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John Lacasse (lead vocals, guitar)
Bob Cote (lead guitar)
Larry Evans (guitar)
Larry Corrigan (bass
John Fortier (drums)
Bob Gauthier (organ)

Originally called the In-Crowd, followed by the In-Sect, this Ottawa band settled on the name Eastern Passage in 1967 not long before getting discovered in manager Donald Billows' nightclub The Oak Door by the owners of Sir John A. Records.

Their debut single was a remake of the Crickets' "When You Ask About Love" in October 1967 which did nothing on the charts.

Billows, instead, set his sights on breaking them stateside. They recorded "I Could Make You Fall In Love" and released it August 1968 on their own Zoo Records by Billows paying a well-connected promoter in Ohio to plug the record. The song began gaining traction in Pittburgh and Cleveland and drew the attention of Warner Brothers reps who were about to sign the act to a major deal in the US until internal reorganization left them in limbo - eventually leading to the label scrapping the deal.

The Eastern Passage drifted around the Ottawa scene until 1970 before finally splitting up.

with notes from Marc Coulavin and Alexander J. Taylor.


Singles
1967 When You Ask About Love/Love Is Gone (Sir John A.) RG-1021
1968 I Could Make You Fall In Love/I Feel So Fine (Zoo - US) 5001

Albums


Video


Compilation Tracks
1995 "When You Ask About Love", "Love Is Gone", "I Could Make You Fall In Love", "I'm So Glad" on 'Ottawa Rocks: The Sir John A. Years (1966 - 1968)' (Sound Investment Enterprises) D-11101