Octavian was a Canadian rock group that formed around 1970. Members included guitarists Bill Gauvreau and Warren Barbour, keyboardist Rob McDonald, drummer Kirk Dorrow, bassist Ray Lessard, and singers John Pulkkinen and Darryl Alguire. The group saw the release of one album, Simple Kinda People, and a few singles before breaking up in 1977. With Octavian no more, Barbour and Lessard turned their attention to putting together a new group, Chain Reaction. The lead singer they brought in to join the new team was Phil Naro.
Chain Reaction recorded their one and only album in 19...