BLIND OWL – Blind Owl. Strawberry Rain SR 008. FACTORY SEALED NEW CD. Originally issued in 1973 in an edition of 100 copies. This edition issued in 2014. Limited edition 1000 remastered from the original tapes. Comes in a digi-pak. This CD edition includes 2 previously unissued bonus tracks. MEMBERS: Stuart Culbertson, Ron Maddock, and Tom Smylie. TRACKS: Nova Scotia Morning, Happy To Be Alive, Spring Rain, Hooked On You, Open Your Window, The Old man, roads, Some Tears You Have To Cry, Song To The Wind, and Lingering Dreams. BONUS TRACKS: Unknown Song 1 and Unknown Song 2. DESCRIPTION: Canadian folk rock trio. One of the rarest Canadian private press records ever made, originally issued in 1973 in an edition of just 100 copies. Blind Owl’s self-titled album was recorded at a home in Etobicoke, Ontario, using a reel to reel to create this sole album only meant for friends, family, and people who attended the few shows they performed. Not the best original pressing, but for this officially licensed edition the label was lucky to get the original tape to allow for some improvement over the original pressing, if just slightly. Blind Owl’s sound is a warm and minimal one with gentle swells of acoustic low end undulation beneath whisper soft vocals, transporting the listener into the room of the house this was recorded in. Recorded at home, this folk rock album has good song writing and has a nice charm. This folk rock treat contains all original well written material and Canadian based lyrics like Nova Scotia Morning. Snap this limited edition up soon as originals are something only spoken of.
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