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From | "Judy B" <HeyJude@socal.rr.com> |
Subject | Re: Canadian groups... |
Date | Sat, 1 May 2004 12:19:55 -0700 |
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Thanks for all the information, Jaimie. What do we Americans know?
LOL....Yes, I am going to purchase the J. B. and the Playboys CD from Shawn
at SuperOldies as soon as it comes out. I've gotten to know him. He seems
to be a really nice guy. I just love J. B. and the Playboys' sound. I have
a lot of Willie and the Walkers songs that Shawn put on CD for me, too. I
love My Friend, Diamonds and Gold and so many others. Thanks again. I will
check out all the links that you provided.
Judy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: Canadian groups...
> 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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