Rca Goes Canadian!

Volume 4, No. 13 Week of November 22nd , 1965 1 RC A GOES CANADIAN! •GIORGI HA!~ ~~~ r Company Limited This is the fourth in a series of articles from the leaders of the Canadian music industry. In these articles the people at the helm of the industry will express their outlooks and their 9pinions regarding the domestic industry. In the weeks to come, we hope to print comments from every Canadian-minded record company. NEW NATIONA L ISM CANADIAN ARTISTS That sudden upsurge of nationalism took For example, take the show-stoppin g, some people completely by surprise, even bill-topping Canadian dance group. Les in this country. Canadians, traditionally Feux-Follets are probably better kn own in modest people whose West Coast seldom London, England than London, Ontario. knew what their East Coast was doing, There's no question at all about their in were all at once flourishing flags and ask ternational status - but how a bout their ing awkward questions about a national national one? This is a Canadian achieve identity. It was all most confusing. ment and the people of Moose J ;'lW can be But to the Canadian music business just as proud as tr. ~ people of Montreal. to fi nd and promote the talent in this coun (where a little modesty goes a very long With our new nati:mal ism, there is no try. With a new la be l , we can re-release way) this new-found pride in home-grown longer a limited mar>.et for talent in either artists such as Colette Boky, whose re products was the best bit of news since language. The sky' s the limit, and album cent European success has brought s uc h Nelson Eddy stopped masquerading as a sales prove it. The music of Les Feux credit to Canada. We can tell the country Mountie. This was just what we needed to Follets is now on RCA Victor's Canada about the great amateur talent to be fo und make the world sit up and take notice of International label. in groups like the Dofasco Male Chorus. Canadian talent. We had a story to tell and We don't pretend that this is particularly a country to sell, particularly with Expo CITY BY CITY profitable to the company, but it is an in '67 0n the horizon. Now that we had a new The same applies in selling East to tegral part of the Canadian scene and, as national spirit, we could achieve inter West and telling the Canadian story as a such, every bit as importa nt as the steady national status for our recording stars. whole. To swinging Torontonians, the success of professional groups such as Brian Browne Trio s;•ms up the city scene. RCA GOE S INTERN ATIONAL the Carl Tapscott Singers. Besides, as I ln Vancouver, it is Lance Harrison, while said, nosta lgia is part of our business. We began by stating the fact firmly on in Montreal the Nick Ayoub Quintet is the the new RCA Victor album s,with the Cana There are,of course, certain restrictions most. By promoting fine recordings of da International label. which even the most rabid nationalism can these groups, we made it possi ble for not overcome. Release dates for foreign Three years ago, it was hard enough to Canadians everywhere to get the feel of interest the U.S.A . in Canadian talent, scores, of hit Broadway musicals and these cities without noving from their own great movies music.But we've got a policy. never mind the rest of the world. Even living rooms. By the same token , not all at home, American recordings by inter If you can't get the original - then make Bach e nthusiasts can make the trip to nationally-known names invariably outsold a new one - and that's just what we did Montreal. Nevertheless, we believe that our own. But now, with the Canada Inter with the Phil Nimmons Jazz Group, whose students from St. J v!rn 's to Nanaimo and national label and more competitive prices "Mary Pop pins Swings" was the first on back again should be able to hear the for both those and the Gala and Camden the scen e once the movie came to Canada world's greatest organ music. That is why and is still one of the most popular ver recordings, Canadian artists are getting a we recorded Raymond Davelux in recital s ions. Another was George Tremblay 's much better hearing. And not only at home. at St. Joseph's Oratory. In eleven countries and as far away as strictly Canadian "do-it-yourself-disco Israel, where Ginette Ravel is among to ETHNIC MUSIC theque" version of the "My Fair Lady" day's best-sellers, Canada International is With our new national spirit and our melodies. putting the "maple leaf" talent on the map. International label, we are making more COMING UP ROSES People are buying and playing Canada, music for New Canadians, and for ethnic All of which s hould ind icate that, and discovering there is no dearth of talent groups on both sides of the border. Nostal musically, Canada is coming up roses. in this country. gia is an important part of the record busi There' s a certain magic to the word ness. That is why we go to Europe - so Even so, there is more music in Cana "international" and with it, we have found that those who prefer a genuine yode l to a da at the moment than you can shake a a new flexibility of operation to help us ye-ye can hear the real thing. And that is baton at - fine music, by fine musicians towards our objectives. why we record newly arrived groups s uch who a re making a magnificent contribu First of these, of course, is internation as the Max Eric Trio, who were so well tion to Canada's international prestige. We al recognition. But equally important, we known in their native Germany. like to think we have he lped. are also selling Canada to Canadians and Selling Canada and Canadian music is introducing them to the talent that is PROMOTING CA t~ ADIAN TALENT good business ... and it's getting better theirs. This is all part of our third objective: every month. • Leth bri dge: CJ 0 C 's others have made this one of the most re this contest co-sponsored by C HNS, Dairy "Golden Weekend 11 turn fr eshing of Canadian produced musical Queen and Seven Up. A cash prize of $500 ed out to be a listeners shows. goes to the winner. "Saturday Night holiday. It was a solid Regino: CKCK is presenting the Bobby Party" is a locally produced CTVer giving 38 hours of hits of the Curtola Show throughout Saskatchewan. good exposure to pop, folk a nd country past. Listeners sent in Bobby will be pla ying a dozen dates in artists. Also from Stephen come s news requests for their favour the province. that The Great Scots will be soon releas ites and as a bonus dur Samia: Live from the Terrace Room at ing their follow-up to " Give Me Lovin". ing the 38 hours, names the Drawbridge Inn a•1d a ll free courtesy Local group The Five Sounds have re were picked at random of CHOK and hos ted by Steve Glenn a nd leased "Loading Coal" on Epic. Volume and the writer given 3 Wayne Secor. Tha t's the newes t promotion 2 of "Voice Of An Angel" by Cathie minutes to call the sta from this important border centre. Besides McKinnon is the mo st asked for LP since tion a nd win himself a free dancing the teene rs can also enjoy a her Volume 1. Anyone looking for a good silver buck. A draw at splash in the inside pool and free refres h contact in the Maritimes s hould drop the completion of the ments. • Stephen a line at 3120 Un ion St., Halifax. promotion sent one He is also teen columnist for the Halifax lucky listener a transistor radio. Suburban Mirror. Owen Sound: Bill McNicol notes from Halifax: Stephen Kimber, New York: Ren Grevatt, publicist for CFOS that popula r s ummer DJ Norm Kim Enterprises, is The Richmond Organization, notes that Blakely is now looking a fter prime time at c urrently negotia ting for "Turn, Turn, Turn" by the Byrds was a CFSL Weyburn. Norm was a boon to the exposure of some of the nationwide chartbuster only three weeks vacationland during last summer and bu ilt best from the east to after release. This is the third major chart up a large lis te ning a udience which in the Upper Canada mar item written by Pete Seeger. Others were cluded both young and o ld. ket. The junket may in "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" a nd Kentvi I le: Lorne F evens a nd the gang clude Roger Gray, The "If I Had A Hammer" co-written with Lee at C KEN a re knocked out with the latest Axemen a nd the Dar Hayes. T RO is widely credited w ith intro release of The Brunswick Playboys "My ve ls. The Axemen have ducing fo lk songs in the pop field as far 11 Heart ls An Open Book won so many been guested on the lo back as 1949 when it first published mate r 11 times on the "Battle Line it was de ca l CBC-TVer "Frank ' s ial featured by the Weavers.

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