
Philippe Gagnon: violin, vocals
Dominique Trembley: violin, guitar, vocals
Jean-Guy Moreau: bass
Produced by Dominique Trembley, Philippe Gagnon & Jean-Guy Moreau, 1973
Recorded 1971
Dominique Trembley
b. 1943 / d. June 17, 2015 (72)
Dominique Trembley and Philippe Gagnon were known for playing a stainless steel violins. They accompanied Robert Charlebois on the Festival Express train trip across Canada where they befriended Janis Joplin who helped them secure a recording contract with Polydor.
15. Les Batinses: Polkattack
(Trad)
Tripotages: Mille-Pattes – 67527 03336 2 4
Quebec City QC
Acoustic Guitar – Mathieu Girard
Banjo – François Morrissette
Bass – Mathieu Girard, Todd Picard
Body Percussion [Pieds] – François Morrissette
Bombarde – Christophe Garenc
Bouzouki – François Morrissette
Classical Guitar – Mathieu Girard
Drums, Djembe, Tabla, Didgeridoo, Percussion – Fred Lebrasseur*
Electric Organ [B-3] – Andrée Bilodeau, Mathieu Girard
Guitar – François Morrissette
Mandolin – Todd Picard
Psaltery – Todd Picard
Shaker [œufs] – Christophe Garenc
Tin Whistle – Christophe Garenc
Uilleann Pipes – Christophe Garenc
Viola – Andrée Bilodeau
Violin – Andrée Bilodeau
Produced by Les Batinses, 2000
Engineer – Daniel Ste-Marie
They were a great Quebecois trad band, based out of Quebec City. Put out four albums of very unusual arrangements for traditional music.
16. Emmerson Lake & Palmer: Barbarian
(Emmerson / Lake / Palmer)
Emmerson Lake & Palmer: Cotillion SD 9040
London UK
Carl Palmer: drums, percussion
Greg Lake: bass, guitar, vocals
Keith Emmerson: piano, clavinet, Pipe organ, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer
Produced by Greg Lake, 1970
Recorded by Eddie Offord at Advision Studios, London
Greg Lake left KC in 1970 to help form ELP. He played bass and sung lead vocals on the first KC album and was coaxed into performing nearly all the vocals for the band’s second album, In The Wake of Poseidon.
17. The Phantoms: Kill The Devil
(The Phantoms)
Pleasure Puppets: Spy Records 1006
Toronto ON
Jerome Godbo: bass, lead vocal
Ben Richardson: bass, bg vocals
Joe Toole: guitar
Gregory Ray Tunis: drums, bg vocal
Produced by The Phantoms, 1990
Leader of The Phantoms was Jerome Godbo who was born in Victoria, BC. The Phantoms were formed in Ottawa in 1987. They then relocated to Toronto and became a fixture in the city’s Queen Street scene. A sold out show at Toronto’s Diamond Club was recorded and released on cassette in 1988 which acted as a demo when shopping themselves to record labels. Their debut album, 1989’s ‘Pleasure Puppets’, was produced by Kevin Doyle (Alannah Myles) and Billy Bryans (The Government, Parachute Club). Having left Spy Records in 1991, The Phantoms were added to Jeff Healey’s newly launched Forte Records and released their sophomore album ‘Raw’ in 1992; Godboo has gone on to a successful career as both a solo artist and as a session player. He was awarded the Lee Oskar World’s Best Harmonica Player in the International Blues Challenge 2014 in Memphis.
The Toronto Phantoms should not be confused with another band called The Phantoms from Toronto. The earlier Phantoms were a 1960s amalgam of studio musicians that made knock-off cover tune albums for Toronto’s ARC Records. The musicians have been rumoured to be members of Doug Rankine & The Secrets of ‘Here Comes Shack’ fame.
The Bee Side
1. Banjo Mechanics: Slow Boat
(I Pattison / L Melville)
Sixty Second Songs: Dave’s Records of Guelph DROG 100
Guelph ON
Ian Pattison: banjo
Lewis Melville: banjo
Produced by Lewis Melville, 2002
RIP Mark Randall Volman aka The Florescent Leech aka Flo
b. April 19, 1947 Los Angeles / d. September 5, 2025 (78) Nashville, Tennessee
Heard over:
The harmony guy / funny guy / dancing guy that every pop band needed back then. Was an original member of The Turtles. After that band broke up, Frank Zappa offered the two singers (Howard Kaylan) jobs singing in the new 1970 incarnation of The Mothers of Invention. With super hits like Happy Together and She’d Rather Be with Me to their credit, they were nearly known as a bubblegum group. However, tracks like The Grim Reaper of Love, The Turtles also showed their psychedelic side that most likely caught Zappa’s attention.
Trouble was that, not only had the Turtles signed over the rights to that name to their (mis)management, but they also signed over their stage names. Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan could not use their real show business names; instead Frank Zappa came up with The Florescent Leech and Eddy to describe them. That worked!
Although they remained an act for decades, Kaylan had to quit show biz around 2015 due to health concerns. Volman continued on, doing Turtles hits until his passing.
2. The Turtles: Grim Reaper of Love
(Portz / Nichol)
The Turtles Golden Hits: White Whale Records WWS 7115
Los Angeles
Howard Kaylan: vocals, keys
Mark Volman: vocals, guitar
Al Nichol: electric sitar
Chuck Portz: bass
Don Murray: drums
Produced by Bones Howe and Joe Wissert, 1967
Known mostly for their syrupy bubble gum hits (Happy Together, She’d Rather Be With Me) there was more to The Turtles then met most ears. I always thought it strange that Frank Zappa would want their two vocalists to join his Mothers, like: what did Frank see in them? Obviously he looked a lot deeper than most of us would have because you can almost hear some Mother tones imbedded into their Turtle’s music.
3. The Turtles: Rugs Of Wood And Flowers
(Howard Kaylan / Al Nichol)
Happy Together: White Whale Records V 1801
Los Angeles CA
Howard Kaylan: vocal
Al Nichol: lead guitar, vocal
Jim Tucker: rhythm guitar
Mark Volman: special effects, vocal
John Barbata: drums
Jim Pons: bass, vocal
Produced by Joe Wissert, 1967
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood by Bruce Botnick; Sound Recorders, Hollywood by Armin Steiner
4. The Turtles: Let The Cold Winds Blow
(Howard Kaylan)
It Ain’t Me Babe: White Whale Records - White Whale – 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
5. Frank Zappa: Sharleena
(Frank Zappa)
Chungas Revenge: Reprise / Bizarre 2030
Los Angeles CA
Frank Zappa: vocal, guitar
Ian Underwood: piano, sax
George Duke: organ
Jeff Simmons: bass, vocal
Aynsley Dunbar: drums
Phlorescent Leech: vocal
Eddy: vocals
Produced by Frank Zappa, 1970
6. Jørgen Ingmann & His Guitar: Apache
(Jerry Lordon)
45 Single bw Echo Boogie: Atco Records 6184
Copenhagen DK
Jørgen Ingmann: all instruments
Produced 1961
7. Richie Knight & The Midnights: Charlena
(Manuel Chavez / Herman Chaney)
45 single bw You’ve Got The Power: Arc Records – 1028
Toronto ON
Mike Brough, sax
Doug Chappel, bass
Richie Knight (Hubbard), vocal
Barry Stein, drums
George Simkiw, guitar
Barry Lloyd, piano
John McCanliss, guitar
Produced by Ben Weatherby, 1963
Charlena was the first pop song by a Canadian group to hit No. 1 on the country’s most respectable radio station, 1050 CHUM where it topped the chart for two weeks. It was recorded in the offices of Arc Records before they had their own studio. Claims George Semkiw (to Bill King): “That was a real coup because up till then, CHUM would not play Canadian records.”
With metal garbage pails lifted off the floor and stuffed with rags to stifle any sound the band started recording. There were no overdubs. Everything was laid down on a mono tape recorder. The process took a few hours, stopping each time there was any error or to move microphones. One take was ruined with a passing train roared behind the building. The band was so successful in the Toronto area that they were asked to open for the Rolling Stones on their first visit, in 1965.
8. Jay & The Techniques: Keep The Ball Rolling
(D Randall / S Linzer)
45 single bw Here We Go Again: Smash Records S. 2124
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Jay Proctor (lead vocalist and primary founder of the group),
George ‘Lucky’ Lloyd (second vocalist),
Dante Dancho (lead guitar),
Chuck Crowl (Bass guitar),
Karl Landis Lippowitsch (drums),
Ronnie Goosley (saxophone)
Jon Walsh (trumpet)
Produced by Jerry Ross, 1967
9. The Foundations: Jerking The Dog
(J Shaw)
Baby, Now That I’ve Found You: Uni 73016
London UK
Clem Curtis: vocals
Eric Allan Dale: trombone
Pat Burke: tenor sax, flute
Mike Elliot: tenor sax
Tony Gomez: organ
Tim Harris: drums
Peter MacBeth: bass
Alan Warner: guitar
Produced by Tony MacAulay 1967
Curtis Clements
b. Trinidad 28 November 1940 / d. 27 March 2017 (76)
Curtis Clements arrived in England from his native Trinidad at the age of fifteen and later found employment as an interior decorator. He took up boxing and won most of his fights as a professional boxer. In 1966 Curtis joined The Ramong Sound. He joined the group after hearing from his uncle that Raymond Morrison, Ramong’s the lead singer, was looking for backup vocalists. After losing their original lead singer, the band took on board Arthur Brown temporarily, and went through a few name changes before they became The Foundations. Arthur Brown stated in an interview that in his time with the group, he enjoyed singing with Curtis. They both sang separately as well as doing some duets. The group emerged in January 1967 with Curtis as their lead singer scoring hits like Baby, Not That I’ve Found You and Build Me Up Buttercup.
10. The Chanteclairs: P.G.E (Pacific Great Eastern)
(Keith Crowe)
Just For A Lark: Continental Records - Maple-Leaf Series – CML 1000
Toronto ON
Beverlie Sammons (Robinson): vocals
Klaas Van Graft: guitar, vocals
Alan MacRae: banjo, vocals
Larry Rockwell: bass
Produced by John Porteous, 1963
Recorded by Holm Beuschel at Dominion Broadcasting Co
According to Beverlie Robertson, who has done a comprehensive search, this song has not been recorded by anyone else. “Wow! Thanks Steve! That may be the only recording of it...I've searched for others, but came up empty...lots of mention of the song, but no recordings. I played it for a concert of 'cross Canada songs a few years ago.”
11. Us: I Don’t Love You
(Bill Ross / Bob Neilson)
45 single bw I Can Tell: Quality Records 1738
Toronto ON
Jimmy Livingston: vocal
Neil Lillie (aka Merryweather): bass
Wayne Davis: guitar
Ed Roth: keys
Stan Endersby: guitar
Bob Ablack: drums
Produced by Weiner and Steiner, 1965
The band formed around late 1964 after guitarist Wayne Davis left the Spellbinders. The new band was quick on the scene and were fortunate enough to get a recording contract. In 1966 they were forced to change their name after an American band claimed it, so they became The Tripp. In 1967 they changed names again, this time to Livingston’s Journey after Merryweather left to join Bruce Cockburn in John Q Public.
12. Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gesang der Junglinge Pt 2
(Karlheinz Stockhausen)
The Meaning Of Within (Mojo's Guide To The Fab Avant-Garde): November 2002
Burg Mödrath GM
Karlheinz Stockhausen: electronic manipulations
Produced At Studio Für Elektronische Musik des Westdeutschen Rundfunks, Köln GM
Originally recorded 1955-56
Originally released on Deutsche Grammophon – 138 811 SLPM – 1962
Karlheinz Stockhausen
b. Burg Mödrath, Germany 22 Aug 1928 / d. Kürten, GM 5 Dec 2007
Interesting when you consider the long lasting effects these recordings had on avant guarde artists like Frank Zappa, George Harrison (Electronic Sounds) and King Crimson (Moonchild) amongst others.
13. The Cajun Ramblers: Misbehavin’ in Millhaven
(Peter Jellard)
Unreleased
Toronto
Peter Jellard: accordion
Tim Hadley: bass
Rob Jones: guitar
Steve Fruitman: ‘tit fer (Cajun Triangle)
Victoria Wilcox: drums
Produced live in concert off the soundboard at the Regina Folk Festival, 1989
14. Freda Payne: Band of Gold
(Ron Dunbar / Edythe Wayne)
45 single bw The Easiest Way To Fall: Invictus INV 502
Detroit
Freda Payne: vocal
Bass: Bob Babbitt
Guitars: Eddie Willis, Ray Monette, and Ray Parker Jr.
Keyboards: Earl Van Dyke
Drums: Uriel Jones
Percussion: Jack Ashford
Electric sitar: Dennis Coffey
BG Vocals: Scherrie Payne, Telma Hopkins, Joyce Vincent Wilson, and Pamela Vincent
Produced by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, 1970
Freda Charcilia Payne
b. September 19, 1942 Detroit
Payne started off singing radio commercial jingles in Detroit in the early ‘60s and took part in (and won many) local TV and radio talent shows. In 1963, she moved to New York City where she made occasional guest appearances on television shows including The Merv Griffin Show and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. She was an understudy to Leslie Uggams for the Broadway show Hallelujah Baby in 1967.
In 1969, her old friends in Detroit, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland, Jr., who just left Motown, and persuaded Payne to sign with their newly formed Invictus Records label. Shortly thereafter, Eddie Holland offered her a song entitled "Band of Gold" which, in early 1970 became a pop smash hit, reaching #3 in the US and was #1 in the UK for six consecutive weeks. Global sales for the single were estimated at two million copies sold.
15. Cano: Moon Lament
(John Doerr / Robert Dickson)
Eclipse: A&M Records SP 9033
Sudbury ON
Marcel Aymar: vocal, guitar
David C Burt: guitar
Michel Dasti: drums
John Doerr: bass
Michel Kendel: keys
Wasyl Kohut: violin
Rachel Paiement: vocals, guitar
Produced by Eugene Martynec, 1978
Recorded and Mixed at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto by Ken Friesen
CANO evolved out of the Coopérative des artistes du Nouvel-Ontario. The band formed out of a collection of Sudbury based musicians in 1975 and played their first concert December 1 at La Slague in Sudbury. They released 6 albums of music under their name and 1 as Masque.
16. Susan Cogan: Space-Age Primitives
(Susan Cogan)
One: Scone Records – WRC1-2797
Fulford Harbour, BC
Clive Parks: synths
David Woodhead: bass
Claude Desjardins: drums, percussion
Danny Greenspoon: electric guitar
Susan Cogan: guitar, vocals
Beverly Glen-Copeland: bg vocals
Marianne Girard: bg vocals
Brent Titcomb: bg vocals
John T Davis: bg vocals
Upe Ensemble Isah & David: Aftrican drums
Produced by Susan Cogan with David Woodhead & Chad Irschick, 1981
Recorded at Inception Sound, Toronto by Chad Irschick & Danny Greenspoon
Mixed at Ocean Sound, Vancouver by Howard Rissin
Cogan was born and raised in Toronto, Canada where she began singing with her guitar between sets of her uncle Benny Louis’s Big Band. 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. Cogan moved back to Canada and settled on Salt Spring in the Gulf Islands where together, with producer Paul Brosseau, she created the indie label and recording studio Nomad Music. Newfoundland’s newspaper, The Telegram writes: “She weaves thoughts on potent subjects that leave the listener with a buoyant sense of hope and joy.” With eight recordings to her credit, Susan has gained international exposure, getting airplay in Israel, France, Italy, the USA, and Canada.
Note: Cogan “Space-Age Primitives” song appears on “One” but not on the “Space-Age Primitives” LP which came out 1993.
17. Crash Vegas: Sky
(M McAdorey / C Cripps)
Red Earth: Risque Disques 17 0771
Toronto ON
Colin Cripps: guitars, dobro, mandolin
Jocelyne Lanois: bass
Michelle McAdorey: lead vocals
Ambrose Pottie: drums
Sammy Vegas: lead guitar
Malcolm Burn: keys
Produced by Malcolm Burn, 1989
Recorded by Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard at ESP, New Orleans
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
Crash Vegas formed in 1988 and disbanded in 1996. They were the brainchild of Michelle McAdorey and Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor who, due to Blue Rodeo commitments, left the band and was replaced by Colin Cripps. Jocelyne Chantal Lanois is a Canadian musician, bass player and songwriter from Hull, Quebec, who has been a member of the bands Martha and the Muffins and Crash Vegas. She has also had touring stints as bass player with Ani DiFranco and Chris Whitley, and played on Sarah McLachlan's album Solace. She is the sister of record producer Daniel Lanois. Lanois left the band on acrimonious terms after the release of Red Earth and their label Risque Disque went bankrupt, leaving the band in limbo. McAdorey was the niece of the late Canadian television and radio personality Bob McAdorey. She now lives near Peterborough and recently released a new album.
18. Return To Forever: Space Circus Pt 2
(Chick Corea)
Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy: Polydor 2310 283
Chelsea MA
Chick Corea: keys, percussion
Stan Clarke: bass
Bill Connors: guitars
Lenny White: drums
Produced by Chick Corea, 1973
Recorded at The Record Plant by Shelly Yakus
Mastered at The Master Cutting Room by Tom Robstenek
Armando Anthony Corea
b. June 12, 1941 Chelsea Mass / d. February 9, 2021 Tampa FL (79)
19. Rudi & Inge Meixner: Bergener Bravour Yodler
(unknown)
Yodeling in Hi-Fi: Westminster Records - WP-6092
Germany
Relli Denk
Producer unlisted - circa 1959
CIUT FM 89.5 CHMR FM 93.5 FM
University of Toronto Radio Inc Memorial University, St. John's NL
The Mother Ship Tuesdays 10 pm
Mondays 12 noon ET NT
Radio Bell Island 93.9 FM Radio VGR
Wabana, Bell Island NL London/Thetford UK
Wednesdays 4 pm NT Tues 10 pm GMT; Sat 3:30 am
Bluewater Radio CFBW 91.3 FM VOBB The Voice of Bonne Bay
Walkerton ON Rocky Harbour 98.1 FM
Grey Co. ON Bonne Bay 95.9 FM
Sundays 6 pm ET Tuesdays 9 pm NT
Home Grown Community Radio Community Radio CIOE
CHCR 102.9 FM 97.5 FM
Killaloe ON Lower Sackville NS
Various Times Sun 8 pm AT