DOCTOR BADBREATH
Doctor Badbreath was one of several fictitious "characters" created by Edmonton, Alberta-based radio personality Randy Broadhead (b. Randall Craig Broadhead). Not surprisingly Doctor Badbreath was a bit of a nasty guy, bordering on the X-rated, at least with his recordings, if not during his on-air exposure.

Doctor Badbreath took things into the recording studio in 1982, releasing a 10-song album, of quirky songs written by "the Doctor" (aka Randy Broadhead). The album, entitled "Tourin' The Two-Step", was recorded at Edmonton's Damon Sound Studios and released on the Mustard Records label (M-1010). Co-produced by Doctor Badbreath with Rick Erickson, the recording featured some of Edmonton's top session players. Some of the song titles provide a glimpse of what the album was all about...i.e. "Stinky Breath", "The Alkie Song", "Caught Me With My Pants Down", "Ethel Pump", etc. etc. The album's cover artwork, with illustration by David Saxby, was particularly interesting, a "spoofy" reminder of the classic western themes on the covers of the Pure Prairie League Lp's from the 70's.

Two singles were issued in 1983 -- "Stinky Breath" b/w "Sometimes" (Mustard M-146) and "Milligan's Hill" b/w "Bert Nowsey" (M-149) .

Randy Broadhead's composition "Ethel Pump" was also recorded by Alberta-based Garry Lee & Showdown, (infamous for their X-rated "The Rodeo Song"), released as the B-side of their 1981 single "Rodeo Cowboy" (Damon D-133). Doctor Badbreath's version of "Ethel Pump" also found its way on to the 1996 Various Artists album," The Copulation Compilation" released on Memory Machine Records (MMR10-2).

Randy Broadhead, who first performed as a member of the Edmonton, Alberta-based The 5th Avenue All-Stars, was also heard on Edmonton radio airwaves, often teamed with radio partners Rob Christie and Audie Lynds.?