Mock Duck - Do Re Mi/ Playing Games (1968)

Πολύ παλιότερα στο blog είχα αναφέρει πως ο Καναδάς μουσικά την εποχή εκείνη είχε ποιότητα. Κάτι το κλίμα, η σχετικά ήρεμη ζωή η Ευρωπαϊκή κουλτούρα. Ίσως όλα αυτά έπαιξαν ρόλο.

Εδώ σας έχω ένα 45αρι (δεν το έχω) από του Καναδούς  Mock Duck. Μου αρέσει παρά πολύ αυτό το κομμάτι και είπα να το μοιραστώ μαζί σας εκτιμώντας (ίσως κάνω λάθος) ότι έχει περάσει σχετικά απαρατήρητο. Το κομμάτι της πίσω πλευράς είναι μία «σοουλιά». Τα παλικάρια αυτά πρόλαβαν και έβγαλα ένα δίσκο (Test Record) το 1969 που ίσως ανεβάσω κάποια στιγμή όταν ποια θα έχει σβηστεί για τα καλά από το νετ έτσι ώστε να τον βρουν οι επόμενοι από μας :))) Ακούστε το και αν σας αρέσει κατεβάστε το.

Καλή σας ακρόαση.

 Mock Duck - Do Re Mi

A Vancouver, B.C., band who contributed three tracks to the Cool-Aid Benefit Album, Vol. 1, a compilation of the city's artists from 1969/70. All three were Ross Barrett compositions. The meat in the sandwich being Do Re Mi, a guitar-based progressive rock/pop song flanked on either side by two short pieces of experimental electronics:- Pointillistic Scherzo and As The Bullet Enters Anton. The tracks were produced by John Walsh, who assembed the album, with technical assistance on the electronic compositions from Wayne Carr. While the three tracks they contributed to the Cool-Aid Benefit Album, Vol. 1 would imply they relied heavily on electronics, their rare album reveals they played blues, jazz and a unique brand of rock, usually fronted by Mock's guitar. He later went on to play with new age/hippie folk group Pied Pumpkin.

An earlier 45 version of Do Re Mi can also be heard on The History Of Vancouver Rock And Roll, Vol. 4.

I was digging around my old neg files and found a very old set of Joe Mock with one version of his band Mock Duck. The person on the right is Joe. The photo was taken in the heritage house he was living in on West 8th Avenue in Vancouver. This was not the photo used for the promo piece and now I can see why because of the general clutter. The one used was just a close-up of the three. This shot I think represents the ambience of the era and is more interesting historically. It was taken in 1971 or possibly late 1970.

Chandler Keeler (R.I.P.), November 2008

http://pnwbands.com/mobyduck.html

Tracks:

Mock Duck - Do Re Mi

Mock Duck - Playing Games

Download Link:

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