A DIY label from the late '70s and early '80s, Canned Rock was a vehicle for records by the trio of that name and was presumably owned by them. It appears to have issued three albums and one single during the period 1978-82, the albums being 'Kinetic Energy' (CAN-002; 1978), 'Live' (CAN-003; 1979), and 'Machines' (CAN-004; 1982); there had been a previous album on the Tavern label, 'Canned Rock' (STA-1014). Apparently the band was popular live, and had a penchant for attempting to play songs that most other people would only do in the studio, such as Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. That habit was reflected in the fact that their only single on this label coupled a cover version of the Sparks song 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us' with a version of the 'Star Wars' theme. Its number was CANS-003 (presumably because the album it was taken from was numbered CAN-003), and it was released in November 1979, through Pinnacle. A band called Canned Rock had a single out on Barn in 1976, 'Ho! Ho! It's Christmas' (2014-104); it may or may not have been the same outfit.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.