MCKENNA MENDELSON BLUES
2017. Another great album from Canada's legendary Paragon label, a set of super bluesy psych demo tapes from 1968. Lead guitarist Mike McKenna had spent time ('67-'68) in the Ugly Ducklings, and had already develope..
INFLUENCE
2014. A reissue of an interesting album from 1968, originally out on ABC Records. The Influence was one of the most fascinating bands to emerge from Canada during the '60s. The group's rich diversity of styles (from..
BALDRY LONG JOHN
2013. "It is hard to believe that one of Baldry's best albums has remained unreleased this long; but here it is on CD for the first time. Probably one of Long John's least known records, particularly in North A..
INDIO
2013. A lost classic. Contains the original version of "Hard Sun", later recorded by Pearl Jam leader Eddie Vedder for the soundtrack to Sean Penn's film, Into The Wild. Indio is the stage name for Canadia..
CHURLS
2012. The chord-crunching blues-rock on the Churls' self-titled debut was hardly a million-seller for A&M. Still, that didn't stop Herb Alpert from issuing a second set of songs for the lads later that very same..
MANDALA
2016. Former Ronnie Lane's The Disciples guitarist Domenic Troiano formed his first group, The Rogues, who evolved into Mandala, in 1966. By the spring of 1968, Atlantic Records released "Soul Crusade". He..
WITNESS INC
2009. This CD represents the entire commercially available recorded output of one of Western Canadas most popular rock bands of the 1960s: Witness Inc. A total of five singles or ten songs may not seem like a lot. H..
PAUPERS
2009. The Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967 should have been The Paupers launch pad to international fame. Only four months earlier, the Canadian folk-rock band had seemed destined for the top when Bo..
PAUPERS
2009. By early 1968, The Paupers were heading towards meltdown. The group had lost its inspirational bass player Denny Gerrard, its debut album had been a commercial failure and debts were mounting. Against all odds..
BLACKSTONE
2009. Band that evolved from Rhinoceros when band members returned to Toronto and released this one rare album on GRT records. Blackstone (featuring Finley, Fonfara, Hodgson and Leishman from the final Rhinoceros li..
MCKENNA MENDELSON MAINLINE
2006. The mid-sixties music scene in Toronto was incredible. Great live music & bands that were ahead of their time in terms of musical styles, use of a variety of instruments other than bass guitar & drums,..
GAIETY RECORDS STORY 2 / VARIO..
2006. At last, a second collection of rare singles from the label that produced the cream of the mid-sixties crop of Canadian garage, punk, and psychedelic music! The Gaiety roster was rich in talent (the 49th Paral..
FOLKLORDS
2005. Fourteen perfect examples of dreamy, sunshine-infused pop psychedelia with a folk bent, originally released by independent Canadian label Allied Records in 1968. When the album was first issued on CD many year..