Les Oiseaux Mecaniques b/w The Flying Sound (picture sleeve)

A group of air cadets in Montreal recorded this 45 in 1968 to give away as a souvenir at "Canada Family Day." It may have been sold for fundraising, but was not distributed in stores. The song starts off with a funky drum break and catchy riff, then come the jet sound-effects!

A nod to Canada's bilingualism, each side has the same backing with vocals sung in French on one side and in English on the other. The song sounds better in French, but that may be because it's easier for me to ignore the lyrics that way. I'd prefer this one to have the French version and a totally different b-side.

I wonder if any other recordings by these guys exists. Absolutely no information as to who was in the group or wrote the song. The only info is "Production Son Illimité (de Montreal) Inc." on the label. Reverse side of the sleeve is blank.