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BLUE PETER - Chinese Graffiti - “This song features Boys Brigade keyboardist, and soon to be producer, Malcolm Burn. It won a CASBY for Best Single and Paul won for Best Male Performer.” Chris Wardman
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THE EXTRAS - I Never Told You, I Told You So - "A man and woman I knew become involved in a relationship, which was doomed from the start. If this was a country song I would have made up a fictitious happy ending, but in real life, it was just another train wreck.” Denis Keldie
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STEVE BLIMKIE -You Can't Hold Me Anymore - “Shortly after producing this track for us Jack Richardson had a heart attack, probably brought on when he realized it was going to be played on “punk rock” radio stations! Jack recovered and survived (God bless him), but as for the band ........” Steve Blimkie
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MANTECA - Stay - “Ready always asked us to record some tunes with vocals and we finally gave in. It was a pleasure! Written and arranged by the late Rick Tait and sung by Michael Thompson.” Matt Zimbel
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BOYO - You're My World - “After 20 years listening to "You're My World" truly shows how far ahead Boyo and myself were thinking at the time. The sound is a true reggae pop sound” Carl Harvey
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SPOONS - Old Emotions - “While waiting for Rob and Derrick to arrive for rehearsal, I played the melodic bass riff which became the missing piece in a song Gord was working on. The song was created by the time the guys got to there. Oh yeah, and the feathers from the pillow fight in the video nearly suffocated all of us!” Sandy Horne
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BLUE PETER - Don't Walk Past - “Written on Jason's borrowed Roland Jupiter 8 and TR 808, I played bass live against the sequence onto a mono reel to reel.” Chris Wardman
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SANTERS - Can't Shake You - “An early Ready bio on the band said, “In the spirit of rock 'n roll SANTERS delivers. Sleek, fast and loud. Hard hitting – hard rock. With “Can't Shake You” the band goes above and beyond the call of its rock and roll duty!” Rick Santers
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FERGUS HAMBLETON - Steal This Girl - “My first attempt to write with a reggae feel. My fondest memory is of having Leroy Sibbles come in a do a little dub on the track.” Fergus Hambleton
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THE EXTRAS - Can't Stand Still - “Denis and I were asked to compose a song for Long John Baldry. Long John turned it down so we recorded it ourselves.” Leon Stevenson
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MICHAEL ZEE - I've Got News For You - “I actually got as many people as I could to call CKOC in Hamilton when this song was on the weekly Showdown. I eventually won enough times to get on their playlist. I'm pretty sure I was finally beaten by Rod Stewart. I mean, Rod Stewart? Absolutely!” Michael Zee
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SPOONS - Romantic Traffic - “For a 'synth-pop' band, this song featured acoustic piano and acoustic guitar! I was inspired by Elton John’s 'Rocket Man' while recording the moving bass line in the pre-chorus.” Rob Preuss
