Stay b/w San Francisco Morning

Golden Decade Spotlight: Mantra - Stay b/w San Francisco Morning A fleeting ember in the Canadian psych-folk underground, Montreal’s Mantra flickered briefly in 1970 with this solitary 45 on the elusive M.M. & C. label—an imprint otherwise known for fiddle reels and folkloric chanson, not fragile, introspective folk-psych. Drawn directly from their lone self-titled LP, the single (M.M. & C. 3604) was issued in at least two known variants—blue and yellow label pressings. “Stay” b/w “San Francisco Morning” endures as a ghostly transmission from Quebec’s quieter corners, where melody outshone mythology and introspection spoke louder than distortion. Darcy Draper: vocals, 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars, harmonica Dick Kelder: acoustic guitar, vocals Pierre Fauteux: bass, vocals Graeme Lennox: piano, tambourine, autoharp Dave Walls: percussion Larry Douglas: pedal steel guitar Roger Landreville: jaw harp Produced by Paul Ménard Recorded at Champagne Studios, Montreal, Quebec Though unheralded at the time, Stay and its parent LP quietly exemplify the hidden beauty of Canada’s vinyl renaissance. Released at the very heart of the Golden Decade, Mantra’s lone single now stands as a rare emblem of the era’s most collectible and introspective offerings. -Robert Williston The Golden Decade: 1963–1974 (compiled and presented by Robert Williston) Canada's Most Collectible Era of Vinyl 1963 http://citizenfreak.com/titles/302065-squires-the-sultan-b-w-aurora 1964: http://citizenfreak.com/titles/317372-chessmen-mustang-b-w-meadowlands 1965: http://citizenfreak.com/titles/293240-mynah-birds-mynah-bird-hop-b-w-mynah-bird-song http://citizenfreak.com/titles/306636-wiffen-david-live-at-the-bunkhouse http://citizenfreak.com/titles/321372-kenner-roy-and-his-associates-without-my-sweet-baby-b-w-baby-you-re-what-i-need http://citizenfreak.com/titles/323621-rogues-i-can-t-hold-out-much-longer-b-w-i-ll-make-it-up-to-you http://citizenfreak.com/titles/324870-guido-smit-co-guido-co 1966: http://citizenfreak.com/titles/299520-saxton-mary-losing-control-b-w-is-it-better-to-live-or-die 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