| Introduction |
"Oliver Klaus was a fantastic group. They had a commune/co-op in Waterloo, Quebec . . . they were the Do It Yourself band. It was like 'Music from Big Pink.' They were in the same vein as groups like Buffalo Springfield. [Thirty years ago] Oliver Klaus was my favourite little band. Their LP has a lot of great music on it." -- Donald K. Donald
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| Just Released! "1967-70" CD |
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Key Features:
- Original LP from 1970
- Both tracks from their ultra-rare first 45
- Out-take from their 1970 live concert in the Waterloo arena
- Out-take from the 1969-70 LP recording sessions
- More crazy studio chatter
- 4 hard-rocking basement sessions from 1967-69, including a tribute to the local police and the fuzz pedal, appropriately called "The Fuzz"
- 1 just-discovered track by pre-Oliver Klaus beat group Les Notables (1966)
- A 12-page booklet with full group biography, photos, and track details
- A map of the Montreal rock club scene in June 1970
- Total of 21 tracks (73 minutes)
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| Please notice |
TRACKS 1 and 5:
Alternate stereo version from the LP sessions, recorded late 1969/early 1970.
TRACKS 2,3,4 and 6:
Original LP mono versions, recorded late 1969/early 1970.
TRACKS 7 - 11:
Original LP live stereo versions.
TRACK 12:
Live outtake from Waterloo Arena concert, summer of 1970.
TRACK 13:
Unrealesed studio track recorded, in stereo, mid-1969. Additional backing vocals by original bassist Graham Worden.
TRACK 14:
More studio chatter outtakes featuring some choice profanity courtesy of beer-fueled Eddy Cody.
TRACKS 15 and 16:
Stereo tracks taken from a clean copy of Trans-World 45. Recorded in September 1969, relesed in 1970.
TRACKS 17 and 18:
Unreleased mono studio tracks circa late 1968 or early 1969. Tracks 17 is a takeoff of Jefferson Airplane, while track 18 features improvised lyrics.
TRACKS 19 and 20:
Unreleased mono studio tracks recorded in the basement of the Singfield house in late 1967 or early 1968, with Graham Worden on bass, and 15-year-old Bryan impersonating Ginger Baker on "The Fuzz".
TRACK 21:
Unreleased mono studio track recorded by Les Notables/Les Mini-Mod at Stereo Sound, Montreal in 1966, with Gilles Roberge on rhythm guitar and Jean-Guy Robichaud on bass. Taken from a cassette discovered by Isabelle Robichaud in a box of her father's Les Notables memorabilia in August 2001.
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| Listen |
| 1 |
For The Boys
(Maurice Singfield) 3:17 |
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| 2 |
Walk In The Night
(Maurice Singfield) 2:27 |
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| 3 |
Here Comes The Sun
(Maurice Singfield) 2:23 |
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| 4 |
Sunny Day
(Maurice Singfield) 2:49 |
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| 5 |
Feeling Groovy
(Maurice Singfield) 3:04 |
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| 6 |
Traveling Song
(Maurice Singfield) 2:07 |
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| 7 |
Kentucky Women
(Neil Diamond) 3:52 |
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| 8 |
Show Me The Place
(Maurice and Bryan Singfield, Jerry Cushen) 4:02 |
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| 9 |
Love You Baby
(Maurice and Bryan Singfield, Jerry Cushen) 2:53 |
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| 10 |
Season Of The Witch
(Donovan Leitch) 8:34 |
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| 11 |
Break Song
(Maurice and Bryan Singfield, Jerry Cushen) 3:42 |
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| 12 |
3/5 Of a Mile in 10 Seconds
(Marty Balin) 3:42 |
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| 13 |
Blackberry Side
(Maurice Singfield) 4:11 |
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| 14 |
Studio Chatter
0:45 |
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| 15 |
Feeling Groovy (7")
(Maurice Singfield) 3:20 |
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| 16 |
Here Comes The Sun (7")
(Maurice Singfield) 2:14 |
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| 17 |
Great Place For Laughing
(Maurice Singfield) 4:51 |
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| 18 |
Islands Float in Waterloo
(Maurice Singfield) 2:36 |
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| 19 |
Going to Leave This Place
(Maurice Singfield) 3:33 |
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| 20 |
The Fuzz
(Maurice Singfield) 6:47 |
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| 21 |
Do Love Me Do
(Maurice Singfield) 2:18 |
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All tracks with Maurice Singfield (guitar and lead vocals), Bryan Singfield (drums and backing vocals) and Jerry Cushen (bass), except where noted. All tracks from original master tapes except where noted.
All tracks © Capt. Moze Records 1966-1970/© Eastern Township Music 1966-1970, except as follows: track 7, Tallyrand Music Inc.; track 10, Peer International Corp.; track 12, Icebag Corporation.
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| Acknowledgements |
CD produced and engineered by Maurice Singfield; mastered by Yvon Grondin.
Article and booklet by Frank Manley. Interview with Maurice Singfield by Frank Manley and Alex Taylor. Photos provided by Maurice Singfield. Trans-World 45 courtesy of Mario Lamy. Oliver Klaus LP back-cover art updated for the CD tray card by Dan Racine, the original graphic artist.
Many thanks to Maurice Singfield, Alex Taylor, Mario Lamy, Diana Halfpenny, Brian Jaarsma, Alexander Manley, Ed Hawco, Isabelle Robichaud, Jean-Guy Robichaud, Gilles Roberge and Dan Racine.
Pictures by Marc Jolin and David Chapman.
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Copyright 1967-2007 Oliver Klaus. All rights reserved.
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