[78-L] Canadian Apex-Decca 26000 series

[David Lennick]

Moogk lists most Apex titles between 26001 and 26157. The National Library 
ought to have a complete list. I'm not sure why the Decca name was used on some 
issues around 1940, and I've also seen the Brunswick name on one label. And 
just to reverse the process, the Mills Brothers "Ay Ay Ay Amigo" appeared here 
as Apex 26218 coupled with Window Washer Man..both had different couplings on 
Decca.

dl

On 9/23/2011 9:35 AM, Han Enderman wrote:
> The legendary Barr, in the 1st ed. of his dating guide, says about the Apex 26000 series
> that items between ca. 26170-26220 appear - perhaps exclusively - on Compo Decca.
>
> I have many label images of this Apex/Decca series, especially from 26220 on.
> Ranges for the 3 groups of images are:
> Apex 26011-26079;
> Decca 26189-26207;
> Apex 26220-26415.
>
> Some questions:
> - are Decca issues known beyond this confirmed range 26189-26207 ?
> - were some Decca issues subsequently repressed on Apex ?
> - what are the first (26000?) and last Apex issues in this series ?
> and:
> - there is a large gap in my images of this series, since no images have been found
> in the range 26080-26188. Can this be explained ?
>
> han enderman