[78-L] Exciting times at the record store

[David Lennick]

On 1/15/2011 9:49 PM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> From: "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> This was where the swells bought their records in Toronto in 1945. From a
>> Royal
>> Alexandra theatre program.
>> http://keithwright.ca//RoyalAlex/promenade001.jpg
>>
> Nope...WAY too late...! What I am trying to establish is (as close as
> possible)
> WHEN record "stores" changed from franchised dealers of specific labels
> into places that sold ALL labels...?! IIRC I have digital images of ads that
> offered virtually ALL labels dating from c.1936-7...!
>
> I know there was a famous court battle here in Ontario, Canada...the
> store was a franchised Victor dealer, but was also selling "Two Black
> Crows" Columbia discs. Victor tried to revoke their franchise on those
> grounds; however, the courts held they couldn't...!
>
> Steven C. Barr
>

Wal, sir, I know that the place in St. Mary's, Ontario which closed its record 
bar around 1930 and never returned the unsold stock (where tons of mint stuff 
turned up in 1989, all snapped up by folks like Dave Ross, Earl Mathewson and 
myself) had full runs of Columbia, Apex and Edison, but not one Victor.

dl