The Poppy Family - Where Evil Grows (stereo)

Issued in Canada April 1971 on London 148.

This 1971 classic only reached #22 on the RPM 100, on May 15th, although it went to #2 on CHUM.

The original stereo mix is featured here, taken from the LP "Canadian Mint" on K-Tel TC 215. On "The Poppy Family's Greatest Hits" album, it is mono, so this mix is something of a rarity, never having been officially reissued in digital format.

Terry Jacks' 1983 remake of "Where Evil Grows" can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW4Qgn4RgS4&fmt=18

To hear this record in stereo, type the following code - &fmt=18 - on the end of the URL and hit Enter to reload the page.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Poppy
• Family
• Where
• Evil
• Grows
• stereo
• Terry
• Susan
• Jacks
• 1971
• Canadian
• pop

[gogunn]

What was the first record you ever bought? Had to save my money from selling flower seeds door to door to get this one.

[mojofilter02]

@gogunn

The first record in my collection was "Walk Right In" by The Rooftop Singers. I still have it, too!

[ManonLaGueuze]

So nice, but any print on deezer :s

[mojofilter02]

Translation on aisle five!

[garymaher]

How was this not a huge hit in the US? Great song!!

[awsomegirl260]

thumbs up if your listening to this in 2012!

[tmtmoormr]

@gogunn been there done that also lol

[avdreader1]

I love this song! Hard to believe Terry sang Seasons in the Sun. Everyone makes catastrophic mistakes once in awhile. Huge thumbs up on this one.

[stanotter]

I still like their music.Are they in the Canadian Hall of Music,if not they should be.

[bsdtector]

@edapSnoJ You talking about Nirvana??  Ya, they borrowed a few riffs. I don't begrudge them though. Brilliant!

You can actually You tube some footage of them covering Terry Jack's Seasons in the sun. Spooky.

[edapSnoJ]

What's that? Nobody else noticed one of the most famous riffs of the 90's at the 1:34 mark? ;)

[avdreader1]

Big thumbs up on this one! I like the harmony with Terrry and Susan.

[silkencloud]

@TheLadyanwyn Never give up on revisiting your records... I plan on buying a turntable and playing those vinyl albums.. when the bands behind the vinlyl... became our heroes... a place we could find our voice... great music and such great memories...Never give up and never surrender... what gifts you have ... those hours we spent pouring over our records... signing each ohter album coves. and hoping we would read them again.. 25 years later.. well here we are

[psychedelicsam1]

first record i bought was wild thing by the troggs in 65

[ronfowlermusic]

Yeah, that Susan was a hottie, very easy on the eyes and the ears!