The Canadian Talent Library was a non-profit organization that existed from 1962-1985, producing almost 300 albums by mostly "easy listening" or "middle of the road" styles of music (source: Canadian Encyclopedia). Originally, their albums were only made available to radio stations, but eventually, they started licensing the albums to various Canadian record labels.

I found this CTL Sampler at a book sale by the Canadian Archives, and to my shock, it was still sealed. Another nice example of brand-new-25-year-old-vinyl! Many of these artists are already featured on ICFC, so I decided to give you all a treat and to convert this whole album as one long MP3. Consider this another ICFC podcast! Enjoy.

Canadian Talent Library Sampler (30 minutes, 27.5 MB )

Boss Brass - Candida - 2:20
John Arpin - Carry Me - 2:50
The Rhythm Pals - Never Ending Song of Love - 2:43
Peter Appleyard - Wichita Lineman - 2:43
Teddy Roderman - Niagara - 2:12
Laurie Bower Singers - Put Your Hand in the Hand - 2:34

Nat Raider - Woodstock - 2:45
Ken Fisher - Saskatchewan - 2:26
John Perrone - La Adelita - 1:45
Johnny Cowell - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 3:05
Henry Cuesta - Skyline Stomp - 2:06
Jerry Toth - Tell Me Now - 2:53