DAVID WIFFEN At The Bunkhouse Private Press Original Pokora LP Masse

$

2,000

Original Rare LP on International Records

DAVID WIFFEN : At The Bunkhouse Coffeehouse Vancouver B.C. (International STB 2324) Stereo 1965 Ultra Rare original DIY private pressing of 100 lp's with cover art by Bob Masse (think it may be his first cover?) in his pre psychedelic period.  This is one of the rarest Canadian folk lp's    Lp cover is thin and and originally was constructed by hand taping the seams, unfortunately the original tape has dried out and was retaped and has since fallen off and yellowed.

 Below is some more background info on this LP and David Wiffen:

from Museum of Canadian Music www.mocm.ca:
David Wiffen's first album, released in 1965 in a limited pressing of 100 copies, has become Canada's most valuable folk recording and is the Canadian Holy Grail of Folk Recordings. The album features Bob Masse cover artwork and suitably has recently sold for $2,600.00. David Wiffen would become one of Canada's greatest songwriters.

Born in England, Wiffen moved to Canada at the age of 16. He started his music career with appearances at the Village Corner club in Toronto. After that he hitch-hiked across Canada where he ended up working at a Calgary coffeehouse.

In 1965 he was invited to perform at Vancouver's Bunkhouse with an ensemble of other musicians for a live album and when none of the other acts showed up the recording was continued. The result was Wiffen's first solo album 'David Wiffen Live At The Bunkhouse'.

He then joined The Pacers who were soon offered a recording contract in Montréal. Wiffen joined the group as they headed to Québec but when the deal fell apart, Wiffen moved onto Ottawa where he joined the folk act The Children.

The act featured several of Canada's most prominent future artists such as Bruce Cockburn, Sneezy Waters (aka Peter Hodgkinson), and Richard Patterson (The Esquires) among others.

In 1966 another Vancouver folk trio, Three's A Crowd, played the Le Hibou Coffee House in Ottawa where Wiffen met them and was subsequently asked to join the band along with drummer Richard Patterson and bassist Comerie Smith from Toronto. Wiffen had also been spotted by executives of Fantasy Records during a Three's A Crowd gig at The Bitter End in New York and was signed to a solo recording deal. His eponymous debut was released in 1971 and produced two hit singles.

CONDITION:

Disc: VG+ with some light scuffs and marks

Cover:  Excellent, tape stains on front & back (See photos)

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