Freedom North 1st OFFICIAL VINYL REISSUE OF CANADIAN PSYCHEDELIC CLASSIC

Release date: 15 September

Co-production LION/PQR-Disques plusqueréel

Band name: Freedom North

Album title: Freedom North

Format:

Vinyl LP limited to 500 numbered copies with 4-page insert (180 gr., 3 vinyl colors: black, silver/blue color-in-color, trans violet)

Cat. no: LION-LP 231/PQR059

File nearby: Neighbourhood’s Children, Great Society, Wind in the Willows, Mashmakan.

First vinyl reissue of the much-cherished one and only album by Freedom North, recorded by Brian Chater’s Summerlea and released on the Aquarius label in 1970.

Based in Montreal, and known as Freedom, Freedom of Choice (for the US release of their debut single on Wand) — and finally, Freedom North, the band had success with their first two singles, both released in 1970: ‘Doctor Tom’ and 'Losing You’. Freedom North toured extensively, often with other Montreal bands such as Mashmakhan and April Wine.

Freedom North’s tight and uplifting sound may be described as dreamy soft psychedelia, with clear West-Coast influences, fronted by the ethereal vocals of Franki Hart. As a side-note, ‘Losing You’ recently made an appearance on "Brown Acid: The Twenty-First Trip.”

This reissue includes 4 BONUS tracks: two B-sides + two other previously unreleased tracks making their vinyl debut, and a 4-panel insert with the band’s history as told in their own words, and song lyrics too.

Available for purchase on PQR Direct’s webstore

Black vinyl (limited to 200 numbered copies)

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/freedom-north-freedom-north-lp-black-color-limited-to-200-numbered-copies

Trans violet vinyl (limited to 150 numbered copies)

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/freedom-north-freedom-north-lp-transviolet

Silver’n’blue color-in-color vinyl (limited to 150 numbered copies)

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/freedom-north-freedom-north-lp-silvernblue

Listen @ Bandcamp

Ordinary Man

https://pqr-disquesplusquerel.bandcamp.com/track/ordinary-man

Sorry

https://pqr-disquesplusquerel.bandcamp.com/track/sorry

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