like all the great Canadian 60s acts, their vinyl representations are 
a watered down version
of the great live act that got them the record deal... for example, 
the indie Mandala 45s smoke
the Atlantic album (better singer involved), etc.. the Paupers were 
(according to anything you read about them) just totally amazing live 
(I have never seen them) and blew folks away on their many NYC club 
residencies.
The two lps on Verve Forecast kind of let you down after reading about them.

When I worked at Capitol Canada, my office walls were plastered with 
cool vinyl album covers from the 60s, including The Mandala, and when 
acts got taken on the office tour, they'd always poke their heads in 
to see the wall.. anyway, one day there's David Cassidy in my office 
looking at all the covers and he spots the Mandala cover and flips 
out, "Man, those guys were great!" he says.... he had seem them in 
NYC back in the day...  and ladies, he was wearing leather pants!

Two days later and Donny Osmond was in my office.... too cool!


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