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MOCK DUCK 'Test Record' Double LP (Italy, Gear Fab Comet/Akarma, Catalogue #GFC-407/2) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited (and LONG SOLD OUT/OUT OF PRINT) year 2000 Gear Fab Comet label (a subsidiary of the legendary Akarma label) Double LP edition/collection of the ULTRA-RARE 1968 album (only made to ever originally exist as a test-pressing of 14 copies), plus all of three of their rare single releases and an unreleased, near 20-minute side-long track "Jazz Mock" by legendary Vancouver, B.C., Canada Ballroom Acid Rock/Psych/Jazz-Blues-Fusion band Mock Duck.  

(NOTE: OOP AKARMA LABEL/LIMITED VINYL EDITION!)

Well, we don't know what else to call this project because there were only 14 acetates made of their live recordings at The Village Bistro in Vancover, B.C. in October 1968. But
never fear, for we have unearthed the master Tapes form those sessions plus a lot more unreleased live and Studio recordings from this same period, including the 12 minute long studio session of June, 1968. Rising from the ashes of such famous Vancouver bands as The United Empire Loyalists, Cement City Cowboys and Six Cylinder, this band played a style of music that crossed between a fuzzed out John Coltrane sound to one of hard driving rock with Farfisa organ and blazing guitars and hard-edged vocals. Includes all their 45s releases plus other unreleased studio tracks. Don't pay $2,000 for an original copy of the acetate….just buy this release!!!

Another adventure into the largely undiscovered talent of Canadian music. This time, we venture way out to the city of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Vancouver in the 60's was very active with many great yet unknown acts and Mock Duck was one of them. They played around Vancouver in several incarnations from 1966 until 1970, touting their acid/jazz/rock style of music in many local venues. "Test Record" was actually an acetate pressing made of tracks 1 through 5. To the best of everyone's knowledge, only 14 copies were ever pressed, making it perhaps one of the rarest records in Canadian music history. Tracks 6 and 7 were other recordings made on 19 & 20 October 1968 and are heard here for the first time since the live performance itself.

Mock Duck didn't only just rock; they breathed, they enjoyed playing their music....they lived it!! To this end, we have included here the 19:48 long "Jazz Mock" recorded on a Sunday afternoon in June, 1968 with members of Mock Duck #3. Regardless of its membership, Mock Duck were a driving force behind Vancouver's emerging cultural revolution in the 1960's. They opened for groups such as Fleetwood Mac, B.B. King, Country Joe & The Fish, and Steve Miller.

Their following was extensive and they packed the local venues like The Village Bistro, Retinal Circus, and Big Mothers. The played alongside other popular bands of the time including Spring, Papa Bears Medicine Show. The Seeds Of Time, and Hydroelectric Streetcar. Their performance at the Aldergrove Rock Festival was a very memorable one for all band members.

Today, Joe Mock, Rick Enns, Ross Barrett, and Glen Hendrickson all are still very involved in the music scene and with the exception of Joe, who now lives in France, they all still live in and around the Vancouver area.

Members

Ross Barret ~ Saxophone, Keyboards
Rick Enns ~ Bass
Glen Hendrickson ~ Drums
Joe Mock ~ Guitar
Lee Stephens ~ Bass  

Tracks on this Double LP are as follows:

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