Shares - obscure Toronto area bands circa 1980

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The Start - Hey You
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This was used as the theme song in 1980 for CFMT's The All-Night Show, starring Chuck the Security Guard (Toronto comedian Chas Lawther) broadcast generally between midnight and 6 AM. The All-Night Show generally showed re-runs of classic series such as The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits and The Prisoner, and filled the space in between with music videos (including old Scopitones), old movie shorts and comedic banter. One bit of trivia - the LP on which this song appears was engineered by one Dan(iel) Lanois.

The Numbers - Sideways Elevator
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With Canadian record label Attic Records always on the cutting edge of new, innovative ways of developing talent while keeping costs low, they hit on the idea of a no-frills label called Basement Records. Their first signing was Toronto act, The Numbers, in 1979. The band went into the Soundstage studios in Toronto in October of that year with Jack Richardson's son Garth Richardson producing. Attic co-owner Tom Williams wanted the Numbers to be the first album released in 1980 so, at 9:00 AM on New Year's day, key radio music directors and journalists were sent a copy of the album 'Add Up' to their homes along with a Bloody Caesar alcoholic beverage. The ploy worked as The Numbers received a bit of activity with the first single, "Sideways Elevator".

Thank Wikipedia & Jam Music Pop Encyclopedia for these details!