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Bruce Cockburn, The Trouble With Normal, 1983 on True North
Cockburn’s 13th (I think) studio album, as he transitioned from old school folkie into new wave / alternative with more electric guitar and synthesizers but carrying forward the same politics and attitude. (“The trouble with normal is that it always gets worse”).
True North was an independent Canadian label founded by Bernie Finkelstein (who gets management credit but not producer credit on this LP) but was distributed by CBS/Columbia.
My copy, via Beatnick Records in Montréal Québec, is a CBS Records Canada pressing on True North labels via Don Mills ON, and came with a dual-language lyrics sheet in English and French.
#1980s #1983 #BeatnickRecords #BernieFinkelstein #BruceCockburn #Canada #CBSRecordsCanada #Columbia #DonMills #MontrealQC #TrueNorth #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds -
Weird Al Yankovic, Dare To Be Stupid, 1985 on Scotti Bros.
This was the third studio LP from Weird Al, produced by Rick Derringer. Mixture of paradoes and “style parodies” which don’t copy specific songs but a generalized look and feel – like “Dare to be Stupid” which is in the style of Devo.
Apparently he approached Prince about doing a parody of “When Doves Cry” but Prince refused. (Yankovic could do these without permission but prefers to only do them with the participation of the originating artist). I do wish Prince had consented.
My copy, via Beatnick Records in Montréal Québec, is a Canadian pressing (Don Mills Ontario plant) manufactured and distributed by CBS Records Canada Ltd / CBS Disques Canada Ltée.
#1980s #1985 #BeatnickRecords #Canada #CBSRecordsCanada #DonMills #Humor #MontrealQC #parody #ScottiBros #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WeirdAlYankovic -
Weird Al Yankovic, Dare To Be Stupid, 1985 on Scotti Bros.
This was the third studio LP from Weird Al, produced by Rick Derringer. Mixture of paradoes and “style parodies” which don’t copy specific songs but a generalized look and feel – like “Dare to be Stupid” which is in the style of Devo.
Apparently he approached Prince about doing a parody of “When Doves Cry” but Prince refused. (Yankovic could do these without permission but prefers to only do them with the participation of the originating artist). I do wish Prince had consented.
My copy, via Beatnick Records in Montréal Québec, is a Canadian pressing (Don Mills Ontario plant) manufactured and distributed by CBS Records Canada Ltd / CBS Disques Canada Ltée.
#1980s #1985 #BeatnickRecords #Canada #CBSRecordsCanada #DonMills #Humor #MontrealQC #parody #ScottiBros #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WeirdAlYankovic -
Weird Al Yankovic, Dare To Be Stupid, 1985 on Scotti Bros.
This was the third studio LP from Weird Al, produced by Rick Derringer. Mixture of paradoes and “style parodies” which don’t copy specific songs but a generalized look and feel – like “Dare to be Stupid” which is in the style of Devo.
Apparently he approached Prince about doing a parody of “When Doves Cry” but Prince refused. (Yankovic could do these without permission but prefers to only do them with the participation of the originating artist). I do wish Prince had consented.
My copy, via Beatnick Records in Montréal Québec, is a Canadian pressing (Don Mills Ontario plant) manufactured and distributed by CBS Records Canada Ltd / CBS Disques Canada Ltée.
#1980s #1985 #BeatnickRecords #Canada #CBSRecordsCanada #DonMills #Humor #MontrealQC #parody #ScottiBros #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WeirdAlYankovic -
Weird Al Yankovic, Dare To Be Stupid, 1985 on Scotti Bros.
This was the third studio LP from Weird Al, produced by Rick Derringer. Mixture of paradoes and “style parodies” which don’t copy specific songs but a generalized look and feel – like “Dare to be Stupid” which is in the style of Devo.
Apparently he approached Prince about doing a parody of “When Doves Cry” but Prince refused. (Yankovic could do these without permission but prefers to only do them with the participation of the originating artist). I do wish Prince had consented.
My copy, via Beatnick Records in Montréal Québec, is a Canadian pressing (Don Mills Ontario plant) manufactured and distributed by CBS Records Canada Ltd / CBS Disques Canada Ltée.
#1980s #1985 #BeatnickRecords #Canada #CBSRecordsCanada #DonMills #Humor #MontrealQC #parody #ScottiBros #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WeirdAlYankovic -
Weird Al Yankovic, Dare To Be Stupid, 1985 on Scotti Bros.
This was the third studio LP from Weird Al, produced by Rick Derringer. Mixture of paradoes and “style parodies” which don’t copy specific songs but a generalized look and feel – like “Dare to be Stupid” which is in the style of Devo.
Apparently he approached Prince about doing a parody of “When Doves Cry” but Prince refused. (Yankovic could do these without permission but prefers to only do them with the participation of the originating artist). I do wish Prince had consented.
My copy, via Beatnick Records in Montréal Québec, is a Canadian pressing (Don Mills Ontario plant) manufactured and distributed by CBS Records Canada Ltd / CBS Disques Canada Ltée.
#1980s #1985 #BeatnickRecords #Canada #CBSRecordsCanada #DonMills #Humor #MontrealQC #parody #ScottiBros #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WeirdAlYankovic -
I had missed that last month, the condo development in the south parking lot of Fairview Mall was scaled back (at least for the first phase)
It's now just 1 tower instead of 3, and it's a rental instead of condos.
It's a really bad market to sell condos right now, so it's not too surprising.
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I had missed that last month, the condo development in the south parking lot of Fairview Mall was scaled back (at least for the first phase)
It's now just 1 tower instead of 3, and it's a rental instead of condos.
It's a really bad market to sell condos right now, so it's not too surprising.
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I had missed that last month, the condo development in the south parking lot of Fairview Mall was scaled back (at least for the first phase)
It's now just 1 tower instead of 3, and it's a rental instead of condos.
It's a really bad market to sell condos right now, so it's not too surprising.
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I had missed that last month, the condo development in the south parking lot of Fairview Mall was scaled back (at least for the first phase)
It's now just 1 tower instead of 3, and it's a rental instead of condos.
It's a really bad market to sell condos right now, so it's not too surprising.
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I had missed that last month, the condo development in the south parking lot of Fairview Mall was scaled back (at least for the first phase)
It's now just 1 tower instead of 3, and it's a rental instead of condos.
It's a really bad market to sell condos right now, so it's not too surprising.
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Bruce Cockburn, Waiting for a Miracle: Singles 1970-1987, 1987 on True North
Collection of singles from Canada’s Bruce Cockburn, whose career ranged widely from folk to what we might call world music to rock. Cockburn was a Berklee School of Music dropout before being a dropout from Berkelee was de rigeur.
I first found Cockburn via “If I Had A Rocket Launcher” and his association with various activist musicians in the 80s. He also worked with T-Bone Burnett on a few albums in the 80s.
True North is an independent Canadian label (founded by Bernie Finkelstein) with distribution by CBS and they still put out Bruce Cockburn’s music.
My copy—via VInyl Destination in Lowell, MA—is a Canadian pressing by CBS Records Canada from the Don Mills Ontario plant.
#1980s #1987 #BruceCockburn #CBSRecordsCanada #DonMills #LowellMA #TrueNorth #vinyl #VinylDestination #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
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Station Focus | Don Mills (TTC, Viva)
https://video.canadiancivil.com/videos/watch/360a1c88-eb15-4b92-896b-5fb58cddc6a5
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Station Focus | Don Mills (TTC, Viva)
https://video.canadiancivil.com/videos/watch/360a1c88-eb15-4b92-896b-5fb58cddc6a5
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I adore libraries and am currently working on a long term project of trying to visit and write about every one of Toronto's 100 branches and the neighbourhoods they serve. Here, for example is the Don Mills neighourhood and its library. https://gooutsidetoday.com/2018/10/24/toronto-by-library-25-don-mills-library/
#Libraries #Library #Toronto #LibraryJoy #DonMills #TorontoByLibrary