Side One
1. The Ventures: Telstar – 1963
2. Mother Tucker’s Yellow Duck – One Ring Jane – 1969 *
3. Jane Siberry: Hockey – 1989 *
4. Rolling Stones: Lady Jane – 1966
5. Stompin’ Tom Connors: Red River Jane – 1975 *
6. Big Steve & The Polish Stevedores: Under The Bridge – 1965
7. Cowboy Junkies: Sweet Jane – 1988 *
8. Jane Morgan: The Day that The Rains Came Down – 1958
9. R Dean Taylor: Gotta See Jane – 1970 *
10. Stanley Jordan: Angel – 1985
11. Willy P Bennett: Don’t Have Much To Say – 1989 *
12. Perth County Conspiracy: Keeper of the Keys – 1970 *
13. Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen: Riot In Cell Block No. 9 – 1973
14. Colleen Peterson: Music In Your Eyes – 1976 *
15. The Payolas: Jukebox – 1980 *
16. Love Sculpture: Mars – 1970
17. Renato Rascel: Arrivederci Roma – 1954
18. VIX noelopaN: yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er’yehT – 1966
RIP
19. Napoleon XIV: They’re Coming To Take Me Away – 1966
Side Two
1. Dominique Tremblay & Philippe Gagnon: La Complainte de mon frère – 1970 *
2. David Celia Band: Procrastination – 2008 *
3. The Jam: Monday – 1980
4. James Clark Institute: I Don’t Leave The Radio On Anymore – 2013 *
5. The Mongrels: Sitting In The Station – 1968 *
6. The Bownesians: How Allen Saved The Radio Station – 2009 *
7. David Pritchard: Nash Metropolitan – 1976 *
8. Skip Prokop: Baseball Blues – 1977 *
9. Robert Priest: I Follow The Smoke – 1982 *
10. Flaco Jimenez: El Rosalito – 1980
11. The Plague: High Flying Bird – 1967 *
12. Plastic Cloud: Epistle To Paradise – 1969 *
13. Al Jarreau: Heart’s Horizon – 1988
14. It’s All Meat: You Don’t Notice The Time You Waste – 1969 *
15. The Beatles: I’ll Get You - 1963
16. Jack London & The Sparrows: Sparrows And Daisies – 1965 *
17. James Gang: Out of Control – 1972
18. Rob Pilch: Sambo – 1988 *
RIP Keith Reid
19. Procol Harum: A Whiter Shade of Pale - 1967
*CanCon = 59%
And Now for The Particulars
Side One
1. The Ventures: Telstar
(Joe Meek)
The Ventures Play Telstar / The Lonely Bull: Dolton Records BLP 2019
Tacoma WA
Don Wilson, guitar
Bob Bogle, bass, guitar
Nokie Edwards, guitar, bass (d March 12, 2018)
Mel Taylor, drums
Produced by Josie Wilson & Rob Reisdorff, 1963
2. Mother Tucker’s Yellow Duck: One Ring Jane
(Don McDougall / B Ivanuck)
Homegrown Stuff: Duck Records / Capitol Records - ST-6304
Vancouver BC
Pat Caldwell: vocal, harmonica
Charlie Faulkner: bass
Roger Law: guitar
Hugh Lockhead: drums
Don McDougall: guitar
Produced by Robin Spurgin, 1969
This Vancouver band started out in the later part of the 1960s as a joke, with only one guy who could actually play. Over the next year they put together a real band and released One Ring Jane as a single in the US but it wasn’t promoted. That was when they formed their own Duck Records and recorded their first album featuring a re-recorded version of One Ring Jane. Bonded with the San Francisco music scene, the album did rather well considering it didn’t get much airplay. They went on to tour with the Yardbirds, Alice Cooper, opened for Cream and Deep Purple before calling it quits in the early 1970s.
3. Jane Siberry: Hockey
(Jane Siberry)
Bound By The Beauty: Duke Street Records - DSR-31058
Guelph ON
Jane Siberry: guitar, piano, vocal
Toddy Borowiecki: keys, accordion
Ken Myhr: guitar
John Switzer: bass
Stich Wynston: drums
Produced by Jane Siberry & John Switzer, 1989
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc, NY
Jane Stewart b. October 12, 1955 in Toronto
4. The Rolling Stones: Lady Jane
(Richards / Jagger)
45 single bw Mother’s Little Helper: London Records 45-902
London UK
Mick Jagger: lead vocals
Keith Richards: acoustic guitar
Brian Jones: dulcimer
Jack Nitzsche: harpsichord
Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham, 1966
Recorded at RCA Studios, Hollywood July 1966
Brian Jones’s dulcimer, used on this recording, was/is on exhibit at the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
5. Stompin’ Tom Connors: Red River Jane
(TC Connors)
The North Atlantic Squadron and Other Favourites: Boot Records BOS 7153
Saint John NB
Stompin’ Tom Connors: vocal, guitar, boot
Others not listed
Produced by Tom Connors and Juri Krytiuk, 1975
6. Big Steve & The Polish Stevedores: Pod Mostem Polka (Under The Bridge)
(Unknown)
Polka with Big Steve: Rex Records – LP 698
Depew NY
Steve Krzemiinski: accordion
John Fomenko
Ray Barsukiewicz
Others not listed
Produced by Joe and Wanda Chesky, circa 1965
Big Steve” Krzeminski d. on Nov. 6, 1999 at the age of 54.
The band was actually known as The Bellaires
Steve” Krzeminski had a polka music radio show in Buffalo for years. He also did TV from Buffalo in the 1980s. He continued doing his polka radio program even when feeling rotten during his final months battling with cancer. He was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame posthumously 2003
7. The Cowboy Junkies: Sweet Jane
(Lou Reed)
The Trinity Sessions: RCA Victor 8568
Toronto ON
Margo Timmins: vocal
Michael Timmins: guitar
Peter Timmins: drums
John Timmins: guitar
Alan Anton: bass
Kim Deschamps: steel, dobro, slide
Jaro Czerwinec: accordion
Produced by Peter Moore, 1988
Recorded by Peter Moore at Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto, November 27, 1987
Margo Timmins b. January 27, 1961 Montreal QC
After graduating from high school, Timmins spent her evenings along with her brother Michael exploring the punk music scene in Toronto that was happening on Queen Street West. When Michael started his first band, the Hunger Project, she would hang out with the band, take the tickets, and carry the equipment.
In 1985, her brother Michael recruited Margo as the vocalist for Cowboy Junkies even though she had never sung publicly before. Initially Margo would not sing in front of the other band members, she would only sing in front of Michael. Eventually, Michael convinced Margo to sing in front of the other band members and they liked her performance.
Margo Timmins has said about that time, "So when he asked me I was freaked out, but I said 'Okay, so long as if I don't do a good job you fire me' I didn't want to hurt his music, because his music is so important to him." It took a long time for her to get comfortable singing in front of an audience. In fact, many of the early shows had Margo singing with her back to the audience. Timmins has stated that it took her ten years to get comfortable singing in front of people, and she suffers from stage fright.
Currently, although living in Toronto, she likes to spend most of her time with her husband and child at her 100-year-old farmhouse in Bluewater Country, Ontario.
8. Jane Morgan: The Day That The Rains Came Down
(Sigman / Becaude)
Jane Morgans Greatest Hits: Kapp Records KS 3329
Newton Mass
Compilation Album Produced, 1961
Song originally Produced, 1958
Florence Catherine Currier b. May 3, 1924 Newton, Massachusetts
Jane Morgan's version of the song reached No. 1 on the UK's New Musical Express chart, spending 16 weeks on the chart overall. The song also reached No. 4 on the CHUM Chart Hit Parade.
9. R Dean Taylor: Gotta See Jane
(E. Holland / R. Dean Taylor / Ron Miller)
I Think Therefore I Am: Rare Earth RS 522
Detroit / Toronto
Funk Brothers
Produced by R Dean Taylor, 1970
Recorded at Motown Studios, Detroit
Mastered by Randy F King
Richard Dean Taylor b. Toronto May 11, 1939 / d. January 7, 2022 (82) LA of COVID 19
Toronto born R Dean Taylor recorded a couple of singles in Canada before moving to Detroit where he joined Motown as a singer/songwriter/producer, one of the few white guys employed by Barry Gordie. He went on to write some amazing songs for the company before going solo. He wrote songs like ‘Love Child’ for the Supremes and his own big hit, Indiana Wants Me, but Gotta See Jane went big over in the UK.
10. Stanley Jordan: Angel
(Jimi Hendrix)
Magic Touch: Blue Note – BT 85101
Chicago IL
Stanley Jordan: guitar (no overdubs)
Produced by Al Di Meola, 1985
Recorded by James Farber & Kenny Florendo at Songshop Studios, NYC
Stanley Jordan b. July 31, 1959 Chicago, Ill
Magic Touch, which sat at No.1 on Billboard 's jazz chart for 51 weeks, a record for a jazz guitar album. Among the artists Jordan has worked with are Quincy Jones, The Dave Matthews Band, The String Cheese Incident, and Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh.
11. Willie P Bennet: Don’t Have Much To Say
(WP Bennett)
The Lucky Ones: Duke Street Records DSR 31059
Peterborough ON
Willie P Bennett: guitars, vocals, harmonica
Danny Greenspoon: rhythm guitar
Al Cross: drums
Tom Griffiths: bass
Jack Semple: guitars
Mike Holder: pedal steel
Lori Yates: bg vocals
Colleen Peterson: bg vocals
Russell DeCarle: bg vocals
Kit Johnson: bass
John Sheard: piano
Ben Mink: mandolin, fiddle
Sarah McElcheran: trumpet
Steve Donald: trombone
Jody Golick: tener sax
Wayne Mills: baritone sax
Colin Linden: bg vocals
Roberto Occhipinti: upright bass
Lenny Solomon: violin
Claudio Verd: viola
Jose Shapero: cello
Produced by Danny Greenspoon, 1989
Recorded by Jeff Wolpert and David Stinson at Inception Sound, Downsview ON
12. Perth County Conspiracy: Keeper Of The Keys
(Richard Keelan)
The Perth County Conspiracy Does Not Exist: Columbia Records – ELS 375
Stratford ON
Cedric Smith: guitar, vocal
Richard Keelan: guitar, vocal
Michael Butler: bass
Terry Jones: guitar, vocal
George Taros: piano, vocal
Produced by John Williams and Perth Earth Ltd, 1970
One of the first Canadian folk bands to get a major label recording contract even though they claimed that They Didn’t Exist. Various members of the ‘collective’ wrote songs, sang songs and invented a new sense of harmony, blending seamlessly from one member to another. They put out two albums for Columbia and a few others independently in the 1970s.
13. Command Cody & Lost Planet Airmen: Riot In Cell Block No. 9
(Leiber / Stoller)
Live From Deep In The Heart of Texas: Paramount Records PAS 1017
Ann Arbor, Michigan / San Francisco CA
George Frayne (Commander Cody) piano, keyboards, vocals
Billy C. Farlow harmonica, vocals
Bill Kirchen guitar, vocals
John Tichy guitar, vocals
Lance Dickerson drums, vocals
Bruce Barlow bass, vocals
Andy Stein violin, saxophone
Bobby Black steel guitar, vocals
Produced by Stephen Jarvis, 1973
Recorded by the Wally Heider remote crew: Gabby Garcia, Ken Caliat, Bill Broms & Jerry
Stroud at The Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin Texas November, 1973
14. Colleen Peterson: Music In Your Eyes
(Willie P Bennett)
Beginning To Feel Like Home: Capitol Records ST-11567
Peterborough ON
Colleen Peterson: vocals, guitar
Lloyd Green: dobro, steel
David Gillon: guitars
Ken Smith: bass
Homefries Humphries: drums
Dick Feller: guitar
Randy Scruggs: guitar
Andy McMahon: keys
Gale Whitfield: sax
Produced by Chuck Neese, 1976
Recorded by Jim Tarbutton at Crazy Mama Studio, Nashville
Mixed by Larry Maglinger
Colleen Peterson b. November 14, 1950 / d. October 9, 1996
Peterson began performing in coffeehouses in Ottawa in 1966. She won an RPM Gold Leaf Award (aka Juno) for Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1967 and, in 1968, joined Bruce Cockburn, David Wiffen, Richard Patterson and Dennis Pendrith in a later version of 3's a Crowd. In 1970, she was cast in the Canadian production of Hair. After that she relocated to Kingston and formed Spriggs and Bringle with Mark Haines in 1971. Then she moved down to Nashville in 1974, and released her first solo album, Beginning to Feel Like Home, in 1976. From that album she had a hit single on the Billboard country charts with "Souvenirs" (her own song – not the John Prine one), and won a Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1977.
15. The Payolas: Jukebox
(Paul Hyde)
IRS Greatest Hits Vols 2&3: IRS Records SP 70800
Vancouver BC
Bob Rock: guitar
Gary Middleclass: bass
Paul Hyde: guitar, vocals
Taylor Nelson Little: drums
Produced by Bob Rock and Payolas 1980
Compilation produced by IRS 1980
From Illegal Records mini-LP Introducing Payolas (IR 7701)
Recorded at Little Mountain Sound, Vancouver by Bob Rock
One of the most prominent and successful platinum-selling Canadian new wave bands from Vancouver of the early 1980s. Singer Paul Hyde emigrated to Canada from Britian thus giving them that great punk sound. Lasted from 1978-88
16. Love Sculpture: Mars
(Gustav Holst)
Forms And Feelings: Parrot Records 71035
Cardiff, Wales UK
Dave Edmunds: guitar
John David: bass
Rob 'Congo' Jones: drums
Produced by Dave Edmunds, Mike Finesilver & Pete Ker, 1970
Recorded at Maximum Sound Studios by Dave Hadfield
From The Planets suite by Gustav Holst. The suite contained seven parts, one for each planed but Earth. Of course, this was composed between 1914 and 1917 before the discovery of Pluto in 1936. This later proved to be controversial and in 2000 composer Colin Matthews was commissioned by the Halle Orchestra to compose ‘Pluto, the Renewer’ to end the suite. A few years later, Pluto was downgraded to dwarf planet status.
Vintage Voices Segmenty w DJ Pietro and Laura Gillis:
17. Renato Rascel: Arrivederci Roma
(Garinei / Rascel / Giovannini)
78 single bw Musicmania: Odeon – H 18410
Turino, Italy
Orchestra Conductor – Gorni Kramer
Produced 1954
Renato Rascel b. 27 April 1912 in Turin / d. 2 January 1991 Rome (78)
18. VIX noelopaN: yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er’yehT
(sleumaS yerrJ)
45 single bw Yawa Em Ekat Ot Gnimoc Er’yeht: Warner Brothers 5831
NYC
Jerry Samuels: vocals
Drummer unknown
Produced by Jerry Samuels, 1966
RIP Jerrold Laurence Samuels
(May 3, 1938 - March 10, 2023)
19. Napoleon XIV: They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
(Jerry Samuels)
45 single bw Yawa Em Ekat Ot Gnimoc Er’yeht: Warner Brothers 5831
NYC
Jerry Samuels: vocals
Drummer unknown
Produced by Jerry Samuels, 1966
In his Book of Rock Lists, rock music critic Dave Marsh calls the B-side the "most obnoxious song ever to appear in a jukebox", saying the recording once "cleared out a diner of forty patrons in two minutes flat."
The Monkees' song "Gonna Buy Me a Dog", sung by Micky Dolenz, features Davy Jones teasing Dolenz toward the fade of the song with the words "they're coming to take us away" taken from Napoleon XIV's song. Jello Biafra covered this song with his band Lard on their album The Last Temptation of Reid in 1990.
Side Two
1. 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.
2. David Celia Band: Procrastination
(David Celia)
Live at 91 St. George Studio 3, CIUT-FM
Toronto
David Celia ¬ Guitar & Keys
Chris Banks ¬ Bass
Selina Martin ¬ Vox, Tamborine
Cleve Anderson ¬ Drums
Michael Holt ¬ Keys & Vox
Produced & Mastered for radio by Steve Fruitman
Recorded by Sam Petite, June 3, 2008
3. The Jam: Monday
(Paul Weller)
Sound Affects: Polydor Records PD-1-6315
Woking, UK
Paul Weller: vocal, guitar, bass, keys
Bruce Foxton: bass, rhythm guitar, vocals
Rick Buckler: drums
Produced by The Jam & Vic Coppersmith-Heaven, 1980
Recorded by Alan Douglas at The Town House, London
The Jam’s active years were from 1972–1982
4. James Clark Institute: I Don't Leave The Radio On Anymore
(James Clark)
45 rpm single: No label or serial no.
Toronto, ON
James Clark, guitar, drums, vocals
Moe Berg, guitars, slide, bass
Produced by Mo Berg, 2013
Recorded by Dave Clarke at TA2 Studios, Toronto
Mixed by Laurence Currie at Sunnyside Studios, Toronto
Mastered by Noah Mintz at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto
5. The Mongrels: Sitting In The Station
(R Murphy / Randy Bachman)
45 bw : M&L Records ML101
Winnipeg
Bass – Garth Noseworthy
Drums – Larry Rasmussen
Guitar – Duncan Wilson (&) John Nykon
Lead Guitar – Randy Bachman
Organ, Lead Vocals – Joey Gregorash
Produced by Loren Saifer, 1968
6. The Bownesians: How Allen Saved The Radio Station
(The Bownesians)
I Heart Bowness: no label or serial no.
Calgary AB
Doug Waite: vocals, guitar
Leah McCartney: vocals
Brad Kostvnuik: drums
Mike Cormier: percussion
Produced by The Bownesians, 2009
7. David Pritchard Producing Nash The Slash: Nash Metropolitan
(Plowman)
Nocturnal Earthworm Stew: Island Records ILPS 9422
Toronto ON
Nash The Slash: electric violin
Produced by David Pritchard 1976
Recorded at Sonic Workshop, Toronto by David Pritchard
David Pritchard born on Oct. 18, 1944 / d. Toronto Feb 2005
The First Canadian Artists signed to Island Records. He was an all night DJ on CHUM-FM, at the time Toronto’s open format radio station in 1968. He, along with Reiner Schwartz, John Donabie and David Marsden, became the deans of Canadian alternative rock music broadcasters. It wasn't unheard of him to broadcast classical, jazz and electronic records simultaneously on the station's three turntables, claimed Mr. Donabie.
He was well known for his radio series ‘The Beatles: The Days in Their Lives” which was broadcast in thirty countries throughout the world.
8. Skip Prokop: Baseball Blues
(Skip Prokop)
All Growed Up: Quality Records SV-1948-V
Toronto ON
Skip Prokop: drums, guitar, keys, vocals, banjo
Jamie Kean: lead guitar, bg vocals
Bobbie Elliot: bass
Patti Black: bg vocals
Produced by Skip Prokop, 1977
Recorded by Jim Morgan at Captain Audio, Toronto
Mixed by Jim Morgan at Mutual Street Studios
Mastered by Alan Moy at Lacquer Channel, Toronto
Ronald Harry Prokop b. Hamilton, ON 13 Dec 1943 / d. 30 Aug 2017 (73) St. Thomas, ON
Ex-Pauper and Lighthouse drummer on his one and only solo LP. In 1968, after leaving The Paupers, Prokop played drums on the legendary Al Kooper / Mike Bloomfield album The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. He also did some studio work for Janis Joplin after she quit Big Brother and the Holding Company. In 1969 he, along with Paul Hoffert, formed the group Lighthouse.
9. Robert Priest: I Follow The Smoke
(Robert Priest)
Robert Priest EP: Airwave Records AW 30450
Toronto ON
Robert Priest: vocals
Glenn Martin: drums
Matthew Greenberg: bass guitar
Deanny Levy: rhythm guitar (right speaker)
Blair Packham: rhythm guitar (left speaker)
Neo Chapman: guitars
Ronny Wiseman: keys
Lynn Harper: bg vocals
Bongo Herbert, Trudy Artman, Steve Ranger & Keith: additional vocals
Produced by Keith Elshaw, 1982
Recorded and Mixed at Phase One Studios, Toronto by Robin Brouwers, Tom Balint and Lenny DeRose
Robert Priest b. July 10, 1951 Walton-on-Thames, England
10. Flaco Jimenez: El Rosalito
(Trad)
El Sonido de San Antonio: Arhoolie Records 3014
San Antonio TX
Leonardo ‘Flaco’ Jimenez: accordion, vocals
Hugo Gonzalez: bajo sexto, vocals
Fred Ojeda: vocals
Isaac Garcia: drums
Ruben Valle: bass
Joey Lopez: bajo sexto
Produced by Chris Strachwitz and Flaco Jimenez, 1980
Recorded at ZAZ Studios, San Antonio, 1979 by Robert Blackstone
11. The Plague: High Flying Bird
(Bill Ed Wheeler)
45 single bw Love and Obey: Reo Records 8981X
Thunder Bay ON
Don Brown: guitar, vocals
Tom Horricks: sax, lead vocals
Lyn McEachern: drums, lead vocal
Joey Stapansky: keys, vocals
George Stevenson: bass, vocals
Produced by Don Grashey, 1967
The band started as 'Donny B and the Bonnvilles became 'The Plague', then 'The Lexington Avenue' and 'The Jarvis Street Revue'. It was as The Plague that they made some of their most memorable recordings. One of the band’s earlier recordings was a 45 credited only to Lyn McEachern called “World of Dreams”. They were good friends with Neil Young and the Squires and remember Neil showing them a song that would eventually be known as Helpless. The band traveled on the road for over 22 years.
12. Plastic Cloud: Epistle to Paradise
(Don Brewer)
The Plastic Cloud: Allied Records 10
Bay Ridge ON
Don Brewer (guitar, vocals)
Brian Madill (bass)
Michael Cadieux (guitar)
Randy Umphrey (drums)
Produced by Bill Bessy and Jack Boswell, 1969
Apparently, only 500 copies of their album were released. Bay Ridge is a part of Pickering, Ontario, located near the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. Bill Bessy worked with executive producer Jack Boswell with Allied and Marathon Records, mostly producing country music. This is one of their few forays into pop rock. An Epistle to Paradise!
13. Al Jarreau: Heart’s Horizon
(Al Jarreau / Jay Graydon / Randy Goodrum)
Heart’s Horizon: Reprise Records – 92 57761
Los Angeles CA
Al Jarreau: vocal
Stanley Clarke: acoustic bass
John Robinson: drums
Paul Jackson Jr: acoustic guitar
Paolinho Da Costa: percussion
George Duke: synclavier
Randy Goodrum & Jay Graydon: synths
Produced by George Duke - 1988
Recorded by Erik Zobler at various locations
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Laquer Mastering, Hollywood
Alwin Lopez "Al" Jarreau b. March 12, 1940 Milwaukee, WI – d. February 12, 2017 (aged 76)
Los Angeles
Leaving Wisconson for a career in Jazz singing, Jarreau went to California where he also flirted with Scientology. He began writing songs but it wasn’t until 1975 that he began recording. In 1978, Al won his first Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for his album, Look To The Rainbow. He won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his most commericially successful album “Breakin' Away”. He died of respiratory failure, at the age of 76, just two days after announcing his retirement.
14. It’s All Meat: You Don’t Notice The Time You Waste
(Ted MacKay / Rich McKim)
It's All Meat: Hallucination - HCD02
Richmond Hill, ON
Rick Aston: bass
Jed MacKay: keys
Rick McKim: drums
Wayne Roworth: rhythm and lead guitar
Chas White: lead guitar
Produced by Bill Misener, 1969
Recorded at RCA Studios, Toronto by Mark Smith
Originally released on Columbia Records ELS-374
Digital Remastering: Bruce Ley, Toronto
Hi Steve. This is Wayne Roworth formerly of It’s All Meat. I was surfing the net the other day and came across one of your vinyl shows and noticing you played one of IAM (It’s All Meat) songs. In the footnotes you commented on playing with me in 1972. I can’t immediately remember it. Sign of old age! Your memory is obviously better than mine. Could you look under the rock in my head and please remind me. TIA. Wayne. P.S. Still writing and playing music.
Hi Wayne great to hear from you. Ya, we did 2 or 3 gigs with Paul Burton on bass and another guy on second guitar. We were put together by Ron Clark to play at a curling club. I played drums. You lent me your copy of the IAM lp to learn Self Confessed Lover.
“Thanks for the kind words. I keep in touch with Jed MacKay several times a year. He’s a producer for TV Ontario. We almost had a IAM reunion in NYC 10 years ago but it didn’t pan out. Rick Aston and Norm White died early. Rick McKim is still with us and is still musically active. I’ve been in the USA for almost 35 years mostly in the southeast. Been gigging and recording. Have several albums.
15. The Beatles: I’ll Get You
(Lennon / McCartney)
45 single bw She Loves You: Capitol Records Canada 72125
Liverpool UK
John Lennon - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Paul McCartney - lead vocals, bass
George Harrison - harmony vocal, electric guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
Produced by George Martin, 1963
Recorded on 1 July 1963 at Abby Road EMI Studios, London
This was the first record I ever bought, for 66 cents at Eaton’s Yorkdale in Toronto probably around March, 1964. Actually, this song was the B-side for two Beatles' singles: She Loves You and its German counterpart, Sie Liebt Dich. One of the few Beatles songs without a lead guitar solo in it. It didn't appear on a Beatles album until the Rarities compilation of mostly B-sides was released in 1978.
16. Jack London & The Sparrows: Sparrows and Daisies
(Dennis Edmonton)
45 single bw Our Love Has Passed: Capitol Records Canada 72229
Toronto / Oshawa ON
Jack London (Dave Marden): vocals
Dennis Edmonton (future Mars Bonfire): guitar
Dave Hare: keys
Bruce Palmer: bass
Jerry Edmonton: drums
CJ Feeney: organ, piano
Producer not listed, 1965
This was the band that would constitute Steppenwolf in a few years time, pre-John Kay. This was written by the guy who would become Mars Bonfire. Jack London was a Toronto based singer who tried capitalizing on the British Invasion by speaking with a fake British accent and wearing Carnaby Street clothes.
17. The James Gang: Out Of Control
(Domenic Troiano)
Passin’ Thru: ABC Dunhill Records ABCX 760
Cleveland OH / Toronto ON
Dale Peters: bass
Jim Fox: drums
Roy Kenner: vocals
Domenic Troiano: guitar
Produced by The James Gang and Keith Olsen, 1972
Recorded by Keith Olsen at Quadraphonic Studios, Nashville TN and Sound City Studio, Van Nuys CA
The band’s second album of 1972, and second featuring Torontonians Roy Kenner and Domenic Troiano, both of whom replaced Joe Walsh. (Troiano quit shortly thereafter to return to Toronto and was replaced by Tommy Bolan).
18. 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
RIP Keith Reid
19. Procol Harum: A Whiter Shade of Pale
(Keith Reid / Gary Brooker / Matthew Fisher)
45 bw Lime Street Blues: Derem DM 7507
London
Gary Brooker – vocals, piano
Matthew Fisher – Hammond M-102 organ
Ray Royer – guitar
David Knights – bass
Bill Eyden – drums
Produced by Denny Cordell, New Breed Production
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London April 1967
Released May 12, 1967
For some reason, I got to see this band perform live several times in Toronto. The Toronto Pop Festival (1968) and opening for the Moody Blues at Massey Hall, The Rock Pile… And they seemed to have arrived out of nowhere when their first record, ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ burst onto the scene in ’67.
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