[78-L] Interesting disc

[David Lennick]

Hi DB..this one is from 1935. Ross Brethour knew Max Boag well and compiled a 
bio-discography of the guy in the 70s. Boag worked as a customs officer and 
also led a local band which provided recordings for local rinks. Victor pressed 
them until 1939 (Boag recorded some in Montreal at first and then did them in 
Newmarket and sent the masters to Montreal), then Compo took over pressing. 
Boag also did some juke box records as "Harry Glenn" during the ban. Later he 
had the Tip Top label in Newmarket and was connected with the group that 
established Mercury Records in Canada.

But other than that, I never heard of the guy. (I have a number of test 
pressings, including some oversize Victor and Compo discs.)

Interesting that those Canadian Victors sold for a whopping $2 a pop..some were 
also issued by Victor in the US, one of them being the last blue label Scroll 
issue.

dl

On 5/10/2012 12:52 PM, DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
> I found an interesting, (for me), disc the other day, it was a purple labeled 12 inch Victor number S-201, (A side "Old-timers Waltz Medley", B side "Viennese Waltz Medley"),  by Max Boag and the Skaters Band, (I believe there should be an apostrophe in there somewhere, unless the band is made up of skaters).  I have never heard of this record, group or leader but apparently he's a Canadian from Newmarket, ON, (probably lived from 1906 to 1980).  The record would be after, but not long after, 1929 because it is a large label but mentions, "RCA Victor" at the bottom of the label.  I can find nothing about Max Boag in "Roll Back the Years" and can't find a discography of any other records he may have made but he must have been somewhat prolific because a number of sites on the internet are selling a "Max Boag discography" as a book.
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> I'd be curious to know if anyone else here has come across his recordings.
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> db
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