From Cathy Young's 1973 GRT Album "Travel Stained". Recorded in October, 1972 by the great George Semkiw at RCA Studios in downtown Toronto. The album was re-issued in 2009 by Big Pink Music in Korea (Big Pink 14). The Mellotron on this track was my Model 300 using the orchestral string section, and fed directly into the mixing console. After the session, we all adjourned over to the El Mocambo for a few drinks and since there wasn't much space, I ended up having one of the background vocals soul sisters sit on my lap. My girlfriend at the time happened to be at the bar, caught one look at me & emptied a jug of beer in my general direction. I ducked, but the bouncer behind me got the entire contents smack in his face....... Good times! Cathy won a Juno award the following year for Most Promising Female Vocalist 'Travel Stained' was produced by the late Shel Safran, who also produced 'Journey to the Center of Your Mind' for Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes. He also worked with Bob Shad from Mainstream Records, producing Big Brother & the Holding Company's demo for the label. The group featured a singer who would later prove to be an icon herself - Janis Joplin. Shel brought Bob Shad to Toronto following up on an article written by Ritchie Yorke, to see Cathy Young perform at the Rock Pile, and was responsible for Cathy's signing to Mainstream Records, making Cathy one of the first Canadian musicians to have a world release in 1969. Subsequently, the album 'A Spoonful of ...
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