Here's a bit of a missing link - we mentioned this compilation when we posted [url=https://calgarycassettes.org/artist_detail/bradstreet]the 1975 LP from Bradstreet[/url], but we didn't post the actual thing. Well, here it is - straight from Clovis, New Mexico, the original sessions from garage rockers Done on Bradstreet. The notes on the back cover tell the story better than we could: [h3]CLOVIS NEW MEXICO 1970[/h3] [i]In July of 1970 a well-known Calgary band called Done On Bradstreet was on the rise. They had been chosen by the promoters of Festival Express to open the Calgary stop on the tour and were slated to record their debut record with famed producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico. Done On Bradstreet had opened a number of big shows in the past but Festival Express was without a doubt the biggest, Sharing the stage with The Band, Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead would be a career highlight for any band. The Festival Express proved to be a great testing ground for Done On Bradstreet's original material as the band was well received by fans and fellow musicians alike. The next step was to record this music. Done On Bradstreet made the 2000 km journey to Clovis just three weeks after their gig at Festival Express. Together they recorded six songs for their debut record under the guiding hand of Norman Petty. Unfortunately a series of circumstances led to the band not hearing these recordings for 40 years. When the tape finally arrived 40 years after the recording sessions the band was thrilled to find that the music had stood the test of time. Done On Bradstreet now presents their debut recording, The Time Capsule.[/i] The most amazing thing about these recordings is the inclusion of the 11-minute track, "Professor's Umbrella" - a psych-y, prog-y romp that signaled that, yep, the 1960's were over.
