ROLLING STONES STILL LIFE MINI SPECIAL LP CHUM RADIO STATION PROMO COPY

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RARE ROLLING STONES STILL LIFE MINI SPECIAL LP CHUM RADIO STATION PROMO COPY

Very hard to find  CHUM radio station record album comes in original holder titled The Rolling Stones On "Still Life" A mini special and is stamped on label The Rolling Stones "Still Life" A Mini Special .... Interviews and Productions by David Pritchard and Alan Lysaght for Sonic Workshop Toronto.....For Promotional Purposes Only....Manufactured and Distributed by WEA Music of Canada Ltd.Record is in excellent clean sound original condition with no scratches, dirt or stains evidenced and is totally sound, clean and intact with no chips, damage, loss or repairs.Cardboard sleeve has normal age/use wear.Guaranteed old and authentic.

Hi Everyone - I have some sad news to pass on. David Pritchard
passed away last weekend after a long fight with cancer. I know
that many of you on the PiNG list may only know David as a
performer at the previous two RADiO iN AMBiENCE presentations
at THE AMBiENT PiNG but I also know that some of you had
your musical worlds opened wide by David when he was the
ultimate all-night radio DJ on CHUM-FM (Toronto) in the late
60s and and early 70s - in the day when there was no format
except what the DJ created. Frank Zappa described his show as
"an utter freak out". David left CHUM, after the evolving rules
began to constrict him, to become program director for CFNY-FM
(in the early years) guiding it as a cutting edge station.
He was a man of principles who never compromised and
also left CFNY when enforced changes appeared,
refusing to, as he put it, turn the station into a
conduit for "shallow hit-oriented Pabulum".

I thought I'd celebrate some aspects of David's art and life in
general and hope you'll take a few moments to read on.

Best known as a radio DJ, David had a well respected "voice".
Those who knew him off the air could enjoy the change from
his deep, modulated tone into a faster higher-pitched glee
as he talked about favourite stories from his many encounters
with artists and musicians and about art, music, food and drink -
his passions. Here's some other snapshots from a rich life...

David related his background as a painter and collage artist
to his ability to artfully create an eclectic music mix. He
continued to paint and show his work throughout his life.
Last March his Enigma Series of mixed media paintings
was presented at the Juten Gallery in Toronto's Beaches area.

For over 30 years David's studio, Sonic Workshop produced
cutting edge audio projects and has won numerous awards and
citations including the prestigious Gabriel prize for excellence
in radio documentaries. David also won additional acclaim for
his innovative radio commercials. Many still fondly remember his
Under the Neon Palms bits for the El Mocombo back in its day.

David and Alan Lysaght created two truly massive radio
documentaries covering the complete histories of The Beatles
(30 hours long and the most widely syndicated radio series in
history) and Rolling Stones which included every recorded
song from the artists with related commentaries from the groups
and key players in their stories. A book, The Beatles: An Oral
History, was later published. David became known world-wide
as an authority on The Beatles.

DJ Deadly Hedley Jones stated "In 1977 David Pritchard
from CHUM went to Jamaica and discovered reggae...
He came back and asked me if I wanted to do a show with him,
so we did the first and only reggae show ever on CHUM".

Here's the description of David's first album release, titled
Nocturnal Earthworm Stew, from the STAALPLAAT - catalog:
"An incredible pioneering electronic album recorded in the early
1970's, from the first Canadian artist signed to Island Records.
Serious headphone music made under the influence of 
Stockhausen, John Cage, Ornette Coleman, Stravinsky,
Frank Zappa, Weather Report, Charles Ives and others --
and with a sound that's often compared to that of early Eno
and the first two Kraftwerk albums."