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The David Clayton Thomas Combine - Father Dear Father/Chairman Of The Bored (1968)

This is big! Canadian Cult Classics is proud to present an exclusive link to one of Canada's rarest singles: "Father Dear Father/Chairman Of The Bored" by The David Clayton Thomas Combine. Enjoy! To start, I owe a world of thanks to my friend Liam Paniak, who found this single at a thrift shop and lent it to me to archive. Prior to this discovery, this single was only rumored to exist. No mention of the single turns up in RPM or any other contemporary music magazine of the time. TRACK LISTING: A Father Dear Father (0:00-3:22) [David Clayton-Thomas] B Chairman Of The Bored (3:23-6:47) [David Clayton-Thomas] The recordings here represent David Clayton-Thomas' last band (and recordings) in Canada, before leaving for New York to replace singer/keyboardist Al Kooper in Blood Sweat & Tears. David Clayton-Thomas formed "The Combine" in Toronto during the early months of 1968 (January/February). First to come onboard was former David Clayton Thomas & The Bossmen guitarist Jack Mowbray. Jack had spent the latter half of 1967 playing in Italy, backing Italian pop singer Nicola di Barri. Before we proceed, a little backstory is necessary: After "The Bossmen" period (1966), David Clayton-Thomas parted with Roman Records and went solo. This was spurred on by an impromptu jam session with Blues legend John Lee Hooker while he visited Toronto's Yorkville district to perform. David returned to New York with John, where they performed together in Greenwich Village (The "Yorkville" of New York) for around a month. Shortly after their time performing together, John Lee Hooker began a European tour and David stayed back in New York. David moved into an apartment with bassist Harvey Brooks (formerly known for his work with Bob Dylan). At this time, Harvey was putting together a band later-known as "Electric Flag". Apparently Harvey Brooks offered David the lead singer job, but he declined. David subsisted on payments from solo Blues/Acoustic Folk performances around Greenwich Village; "basket houses", coffeehouses, etc. This lasted for a short period, before David got discouraged and moved back to Toronto. David continued performing in a similar manner to how he had in Greenwich Village, while back in Toronto. Around September of 1967, he was given an opportunity to form a new band. Toronto R&B legends Jon-Lee & The Checkmates broke up with singers Jon Finley and Lee Jackson, going solo. This left their backing band (keyboardist Michael Fonfara, guitarist Larry Leishman, bassist Peter Hodgson and drummer Jeff Cutler) without anyone to sing. David convinced them to join up with him and form a new group. They donned the name "David Clayton Thomas & The Phoenix" and returned to New York in an attempt to make it big. The Phoenix began rehearsing after they got settled in New York. Things almost ground to a halt immediately. David Clayton Thomas' name had passed through many lips on the New York music scene of 1967. During his "basket house" period he had caught the attention of some bigger musicians. Upon his return, he was considered for the original vocal spot for New York horn-rock band Blood Sweat & Tears. He was invited to audition but singer/keyboardist Al Kooper threw a fit, feeling as he deserved to be the group's singer (despite his less than comparable vocal talents). The rest of the band acquiesced, Al was singer, and David was back to rehearsals with The Phoenix. After about a month of rehearsals, The Phoenix debuted at the legendary Bitter End (147 Bleecker St. ) and then briefly played at the East Scene (address unknown) during early October, before working as the house-band at Steve Paul’s "The Scene" (301 West 46th Street) from mid-October to October 22nd alongside Carnival Connection. Though things were looking up, things took a nose dive in November. David had been performing illegally (without a working visa) in New York over the past few months and through some intervention he was found out and deported back to Toronto, effectively ending any hope of The Phoenix growing a fanbase. Upon his return to Toronto, David got together with ARC vice president and Yorkville Records founder Bill Gilliland. David was seeking a new contract with production privileges' and artistic control. A contract was signed and David began assembling his band. As previously mentioned, Bossmen guitarist Jack Mowbray was involved from the jump. D.C.T. & The Phoenix bassist Peter Hodgson returned. The line-up was rounded out by Toronto drummer Pat Patterson (unknown), who quickly was replaced by former Luke & The Apostles drummer Pat Little. CREDITS: Vocals/Rhythm Guitar – David Clayton-Thomas Lead Guitar – Jack Mowbray Bass – Peter Hodgson Drums/Percussion – Pat Little Audio Transfer/Restoration/Editing Of Analog-To-Digital By: Scott Edward (oftheworldrecords@gmail.com) PHONE: 226-235-6005