The Winnipeg Scene 1964-1974

Created Jul 11, 2023 - Here is an overview of one of Canadas hottest music scenes ever, the vibrant rock music scene of Winnipeg, Manitoba circa 1964 - 1974. Around 140 records and 500 photos so far! Check back as more is added.....

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Wild Rice	Tragedy of the Commons (Bill Iveniuk)	CBC Comp 406 comp	03:47
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	Out On a Limb	Early Roots	02:28
Quid	Lover Lover	Lover Lover b/w She	02:59
Merryweather & Carey	Introduction by Kim Fowley	Vacuum Cleaner	00:35
Guess Who	Mr. Nothin'	A Wild Pair (split with The Staccatos)	02:24
Metro-Gnomes	This Girl's in Love With You	ST	03:18
Lenny Breau	Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	Guitar Sounds From	04:31
Mongrels	Good Good Man	Funny Day b/w Good Good Man	02:21
Glenn Neale	A Day Off	Love & Life	03:15
Mongrels	Heartaches	Do You Know Your Mother b/w Heartaches (picture sleeve)	02:45
Metro-Gnomes	Proud Mary	ST	03:03
Spice (2)	Strawberry Wine	Strawberry Wine b/w Sweet Talking Woman	03:19
Portland Street South	Baby Get Out	Baby Get Out b/w Love (I’ll Never Let You Go)	02:19
Guess Who	Fair Warning	Canned Wheat	01:43
Merryweather & Carey	Few & Far Between	Vacuum Cleaner	02:09
Sugar 'N' Spice	Whisper Girl Shining	Whisper Girl Shining b/w Judith and The Windswept	02:50
Merryweather & Carey	Let It Shine	Vacuum Cleaner	04:44
Manitoba Golden Boys	Wonderful Town	Wonderful Town b/w The Golden Boy	01:53
Merryweather Richardson & Boers	You Must Live It	ST	02:48
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	Shot of Rhythm N' Blues	Shakin' All Over Guess Who?	02:09
Ted Rivers	Ain’t Comin Back	Introducing…	02:09
Len Udow	Sweet Baby's Arms	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:50
Metro-Gnomes	I'll Think of You Sometimes	ST	02:39
Joey Gregorash	Stay	Stay b/w I'm Easy Come Easy Go	02:39
Flying Tiger	What's Your Name	What's Your Name b/w Dreamin'	03:01
Blakewood Castle	Going Back	Lynnie Lynnie b/w Going Back	03:09
Heavy Cruiser	I’ll Receive You	Lucky Dog	03:16
Justin Tyme	Julie's Just a Friend	Child of Dawn b/w Julie's Just a Friend	03:17
Glen McCabe	Everything is New	My Dusty Walkin' Shoes	02:17
Neil Merryweather	Something	ST	03:24
Wild Rice	Lightning Bar Blues	Together	04:45
Glenn Neale	Train Keep On Going	Love & Life	03:23
Electric Jug & Blues Band	You Don't Love Me	You Don't Love Me b/w The Family Breakdown	02:46
Shags	Dr. Feel-Good	Smiling Fenceposts b/w Dr Feel-Good	03:01
Overland Stage	Airplane	Airplane b/w She Can't See What I See	03:07
Guess Who	If You Don't Want Me	Flying on the Ground is Wrong b/w If You Don't Want Me	03:05
Merryweather & Carey	No Worries	Vacuum Cleaner	04:38
Glen McCabe	The Minstrel and the Kids	My Dusty Walkin' Shoes	03:32
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	I'll Think of You Sometimes	Looking Through Crystal Glass	02:40
Lenny Breau	Spanjazz	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	05:14
Lenny Breau	Indian Reflections For Ravi	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	03:16
Blakewood Castle	Gimme Little Love	Gimme Little Lovin' b/w Sweet Love	02:32
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	Quartermasters Stores	Early Roots	02:26
Guess Who	Somewhere Up High	A Wild Pair (split with The Staccatos)	02:05
Brother	Second Time Around The Woodpile	Second Time Around The Woodpile b/w Sending Money	02:35
Merryweather & Carey	Captain Terrific	Vacuum Cleaner	03:55
Back Street Journal	I’m Not With You	I’m Not With You b/w Ain’t Too Proud To Beg	02:33
Tradewinds "5" Inc.	Get Down With It	Get Down With It b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:18
Sugar 'N' Spice	Not to Return	Not To Return b/w I Don't Need Anything	02:15
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	Prairietown, Midwest City	Sequel	02:54
Andrews (see also Gary Cooper)	Rockin' the Blues	Rockin' the Blues b/w Blue Baby	02:34
Metro-Gnomes	Looking Through Crystal Glass	ST	02:48
Sugar 'N' Spice	Something to Believe	Something to Believe b/w Without You Babe	03:11
Deverons	You Can't Buy Me	She Is My Life b/w You Can't Buy Me	02:23
Action	Odin	You're Gone b/w Odin	02:55
Jury	Back in My World	Back in My World b/w It's Been a Long Time	02:52
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	Movie	Sequel	02:56
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	For Once in My Life	Looking Through Crystal Glass	01:57
Lenny Breau	Cold, Cold Heart	Guitar Sounds From	04:44
Guess Who	American Woman	American Woman/ Runnin' Down the Street b/w Hand Me Down World/ No Time (picture sleeve)	05:09
Reg Gibson	Careful Mountain Pony	Sings Strange Songs	02:51
Justin Tyme	Nonsense Child	Miss Felicity Grey b/w Nonsense Child (picture sleeve)	02:29
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Wild Rice	Questions	Together	05:43
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	We are the Gentle People	Looking Through Crystal Glass	02:57
Guess Who	Minstrel Boy	Canned Wheat	03:21
Joey Gregorash	Dollar Bill	North Country Funk	02:26
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	Could This Be Love	Hey Ho What You Do to Me!	02:10
Gettysbyrg Address	Love is a Beautiful Thing	Love is a Beautiful Thing b/w Keep Your Hands (Off My Baby)	02:29
Reg Gibson	When I Take Mary Home	Sings Strange Songs	02:20
Metro-Gnomes	We Are the Gentle People	ST	02:57
Sugar 'N' Spice	It's Been a Long Long Time	Angeline b/w It's Been a Long Long Time	02:39
Guess Who	Flying on the Ground is Wrong	Flying on the Ground is Wrong b/w If You Don't Want Me	02:38
Merryweather & Carey	So Fine	Vacuum Cleaner	02:57
Joey Gregorash	Liza	Freedom Means Love b/w Liza	03:02
Guess Who	It's My Pride	His Girl b/w It's My Pride	02:46
Guess Who	I've Been Away	ST	02:10
Guess Who	I Need Your company	A Wild Pair (split with The Staccatos)	02:59
Neil Merryweather	Teach You How To Fly	Word of Mouth: a Two Record Super Jam	03:23
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	Be My Song	Sequel	02:46
Mood Jga Jga	River Bank	ST	03:44
Sugar 'N' Spice	Judith and the Windswept	Whisper Girl Shining b/w Judith and The Windswept	02:56
The Eternals	The Real World of Mary Ann	The Real World of Mary Ann b/w Window Pane	02:14
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	Tribute To Buddy Holly	Early Roots	02:59
Love Cyrcle	Never Leave Me Never	Never Leave Me Never b/w Wind, Rain And the Seashore	02:29
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	I Didn't Have the Heart	Early Roots	03:23
Wild Rice	Prisoners	Together	02:16
Fifth	It Really Doesn't Matter	Gotta Get Up b/w It Really Doesn't Matter	04:00
Karen Marklinger	It’s A Great Life	It’s A Great Life/ Put a Memory Away b/w What A Little Love Can Do/ Long Way Home	02:18
Merryweather & Carey	Get Straight With Your Brother	Vacuum Cleaner	03:36
Joey Gregorash	The Key	North Country Funk	03:07
Mongrels	It`s the Last Time	Ivy in Her Eyes b/w It`s the Last Time	02:29
Karen Marklinger	Long Way Home	It’s A Great Life/ Put a Memory Away b/w What A Little Love Can Do/ Long Way Home	02:47
Guess Who	Of a Dropping Pin	Canned Wheat	03:30
Lenny Breau	Bluesette	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	05:46
Dublin Corporation	The Letter(SIDE 02)	ST	19:14
Mongrels	Sitting in the Station	Death of a Salesman b/w Sitting in the Station	02:21
Neil Merryweather	I Found Love	Word of Mouth: a Two Record Super Jam	03:08
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	September Street	Sequel	03:21