Tag: Toronto

  • The Parachute Club, At the Feet of the Moon, 1984, RCA / Current

    The Parachute Club, At the Feet of the Moon, 1984, RCA / Current

    Great early 80s pop – look at the outfits on that back sleeve. The Parachute Club were a Toronto band and this was their second full length following a self-titled debut. Reminiscent a bit of Level 42 (strong baselines) but with a more mainstream pop sensibility. “At the Feet of the Moon” was a hit…

  • Bruce Cockburn, Circles in the Stream, 1977 on True North

    Bruce Cockburn, Circles in the Stream, 1977 on True North

    I came to Cockburn through the activist tours of the 80s and his hit “If I Had a Rocket Launcher” from Stealing Fire. But he had a decades long career before that, especially with success in his native Canada. Cockburn is joined by Robert Boucher, Pat Godfrey, and Bill Usher. This album was recorded live…

  • Neil Young, Live at Massey Hall 1971, 2020 on Reprise

    Neil Young, Live at Massey Hall 1971, 2020 on Reprise

    Dating this one is a bit tricky – recorded in 1971, released on CD unofficially in 2005 and officially in 2007, but on vinyl for the first time in 2020. Massey Hall on Victoria Street in Toronto was home to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and seats under 3000. This release is the Volume 3 in…