Saturday, December 12, 2009

THE COLLECTORS-S/T, LP, 1968, CANADA


Gripping and occasionally wrenching Canuck psych moodiness somewhere between Mandrake Memorial and Second Hand's Reality with a bit of Byrds-ian west coast-isms thrown in for good measure. Simultaneously obsessive and dewy eyed and with a real sense of rib sticking pathos about it.


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8 comments:

  1. this is ok but what about like mfsgb magic square of the sun or the spratley japs pony/hazel? seems fittin, plus u got other cardiacs shit erywhere. i dunno mang, that shit would be rite at home here & blow the kids collective mind

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  2. To my vast shame, I hate to admit my complete ignorance of this act. I don't pretend to be an expert on all things canadian, but damn, how come I never heard of this? I tried google but couldn't come up with anything on this, who are these guys, did they end up in other bands, or were they just up for this onetime album? At first I was only curious, but it's my second listen and I've just realized I enjoy this a lot! Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Such a nice post, it is really interesting, want to admire your work, Thanks.

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  4. If possible, as you gain expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more information? It is extremely helpful for me.

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  5. They released two albums before lead singer Howie Vickers split. The remaining members carried on under the name Chilliwack. They didn't really hit it big until the early 80's, with their songs "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" and "Whatcha Gonna Do (When I'm Gone)." Now you know.

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  6. Must admit to not knowing of this band either.....but what ive read about them sounds interesting....thanks for the share...very much appreciated...cheers.

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  8. I saw the Collectors in Seattle shortly after this album was released. They opened for the Steve Miller Band. Well, after the Collectors were done playing, the large audience was stunned. Miller's Band wasn't even an afterthought.

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