The Creepy Thing

Vancouver, British Columbia group who list as inspiration The Kinks, Shadows of the Knight, Seeds, Wailers and the Painted Ship as well as The Cynics, Gravedigger V, the Gruesomes from the 80's garage punk scene. They had a rotating lineup with the mainstay lead vocalist Greg Johnson. A cassette of Studio Demos & Live Recordings was released with Gord Smithers and Rockin' Ray Larocque on guitar, Grant Shankaruk on bass, Brad Coates on drums, Karen Edgar on organ and was mixed by Wimpy Roy (Brian Roy Goble) of The Subhumans and D.O.A.

Greg Johnson (The Fiends, The Graverobbers): lead vocals
Gord Smithers (The Deadcats, Thee Upper Crust): guitar
Grant Shankaruk (The Surfdusters, Thee Upper Crust, The Monster Stalkers): bass, vocals
Brian Olinek (The Enigmas, The Fiends): drums
Karen Edgar (Thee Upper Crust): organ

Produced by William Hay
Engineered by Terry Podealuk
Direct metal mastering by Günter Pauler at Pauler Acoustics

Cover by Kirsten McCormick