33.45.78 All Vinyl Radio Show
with Steve Fruitman
#210
February 12, 2018

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Hour One – Indy CanRock 1965 - 68

1.   R Dean Taylor & Combo: At The High School Dance (R Dean Taylor)  1960
2.   The Tempests: Ruby (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) 1965
3.   Bartholomew Plus Three: She’s Mine (B Albert / G Gardos / L Laing)  1965
4.   Just Us: I Don’t Love You (Bill Ross / Bob Nielson) 1965
5.   Five D: Dimentia (Five D) 1965
6.   Les 409: They Say (Normand Boucher) 1966
7.   Characters: Tell Me (Gilbert M Rozon) 1966
8.   The Stonefield: Deep Shades of Blue (Joe Verheydon) 1966
9.   Gentle Touch: Visitor’s Parking Only (Mark Shekter / Jeff Snider) 1966
10. Nobody: Follow Me (Santangelo Zebon) 1966
11. Plague: High Flyin’ Bird (B E Wheeler) 1967
12. Bohemians: I Need You Baby (The Bohemians)  1967
13. Simple Simon & The Piemen: Anyhow  (Maurice / Bob Stanley / Bill Oliver) 1967
14. Kidds: Children In Love (Hank Zablocki) 1967
15. Jack Hennig & The Breaking Point Group: Maybe Tomorrow (Jack Hennig) 1967
16. Chantels: Shaggy Baggy Joe (Henry)  1967
17. Luvin’ Kynd: Miss D.M. (Telfer)  1968
18. Paul Martin & Sound Factory: Uptown (Betty Mabry)  1968

Hour Two – Posterity-Woodshed Records – 1976-83

1.   David Essig: Grease Is Cheaper Than Parts (David Essig) 1976
2.   Ian Tamblyn: Spadina Strutt (Ian Tamblyn) 1976
3.   Doug McArthur: One-Eyed Walden (Doug McArthur) 1976
4.   The Original Sloth Band: Memphis Shakedown (Will Shade) 1976
5.   Downchild: Flip, Flop and Fly (Charles Calhoun / Lou Willie Turner) 1977
6.   Margaret Christl: The Furze Field (Trad) 1977
7.   Denis LePage: Reptile Reel (Denis LePage) 1977
8.   Heaven’s Radio: The Round And Round (JB Lenoir) 1978
9.   Willie P Bennett: If I Could Take My Own Advice (Willie P Bennett) 1978
10. Humber River Valley Boys: The Highwayman (John Glover) 1977
11. Lenny Breau: Five O’Clock Bells (Lenny Breau)  1979
12. Bill Garrett: Lillooet (Bill Garret / Chris Rawlings) 1979
13. Noel Harrison: Something Pretty For Margaret (Noel Harrison) 1979
14. Figgy Duff: Emile’s Reels (Emile Benoit) 1980
15. Joe Hall & The Continental Drift: Vampire Beavers (Joe Hall) 1981
16. Cody: Madawaska (Mike O’Reilly) 1978

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And Now for The Particulars:

Hour One: Indy CanRock 1965 - 68

1.   R Dean Taylor & Combo: At The High School Dance (R Dean Taylor)
45 single b/w How Wrong Can You Be?: Audio Master AM-1
R Dean Taylor: vocal
Toronto ON
Produced 1960

Born in Toronto, Ontario, R. Dean Taylor became the most successful white artist to record for Motown Records. He first recorded for the Barry label in 1960, putting out two 45s that year and a further one in 1962. He then departed for Detroit and recorded Let's Go Somewhere  in 1965. More importantly than his two own records were the compositions he wrote as a ghostwriter for the Holland/Dozier/Holland partnership at Motown. He worked on many of this partnership's mid-sixties hits, including The Supreme's Love Child and I'm Living In Shame and the Four Tops' I'll Turn To Stone.

Taylor’s biggest hit song that he, himself recorded, was Indiana Wants Me released on Motown’s Rare Earth label in 1970.

2.   The Tempests: Ruby (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
That's Right - Walk on By: Arkon ACS 4
London ON
Don Waite: vocals, guitar
Vic Gnaedinger: lead guitar
Mike Wooding: drums
Bob Martin: vocals
Al Finlayson: piano
John Cross: saxophone
Produced 1965

From the write up on the cover: “These are the sounds of the Tempests. Play them through your 12-speed, multi-directional, variable resistance, twin impedence, double bass reflex high fidelity system and enjoy the unbelievable results of 20 centuries of musical evolution.”

3.   Bartholomew Plus Three: She’s Mine (B Albert / G Gardos / L Laing)
45 single bw Your Not There: Quality Records 1728
Montreal QC
Barry Albert: vocal
Gary Gardos: guitar
George Gardos: bass
Lawrence ‘Corgy’ Laing: drums
Gary Ship: hammond organ
Produced 1965
By appointment with Monticana Records, Montreal QC

Formed by Albert with another of Sheppard’s brothers, keyboard player and singer Gary Ship (aka Gary Gardos), Bartholomew Plus Three also comprised bass player George Gardos and drummer Corky Laing.

Albert’s band had released two singles for the Toronto-based Quality Records label in 1965-1966 before switching to Can-Am for two further releases.

Thanks to Sheppard’s efforts in New York, Bartholomew Plus Three got the opportunity to record some material for Atlantic Records with Cream’s producer Felix Pappalardi at the helm. A single coupling “When I Fall In Love” with “I Can’t Go Back” came out in November 1967 and even became a minor Canadian hit, peaking at #80.

Two years later, Laing would land the prestigious drum spot in Pappalardi’s new group Mountain as a direct result of these sessions and would compose that band’s hit “Mississippi Queen”.

4.   Just Us: I Don’t Love You (Bill Ross / Bob Nielson)
45 single bw I Can Tell: Quality Records 1738
Toronto
Jimmy Livingston
Neil Lillie aka Neil Merryweather: vocal
Wayne Davis
Ed Roth
Stan Endersby (guitar)
Bob Ablack
Produced by Weiner and Steiner 1965

Born: Robert Neilson Lillie aka Neil Merryweather on December 27, 1945 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Under his real name, Neil Lillie, Merryweather had been a member of The Mynah Birds (a group that had featured both Neil Young and Rick James).

His first band were The Ookpiks, named after a native-designed stuffed toy owl called Ookpik, which the Canadian government was promoting at the time. Unfortunately, another Ookpiks group already existed and so for a brief period, the group took on another moniker, The Just Us.

While all of this was going on the musicians scored a recording deal with Quality Records and a lone single, “I Don’t Love You” c/w “I Can Tell” was launched in early 1965. Despite its raw energy and undoubted appeal, the single bombed, which is perhaps not surprising in light of the fact that some copies were credited to The Ookpiks and some to The Just Us!

5.   Five D: Dimentia
Five D - Ottawa Rocks, Sir John A. Years: Sound Investment Enterprises D-11101
Ottawa, ON
Jack Arsenault (rhythm guitar)
Brian Bradfield (drums)
Brad Campbell (bass, vocals)
Dave Poulin (lead vocals)
John Miron  (guitar)
Produced 1965

6.   Les 409: They Say (Normand Boucher)
45 single bw Born in Chicago: Teledisc 43
Pont-Viau QC
Normand Boucher: vocals, guitar
Pierre Choquette: bass
Claude Lévesque: rhythm guitar
Claude Payette: drums
Produced by Denis Pantis 1966

Formed by Normand Boucher in Pont-Viau, Québec in 1963, Les 409 took their name from the Brian Wilson, Gary Usher and Mike Love penned 1962 Beach Boys song "409", the flip side of "Surfin' Safari".

7.   The Characters: Tell Me (Gilbert M Rozon)
45 Single b/w There's Always Time For Love: Red Leaf TTM 624
Ottawa ON
Rick Cousineau: sax, vocals (leader of the band)
Bruce Duncan Ireland: lead guitar
Ray Legault: drums
Randy Shipclark: bass, keys, vocals
Gilbert M Rozon: rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Richard cousineau saxophone, vocals
Produced Vern Craig 1966

The Characters first single featured 'Tell Me', a fast paced, exciting number reflecting the mersey-beat era and was written in just 5 minutes by Gilbert M Rozon. The track was laid down in 3 takes and it became the Character's signature hit song for 1966.

The flip side 'There's Always Time for Love' is reminiscent of early 'Staccatos' material flavoured with a 'Canadian Classics' beat style. The original track ran 4min, 33 secs, but the producers (Vern Craig, Les Emerson and Sandy Gardiner) all said it needed to be cut down to under 3 minutes. So two verses, a chorus, a bridge, intro to chorus and fade were all chopped, which meant half the meaning of the song was left out.

8.   The Stonefield: Deep Shades of Blue (Joe Verheydon)
45 single bw Morning Hours: Luck Records CP 6158
Rycroft AB
Joe Verheydon: vocal
Produced 1966

9.   Gentle Touch: Visitor’s Parking Only (Mark Shekter / Jeff Snider)
45 single bw One Way Ride: RCA Victor International 57-3408
Hamilton ON
Bruce Ley
Ron Boyes
Jeff Snider
Alex Harrington
Produced 1966

Just 500 copies pressed
They started out as The Pharaohs but changed to The Gentle Touch to avoid confusion with a band playing in the United States with a similar name.

10. The Nobody: Follow Me (Santangelo Zebon)
45 single bw To a Lovely Lady: Red Leaf TTM 635
Toronto ON
Produced by Ted Gerow 1966

Originally called The Scoundrelz, they released one single before changing their name to Nobody and releasing this one.

11. Plague: High Flyin’ Bird (Bill Ed Wheeler)
45 single bw Love and Obey: Reo Records 8981X
Thunder Bay ON
Don Brown
Tom Horricks
Lyn McEachem
Joey Stapansky
George Stevenson
Produced 1967

“Neil Young showed me this song in the late 1960's.  He sang it in the '4th Dimension' in Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada. We wrote some songs together in the YMCA where he stayed for awhile.  'Helpless' was on of the songs I remember. The band started as 'Donny B and the Bonnvilles, went to 'The Plague', then 'The Lexington Avenue' and 'The Jarvis Street Revue'.  The band traveled on the road for over 22 years in North America.”

Tommy Horricks

12. Bohemians: I Need You Baby (The Bohemians)
45 single bw Say It Again: Blue Jeans 2810
Montreal QC
Johnny Monk (lead vocals)
Nick Farlowe aka Saraceno (drums)
Ron Gerard (keyboards)
Kevin Miller (guitar)
Gary Pover (lead guitar)
Peter Rochman (bass)
Produced 1967

Late '60's indie act out of Montreal featuring members of The Haunted and Our Generation who released only one single.

13. Simple Simon & The Piemen: Anyhow (Maurice / Bob Stanley / Bill Oliver)
45 single bw People Of Time: Regency Records R-978
Montreal QC
Kevin Moore (vocals)
Bob "Pixie" Stanley (lead guitar)
Billy Oliver (rhythm guitar)
David Nunns (drums)
Louie Legasakus (bass)
Produced by A Nicholas and B Hill 1967

Stanley was also later a guitarist for Quebecois recording acts Harmonium, Contraction and The Ville Emard Blues Band.

14. Kidds: Children In Love (Hank Zablocki)
45 single bw You Were Wrong: Nestor Records JN-0100
St. Catharines ON
Roy Dickinson (vocals)
Mark Campbell (lead guitar)
Wayne Lawryk (bass)
Henry "Hank" Zablocki (rhythm guitar)
Glen Grotto (drums)
Produced by Sandy Gardiner 1967
Recorded by Ivan and Phil Bradley

Producer Sandy Gardiner was an Ottawa journalist who was quoted on the cover of Beatlemania With The Beatles in November, 1963. He wrote:

"The newspapers say a new disease is sweeing through Britain… and doctors are powerless to stop it… It’s Beatlemania! This Liverpool gropu play to packed houses wherever they go."  …Sandy Gardiner.

15. Jack Hennig & The Breaking Point Group: Maybe Tomorrow (Jack Hennig)
45 single bw Busy People: Cupid Records CR-2
Edmonton AB
Jack Henning: lead vocal
Mary Saxton: bg vocal
Produced 1967

Jack Hennig would later go on to release some pop/country records in the 1970's.

16. Chantels: Shaggy Baggy Joe (Henry)
45 single bw Have You Ever Felt Blue: Monarch Wear Jeans MW 1001
Montreal QC
Michel Pagliaro
Produced 1967

17. Luvin’ Kynd: Miss D.M. (Telfer)
45 single bw Without Her: Now Records 601
Winnipeg MB
Garry Matte: drums
Jerry LeClair: bass
Bob Blow: keys
Ed LeClair: guitar
Produced by Jerry LeClair 1968

18. Paul Martin & His Sound Factory: Uptown (Betty Mabry)
45 single bw Come On: Van Records 2100 105
Vancouver or Quebec
Paul Martin: lead vocals
Produced by Paul Martin 1968
Recorded by Don Steele at Vancouver Recording Service
 

Hour Two – Posterity-Woodshed Records – 1976-83

Posterity Records:
Founded by Harvey Glatt in 1963. Glatt also owned TCD Records and Tapes (the label's distributor), Ottawa's popular CHEZ-FM radio station, the record chain Treble Clef, Bass Clef concert promotion, and eventually invested in the Toronto label True North Records.

Woodshed Records:
David Essig was born in Frederick, Maryland, in 1945. In 1971, he emigrated to Canada, and became a Canadian citizen in 1978. He was first introduced to Canadian audiences as a performer at the 1971 Mariposa Folk Festival. In 1974, he established one of Canada's first musician-owned and operated record labels, Woodshed Records. A number of the label's releases were distributed by Posterity Records, owned by Harvey Glatt, under the Posterity-Woodshed label

1.   David Essig: Grease Is Cheaper Than Parts (David Essig)
Stweart Crossing: Woodshed Records WS 006
Protection Island BC
Dave Essig: guitars, mandolin, autoharp, vocals
Alan Soberman; bass
Bill Usher: drums, percussion
Chris Whiteley: harmonicas, trumpet
Dan Lanois: percussion
Produced by Dave Essig 1976
Recorded by Dan & Bob Lanois at MSR Productions, Hamilton ON
Mastered by Bill Cuddihie at RCA, Toronto

Started up Woodshed Records mid 70s. Worked with the Lanois Bros outa Hamilton. Released many great Can Folk & Blues acts incl Willie P Bennett, Original Sloth Band, Margaret Christl, Dixie Flyers etc. He did most of the production on Woodshed releases.

2.   Ian Tamblyn: Spadina Strutt (Ian Tamblyn)
Closer To Home: Posterity - PTR-13005
Thunder Bay, ON (now Wakefield, QC)
Ian Tamblyn: vocal, acoustic guitar
Ken Hamm: National Steel, electric guitar
Bob Boucher: bass
Nelson Vipond: electric guitar
Matt Zimbal: percussion
Kevan McKenzie: drums
Ted Gerow: organ
Kim Erickson: harmony
Produced by Ted Gerow and Richard Patterson  1977
Recorded by Nelson Vipond at Sounds Interchange, Toronto June, 1977
Mixed in Studio Six and Son Quebec, Montreal

This was Tamblyn’s second album (the first was recorded at OISE in Toronto and released independently). After this release, Tamblyn joined forces with two other Thunder Bay musicians, Ken Hamm and Rodney Brown, to form their own record label (which both Hamm and Tamblyn still use) called North Track Records.

3.   Doug McArthur: One-Eyed Walden (Doug McArthur)
Letters From The Coast: Rutabega Record Company RUT 001
Hamilton ON
Thomas Handy: acoustic guitar
Mike Gardner: bass viol
Steve Hayes: piano
Bill Usher: percussion
Lia Hayes: chorus
Gordon Lowe: chous
Mother Fletcher: sitar
Produced by Doug McArthur - 1974
Recorded by Jim Morgan at Captain Audio, Toronto

4.   The Original Sloth Band: Memphis Shakedown (Will Shade)
Hustlin & Bustlin: Posterity Woodshed Records PWS 005
Toronto ON
Ken Whiteley: Jug, wahboard, banjo, vocal
Tom Evans: fiddle
Chris Whiteley: guitar, harmonica vocal
Produced by David Essig & Original Sloth Band 1976
Recorded by Bob and Dan Lanois Nov Dec 1975 at MSR Productions, Ancaster ON
Mastered by Bill Duddihie

5.   Downchild: Flip, Flop and Fly (Charles Calhoun / Lou Willie Turner)
So Far: Posterity Records  PTR 13004
Toronto ON
Don Walsh: lead & slide guitar, harmonica
Tony Flaim: vocal
Jane Vasey: keys
Mike Bowser: bass
Wayne Wilson: drums
Michael O’Connell: trombone
Produced by Billy Bryans & Alan Duffy - 1977
Recorded by Terry Brown at Toronto Sound

This was Downchild’s only recording for Posterity. They recorded for a lot of labels over the years.

6.   Margaret Christl: The Furze Field (Trad)
Jockey To The Fair: Woodshed Records WS 009
Toronto ON
Margaret Christl: vocals
Grit Laskin: guitar, dulcimer, concertina, accordion
Produced by David Essig 1977
Recorded at Sound Kettle Ltd, Kearney ON by Richard Thomas
Mastered by alan May at JAMF

A real folk music LP! Margaret Christl was young and new to North America in the mid-70s. After putting out an album with Ian Robb and Grit Laskin, she recorded this, her first full length LP.

7.   Denis LePage: Reptile Reel (Denis LePage)
Larger Than Life: Boot Records - BBG 6001
London, ON
Bert Baumbach: guitar
Ken Palmer: mandolin
Willie P Bennett: harp
David Zdriluk: bass
Denis LePage: banjo
Produced by David Essig - 1977
Recorded by Bob Lanois at Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton
Cover: Ian Bell

It says on the cover: “David Essig and Willie P Bennett appear through the courtesy of Woodshed Records.

8.   Heaven’s Radio: The Round And Round (JB Lenoir)
Uptown Babies: Posterity Records PTR13011
Ottawa ON
Bobby blackler, guitar
Miche Pouliot, drums
Terry Gillespie, guitar
Vince Halfhide, bass
Produced by Ted Gerow 1979
Recorded by John Cybanski at Marc Productions, Ottawa
Mixed by John Cybanski, Ted Gerow and Heavens Radio

9.   Willie P Bennett: If I Could Take My Own Advice (Willie P Bennett)
Blackie & The Rodeo King, Posterity / Woodshed Records PWS 013
Peterborough ON
Willie P Bennett: guitar, harmonica
Produced by David Essig & Willie P Bennett, 1979
Recorded by Bob Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton
Mixed by David Essig & Bob Lanois
Mastered by Alan Moy at JAMF

William Patrick Bennett b. Toronto Oct 26, 1951 – d. Peterborough ON February 15, 2008 (Heart Attack)
This is a much earlier version of the song which was also the name of Bennett’s come-back album in 1993.

10. Humber River Valley Boys: The Highwayman (John Glover)
The Humber River Valley Boys: Woodshed Records WS 008
Toronto ON
Brian Pickell: guitar
Don Thurston: Mandolin
John Glover: mandolin harmonies
Dave Harvey: bass
Produced by David Essig 1977
Recorded at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton ON by Bob Lanois
Cover by Ian Bell

This was the first release by the HRV Boys. Their third album, They Said It Shouldn’t Be Done, was released 3 years later on Boot Records. By then only Brian Pickell and Don Thurston were still in the band.

11. Lenny Breau: Five O’Clock Bells (L Breau)
Five OClock Bells: Adelphi / Posterity PTL 7002
Lenny Breau: Vocal & Guitar
Auburn, Maine
Produced by Dan Doyle & Gene Rosenthal 1979
Recorded by Bob Blank at Blank Tapes Recording Studio, NYC
Mastered by Jack Adelman at RCA, NYC

This was recorded in the US by Adelphi Records and leased by Posterity for Canadian consumption.

12. Bill Garrett: Lillooet (Bill Garret / Chris Rawlings)
Bill Garrett: Posterity / Woodshed Records PWS 014
Montreal QC
Bill Garrett guitars, vocals
Curly Boy Stubbs: guitar
Pepe Francis: electric guitars, dobro
David Essig: mandolin
Ron Dann: pedal steel, dobro
Kim Brandt: bass
Dave Lewis: drums
Stan Rogers & Jude Johnson: bg vocals
Produced by Paul Mills 1979
Recorded by Danial Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton ON
Cover by Ian Bell

13. Noel Harrison: Something Pretty For Margaret (Noel Harrison)
Mount Hanley Song: Posterity Records PTR 13013
Mount Hanley NS / London UK
Noel Harrison: vocal, guitar, harmonica
Mendelson Joe: guitar, celeste, harmonica
Jerome Jarvis: drums
David Woodhead: bass
Michael Heydon: electric guitar
Mark Rutherford: keys, flute
Ben Mink: violin
Kimberley Deschamps: steel, dobro
Melody LeBlanc: bg vocals
Guido Basso: horns
Produced by Mendelson Joe 1979
Recorded by Ken Friesen at Eastern Sound, toronto
Mastered by Cub Richardson at JAMF, Toronto
Cover Painting: Mendelson Joe

14. Figgy Duff: Emile’s Reels (Emile Benoit)
Figgy Duff: Posterity Records PTR 13014
St Johns NL
Noel Dinn: drums
Pamela Morgan: guitar
Dave Panting: bass
Geoff Butler: accordion
Produced by Gary Furniss & Tom Treumuth 1980
Recorded by Jim Frank at Nimbus 9 Studios, Toronto
Mastered by George Graves at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto

15. Joe Hall & The Continental Drift: Vampire Beavers (Joe Hall)
Rancho Banano: Posterity Records - PTR 13015
Toronto ON
Joe Hall, guitars, harmonica
Tony Quarrington, guitars, piano
Paul Quarrington, bass, piano, harmonium
Martin Worthy, drums, guitar
The Elks Crotch Institute for the Criminally Insane Choir
Produced by Lachlan Macfadyen 1980
Recorded by Roger Grant at Passport Studios, Hull QC
Mixed by Geoff Rowland at Springfield Sound, Springfield ON

16. Cody: Madawaska (Mike O’Reilly)
A Tale of Three Cities: Posterity Records PTR-13008
Ottawa / Toronto / Montreal
Mike O’Reilly: mandolin
Larry Miller: banjo
Paul Menard: fiddle
Guy Carpenter: dobro
Brian Riseborough: guitar
John Partridge: guitar
Dick Miller: bass
Produced by Jerry Douglas 1978
Recorded by John Cybanski and Ken Fraser at Marc Productions, Ottawa ON



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