Recorded live at
Massey Hall
in Toronto on September 23, 1971, this album features a set by the Oshawa-based band
Christmas
. The album contains two songs from the
Heritage
album,
"Point Blank"
and
"Blues on an Iceberg"
; one 18-minute, 36-second piece entitled
"Beyond the Fields We Know"
that was to eventually end up on the
Lies to Live By
album; and a previously unreleased medley of early material called
"When Night Falls"
that includes the
cheer, a direct takeoff of the famous
Fish
cheer from
Woodstock
by
Country Joe and the Fish
. Although not released until many years after the band broke up, this recording is a historical documentation of one of Canada's most exciting early-'70s bands. This reissue by
Unidisc
has been digitally mastered for superb sound quality and is available at a budget price. ~ Keith Pettipas