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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Canadian groups... |
| Date | Sat, 01 May 2004 15:14:06 -0400 |
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At Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 11:16:39 Judy (HeyJude) wrote:
>Does anyone on this list know anything about the older Canadian groups? I
>love Chad Allan and the Expressions and know they were called that before
>they became Guess Who. I have a few of their songs, too. One band I just
>absolutely love is Willie and the Walkers. I have a bunch of their songs,
>too. Also, I like J. B. and the Playboys but can't find any CD's by them.
>I love that older Brit sound...and a lot of the Canadian groups had that.
>Are there any others that are worth buying or looking into? I like Bobby
>Curtola, too...I'm not sure if this is the right list to ask these
>questions, but there were some great Canadian groups in the '60s and we
>didn't hear many of the songs here on the left coast.
Fortunately you've got some Canucks on this list....Gary Pig Gold is a great
resource...for now you might want to familiarize yourself with my Canadian
Pop Music Encyclopedia at:
http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicPopEncycloPages
ALSO quite reliable friends of mine:
http://www.autofacts.ca/classicrock
http://www.canadianbands.com
http://www.felinefrenzy.com
ALSO these thorough psychedelic sites:
Vernon Joynson's
http://www.borderlinebooks.com/canada/canada_f.html
Nick Wharburton's
http://www.classicrockpage.com/
As per your specific enquiries...there are 3 early Chad Allan related CDs
out on Ranbach/True North Records (these are all the pre-Burton albums that
were released on Quality Records).
1965 Shakin' All Over
1965 Hey Ho (What You Do To Me)
1966 It's Time (Quality)
Available from http://www.randybachman.com
If you're at all interested in the transitional period (1967-1968 after Chad
left but before Jack Richardson signed them to RCA), my label has a 2 CD
rarities package which covers all their rogue singles and TV
appearances...they do some interesting covers of songs by Buffalo
Springfield, The Troggs, Cream, The Doors, et al.
Chad Allan and Randy Bachman reunited in 1971 as Brave Belt to do a country
pop thing -- their chart success was "Dunrobin's Gone". The band eventually
changed their name to BTO once Chad left and Fred Turner joined.
Check out the Guess Who and Brave Belt anthologies at:
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
Alas, your other interests are grossly under-represented on CD....a sad, but
true part of Canada's musical legacy is that it's nearly been lost forever
due to poor handling by the music biz here. The Willie And The Walkers
material is not on disc. JB and The Playboys is due to have a retrospective
come out this summer....more on that at: http://www.superoldies.com
EMI, Unidisc and my own label are pursuing re-issues of 1960s through 1980s
material...
http://www.emimusic.ca
http://www.unidisc.ca
For purchasing some of this older stuff there's several online retailers I
recommend.
http://www.angelicrecords.com
http://www.newworldcds.com
http://www.gemm.com
http://www.hmv.com
http://www.musicstack.com
Jaimie Vernon,
President Bullseye Records
Author Canadian Music Encyclopedia
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
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