[78-L] Dating two late Canadian RCA 78s

[David Lennick]

There are a few series prefixed with 56- .. it was used for original Canadian 
recordings (Oscar Peterson et al) and English imports (Buddy, Ann Stephens, 
some military bands etc).

56-0001 is Mart Kenney and this series continues as English Canadian.
56-5101+ is French Canadian so could easily have reached 5447 by 1959.
56-3200+ is from English masters and probably continued well into the 3300s. 
The 1945 Canadian catalogue notes "56-3000" as a starting point and doesn't 
have the other series starting yet, but it also listed very few French records 
except some of wider interest.

dl

On 10/24/2010 9:04 PM, Han Enderman wrote:
> I have a few label images of the (Canadian) HMV Vic/RCA Vic 56-xxxx series, in the
> range 56-0002 - 56-0028, mainly by Oscar Peterson.
> What is in this series that the issues quoted (56-5438/47) have these high cat.nrs?
>
> The only available image with a high nr is HMV Vic 56-3223 by Buddy Featherstonhaugh.
>
> Han Enderman
> ===
>>>> Can anyone help me date two late Canada only RCA 78s I just acquired.
> They were pressed for the Quebecois rock'n'roll audience:
>
> RCA Victor 56-5438 - Charlie Brown (mx.10K2PB-1056)  b/w Le Danse des
> Printemps (mx.10K2PB-1003)
> RCA Victor 56-5447 - Jones c'est Morte - Along Came Jones
> (mx.10K2PB-117)  b/w Les Trois Cloches (mx.10K2PB-1118)
>
> Both are by Les Jerolas, and the A-sides are of course are covers of
> the tracks by the Coasters. My research seems to indiicate 1959. I'd
> like to narrow this down to the month if possible. I show that they
> had one more relase in 59, cat 57-5458 as a 45 of Une sourire pour
> Noel. My guess is that this was a Christmas release and so no 78 exists.
> (agp)
> ---
> Definitely 1959. (They did a great "Flowers on the Wall" a few years
> later. Not on 78.)
> ---
> Correct title for 56-5447 is 'Jones s'est montré'.
> Both are from 1959.
> ---
> ... the other 1959 release, 57-5425 - Yakety Yak / De toi je veux.
> I wonder if it safe to say that Jones s'est morte
> is from the late summer of 59. I can't imagine
> that many of these could be in existance
> <<<