FOLKLORDS
“Release the Sunshine”
Fourteen perfect examples of dreamy,
sunshine-infused pop psychedelia with a folk
ben, originally released by independent
Canadian label Allied Records in 1968. When we
first issued this terrific album on CD many
years ago, our booklet featured the few scraps
of information on the band we could find. We
challenged “anyone out there” to find some
information on this elusive and intriguing
band. Well, we’re pleased to say that someone
took us up on that offer, and that someone was
band leader Tom Waschkowski (credited on the
album as Tom Martin). He graciously offered us
a band history, lyrics, some terrific photos,
and best of all, a rare pre-album single that
the trio had self-released. This allows us to
offer up as perfect a reissue of this album as
humanly possible. The Folklords “Release the
Sunshine” is a captivating album, a notion
shared by the many collectors world-wide who
fight for original copies, which are few and
far between. Strange thing is, if someone were
to say to us that the Folklords album was
released by Creation Records in 1987, it would
be difficult to argue. Why?, you well may ask.
Our answer: the chiming guitars, the rattle of
tambourine, the dreaminess, and the meandering
harmony vocals of Martha Johnson place the
Folklords closer to Biff Bang Pow, the Jesus
and Mary Chain, the Revolving Paint Dream, or
even My Bloody Valentine’s debut, “Ecstasy and
Wine” (granted, at a much slower speed, and
without the rampant fuzz guitar). Glorious
remastered sound, as the twelve LP tracks were
taken directly from the master-tapes; the two
bonus tracks come from the rare, privately
issued non-LP single, which features haunting,
drum-less versions of ‘Forty Second River’ and
‘Unspoken Love,’ both of which were
re-recorded for the original Allied album. A
16-page booklet includes a band history
lyrics, and comments on the songs by Tom
Martin.
Track Listing:
1. Jennifier Lee (3.20)
2. Don't Hide Your Love From Me (2:55)
3. Child (3.42)
4. Unspoken Love (2:08)
5. Windows (4:17)
6. Forty Second River (3:18)
7. Pardon Me Judas (3:10)
8. Thank You For Your Kindness (3:05)
9. We'll Love Like Before (2:20)
10. Suzanne Marie (4:00)
11. Don't Look Back (2:50)
12. The Slave (3:10)
Bonus Tracks:
13. Forty Second River (COB label single
version);
14. Unspoken Love (COB label single version)
Catalogue number: PACE-047-LN
UPC: 778578004729