[78-L] Maple Leaf label

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "Han Enderman" <jcenderman at solcon.nl>
> I have 3 main types of Maple Leaf label images.
> I assume these are by the same company.
> 1 - yellow Apollo Maple Leaf stroboscope label. No address.
> Available images are 10-101/103/104, by Valaida Snow, Maxine Sullivan, The 
> Five Larks.
> What is 10-102? Are there other issues?
>
I have never seen the above label...?!

> 2 - orange Maple Leaf label. Montreal.
> ML-1003 is Sarah Vaughn with Gillespie.
> ML-16002 is (Milton Lewis? - near unreadable): The Jew Sings.
> Other issues/series?
>
This would seem to be the Maple Leaf label that also pressed the
"ML-King" and "ML-DeLuxe." It would appear they were issuing sides
from one or more US labels per your list...?!

> 3 - grey King Maple Leaf label. Montreal. With King logo.
> Some images almost yellowish-brownish, but poss. due to photographic color 
> change (?).
> Until now I saved these as King(C), but poss Maple Leaf is the better 
> label name.
> Issues in 25/26-100 series, resp. country/blues. Rather large series it 
> seems.
>
> 4 - greyish DeLuxe Maple Leaf label. Montreal. With DeLuxe logo.
> Similar to the King issues, but now in a 30-100 series.
> Only 30-101 Ruth Walli known.
> Later DeLuxe(C) issues in 300 series are pressed by Quality.
> Available images are in range 301-310. Is the whole series known?
>
> I am surprised by the rather large number of blues/black jazz issues.
> Were these intended for a black Canadian market?
>
> Do not hesitate to answer all questions. Thanks.
>
There wasn't, that far back, a significant Black population in Canada;
as well, most of what there was had come via "the underground
railroad" and settled in Ontario (around Chatham). There were a
number of Black people who had moved to the Montreal area
(i.e. Oscar Peterson) and DID have some interest in jazz (though
I tend to doubt much blues?). However, Maple Leaf hooked up
with King and DeLuxe; the former label issued a lot of c&w, but
the latter issued considerable jazz/blues...!

Steven C. Barr