[78-L] Canada Domestic series catalog prefixes

[David Lennick]

As far as I know, Decca had no domestic Canadian recordings since they'd had 
the Apex label since 1919, the Starr label for Quebecois artists, Celtic for 
Maritimers (did they own or just distribute that label?). Capitol did no 
Canadian recording till Paul White started the 6000 series (LP) and the 45 
series you mention, around 1961.

Columbia, on the other hand, did Canadian recording (as well as releasing some 
European masters for Canada only) from about 1954-55, which they'd never done 
as the satellite of US Columbia. They kept the 1+ series (around 2600 by now) 
and were still using it on 45s as late as 1971. There were also a couple of 
sides by folk singer Adam Timoon on late blue label Masterworks (10000 series) 
and a few green label 8000s in the late 50s as well.

Decca DID have some Canada-only releases from French Decca, as well as one from 
Parlophone (Victor Sylvester" Teddy Bears Picnic, which was a theme on CBC 
radio) and I forget the numbering series for that one (single release). A 
6-digit number adding a "2" to an existing series, same as Herbert had done 
with HMV to create Canadian versions of similar Victor series.

dl

agp wrote:
> In the mention of Sparton releasing stuff from various US indies and 
> my mention of a late Mexico only Columbia 78 from 1960, I also got to 
> thinking about releases by the majors (for want of a better term) 
> such as Capitol, Decca, RCA, and Columbia in Canada and their 
> domestically signed output. I am particularly interested in the 1950 output
> 
> Now I know that in the 45 era, Capitol had the 72000 series, and 
> Columbia had the C4- and E4- (for Epic) series. If not mistaken, the 
> C4- series was the C- in the 78 era. Don't know about the E4- series 
> though. I do know that RCA Victor had a 56- series, but I don't know 
> if that was Quebec only. I have come across a label called RCA Victor 
> Canada International that had a 57- series but I think that was after 
> the 78 era.
> 
> But what about Capitol and Decca. Did they have any series for local 
> signings in the the late 78 era?
> 
> T