Years ago i downloaded a poor quality bootleg mp3 version of this album and i was very pleased to have found this double vintage vinyl in great shape at a recent record shop for $6.99!
According to the liner notes this live album was recorded at the Bathurst St. United Church in Toronto way back in 1970 and was engineered by A very young Terry Brown who would go on to produce the music of RUSH.
Musically the Perth County Conspiracy play very much in the classic folk psych vein and very remiscent of Crosby, Stills Nash and Young with excellent vocal harmonies and that spirtual acoustic vibe. There is some great music on this 2 LP set and they were a very good band !
The album's inner art and documentation is quite awesome too with lots and lots of psych craziness all done by Bart Schoales.
The band was guitarist Richard Keelan (formerly of the American band The Spike Drivers) and Cedric Smith, who were joined by Terry Jones (guitar, vocals), Michael Butler (bass) and George Taros (piano, vocals) and other friends and family members all who lived on a commune.
There is some major tripping going on i think at times on this album.......like the song about an old John Deere 2 stroke engine.........
An excellent album and a bit of Cancon history on this one too !
The final song "Uncle Jed" was recorded at the old Toronto tavern the Black Swan !
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