Red Leaf Records

Red Leaf Records
Founded1965
FounderDuff Roman
Danny Mostoway
Art Snider
David Pears
Stan Klees
StatusInactive since 1969
Genrevarious
Country of originCanada
LocationToronto, Ontario

Red Leaf Records was founded in January 1965 by independent Canadian record producers Duff Roman and Danny Mostoway (Roman Records), Art Snider and David Pears (Chateau, Canatal, ACT), and Stan Klees (Tamarac, Bigland),.[1] Believing that radio stations, record dealers and consumers had become confused by the profusion of small labels whose releases were few and far between and scantily promoted and advertised, Red Leaf's founders retired their own labels to join forces in a national super-independent[1] Each unit operated independently of each other, but capitalized on the identity of a larger, cohesive organization.[2] The next year (1966) the label won the Juno Gold Leaf award for "Canadian Content Company".[3]

Beginning in early 1965, Red Leaf released records by a wide array of artists, including rock and pop acts like The Paupers[4] David Clayton Thomas and Bobby Vann from Toronto, The Characters from Ottawa, and The British Modbeats from St. Catharines. Other releases featured soul singers Shirley Matthews and Jay Jackson, girl groups like The Allan Sisters and The Charmaines, the country duo The Rainvilles, novelty records by The Teenyboppers and radio jock Dave Mickey, and even a Christmas 45. The label released two LPs and about three dozen singles before dissolving in the late 1960s.[5]

  1. ^ a b Morgan, Kit (January 30, 1965). "Can. Indies Merge; Bow 'Co-Op' Label". Billboard. pp. 16, 19. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Edwardson, Ryan (2009). Canuck Rock: A History of Canadian Popular Music. University of Toronto Press. pp. 140–142. ISBN 9780802099891. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Previous Juno-Gold Leaf Winners from 1964 to '72". Billboard. April 27, 1974. p. 46. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "Garage Hangover | the site for '60s garage bands since 2004". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  5. ^ "Red Leaf - Music label - RYM/Sonemic". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.