The Gaiety Records label was active in Canada between 1961 and 1969. Formed by Don Grashey and Lloyd Palmer in Winnipeg Manitoba, the label was an outlet for many relatively obscure Canadian garage and rock bands during its existence. Gaiety Records released its own bands singles as well as licensed material to other labels as RCA, Columbia , Decca, Epic, Musicor and many others.
The Gaiety Records label featured many obscure but good bands that had become lost in the shuffle in the quest for that elusive hit single. This compilation collects 24 songs taken from original 45 RPM singles released through the vaults of Gaiety Records. The music on this set contains some of the best garage and pop music to be released in Canada during the mid 60's.
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This set features 24 tracks by such acts as Checkerlads, White Knights, Tomorrow's Keepsake, Plague, Lexington Avenue, NRG and Solid Reputation.
A Canadian version of a "Nuggets" compilation or any of those obscure British singles collections , The Gaiety Record Story contains some splendid music from the great white north. This is the first time this music has ever been re- released and hopefully the Pacemaker Label will continue to explore further into the vaults of this label for future releases.
By Keith Pettipas. CanEHdian.com, 2000
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