VA - Canadian Relics EP (1995)

This 7" was a cool concept, some Vancouver bands covering obscure Canadian bands and TV theme songs. Nardwuar's band The Evaporators kicks things off with a rendition of Arson's "Coho? Coho!", The Tonics do a great version of The Littlest Hobo and July Fourth Toliet do the theme to CTV kid's show, "Let's Go". On the B-Side, The Sister Lovers tackle Goddo and the last one is an Ian & Sylvia song performed by the Insignificant Specks featuring Carl Newman (of Superconductor, Zumpano and New Pornographers fame) on vocals. Too bad they didn't do a volume 2.

THE EVAPORATORS - Coho? Coho!
THE TONICS - The Littlest Hobo
JULY FOURTH TOILET - Let's Go
SISTER LOVERS - Sweet Thing
INSIGNIFICANT SPECKS - So Much For Dreaming
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THE INTOXICATORS - Last Call tape (19??)

Mr. Walters gave me this demo months ago, but it was only recently that I finally got around to ripping it. Unfortunately, there's no info in the insert, so I don't know when it was recorded. I'm thinking sometime during the 1980's since the gig flyer below is from January 1984. All I really know about this band is that it featured a former member of The Bill Of Rights and a future member of The Deadcats, which I think is the same person. The Intoxicators definitely sound more like the latter band than the former. If anyone knows any more about these guys, help a brother out.

1. Wrong Side Of The Trax (live)
2. Black, Black & Blue (live)
3. Sinner Soul (live)
4. Fire Spirit (live)
5. Pull Of The Smoke
6. Heading Out
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FUCK ME DEAD - Unreleased Shit

Short-lived band from Vancouver who put out a couple of 45's in the mid-00's before members went on to form the B-Lines. There was talk of a third 7" that never saw the light of day, except for one song on the compilation, "Killed By Canada". I found pretty much everything they recorded on Soulseek about 5 years ago. Tracks 1-2 sound like they could have been out-takes from their first release, "Mechanize Me". I'm assuming tracks 3-6 are from the unreleased EP. Track 7 is a 25 minute live set and interview from CITR's "Thunderbird Radio Hell" show, recorded April 20, 2006.

1. Hijacked Brains
2. Coming Down
3. Lowlife
4. Spilled Milk
5. Patterns
6. Stockpile
7. Live On Thunderbird Radio Hell
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