Troyka - Troyka (1970 Edmonton, Canada) | Heavy Psych / Prog | Full Vinyl Rip

Troyka is the debut and only album from Troyka, released February 1970 on Cotillion Records, catalog SD 9020. US original promo pressing, Terre Haute plant, matrix ST CTN 691821-1B CTH. The band came out of Edmonton, Alberta - three musicians of Slavic descent who formed out of the ashes of a garage band called The Royal Family. Robert Edwards on guitar, mandolin, and vocals, Ron Lukawitski on bass, bongos, and vocals, and Mike Richards on lead vocals, drums, and percussion. The name Troyka refers to a sled pulled by three horses - fitting for a power rock trio from the Alberta prairies. The band recorded at Round Sound Studios in Edmonton - their own facility, home to the first 2-inch 8-track machine in the city. When Richards landed the Cotillion deal, the label flew out Shel Kagan to produce and Gene Paul - Les Paul's son - to engineer. Kagan had worked with Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground. The sessions were tracked fast and hard. Rolling Down The Back Road went down in one take, live in the room, while the Cotillion reps were sitting there. The record covers hard psych, Eastern European folk, funky blues rock, and humor - sometimes all in the same track. Natural is aggressive and heavy. Dear Margaret is a gentle acoustic piece Edwards wrote for his future wife, influenced by Mason Williams' Classical Gas. Go East Young Man Beautiful Pink Eyes closes Side B at over six minutes. The band opened for Canned Heat, Blue Cheer, Mountain, The Byrds, and Rare Earth, and were one of the first acts to play Fillmore East. Edwards left after the tour ended and that was it. One record, left behind. This copy is a US original promo pressing, ultrasonically cleaned. 🎧 This is a full vinyl rip from my original promo pressing. 🔥 Standout tracks include: Natural, Burning Of The Witch, and Early Morning. 🎸 Sounds like: Canned Heat, Blue Cheer, Mountain, Savoy Brown 🎧 Vinyl Finds Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj0yF7-9YQ9oSXuMGglp1N8SlbZUEtCJ7 🎧 Full Vinyl Rips Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj0yF7-9YQ9pEOi1yCUyAZikNmWVdz8Hn 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinyl_piper/ I sell my doubles and extras here: https://vinylpipershop.com/ 💿 Tracklist 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Natural 03:26 Early Morning 07:25 Life's O.K. 11:31 Burning Of The Witch 14:38 Rub-A-Dub-Dub Troyka In A Tub 17:01 Troyka Lament 17:41 Troyka Solo 18:21 Rolling Down The Back Road 22:30 Berry Picking 25:15 Dear Margaret (Malgosia) 27:50 Go East Young Man Beautiful Pink Eyes 34:11 Troyka Finale #Troyka #HeavyPsych #ProgRock #Cotillion #CanadianPsych #VinylRip #VinylCommunity #VinylPiper