Formed in the Bayview area of uptown Toronto in the Summer of Love, the band was originally called Simon Caine And The Catch. At that time Godfrey was a member of The Diplomats while Pendrith had played with several Toronto acts such as Luke and The Apostles, Livingston’s Journey and Ottawa’s Three’s A Crowd. With a solidified line-up, the abbreviated entity of Simon Caine recorded one self-titled album on RCA.
The album’s liner notes were penned by famed journalist Ritchie Yorke and featured a song co-written by, then, concert promoter John Brower (who would finance and produce the legendary Festival Express cross-Canada train cavalcade). The band was managed by Bob Ezrin and Gary Muth (alongside Cat and Dixie Rump Roast featuring a young Eddie Schwartz) and often booked by Sigma Productions agent Michael Cohl – who would to on to found CPI, Brockham, and has recently been the world-tour promoter for the Rolling Stones.
Pendrith would go on to a successful career as sideman to some of Canada’s most prestigious talents such as Bruce Cockburn and Murray McLauchlan; Shields still plays (piano, guitar, vocals) and lives in the New Market area outside of Toronto.
by Gary Muth, Nick Warburton, Richard Wielusiewicz
Tracks
1. 100 Fat Hairs - 3:18
2. Left By The Riverside - 4:11
3. Scarlet Skies - 4:46
4. High Executioner - 2:49
5. Walked Out The Door (Dave Richardson, Pat Godfrey) - 3:48
6. Introspection (John Lawrence Brower) - 5:35
7. This Girl's Eyes - 2:44
8. Death Bed Lullabye - 3:46
9. Brown Paper Dream - 2:51
10.Leave It Up To You (Pat Godfrey) - 3:44
All songs by Peter Shields except where indicated
Simon Caine
*Peter Shields - Vocals
*Pat Godfrey - Keyboards
*Bill Palmer - Guitar
*Bruce Pennycook - Woodwinds
*Dennis Pendrith - Bass
*John Savage - Drums, Percussion
With
*Jim Campbell - Vocals
*Arnie Chycoski - Trumpet
*David Stilwell - Trumpet
*Eugene Watts - Trombone
*Russ Little - Trombone
Australia appears to be the only other country to issue this release.
ReplyDeleteIts a pity you weren't able to include his later Reprise single I'll Take Her Lovin' Like A Man