The Vinyl Ape 🦧<p>BEN BOGAARDT<br>Ben Bogaardt <br>1971 Canada pressing</p><p>A bit of an obscure Canadian gem.</p><p>I think I may have already posted this waaaaay back, but just in case I haven’t (and because I’m presently listening to it again), I’m posting it. </p><p>The Bogaardt Family originated from Indonesia, but eventually immigrated to Canada, settling in the city of Edmonton. </p><p>Ben joined a band with his brothers (Bill, Archie and Rick), who all appear on this wonderfully unique and <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/psychedelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelic</span></a> record.</p><p>All of the family were musically talented, and Ben excelled both vocally and on guitar, and both of those talents are on display here.</p><p>Genre-wise, they could ping pong back and forth between <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/softrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softrock</span></a> R+B, <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/pop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pop</span></a> , <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/funk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funk</span></a> , <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Psych" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psych</span></a> , you name it.</p><p>Here, there’s original material, traditional, covers, as well as film soundtrack pieces.</p><p>This was a private press with a limited release in Canada, & is sought after up here.</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinyl</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/vinylrecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinylrecords</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/vinylcollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinylcollection</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/vinylcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinylcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a></p>