I’ve been listening to this Cotton Jones record a lot lately. Really nice 60’s-ish groove with guy/girl vocals. Almost like a rootsier Doors at times, but I’m sure the band wouldn’t like me saying that. 

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This was an unexpected find at the Salvation Army. I was intrigued by the plain white sleeve and the bizarre inserts, so I picked it up for 50 cents. I did some research and apparently the album is an independent release by a group from Stratford, Ontario named ‘Perth County Conspiracy (does not exist)’. This album, ‘Mushroom Music’, is made up of live recordings from 1969 when the eleven of them toured around Ontario in an old school bus. I’m guessing they were some sort of commune/hippie collective judging the other flyers included - one for a coffee house, the other for their handmade childrens’ toys workshop.

Musically, it’s not quite the psych-folk gem I was expecting, but there are a handful of great tunes. Some are a little too hippie for my personal taste. You’ll pay about 100 bucks for this on eBay, but it’s a nice, rare piece of Canadiana to have in your collection.

DJ