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Chuck Cadman
Doug Daniel
John Murkin
Chris Thomas

Toronto's The Fringe were managed by Bill Riley who thought the best impact the band could make out of the gate was releasing a single, an EP and an album simultaneously -- effectively barnstorming radio and retail in a barrage of promotion.

They entered Sound Canada Studios and cut 11 original songs with producer Greg Hambleton.

The promo EP was released in 1967 under the title "Canada's Next Number One Recording Group" and contained three songs: "Flower Generation", "Token For My Mind" and "Executive Dream" and shopped to potential record labels.

A second EP was then released of "Flower Generation", "Token For My Mind" and two additional songs entitled "I Don't Want To" and "Inside Look Out".

Finally, Quality Records scooped up the band and released the single "Flower Generation" b/w "Token For My Mind" in 1968. The song managed to crack the Top100 reaching #74 on the RPM Top Singles chart in the summer.

The follow-up single on Quality was called "Plastic People" which did not chart.

The two promotional EP's are highly sought after collectibles.


Singles
1968 Flower Generation/Token For My Mind (Quality) 1899X
1968 Plastic People/Nancy Brown (Quality) 1908X

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Compilation Tracks