Side One
1. Ed Bickert: I’ll Follow The Sun – 1979 *
2. Beatles: Help – 1965
3. Berliner Philharmonker: Help – 1983
4. Martha & The Muffins: Suburban Dream – 1980 *
5. Jefferson Airplane: Martha – 1967
6. Dick Nolan: Aunt Martha’s Sheep – 1972 *
7. Chet Atkins: Things We Said Today –
8. A Foot In Cold Water: On The Wind – 1972 *
9. Mandala: Help Me – 1968 *
10. The Turtles: Let The Cold Winds Blow – 1965
11. Maynard Ferguson: Jet – 1974 *
12. Johnny Winter: Help Me – 1969
13. Suckerpunch: What Do You Know – 1994 *
14. Julian Lennon: On The Phone – 1984
15. Oliver Schroer: Yodeller From Guadalajara – 1996 *
16. Gwen Swick: Catsong – 2001 *
17. Three To One: Give Me Love – 1967 *
18. Steins & Sheerin: Yukon Breeze – 1981 *
19. John Borra: Off My Feet – 2020 *
Side Two
1. Buddy Waisname & The Other Fellas: Autumn Waltz – 1986 *
2. Weddings Parties Anything: Roaring Days – 1988
3. Weddings Parties Anything (Live at CIUT): Do Re Me – 1988 *
4. John Mills-Cockell: See Stop Shuffle – 1972 *
5. Mac Beattie: Autumn Memories – 1970 *
6. Gene MacLellan: The Call – 1969 *
7. Lorne Lofsky & Ed Bickert: The Cupbearers – 1985 *
8. Gregg Lawless (Live at CIUT): When You Don’t Call – 2009 *
9. The Collectors: Grass and Wild Strawberries – 1969 *
10. Don Ross: That’ll Be The Phone – 1989 *
11. Frank Soda: Break The Ice – 1981 *
12. Sultan’s of String: Josie – 2017 *
13. Frank Sinatra: Autumn In New York – 1958
14. Charanga Orchestra: Pachanga Brasilera – 1961
15. Sopwith Camel: Postcard From Jamaica – 1967
16. The Sattalites: Perfect Day – 1988 *
17. Peter Tosh: Can’t You See – 1979
18. Frank Zappa: Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance - 1961
CanCon* = 66%
And Now for The Particulars
Side One
1. Ed Bickert: I’ll Follow The Sun
(Lennon / McCartney)
I Like To Recognize the Tune: Canadian Talent Library / Pickwick PC 44012
Hochfeld, Manitoba
Ed Bickert: guitars
Gary Williams: keys
Don Thompson: bass violin, vibes, piano
Terry Clark: drums
Marty Morell: percussion
Memo Acevedo: percussion
Produced by Mal Thompson, Rick Wilkins and Don Thompson, 1979
Recorded by David Green at Nimbus 9 and Soundstage Studios, Toronto
Mastered by George Graves at JAMF
2. The Beatles: Help
(Lennon / McCartney)
Help! Soundtrack: Capitol Records Canada MAS 2386
Liverpool UK
John Lennon: guitar, lead vocal
George Harrison: lead guitar
Paul McCartney: bass
Ringo Starr: drums
Produced by George Martin
Recorded at Abby Road Studio 2, London UK
First Published in Canada August 13, 1965
3. 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
4. Martha & The Muffins: Suburban Dream
(Mark Gane)
Trance And Dance: Vindisc VL 2207
Toronto ON
Carl Finkle: bass
Mark Gane: guitar, synth
Tim Gane: drums
Andy Haas: sax
Martha Johnson: vocal, keys
Martha Ladly: vocal, keys, trombone
Produced by Mike Howlett, 1980
Recorded by Richard Manwaring at The Manor Studios, Oxfordshire UK
The band was founded in 1977 by several students at the Ontario College of Art. They didn’t know what to call the band so they used Martha and the Muffins, hoping to change it when they though up a better name. Meanwhile they signed to Virgin Records offshoot, Vindisc and went to England to record their first LP in 1979 so Martha became the permanent name. They’re biggest hit song was Echo Beach. Suburban Dream was released as a single but failed to chart.
5. Jefferson Airplane: Martha
(Paul Kantner)
45 single bw Watch Her Ride: RCA Victor: 47-6389
San Francisco CA
Grace Slick – piano, organ, recorder, vocals
Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals
Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar, sitar, vocals
Jack Casady – bass
Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion, horn arrangement
Marty Balin – rhythm guitar, vocals
Produced by Al Schmitt 1967
6. Dick Nolan: Aunt Martha’s Sheep
(Dick Nolan / Ellis Coles)
Best of Dick Nolan: RCA – KYL1-0393
Corner Brook NL
Dick Nolan: guitar, vocals
Mack Bearfoot: drums
Gary Davis: bass
Fred Lawrence: steel
Wilf Dyle: accordion
Produced by Barry Haugen, 1977
Recorded 1972
I crept up over Joe Tulk's hill and met with Ellis Coles. He confirmed that Aunt Martha was a real person (his Aunt), showed me where she lived and a photo of her. All in his fishing gear.
7. Chet Atkins: Things We Said Today
(Lennon / McCartney)
Chet Atkins Picks On The Beatles: RCA Victor (Dynagroove) Mono LPM-3531
Luttrel TN
Chet Atkins: guitar
Charlie McCoy: harmonica
Jerry Reed – Guitar
Floyd Cramer – Piano
Bob Moore – Bass
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – Piano
Buddy Harman – Drums
Produced by Bob Ferguson and Chet Atkins, 1966
Recorded at RCA Victor ‘Nashville Sound’ Studios, Nashville TN by Bill Vandevort
Sleeve notes by George Harrison
Great liner notes on this album by George Harrison, himself! He writes:
“For me, the great thing about Mr. Atkins is not the fact that he is capable of playing almost every type of music but the conviction in the way he does it. Whilst listening to Chet Atkins Picks On The Beatles, I got the feeling that these songs had been written specifically with Chet in mind. The fact that they were not proves his eminence as an artist – the perfect example being Yesterday. Chet, by himself, gets far more out of this than some of the people known as “class” singers do with a full orchestral arrangement to boot!”
8. A Foot In Cold Water: On The Wind
(P Naumann / A Machin)
A Foot In Cold Water: Daffodill Records - SBA 16012
Toronto ON
Alex Machin: vocals
Bob Horn: organ, clavinetter
Hughie Leggat: bass
Danny Taylor: drums
Paul Naumann: guitars
Produced by Love Productions, 1972
Recorded at Manta Sound, Toronto by Lee De Carlo
Mastered by Fred and Leo at RCA, Toronto
9. Mandala: Help Me
(Domenic Troiano / Roy Kenner)
45 single bw You Got Me: Atlantic Records 2576
Toronto, ON
Domenic Troiano guitar
Roy Kenner: vocals
Penti 'Whitey' Glan drums
Don Elliot bass
Hugh Sullivan or Henri Babraj: keys
Produced by Domenic Troiano, 1968
Recorded at RCA Studios, Toronto
The non-LP release of You Got Me bw Help Me saw limited release in December of 1968 just as the band was starting to crumble
10. 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
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.
11. Maynard Ferguson: Jet
(Paul McCartney)
Chameleon: Columbia Records KC 33007
Toronto
Maynard Ferguson: trumpet, superbone
Stan Mark, Dennis Noday, Lynn Nicholson, Bob Summers: trumpets, flugelhorn
Randy Purcell, Jerry Johnson: trombone
Andy MacKintosh: also sax, flute
Brian Smith: tenor sax, flute, tambourine
Bruce Johnstone: baritone sax
Rick PIetrone: bass
Alan Zavod: keys
Dan D’imperio: drums
Produced by Teo Macero, 1974
Recorded by Stan Tonkel
Mixed by John Guerriere and Tim Geelan
Mastered by Jack Ashkinazy
Walter Maynard Ferguson
b. May 4, 1928 Verdun QC / d. Aug 23, 2006 (78) Ventura, California
Ferguson came to prominence when he played in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. In 1959 he was a guest with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Leonard Bernstein, performing Symphony No. 2 by William Russo. He moved his family to New York in November 1963 to live with Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, and their community from Harvard University. He and his wife Flo used LSD, psilocybin an other psychedelic drugs. They lived there for about three years, playing clubs and recording several albums. Ferguson was mentioned in Tom Wolf’s book, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, which detailed the psychedelic scene.
In 1967, as the Millbrook experiment was ending, Ferguson moved his family to India and taught at the Krishnamurti-based Rishi Valley School near Madras. He later moved to England and later to California.
Ferguson was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2003
12. Johnny Winter: Help Me
(Rice Miller / Ralph Bass / Willie Dixon)
The Progressive Blues Experiment: Imperial Records LP 12431
Beaumont, Texas
Johnny Winter, vocals, lead guitar
Red Turner: drums
Tommy Shannon, bass
Produced by Bill Josey and Rim Kelly, 1969
Recorded by Rim Kelley at Vulcan Gas Company, Austin, 1968
First issued on Sonobeat Records 1968
This was actually the first LP that Johnny Winter released on a small Texas label. After he his big with his second LP – Johnny Winter on Columbia – Progressive Blues Experiment was re-released by Imperial Records. Many people thought it was his second album. But His second Columbia album was called Second Winter – just to add to the confusion.
13. Suckerpunch: What Do You Know
(Suckerpunch)
Carols From The Canyon: Chemical Sound Recordings CHEMLP1
Toronto
Christopher Dignan: guitar, vocals
Cindy Beattie: bass
Sean Dignan: drums
Produced by Suckerpunch, 1994
Recorded and mixed by Daryl Smith and Alistair Miller at Chemical Sound recordings, Toronto
Mastered by Brett Zilahi at F-X Studios, Toronto
14. Julian Lennon: On The Phone
(Julian Lennon)
Valottef: Atlantic Records 78 01841
New York City
Julian Lennon: vocal, keys, bass, percussion
Justin Clayton: guitar
Carlton Morales: guitar
Barry Beckett: Keys
David LeBolt: kekys
Peter Wood: keys
Roger Hawkins: drums
Steve Holley: drums
David Hood: bass
Marcus Miller: bass
Carmine Krohas: bass
Ralph MacDonald: percussion
Rory kDodd, Eric Troyer: bg vocals
Jon Faddis, Joe Kshepley: trumpet
Michael Brecker, George Young, Lawrrence Feldman, Ron Cuber: sax
Produced by Phil Ramone 1984
Recorded by Joseph DAmbrosia at various locations
Mastered by Tod Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
15. Oliver Schroer and Stewed Tomatoes: Yodaler from Guadelajara
(Oliver Schroer)
Stewed Tomatoes: Big Dog Records 1996
Toronto
Oliver Schroer: violin, finger cymbals
Colleen Allen: tenor sax
Rich Greenspoon: drums
Ben Grossman: percussion
Rich GDavid Travers-Smith: trumpet
David Woodhead: bass
Produced by Oliver Schroer, 1996
Recorded by Andrew St. George at Comfort Sound, Toronto
Mixed by Andrew St. George and Oliver Schroer
16. Gwen Swick: Catsong
(Gwen Swick)
Love And Gold: Spin Records SP20014CD
Elora, ON
Randall Coryell: drums
Ken Greer: electric guitar
J Richard Hutt: programming
Wendy Davis, Kaitlan Kiss, Gwen Swick: bg vocals
Produced by J Richard Hutt, 2001
Recorded at Lydian Sound by John Bailey
Mixed by Richard Hutt at Cedartree
I fell in love with Gwen’s singing in the 1980s after she joined Tamarack with James Gordon and Alex Sinclair as bass player / singer. She’s so original and expressive. I’ve never heard another voice like hers. And her songs! Equally impressive. She’s had her portrait painted by Mendelson Joe. Has been a member of the four female vocal band Quartette along with Sylvia Tyson, Cindy Church and Caitlan Hanford. And she’s a catlady with kids.
17. Three To One: Give Me Love
(Brian Russell / John Renton)
45 single bw See Emily Play: Arc Records A-1183
Vancouver
John Renton
Derek Norris (bass)
Brian Russell (guitar)
Claudette Skrypnyk
Produced by Tony Dimarta 1967
Russell formed Three To One in Vancouver in 1966. The band soon relocated to Yorkville in Toronto to try and catch a break. They soon got signed to Arc Records for one single - a cover of Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play". They would later change their name to Raja before calling it quits.
18. Steins & Sheerin: Yukon Breeze
(Steins / Sheerin)
Midnight Light: Contemporary Music From The Yukon: Rivertown Records JSSS 3939
Dawson City, YT
John Steins: guitar
Scott Sheerin: flute
Produced by David Essig, 1981
Recorded by Daniel Lanois at Grant Ave. Studios, Hamilton
Cover Illustration: John Steins
Photography: Cheryl Hassard
John Steins is currently living in Dawson City and working as a printmaker. He also served as Mayor for Dawson City. Scott Sheerin is a spritual healer now living in North Carolina. He uses his flute to help heal people.
19. John Borra: Off My Feet
(John Borra)
Blue Wine: Cousin Jeb Records JEB 007
Toronto
John Borra: guitar, vocal, harmonica
Michael Boguski: keys
Dani Nash: vocals
Glenn Milchem: drums
Sam Ferrera: vocals, tambourine
Produced by John Borra, 2020
Recorded by John Borra at Johnny MacLeod’s Studio, Toronto
Mixed by John Borra
Mastered by Peter J Moore at the E Room, Toronto
You see on Twitter (a lot) people asking: “Who’s the most underrated so and so?” But if I had to pick a singer/songwriter from Toronto, I would choose someone like John Borra. He just released ‘Blue Wine’ on vinyl and it’s too bad he can’t be out there performing them for you so consider buying this one for someone. It’s a really good album, a little quirky, a little edgy, and totally John Borra. Released ‘the year of the plague’. Mastered really well for vinyl.
Side Two
1. Buddy Wasisname & The Other Fellas: Autumn Waltz
(Trad)
Makin For the Harbour, World Records WRC1-4525. 1985
Gander NL
Ray Johnson: accordion
Kevin Blackmore: mandolin
Wayne Chaulk: guitar
Produced by Buddy Wasisname & The Other Fellers, 1986
Recorded. & mixed by Paul Fogwell & Nick Fleming.
Recorded at J.S.R. Studio & Reflections Lounge, Gander
Not to be confused with another Wasisname, Tony Bennett, who had a 1956 hit song of the same name
2. Weddings, Parties, Anything: Roaring Days
(Mick Thomas)
Roaring Days: WEA 25 54301
Melbourne, Australia
Pete Lawler - bass guitar, vocals
Marcus Schintler - drums, vocals
Dave Steel - guitar, vocals
Mick Thomas - guitar, vocals
Mark Wallace - piano accordion, keyboards, vocals
Produced by Alan Thorne, 1988
3. Weddings Parties Anything: Do Re Me
(Woody Guthrie)
Live at CIUT’s old 91 St. George St Studios
Melbourne, Australia
Pete Lawler - guitar
Mick Thomas - guitar, vocals
Mark Wallace: harmonica
Produced by Steve Fruitman, 1988
It all began for me in 1988 when I started doing radio at CIUT. I had the honour of welcoming several local musicians (Paul James, Ron Sexsmith and Norm Hacking) but the first big international act I had on were Weddings Parties Anything from Australia. It was during my very first on-air funding drive on November 7, 1988 and they helped out with some Do Re Mi.
4. John Mills-Cockell: See Stop Shuffle
(John Mills-Cockell)
Heartbeat: True North Records TN12
Toronto ON
John Mills-Cockell, synths, keys, vocals
Wayne Smith, percussion
Malcolm Tomlinson, vocals, percussion
J.M.C. percussion
Alan Wells, percussion
Irv Copesteak, percussion
Tony Mendez, percussion
Sandy McDonald, percussion
Doug Pringle, sax
Produced by John Mills-Cockell, 1973
Recorded by Dave Stock, Chris Skene, Irv Copesteak, Larry Morey, Chris Tait, Nick Gurr, Phil Ross, Ron Gregory, Cliff Phelps, Gary Hill & Ken Fraser
Recorded at Eastern Sound, CBC 4-s, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Creative Electronics Lab
Mastered at RCA Victor, Toronto
John Mills-Cockell (born 19 May 1943) in Toronto. Was the first Canadian to purchase a full fledged Moog Synthesizer in 1967, costing about $20,000. He joined Toronto super group Kensington Market then ran his own band, Syrinx. He currently lives on Vancouver Island and is still composing.
Says Mills-Cockell about his Moog: “We got wind of this instrument called a Moog synthesizer, and it seemed like a dream come true, as far as I was concerned. We had been making our own electronic instruments: playing with tape recorders, jerry-rigging things together. It turned out [Dr. Moog] was in upstate New York, which is not that far from Toronto, and we drove there in our Volkswagen psychedelic van to see him.”
5. Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Autumn Memories
(Mac Beattie)
Mr. Ottawa Valley: Banff Rodeo RBS 5333
Arnprior ON
Reg Hill: fiddle
Mac Beattie: vocal, drums
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Jim Mayhew: piano
Gordon Summers: lead guitar
George Courschesne: bass
Produced by Ralph Carlson 1970
Recorded at Carlsound Studios, Ottawa
www.backtothesugarcamp.com/macbeattie.html
John McNab Beattie
b Arnprior, ON, 21 Dec 1916 / d 14 Jun 1982 (65)
6. Gene MacLellan: The Call
(Gene MacLellan)
45 single bw Snowbird: Capitol Records Canada 72607
Val d’Or QC
Gene MacLellan: vocal
Pig Robbins, BG Cruiser: piano
Wally Ackerman: drums
Norbert Putnam: bass
Bobby Thompson: banjo
Lloyd Green: steel
Charley McCoy, Jimmy Riddle: harmonica
Fred Carter Jr, Bill Sanford, Brian Ahern, Tommy Graham, Kelso Herston: guitars
Produced by Brian & Trish Ahern, 1970
Executive Producer: Paul White
Recorded by Les Ladd, Lee Hazen, Rick Horton, Gene Eichelburger and / or
Bill Connor at Woodland Sound Studio, Nashville TN
Gene MacLellan
b. Feb 2, 1938 in Val-d'Or, QC / d. January 19, 1995 in Summerside, PEI
Like his song Snowbird, this song was also a big hit for Anne Murray in 1976. She actually first released it on her 1970 album, Honey, Wheat and Laughter but re-recorded it for her 1975 album Together. MacLellan’s 1970 version was a minor hit on Canadian Country Music charts, reaching #15. Lennie Gallant also did a great version on the 2017 compilation album (on vinyl!) Snowbird: The Songs of Gene MacLellan. Gene’s daughter, Catherine, did an excellent interpretation of it on her CD If It’s Alright With You: Songs of Gene MacLellan, also 2017.
7. Lorne Lofsky & Ed Bickert: The Cupbearers
(Tom McIntosh)
The Quartet of Lorne Lofsky and Ed Bickert and Friends: Unisson Records DDA-1002
Toronto ON / Hochfeld, Manitoba
Lorne Lofsky: guitar (left channel)
Ed Bickert: guitar (right channel)
Neil Swainson: bass
Jerry Fuller: drums
Produced by Bill Hemmerick and Ted OReilly, 1985
Recorded by Ted OReilly, Phil Sheridan and Joe Finlan at McClear Place Studios, Toronto
8. Gregg Lawless: When You Don’t Call
(G Lawless)
Live at the Sugarcamp
Toronto
Gregg Lawless: guitar, vocal
Produced by Steve Fruitman, 2009
Recorded live on air at CIUT FM 91 St. George St. Studios
Gregg is a veteran performer who lives in Riverdale here in Toronto.
9. The Collectors: Grass and Wild Strawberries
(George Ryga (words) / The Collectors (music))
Grass And Wild Strawberries: New Syndrome Records 1774
Vancouver BC
Glenn Miller: bass, vocals
Ross Turney: drums
Howie Vickers: vocals
Bill Henderson: guitar, keys, vocals
Claire Lawrence: horns, flute, harmonica, vocals
Produced by Dave Hassinger, 1969
Formed back in 1961, they became the house band for Vancouver radio station CFUN known as the CFUN Classics. They changed their name to the Collectors in 1966. In 1967 they went down to the US to record their first self-titled album and were used on The Electric Prunes album Mass in F Minor with Dave Hassinger producing. After the release of Grass and Wild Strawberries in 1969 (also produced by Hassinger), Howie Vickers quit the band and they renamed themselves Chilliwack.
10. Don Ross: That’ll Be The Phone
(Don Ross)
Bearing Straight: Duke St Records DSR 31054
Toronto ON
Hugh Marsh, violin
David Piltch, acoustic bass
Don Ross, guitar
Produced by Don Ross, 1989
Recorded by Ron Searles at Manta Sound, Toronto
11. Frank Soda: Break The Ice
(Frank Soda)
Saturday Night Getaway: Quality Records SV 2093
Toronto ON
Frank Soda: guitars, vocals
Glen Gratto: drums
Peter Crolly: bass
Produced by Michael Tilka 1981
Recorded by Mark Wright at Phase One, Toronto
Half Speed Mastering by George Graves at Lacquer Channel, Toronto
Francesco Soda born in Mangone, Calabria, Italy. Emigrated with his family to Canada in 1957. Grew up in Kitimat, BC where he started playing guitar in the early '60s. His first band The Roots of Innocence went on to win the BC Northwest Battle of the Bands in 1969. After moving to Toronto in 1980 signed a record deal with Quality. Moved back to BC in 1988 and worked with a number of artists including Aerosmith, Loverboy, Bryan Adams, Randy Bachman, and Trooper.
12. Sultans of String: Josie
(Sultans of String)
Ten Years Of Music: Fiddlefire Records MKC 2070
Toronto ON
Kevin Laliberté: flamenco guitar
Chris McKhool: violin
Eddie Paton: guitar
Drew Birston: bass
Rosendo León: drums
Anwar Khurshid: sitar
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
13. Frank Sinatra: Autumn In New York
(Vernon Duke)
Come Fly With Me: Capitol Records W 920
Hoboken NJ
Frank Sinatra: vocal
Billy May and His Orchestra:
Produced by Voyle Gilmore, 1958
Recorded October, 1957, Capitol Records Studio A, Hollywood CA
One of the truly great jazz standards, it was composed by Vernon Duke in Westport, Connecticut in the summer of 1934. It wasn’t written for a specific show, but was used in the Broadway musical ‘Thumbs Up!’ which opened December 27, 1934. Many versions of the song have been recorded (by just about anyone who was anyone) but the only version to achieve chart success, as a single, was Frank Sinatra’s which reached No. 27 in 1949. This version was recorded at Capitol Records Studios in 1957.
14. Charanga Orchestra: Pachanga Brasilera
(Trad)
La Pachanga!!: Somerset Recordes S 142
Havana Cuba
Rafael Seijo: orchestra conductor
Produced 1961
Indigenous to Cuba, a charango orchestra is based around a five key wooden flute with violins, keys, bass, timbales and the percussive fish called a guiro.
15. Sopwith Camel: Postcard From Jamaica
(T MacNeil / P Kraemer)
Sopwith Camel: Kama Sutra Records – KLP 8060
San Francisco
Peter Kraemer, vocal, sax
Terry MacNeil and William "Truckaway" Sievers, guitars
Martin Beard, bass
Norman Mayell, drums
Produced by Erik Jacobsen, 1967
Recorded by Val Valentin
There were albums that I bought strictly because of the cover. Back in the ‘60s, there was little to go on; you either bought pop music magazines or listened to the radio to gather any information about the music scene. I purchased my Sopwith Camel album, having heard just one song ‘Hello, Hello’ on the radio and never regretted it. It’s a fabulous album of original psychedelic jug band music. Postcard From Jamaica was supposed to be their follow up to Hello, Hello but didn’t do so well.
16. The Sattalites: Perfect Day
(Fergus Hambleton)
45 single: Axe Records 103
Toronto ON
Fergus Hambleton: lead vocals, guitar, sax
Jo Jo Bennett: flugelhorn, percussion
David Fowler: Keys
Bruce McGillivray: bass
Junior McPherson: drums
Rick Morrison: sax
Bruce Robinson: piano
Produced by Fergus Hambleton & Jo Jo Bennett, 1988
Jamaican composer, arranger, musician, Jo Jo Bennett began playing the drums, then was lead trumpeter with the Jamaica Military Band after graduation from the Alpha Boys' School in Kingston. He went on to join Byron Lee And The Dragonaires, recording several albums with them before staying in Canada after the group’s appearance at Expo 67. In 1970 he returned to Jamaica, released his first and only album "Groovey Joe" while performing live and doing studio work for numerous record companies. He then returned to Canada in the late seventies co-founded the Toronto based pop-reggae band The Sattalites with Fergus Hambleton.
17. Peter Tosh: Can’t You See
(Peter Tosh)
Mystic Man: Rolling Stones Records QCOC 39111
Grange Hill, Jamaica
Peter Tosh: vocals, guitar, keys
Robbie Shakespeare: bass, guitar
Sly Dunbar: drums
Mikey Chung: keys, guitar, percussion
Robby Lyn: organ, piano
Ed Walsh: synth
George Young: sax, flute
Lou Marini: sax, flute
Howard Johnson: baritone sax
Barry Rogers: trombone
Mike Lawrence: trumpet
Gwen Guthrie, Yvonne Lewis, Brenda White: bg vocals
Produced by Peter Tosh, 1979
Recorded by Geoffrey Chung at Dynamic Sound, Kingston JM
Mixed by Geoffrey Chung at Sound Mixers, NYC
Mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios, NYC
Peter Tosh
b. 19 October 1944 Grange Hill, Jamaica / d. 11 Sept 1987(42) Westmoreland, Jamaica
Mystic Man is my favourite Peter Tosh album. Just after it came out, in 1979, I got to see him play a couple of gigs at the Toronto’s old Ontario Place Forum, (with the revolving stage). Reggae was still new to most of us back then; Bob Marley was the only Reggae name most of us knew. With the great backing of rhythm section by Sly and Robby (bass and drums), the album is, in my opinion, perfect in every.
18. Frank Zappa: Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
(Frank Zappa)
The Lost Episodes: Rykodisc RCD 40573
Los Angeles CA
Frank Zappa: guitar
Chuck Grove: drums
Caronga Ward: bass
Tony Rodriguez: alto sax
Chuck Foster: trumpet
Danny Helferin: piano
Produced by Frank Zappa, 1961
Recorded by Paul Buff at Buff Studios, Cucamonga
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