[78-L] Maple Leaf label

[Han Enderman]

That Continental suggestion deserved some research, since ML-1003 Sarah Vaughan with Gillespie/Parker
(Mean to me/What More...) was also from Continental.
A quick check of some Continental series revealed images of:
C-13003 MILTON LEWIS with Hymie Jacobson's Orchestra: 
HS-3911 The Jew Sings (Der Yid Zingt) / 
HS-3914 I'm Going Home (...).
Apparently the C-13000 series is Yiddish.
Last available image is 13006 MARY BURTON: HS-3916 A Yiddish Polka.
Note that Maple Leaf used a diff catnr: ML-16002.

I agree with Steven that label types 2 & 3 were produced by the same company, 
as suggested by the manufacturer's name/address and font to print it.
The stroboscope label is very different, but has a similar xx-100 series cat.nr.

Han Enderman
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>>>Han kindly sent me the label scan..evidently Maple Leaf also had an ethnic series. 
It is indeed "The Jew Sings" by Milton Lewis. No googling brought up the English title 
but I did find a few links to "Der Yid Zingt". The words "electric process" appear on the label,
which suggests that this might have come from Continental which also used that term in the 40s.

dl

> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:18:34 -0400
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Maple Leaf label
> 
> 
> "The Jew Sings"?! That title may need a little more investigating.
> 
> I have one yellow label Maple Leaf disc, mid to late 50s, something by Jeanne d'Arc Charlebois about hockey great Rocket Richard, so we know that ML also catered to the French Canadian market. This one is a Sparton pressing. I have a few Ruth Wallis and Billy Grey MLs from DeLuxe. And I know zilch about the label.
> 
> dl
> 
> > From: jcenderman at solcon.nl
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:10:29 +0200
> > Subject: [78-L] Maple Leaf label
> > 
> > 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?
> > 
> > 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?
> > 
> > 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 Wallis 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.
> > Han Enderman
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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 
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