Winnipeg
This 1970 compilation captures a vital moment in Canadian psychedelic rock, pulling together tracks from Winnipeg's fertile underground scene at a time when the city's musicians were pushing far beyond the mainstream pop that dominated radio. The selections here—spanning from blues-rooted stompers like "Tobacco Road" to the exploratory, effects-laden arrangements that define late-sixties psych—reveal a creative community hungry to experiment with distortion, feedback, and unconventional song structures. Franklin Records' third volume in this series documents artists who were absorbing influences from San Francisco and Detroit while carving out something distinctly their own, tethered to prairie rock's particular earthiness and unpolished energy. These recordings capture that sweet spot where ambition outpaced production budgets, resulting in music that feels raw and urgent rather than slick. For anyone tracing the roots of Canadian rock or seeking genuine psychedelic-era exploration outside the major label sphere, this stands as essential local history.
Item Details+
| Genre | Rock |
| Style | Psychedelic Rock |
| Media | Very Good (VG) |
| Sleeve | Very Good (VG) |
| Label | Franklin Records (3) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Country | Canada |
| Format | LP |
Tracklist+
A1. Tobacco Road
A2. The Only Way To Fly
A3. The Cruel War
A4. You Don't Love Me
A5. Baby True
B1. Lynnie Lynnie
B2. Heartaches
B3. Ring In His Nose
B4. You Don't Seem To Care
B5. The Family Breakdown
B6. Goin' Back Home
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