Apex Records (Canada)

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Apex Records was a Canadian record label owned by the Compo Company which lasted as late as 1980. Compo established the Apex label in July, 1921 in Toronto. It released American recordings from Okeh Records and Gennett Records among others. It also released recordings by Canadian artists for both the Anglophone and Francophone communities. After Compo began a distribution arrangement with Decca Records (USA) in 1935, the Apex name was dropped. Apex was revived in 1942 to market Canadian recordings. American Decca bought Compo in 1951. In 1952, Apex resumed issuing American recordings from the various independent American record companies which were established after World War II. Compo was renamed MCA Records (Canada) in 1970, retaining the Apex label for Francophone recordings for a few years before phasing out the label. MCA Canada formally abandoned the trademark in 1984.[1]

[edit] Apex discography of 45 rpm singles (incomplete)

Al Alberts-Apex-76833-till then/Blue o'clock in the morning

Andy Williams-Apex-760577-Lonely street/Summer love

Andy Williams-Apex-76627-I'm so lonesome I could cry/The village of Saint Bernadette

Archie Bleyer-Apex-76697-Mustafa/Jimmie's Blues

Bill Hayes-Apex-76057-The ballad of Davey Crockett/Farewell

Bill Justice-Apex-76208-Raunchy/Midnight Man

Bobby Vinton-Apex-76822-I love you the way you are/You're my girl

Bobettes-Apex-76849-Teddy/Row row row

Bobettes-Apex-76899-My mama said/Sandman

Brenda & The Tabulations-Apex-77037-Dry your eyes/The wash

Buchanan Bros.-Apex-77097-Medicine man Part 1& 2

Buddy Knox-Apex-76229-Swingin' Daddy/Whenever I'm lonely

Casuals-Apex-76241-So tough/I love my darling

Champs-Apex-76643-Too much tequila/Twenty thousands leagues

Champs-Apex-76702-Coconut grove/Alley cat

Champs-Apex-76843-Mr.cool/3/4 mash

Champs-Apex-76912-Switzerland/Only the young

Chordettes-Apex-76068-Humming bird/I told a lie

Chordettes-Apex-76090-Love never changes/Born to be with you

Chordettes-Apex-76099-Teen age goodnght/Lay down your arms

Chordettes-Apex-76290-Love is a two way street/Zorro

Chordettes-Apex-76693-A broken vow/All my sorrows

Counts-Apex-76994-Searchin'/He will break your heart

Dave "Baby" Cortez-Apex-76828-Fiesta/hey hey hey

Dave Gardner-Apex-76166-White silver sands/Fat Charlie

Del Shannon-Apex-76883-Sue's gotta be mine/Now she's gone

Dickie Goodman-Apex-76819-Ben Crazy/Flip side

Dickey Lee-Apex-76941-She's walking away/Big brother

Don Abraham/Ambassadors-Apex-76798-Cruel betty,cruel/International twist

Everly Bros.-Apex-76191-Wake up little Suzie/Maybe tomorrow

Everly Bros.-Apex-76392-Problems/Love of my life

Everly Bros.-Apex-76570-('Til)I kissed you/Oh.what a feeling

Everly Bros.-Apex-76644-Let it be me/Since you broke my heart

Frankie Lymon-Apex-76427-Up jumped a rabbit/No matter what you've done

Gene Summers and his Rebels-Apex-76278-School of rock ‘n roll/Straight skirt

Harptones-Apex-76111-Three wishes/That's the way it goes

Hollywood Flames-Apex-76222-Buzz buzz buzz/Crazy

Jerry Wallace-Apex-76636-Mission bell blues

Jerry Wallace-Apex-76954-You're driving you out of my mind/Helpless

Jimmie Rodgers-Apex-76390-Tucumcari/The night you became seventeen

Jimmie Rodgers-Apex-76391-Bimbombey/You understand me

Jimmie Rodgers-Apex-76510-Ring-a-ling-a-lario/Wonderful you

Jimmy Bowen-Apex-76149-I trusted you/Warm up to me baby

jimmy Dean-Apex-76022-Release me/Sweet darling

Johnny Thunder-Apex-76842-Loop de loop/Don't be ashamed

Kirby St. RomaineApex-76872-Bambola/Empty arms Again

Kirby Stone Four-Apex-76180-S'wonderful/Raven

Maymie & Robert-Apex-76164-Ain't no way in the world/Parting tears

Penguins-Apex-76056-Earth angel/hey senorita

Playmates-Apex-76380-Beep beep/Your love

Regents-Apex-76761-Runaround/Laura my darling

Ritchie Valens-Apex-76402-Donna/La bamba

Rock-A-Teens-Apex-76591-Woo-Hoo/Untrue

Ronnie Dove-Apex-76021-Cry/Autumn rhapsody

Ronnie Dove-Apex-76923-Say you/Let me stay today

Ronnie Dove-Apex-76935-Right or wrong/Baby,put your arms around me

Ronnie Dove-Apex-76956-One kiss for old times sake/Bluebird

Ronnie Dove-Apex-76966-If I live to be a hundred/A little bit of heaven

Ronnie Dove-Apex-76974-I had to let you go/I'll make all your dreams come true

Ronnie Dove-Apex-76983-Kiss away/Where in the world

Ronnie Dove-Apex-77003-Happy summer days/Long after

Ronnie Dove-Apex-77032-One more mountain to climb/All

Ronnie Hawkins-Apex-76499-One of these days/Forty day

Shirley & Lee-Apex-76102-Let the good times roll/Do you mean to hurt me

Wayne Newton-Apex-76913-Born when you kissed me/Little white cloud

Webb Pierce-Apex-76026-Jilted love/I'm happy you hurt me

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