TROYKA - (S/T) - psychedelic LP - Cotillion 1970 - SHRINK - FIRST Canadian PROG
  $   55

 


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TROYKA

“TROYKA”

Cotillion      SD 9020

1970

EX / EX

FIRST PRESSING

STILL IN SHRINK

BEST PRICED COPY ON EBAY AS OF 3-5-2017.  One other copy is sitting at $51 (VG++/VG), incl. post.

BEAUTIFUL copy of this amazing (and amazingly rare) heavy PROG / psych LP from this obscure Canadian trio.  Troyka is often considered Canada's first PROG band by various historians and prog web sites.

From wikipedia:  “Rather unconventional for Edmonton at the time, Troyka's experimentation into psychedelic rock first began in the early 1960s when guitarist Rob Edwards and bassist Ron Lukawitski were barely teens and starting The Ortegas. A few years later, they added England native guitarist and singer Michael Richards (originally a piano student), and reinvented themselves as The Royal Family, after adding drummer Larry Brown.

They cut a pair of singles for Apex in '65.  Both got decent local airplay, but not nearly what Apex was hoping for. Still, they were quickly becoming one of the most popular groups in Edmonton, and even headlined the Hullaballo-A-Go-Go at the Jubilee Auditorium and in front of 40,000 people the Calgary Stampede in '66. But label execs weren't thrilled with the band's flirtation with acid rock, so they parted ways when they refused to bow to their whims and play pop.

Deciding their fortunes lay east, they temporarily moved to Montreal, and for the next year or so made waves, playing the Expo 67 Fair and also spending a lot of time in New York. They moved back to Edmonton and Edwards took over on drums. Now a threesome, they dubbed themselves Troyka (a three-wheeled horse carriage) in honor of their shared Slavic heritage.

After landing a deal with Cotillion Records, a division of Atlantic, they released their self-titled album early in 1970. Gene Paul (Les Paul's son) engineered the recordings while Shel Kagan (Lou Reed, Velvet Underground) produced it. "Notable cuts included the frantic pace of "Rolling Down The Back Road," and the band showcased versatility with the wistful instrumental "Dear Margaret," complete with Spanish guitar tinges.

Still, the band was gaining a reputation for its live show, and things began to take off. They played at Fillmore East (three encores) and Ungano's in NewYork, opened for Rare Earth in Washington and Blue Cheer in Detroit, and Canned Heat and The Byrds at home in Edmonton. They also did a major tour along the eastern US seaboard, mostly at colleges, with Savoy Brown and Family.  The band broke up within a year after unsuccessfully trying to get a new contract with another major label.”

Several CD reissues of the band's only album were made over the years, and they reunited in 2006 for a special, one-off show in Edmonton at the Winspear Centre.  (Note:  The CD reissues’ sound does not match the original analog LPs full power that adequately befits Troyka’s proto-PROG musical stance).

Stored vertically in a smoke free environment going on 47 years.


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