J.T. Taylor - Georgia Pines For You/Miss Rodeo

 

Well, thankfully the sleeve of this next Sundae Sound single saves us from our losing streak of bands we know nothing about. Yep, you can read all about singer J.T. Taylor on the back! 

Phew! Saved!

Gaylene Kennedy MacLean - Remember Christmas/Old Fashioned Christmas (1985)

 

Well, since we're posting these Sundae Sound singles in pretty much random order, it doesn't matter much that we have another out-of-season Christmas post. This one comes from Gayle Kennedy MacLean - all we know about her is that she was a staple of the church circuit in the mid-80's:

Still, better than nothing!

Dawn Hanson - But He Could Waltz/Just A Little Lovin'

This next Sundae Sound single ALSO has very little information accompanying it. We wonder if this release from Dawn Hanson had some tie in to a contest from local country radio station CKRY, based on the catalogue number. All we were able to find was this listing for the 1991 Alberta Country Music Awards - pay attention to the names of all of the performers, if you haven't seen releases here from them already, they're likely in the queue!

Get it here!

Copperfield-Skye - Lost Time/Book Of Tricks (1988)

We're back into the 80's pop/rock with this next Sundae Sound seven inch. And all we can tell you about this one is that if you wanted to ring in 1988 in style at the Chateau Airport, you would have done so to the strains of this fine band:

Happy new year!!

Bill Blayney - Fifty Thousand Pounds of Steel (1990), Sounds of a Honky Tonk Bar (1990)

 

Here's another Sundae Sound 45 that we're augmenting with another from our collection. AND another that we can't tell you a lot about. Or anything. BUT it does give us a chance to introduce Access To The Industry, a label that was active in the late 80's to early 90's. Rob Bartlett tells us this was basically a one-person operation, a guy who was doing this out of a love of the music and trying to help bands make a break. These two singles are a good intro to the type of stuff they put out - country songwriters like Bill Blayney with a handful of good songs looking for audiences. We quite like the solid two-step of "Sounds of a Honky Tonk Bar" - sorry our copy isn't in great shape.

Get access here!

Adventure In Paradise - You'll Never Know (1983), You'll Never Know (1984), Somewhere Far Away (1985), I Don't Want Anybody Else But You (1985)

 

Next up on the list from Sundae Sound is a pair of singles from Doug Wong-produced pop duo Adventures in Paradise. Rob Bartlett called them Calgary's answer to Abba, which is maybe overstating their sound: they're not anywhere near as bombastic and Eurovision-y as the Swedish quartet, but they're still quality, female-voiced 80's pop. And the band did have a reasonable degree of success; they put out three singles and an LP on Quality Records. 

Get it here! (Update: we've added two more Adventures In Paradise singles to the download, including the Quality release of You'll Never Know!)

Justin Curtis - Tell Me Why (1986)

 

Here's a little surprise from Rob Bartlett's stash of Sundae Sound recordings - we didn't know Justin Curtis had been active in the 80's. But you'll be pleased to know that there's not much of a surprise, if you're familiar with Curtis via our prior posts of his work - this is straight-ahead, rockabilly-influenced country. Yup, the good stuff. AND an excellent cover again!

Too bad James Muretich didn't seem to have approved of this single's stripped-down sound:

Get shaking here!

Rob Bartlett - Save Your Love, Breakaway

 

Well, the CCPS is going to delve into the ridiculous number of local 7-inch singles we've been accumulating, thanks in part to Rob Bartlett sharing his collection of 45s with us. So, let's start with a pair of singles by the man himself!

Knowing that Bartlett was a guitarist with rockers Bootleg, these singles took us quite by surprise. Probably not surprisingly, considering his studio expertise, these is a set of really nicely-produced pop/rock songs - this sounds like mid-80s radio, in a good way. We also have to note the excellent cover art on these singles - especially the credits on Save Your Love.

Oh, and to spice things up a bit, here's a clipping from 1982's Herald:

Get it here!