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Heat Exchange is a Canadian progressive rock and roll band based in Toronto, Ontario Canada, made up of six members: Mike Langford (vocals), Craig Carmody (saxophone, flute), Marty Morin (drums, vocals), Ralph Smith (bass), Neil Chapman (guitar), and Gord McKinnon (keyboard, harmonica). The band released two singles in 1971 under Arc Sound's record label Yorkville Records, Can You Tell Me and Scorpio Lady, and ultimately recorded several other tracks, but did not produce a finished album before parting ways with the record label and, in time, splitting up as a band. In 2015, the band members collectively agreed that the music they recorded should be turned into the album that had never been made 45 years earlier. After an initial GoFundMe campaign failed to generate interest in funding the record production, Guerssen Records out of Spain offered to cut the album. The band commissioned a remastering from the only sources available, a reel-to-reel and two 45's, and the album Reminiscence was released in 2017. The album cover features six photographs, one of each band member as they were in 1971.

Background
Heat Exchange originated at a Toronto high school in the late 1960's. Four high school friends (Marty Morin, Ralph Smith, Neil Chapman, and Gord McKinnon) had formed a blues band they named Cloud. At that time the band mostly performed in the high school cafeteria, at which time Craig Carmody was invited in as their fifth member. The band decided to seek out a lead vocalist, and immediately invited Mike Langdon to join the group after hearing his audition and finding his vocals perfectly complemented their sound.

Cloud became a well-known band in the Toronto area in a short time, with several record labels approaching the group about signing a record deal. RCA had made an offer that the band nearly accepted, until at the last minute Yorkville Records made an offer that band members later suggested was one of the most lucrative recording contracts for a rock band in Canadian history at the time. Through the record deal they would spend a year creating music in studio,

Fortunately, Cloud met Blaine Pritchett, a familiar face in the Toronto music scene. He owned a local music shop, and allowed Cloud to rehearse in the basement.

In the music shop’s basement, Cloud began to hone their sound and write their own songs. This took time, practice and dedication. Gradually, though, Cloud became a tight band and new sound began to take shape. Now Cloud were ready to make tentative steps onto the Toronto’s live scene.

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