Who is April Wine

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Canada's Best Rock Band Since 1969!


April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. According to the band, they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words sounded good together.[1] The band would go on to release over 20 albums and forge a live performance reputation that sees them still drawing devoted crowds across Canada and around the world 38 years after taking their first steps into the hard rock spotlight. Click here to read the entire Wikipedia article.

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Guilty Pleasure - A is for April Wine by Epiclectic
Pop Lawyer by Epiclectic
Canadian Manimal by Epiclectic
Red Light Runner by Epiclectic
Triumph Municipal Auditorium 1978 by Howdy, I'm H. Michael Karshis
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"Rock band April Wine took to the stage Thursday evening, along with special guest Platinum Blonde. The Lost Boyz and The Flipside also entertained the crowd."
Concerts: April Wine at Tecumseh Park, July 9, 2011
"April Wine started off with Say Hello from their 1979 album, Harder%u2026Faster. This was followed by their take on the Bernie Taupin / Elton John song, Bad Side Of The Moon, which they first made their own on 1972's On Record. In live performance the song outshines their studio recorded version, but that is usually the case with most bands that are worth seeing. They slowed things down a bit with the ballad Just Between You And Me, one of their hits off The Nature Of The Beast."

“April Wine has been a band for a whopping 42 years!”

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"Harder . . . Faster" Album MP3 Download

Release Date of Original Album: 1979

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"The Nature Of The Beast" Album MP3 Download

Release Date of Original Album: 1981

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"Classic Masters" Album MP3 Download

Release Date: 2002

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Track Artist Album  
Before the Dawn April Wine
Enough Is Enough April Wine
Good from Far (Far from Good) April Wine
If You Believe In Me April Wine
I Like to Rock April Wine
Ladies' Man April Wine
Like a Lover Like a Song (Live) April Wine
Medley: Comin' Right Down On Top of Me/ Rock 'N Roll Is a Vicious Game (Live) April Wine
Rock Myself to Sleep April Wine
Roller April Wine
Roller April Wine Joe Dirt (Music from the Motion Picture)
Tell Me Why April Wine
Son of the Pioneers April Wine
That's Love April Wine
This Could Be the Right One April Wine

MEMORABILIA

April Wine Vintage Records

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April Wine 8-Track and Cassette Tapes

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I'm Still Hanging on to Those Tapes!

Do you still have your old, worn-out cassette tapes from the eighties? I do! As soon as I get the cassette tape player repaired on my old stereo, circa 1980, I am going to play every one of those babies and stroll down memory lane. I also have a huge collection of my grandmother's old country and western 8-tracks and reel-to-reels. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with these little heirloom treasures. I might put my grandmother's old tapes on eBay, but in the meantime I will use them as photography props for some art projects I'm working on. I have a couple of well-worn April Wine cassette tapes, but I would love to have every one of their albums on CD or MP3, because I just can't get enough April Wine!

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BOOKS

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  • poddys Oct 5, 2011 @ 12:44 am | delete
    I hadn't heard of them until now, it's good when a band has been around for so long, the music matures. Nicely done.
  • GypsyPirate Aug 31, 2011 @ 1:39 pm | delete
    Oh - I miss my 8-track player! Thanks for some nice memories.
  • wayne_luvinlife Jul 11, 2011 @ 4:15 am | delete
    Still play some of their songs, occasionally at shows when requested. Great band with unique sound, brings back alot of fond memories. thanks for sharing!
    Shine On
    Wayne
  • KatBar May 19, 2011 @ 2:24 pm | delete
    What a great band- awesome lens.
  • javrsmith Apr 12, 2011 @ 5:04 pm | delete
    I've never seen April Wine live but I know a lot of their songs.
  • PeteSchultz Mar 15, 2011 @ 1:19 pm | delete
    I still listen to April Wine...living on the Canadian border, I grew up exposed to all sorts of Canadian music, including Stompin' Tom Connors.
  • LissaKlar Mar 3, 2011 @ 11:07 am | delete
    I listened to the previews for their songs. I can't believe I've never heard of them before! Also, seeing the 8 tracks made me laugh out loud! We used to listen to 8 tracks and run around my parents' basement when we were growing up. Oh are we old!!!
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Jan 14, 2009 @ 8:29 pm | delete
    I watched April Wine in concert in my little hometown of Amherst, Nova Scotia!

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  • JanaMurray Nov 8, 2008 @ 8:49 am | delete
    "Just between you and me" is one of my favorites...
  • DebbieJohnson May 2, 2008 @ 3:59 am | delete
    Great lens. I will be checking often :)
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Over 60 Minutes With April Wine The Hits 

Audio CD by April Wine

The Hits..Over 60 Minutes With

Amazon Price: $17.32 (as of 05/26/2012)Buy Now

This album received a 5-star customer rating on Amazon.

Tracklist:
1. Say Hello
2. Enough Is Enough
3. Just Between You and Me
4. Roller
5. Love As Remembered Me
6. This Could Be the Right One
7. Sign of the Gypsy Queen
8. What If We Fall in Love
9. Rock Myself to Sleep
10. Doin' It Right
11. Tell Me Why
12. Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love
13. I'm on Fire for You Baby
14. You Could Have Been a Lady
15. Rock'n Roll Is a Vicious Game
16. Like a Lover Like a Song
17. You Won't Dance with Me
18. Fast Train

April Wine-Live in London (2008) 

DVD

April Wine-Live in London

Amazon Price: $9.23 (as of 05/26/2012)Buy Now

Editorial Reviews:
"NTSC/Region 0. The first ever DVD release featuring classic archive material from Canada's most popular Rock band. I Like To Rock contains a full show the band played at London's Hammersmith Odeon during their 1981 tour of the UK. April Wine formed in late 1969 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. "Fast Train," their first hit, appeared in 1971, the same year as the self-titled debut album. The next year brought the band's first Canadian number one single, 'You Could Have Been a Lady', from the On Record album. In 1976, The Whole World's Goin' Crazy became the first Canadian album to go platinum and their resulting tour was the first to gross one million dollars. After 1978's First Glance and 1979's Harder...Faster, 'Just Between You and Me' became April Wine's biggest U.S. hit. The single propelled 1981's Nature of the Beast album to platinum-record status. Cherry Red. 2008."

The Nature Of The Beast 

Audio CD by April Wine

The Nature Of The Beast

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1. All Over Town
2. Tellin' Me Lies
3. Sign Of The Gypsy Queen
4. Just Between You And Me
5. Wanna Rock
6. Caught In The Crossfire
7. Future Tense
8. Big City Girls
9. Crash And Burn
10. Bad Boys
11. One More Time