Side H: Halloween
1. Ten Years After: Three Blind Mice – 1969
2. Terveet Kadet: Halloween – 1983
3. Siouxsie & The Banshees: Halloween – 1981
4. The Haunted: Horror Show – 1967 *
5. The Beatles & George Martin: Sea Of Monsters – 1968
6. Buck Owens: It’s A Monster’s Holiday – 1974
7. The Beachboys: Monster Mash – 1964
8. Sheb Wooley: Purple People Eater – 1959
9. Striped Bananas: Vampire Of Mine – 2025
10. Johnny Cash: Ghost Riders In The Sky – 1968
11. R Dean Taylor: There’s A Ghost In My House – 1969 *
12. Red Crawford: Hurricane Hazel’s Ghost – 1957 *
13. Lloyd Hanson: Music For The Black Cat – 1988
14. Margaret & Alistair Christl: The Ghost of Culloden – 2012 *
15. Frozen Ghost: Mother Nature – 1988 *
16. Roy Kenner: Ghost of Hollywood – 1982 *
17. Striped Bananas: Ghost World – 2017 *
18. Screaming Lord Sutch: Dracula’s Daughter – 1964 *
19. Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters Theme Song – 1980
The Bee Side
20. Al Caiola: The Magnificent Seven – 1961
21. Downeast Partners : Smoke Along The Track – 1987 *
22. Edmund Hockridge: Song Of The Vagabonds – 1959 *
23. MJ Garriott & The Tyrolean Mountain Boys – Kimberley Yodel – 1970 *
24. Stompin Tom Connors: Mule Skinner Blues – 1971 *
25. Robert Fripp & League of Gentlemen: Eye Needles – 1979
26. Bobby Vee: Rubber Ball – 1960
27. The Diodes: Red Rubber Ball – 1977 *
28. The Bay Boys: With Me Long Rubbers On – 1985 *
29. Possibly Stompin’: Rubberhead – 1990 *
30. Pukka Orchestra: Rubber Girl – 1981 *
31. Wendell Ferguson: P-I-G – 2005 *
32. Russ Gurr: Hogs Are Beautiful – 1976 *
33. Plaid: Dilatone – 2016
34. Snakefinger’s Vestal Virgins: There’s No Justice In Live – 1986
35. Mac Demarco: Salad Days – 2014 *
36. The Pogues: Sally MacLennane – 1985
37. King Crimson: The Howler – 1982
38. The Heatseekers: Thingmaker – 1996 *
39. Rob Pilch: Sambo – 1988 *
CanCon* = 55%
Side H: Halloween
1. Ten Years After: Three Blind Mice
(Trad arr. Rick Lee)
Stonedhenge: Derem (London) DES 18021
London UK
Ric Lee, drums, percussion
Produced by Mike Vernon, 1969
Recorded by Martin Smith at Decca Studios, West Hampstread UK, September 1968
2. Terveet Kädet: Halloween
(Terveet Kädet)
Terveet Kädet: Propaganda Records PRO-012
Tornio, Finland
Bass, Backing Vocals: Piäsky
Drums: Walde
Guitar: Tiimo
Vocals: Läjä
Produced by Terveet Kädet, 1983
Recorded By, Mixed By: H. Karjalainen
3. Siouxsie & The Banshees: Halloween
(Budgie / John McGeoch / Siouxsie Sioux / Steven Severin)
Juju: Polydor – PDS-1-6311
London
Bass Guitar – Steven Severin
Drums, Percussion – Budgie
Guitar – John McGeoch
Voice – Siouxsie Sioux
Produced by Nigel Gray, 1981
4. The Haunted: Horror Show
(The Haunted)
The Haunted: Trans-World TW-6701
Montreal QC
Bob Bozak: bass
Nick Farlowe: drums
Al Birmingham: lead guitar
Jurgen Peter: guitar
Johnny Monk: vocals
Produced by Jurgen Peter, 1967
Recorded in Montreal
In Toronto it was the Ugly Ducklings; in Montreal it was The Haunted. Both bands were in the Mick Jagger mode, expanding into psychedelic territory. Over the years, The Haunted went through at least 17 musicians, releasing 7 singles and two albums.
Guitarist Jurgen Peter: "In Canada, in the early '60s, there was no such thing as a commercial music industry. The DJ's played only American records and it was common knowledge that they lived off "payola" from the record companies. When we, The Haunted, started to play as a band in the Montreal area, there was no way to get a recording contract, no one to play your records, no booking agency to book us, no large shows and paying gigs to play at, no music magazine or anything like it to promote a local band.
"I had to scout out large halls and skating arenas and rent them from the local communities for a Friday night dance. I soon found out that if you hired the local DJ to be the master of ceremonies at your show, and gave him a percentage of the gate, he would plug that show all week long without having to buy airtime at a ridiculous price, and if you did have a record, he would actually play it on the air.
"I also realized that I needed a 'vehicle' that would promote The Haunted so I got together with one of our Montreal DJs, Dave Boxer from CFCF and formed a bi-weekly music paper ('Music Trend') and a booking agency (Groups And Sound Service aka GASS)."
5. The Beatles & George Martin: Sea Of Monsters
(George Martin)
Yellow Submarine: Apple Records SW153
London
George Martin Orchestra
Conductor: George Martin
Produced by George Martin, 1968
6. Buck Owens: It’s A Monster’s Holiday
(Buck Owens)
(It’s A) Monster’s Holiday: Capitol Records – ST-11332
Nashville
Produced by Buck Owens, 1974
7. The Beachboys: Monster Mash
(L Capizzi / B Pickett)
Beach Boys Concert: Capitol Records TAO-2198
LA
Brian Wilson: bass
Mike Love: vocal
Dennis Wilson: drums
Carl Wilson: guitar
Al Jardine: guitar
Produced by Brian Wilson, 1964
8. Sheb Wooley: Purple People Eater
(S Wooley)
45 single bw I Can’t Believe You’re Mine: MGM Records – K12651
Nashville TN
Sheb Wooley: vocals
Produced by Neely Plumb, 1958
Shelby Fredrick Wooley
b. April 10, 1921 Erick, Ok / d. September 16, 2003 (aged 82) Nashville,
9. Striped Bananas: Vampire Of Mine
(Duncan Shepard)
45 rpm single bw Venus Die-Trap: Cosmic Sunshine Records 2025
Danbury CT
Duncan Shepard: vocas, guitars, bass
Chantelle Shepard: vocals, organ
James Knoerl: drums
Produced by Duncan Shepard, 2025
This song also appears on the brand new Striped Bananas LP Eternity Forest, also released on Cosmic Sunshine Records. However, the B side of the single – Venus Die-Trap is not on the album.
10. Johnny Cash: Ghost Riders In The Sky
(Stan Jones)
The Essential Johnny Cash: Columbia – C2K 86290
Kingsland, Arkansas
Luther Perkins on guitar (though he passed away in 1968, so his part would have been previously recorded and used in this track).
Marshall Grant on bass.
W.S. Holland on drums.
Johnny Cash: guitar, vocals
Produced by Brian Ahern, 1979
Cash recorded a few versions of this song. This one was produced by Canadian Brian Ahern, who once produced Anne Murray’s earlier albums.
11. R Dean Taylor: There’s A Ghost In My House
(R Dean Taylor / Briand Holland / Eddie Holland / Lamont Dozier)
45 single bw Don’t Fool Around: Tamla Motown – VIP-25042
Detroit
R Dean Taylor: vocals
James Jamerson – Bass
Dennis Coffey – Guitar
Bobbye Hall – Percussion
Earl Van Dyke – Keyboards (possibly)
Uriel Jones – Drums
The Andantes – Background vocals
Produced by Holland & Dozier, 1966
12. Red Crawford: Hurricane Hazel’s Ghost
(Crawford)
Fiddlin’ Favorites: Aragon Records ALP 105
Alberta
Red Crawford: fiddle
Bob Morris - Played the steel guitar.
Wesley Tuttle - guitar
Ted Daffan - Played bass
Produced circa 1957
13. Lloyd Hanson: Music For The Black Cat
(Lloyd Hanson)
The Great Debaste: DTK Records KiLL006
Fredericton NB
Lloyd Hanson: bass, drum programming, guitar, synths
Roland Bourgeois: cornet
Ian Sedgewick: keys
Produced by Lloyd Hanson & Mark Carmody, 1988
14. Margaret & Alistair Christl: The Ghost of Culloden
(Trad)
Live in Studio at CIUT
Toronto
Margaret Christl: vocals
Alastair Christl: guitar, bg vocals
Produced by Steve Fruitman, 2012
15. Frozen Ghost: Mother Nature
(Arnold Lanni)
Nice Place To Visit: WEA Records 25-57051
Toronto
Arnold Lanni: vocals, guitars, keys, programming
Wolf Hassel: bass, vocals
With
Phil X: guitar
John Gargano: guitar
Tony Moretta: guitar
Produced by Arnold Lanni, 1988
Recorded at The Arnyard Studio, Weston ON (Toronto) by Michael Sarracini
Mixed by Stephen W Tayler at The Farmyard, Little Chalfont, Bucks, England
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
The band received a Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year" in 1987.
The group placed five songs in the Canadian top 40 between 1987 and 1992
16. Roy Kenner: Ghost of Hollywood
(Roy Kenner / Domenic Troiano)
12” Extended play 45: Freedom Records FR-EP-002
Toronto ON
Roy Kenner: vocal
Domenic Troiano: guitar
Howard Ayee: bass
Randy Coryell: keys
Rob Gusevs: organ
Shawne Jackson: bg vocals
Prakash John: bass
Joe Miquelon: guitar
Mike Sloski: drums
Produced by Domenic Troiano, 1982
Recorded & Mixed at Metalworks, Amber Studios, Phase One & Sounds Interchange, Toronto by George Semkiw and Ed Stone
17. Striped Bananas: Ghost World
(Chantelle Shepard / Duncan Shepard)
Stone of Madness: #125/200: Cosmic Sunshine Records 88295-57817
Danbury CT
Duncan Shepard: guitars, bass, mellotron, sitar, mandolin, vocal
Chantelle Shepard: keys, bass, lead vocal
Andrew Lowden: drums, vocal
Produced by Duncan Shepard, 2017
Recorded in Michigan and New York
Mastered by AudioBay Mastering, Grand Rapids, Michigan
18. Screaming Lord Sutch: Dracula’s Daughter
(Zeffertt / Day)
45 single bw Come Back Baby: Oriole Records 1963
London
Lord Sutch: vocals
Jeff Beck: guitars
Others not listed
Produced by Joe Meek, 1964
19. Ray Parker Jr: Ghostbusters
(Ray Parker Jr)
45 Single: Arista Records – Arist 580 – Warner Bros Music
Detroit MI
Produced by Ray Parker Jr, 1984
Recorded by Ray Parker Jr
Ray Erskine Parker, Jr.
b. born May 1, 1954 Detroit Michigan
The Bee Side
20. Al Caiola Orchestra: The Magnificent Seven
(Elma Bernstein)
45 single bw The Lonely Rebel: United Artists UA 261X
Jersey City, NJ
Al Caiola: guitar
Others not listed
Produced by John Costa, 1961
Alexander Emil Caiola
b. Sept 7, 1920, Jersey City, NJ / d. Nov 9, 2016 (96) Allendale, NJ
He has been both a studio musician and stage performer. He has recorded over fifty albums and has worked with some of the biggest stars of the 20th century, including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Percy Faith, Buddy Holly, Petula Clark, Mitch Miller, and Tony Bennett.
21. Downeast Partners: Smoke Along The Track
(Alan Rose / Don Helms)
Bluegrass Collection Vol. 1: Prime Time Records ACR 12822
Moncton NB
Bob Glidden: dobro, guitar, mandolin
Bob Coughlan: lead vocal, guitar
Calvin Deleavey: bass
Jean Belliveau: guitar, mandolin
Produced by Gary Morris 1987
Recorded at Prime Time Sound, Sussex NB by Gary Morris
This song was originally a hit for Stonewall Jackson. Formed 1986, this was the group’s first of two albums.
22. Edmund Hockridge: Song of the Vagabond
(Friml / Hooker)
Show Stoppers From The ‘Twenties: Marble Arch MAL 720
Vancouver BC / Peterborough, UK
Edmund Hockridge: lead vocals
Alyn Ainsworth, Peter Knight: conductors
Recorded and Produced in Blackpool, UK, 1959
Edmund James Arthur Hockridge
b. Vancouver BC, 9 August 1919 / 15 March 2009 (89) Peterborough, UK
From “The Vagabond King” a 1925 operetta by Rudolf Friml based on Justin Huntly McCarthy's 1901 romantic novel and play If I Were King.
23. M.J. Garriott & The Tyrolean Mountain Boys: Kimberley Yodel
(MJ Garriott)
45 single bw Willkommen Zu Kimberley: Kimberley Records ¬ no serial
White Rock BC
M.J. Garriott: vocals
Karl Mettel: accordion, vocal
Max Kunkel: bass, clarinet
Adi Unterberger: guitar, yodelling
Sebastian Fichtl: zither
Produced by M.M. Garriott ¬ no date
Recorded at Pinewood Studios
24. Stompin’ Tom Connors: Mule Skinner Blues
(Jimmie Rodgers)
Live At The Horseshoe Tavern: Ole / Anthem Legacy OLE94
Saint John NB / Halton Hills ON
Tom Connors: guitar, foot, vocals
Gerry Hall: guitar
Ronald McDonald: bass
Mickey Andrews: steel
Produced by Dr. Tom Connors, 1971
Recorded June 30, 1971, live at the Horshoe Tavern, Queen St, Toronto City, Canada
Remastered by Ole 2018
What a treat to hear these time-worn songs remastered on new vinyl! If anybody’s albums needed to be remastered it was Stompin’ Tom’s. We finally get to hear them for real. This is a 500 copy release by Ole. Also released: Tom’s 50th Anniversary album as well as Stompin’ Tom at the Hockey Game. Looking forward to the next batch.
25. Robert Fripp & League of Gentlemen: Eye Needles
(R Fripp)
League of Gentlemen: Polydor PD 1-6317
London UK
Barry Andrews, organ
Robert Fripp, guitar
Sara Lee, bass
Johnny Toobad, drums
Produced by Robert Fripp, 1981
Recorded by Tony Arnold at Arny's Shack, Parkstone, Dorset UK
Interestingly, my copy of this album has the wrong label on side one. It reads 'Difficult to Cure' by Rainbow with the serial PD 1-6316 - one number before League of Gentlemen, the label for side two. All the songs on the record though are by the League.
The back cover of the album features all their gigs from the album release tour of 1980. It says they played two gigs at the El Mocambo in Toronto June 17 and 18, 1981.
26. Bobby Vee: Rubber Ball
(Orlowski / Schroeder)
45 single bw Everyday: London American Recordings UK – HLG 9255
Fargo, ND
Bobby Vee: vocals
Earl Palmer: drums
George Tomsco: guitar
Produced by Snuff Garrett, 1960
Recorded at United Studios, Hollywood August 12, 1960
Robert Thomas Velline
(b. Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. April 30, 1943 – d. October 24, 2016 (aged 73) Rogers, MN
Was co-written at the Brill Building in New York by Gene Pitney, using his mother's maiden name (Orlowski), and by Aaron Schroeder. Producer Snuff Garrett was only 19 at the time.
Session drummer Earl Cyril Palmer (October 25, 1924 – September 19, 2008) played for Sinatra, The Monkees, Maria Muldaur, Taj Mahal, Ritchie Valens, Ike & Tina etc.
27. The Diodes: Red Rubber Ball
(Paul Simon / Bruce Woodley)
The Diodes: Columbia Records PES 90441
Toronto ON
Paul Robinson: vocal
John Catto: guitar
Ian MacKay: bass
John Hamilton: drums
Produced by Bob Gallo, 1977
Recorded and mixed by Hayward Parrott at Manta Sound, Toronto
Another hard luck band who released two LPs for Columbia (and Epic) in the late 70s. They were dumped after their records didn’t sell very well, moved to England and breaking up by 1982. Formed by students from the Ontario College of Art, they played their first gig opening for Talking Heads in January 1977. Oddly, this album also features a cover of Wild in the Streets soundtrack song, “Shape of Things To Come” by Max Frost & The Troopers.
28. The Bay Boys: With Me Long Rubbers On
(Fred Northcotte)
Downhome Favourites: Bay Boys BB19851
St. Catherines ON
Fred Northcotte: button accordion
Les Northcotte: 12 string guitar, vocals
Walter Ostanek: piano accordion
Graham Townsend: fiddle, piano
Ken Senko: guitar, banjo
Richard Ostanek: bass
Dave Morellato: drums
Murray McFadgen: bg vocal
Produced by Walter Ostanek, 1985
Recorded at Rainbow Studios, Niagara Falls ON by Wayne O’Brien
Mixed by Wayne O’Brien and Rod Morrison
Frederick Ward Northcotte
b. July 16, 1938 Coppett, NL / d. March 17, 2010 St Catherines ON (72)
Les Northcotte
b. Ramea Island NL
Originally from Newfoundland, Fred and Les Northcott put The Bay Boys together in Port Dalhousie ON in 1970. Fred was living there, having worked on Great Lakes freighters since 1957. An earlier band, Alfie & The Pearlies (featuring Fred and Les) played the St. Catherines area during the 1960s. This album features two incredible virtuosos: Producer Walter Ostanek (Canada’s Polka King) on piano accordion, and Graham Townsend on fiddle.
29. Possibly Stompin’: Rubberhead
(TC Connors)
Live on The Great North Wind
Exeter ON
Ted Treibner: guitar, vocals
Steve Fruitman: guitar, bg vocals
Murray Heywood: suitcase (percussion with brushes)
Produced by Steve Fruitman, 1990
Recorded by db hawkes
Ted Treibner
b. London ON November 29, 1963 / d. May 27, 2012 St. Thomas, ON (48)
Positively Stompin' began as a duo consisting of Ted Treibner and Murray Heywood after their time in the rock band UIC. Possibly Stompin’ was actually the original name of Positively Stompin', a band that hit paydirt in the mid-1990s. But they joined Chuck Angus’s Save The Rails campaign as Possibly Stompin’ to drum up support in case it was Stompin’ Tom. A few weeks after we returned from the Rail trip, Ted and Murray appeared on my Great North Wind radio program where the three of us played Stompin’ Tom songs on the radio with a TTC streetcar (on vinyl) making it sound as if we were sitting at the back playing tunes.
30. Pukka Orchestra: Rubber Girl
(G Williamson)
45 Single: Rubber Records 0001
Toronto ON
Graeme Williamson: vocals
Neil Chapman: guitar
Tony Duggan-Smith: guitar
Produced by Jim Bungard and Pukka Orchestra 1981
Active years: 1979–1988
The band's name is derived from the Hindi word pukka, which in UK slang can mean "very good". Rubber Girl was self-financed and produced. The band’s first album came out three years later, in 1984. The Toronto Police Service attempted to block radio airplay of their hit, "Cherry Beach Express", due to its theme of opposition to police brutality.
31. Wendell Ferguson: P-I-G
(Wendell Ferguson)
Live - The $#!T Hits The Fans: Wen Hel Freezes Music – WHF0305
Toronto
Wendell Ferguson: guitars, vocals
Greg Behrens – Bass guitar.
Lori McKenna – Drums.
Produced by Wendell Ferguson, 2005
32. Russ Gurr: Hogs Are Beautiful
(R Gurr)
Hogs Are Beautiful: London - NAS 13532
Brandon, MB
Russ Gurr: vocals
Ronnie White – Bass guitar.
Tommy "Red" Parker – Drums.
Chuck Taylor – Lead guitar
Studio musicians and singers
Produced by David Shaw, 1976
Recorded by John Smith and Rick Inglis at Century 21 Studios, Winnipeg
33. Plaid: Dilatone
(Plaid)
The Digging Remedy: Warp Records - LP277B
London UK
Andy Turner and Ed Handley: electronics
Benet Walsh: flute, guitar
Produced by Plaid 2016
Mastered by Noel Summerville
More electronic sounds from this great English duo with guitarist Benet Walsh. Minimal and yet, like Silver Apples, just full of sound.
34. Snakefingers Vestal Virgins: Theres No Justice In Life
(Snakefinger)
Night of Desirable Objects: Ralph Records RR8703
Tooting, South London UK
Philip Charles Lithman (Snakefinger): guitar
John Ryan: drums
Eric Drew Feldman: keys
Ben Guy: bass
Miguel Bertel: guitar
Produced by Snakefinger, Howard Johnston, Eric Drew Feldman, 1986
Recorded by Howard Johnston, Mark Slager & David Plank at Different Fur Studios, San Francisco
Philip Charles Lithman
b. Tooting, London 17 June 1949 / d. 1 July 1987 (38) Linz, Austria
Lithman came up through the British blues scene and moved to San Francisco in 1971. There he became associated with the avant-garde group The Residents. It is said he was given the name 'Snakefinger' by The Residents after looking at a photograph of Lithman in which his finger looks like a snake about to attack his violin. He performed and recorded with The Residents as Snakefinger and The Vestal Virgins. During a routine gig in Linz, Austria he suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 38. His new single "There's No Justice in Life" was released on the same day as he died.
35. Mac DeMarco: Salad Days
(Mac DeMarco)
Salad Days: Captured Tracks Records CT-193
Edmonton AB
Mac DeMarco: vocal, guitar
Joe McMurray - drums, occasional live vocals
Peter Sagar (Homeshake) - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Pierce McGarry - bass guitar, backing vocals
Produced by Mac DaMarco, 2014
Recorded at Jizz Jazz Studios, Brooklyn NY, October 2013
Mastered by Josh Bonati
McBriare Samuel Lanyon "Mac" DeMarco Aka Vernor Winfield MacBriare Smith IV
b. Duncan BC, April 30, 1990
He has mentioned Shuggie Otis, Black Sabbath, Jonathan Richman and Weezer as favourite artists.
36. The Pogues: Sally Maclennane
(Shane MacGowan)
Rum, Sodomy & the Lash: Stiff records: MCA 5744
London UK
Shane MacGowan: vocals
Spider Stacy: tin whistle
James Fearnley: accordion
Jem Finer: banjo
Cait O'Riordan: bass
Andrew Ranken: drums
Philip Chevron: guitar
Additional personnel
Henry Benagh: fiddle
Dick Cuthell: French horn
Tommy Keane: uileann pipes
Produced by Elvis Costello and Phil Chevron, 1985
Recorded by Nick Robbins and Paul Scully at Elephant Studios, London
Recorded at Elephant Studios, London
37. King Crimson: The Howler
(Lyrics – Adrian Belew / Music – King Crimson)
Beat: Warner Brothers / EG Music – 92-36921
London UK
Adrian Belew: guitar, lead vocal
Robert Fripp: guitar, organ, Frippertronics
Tony Levin: stick, bass, bg vocal
Bill Bruford: drums
Produced by Rhett Davies, 1982
refers to the Beat poem Howl by Allen Ginsberg
38. The Heatseekers: Thingmaker
(The Heatseekers)
45 EP shared with The Shuttlecocks: 7 Inches of Pleasure Records, No serial
Toronto ON
Cindy Beattie: bass
Brian Connelly: guitar
Sean Dignan: drums
Produced by The Heatseekers, 1996
Recorded by Catherine North, Hamilton ON
39. Rob Piltch: Sambo
(Rob Piltch / Jon Goldsmith)
Rob Piltch: Duke Street Records DSR 31047
Toronto ON
Rob Piltch: guitar
Jon Goldsmith: keys, autoharp
Bob Yale: programing
Produced by Gary Gray and Rob Piltch, 1988
Recorded by Gary Gray with Mike Duncan
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, NYC
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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
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