Apex Records (Canada)


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 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 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.

Discography of 45 rpm singles (incomplete)

Listed in alphabetical order by artist's first name:
ArtistCatalogue #Lead singleB-side Single
Al Alberts76833"Till Then""Blue O'Clock In The Morning"
Andy Williams76577"Lonely Street'"Summer Love'
Andy Williams76627"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry""The Village of Saint Bernadette"
Archie Bleyer76697"Mustafa""Jimmie's Blues"
Bill Hayes76057"The Ballad of Davy Crockett""Farewell"
Bill Justis76208"Raunchy""Midnight Man"
Bobby Vinton76822"I Love You the Way You Are""You're My Girl"
The Bobbettes76849"Teddy""Row Row Row"
The Bobbettes76899"My Mama Said""Sandman"
Brenda & The Tabulations77037"Dry Your Eyes""The Wash"
Brother Dave Gardner76166"White Silver Sands""Fat Charlie"
Buchanan Brothers77097"Medicine Man Part 1""Medicine Man Part 2"
Buddy Knox76229"Swingin' Daddy""Whenever I'm Lonely"
The Original Casuals76241"So Tough""I Love My Darling"
Champs76643"Too Much Tequila""Twenty Thousands Leagues"
Champs76702"Coconut Grove""Alley Cat"
Champs76843"Mr. Cool""3/4 Mash"
Champs76912"Switzerland""Only the Young"
The Chancellors76950"Little Latin Lupe Lu""YoYo"
The Chancellors76970"So Fine""I'm a Man"
Chordettes76068"Humming Bird""I Told A Lie"
Chordettes76090"Born to Be with You""Love Never Changes"
Chordettes76099"Teen Age Goodnight""Lay Down Your Arms"
Chordettes76290"Zorro""Love Is A Two Way Street"
Chordettes76693"A Broken Vow""All My Sorrows"
Cleftones76094"Neki-Hokey""Can't We Be Sweethearts?"
Counts76994"Searchin'""He Will Break Your Heart"
Dave "Baby" Cortez76828"Fiesta""Hey Hey Hey"
Del Shannon76883"Sue's Gotta Be Mine""Now She's Gone"
Dickey Lee76941"She's Walking Away""Big Brother"
Dickie Goodman76819"Ben Crazy""Flip Side"
Doc Burch76439"Catch a Little Moonbeam"
Ritchie Valens76472"That's My Little Suzie""In A Turkish Town"
Don Abraham/The Ambassadors76798"Cruel Betty, Cruel""International Twist"
Donna Loren76839"I'm In Love With the Ticket Taker at The Bijou Movie""I'm Gonna Be All Right"
Donna Loren76867"Dream World"" I'm the One Who Loves You"
Donna Loren76881"I'm Gonna Be All Right""Johnny's Got Something"
Everly Brothers76191"Wake Up Little Susie""Maybe Tomorrow"
Everly Brothers76392"Problems""Love Of My Life"
Ritchie Valens76530"Little Girl""We Belong Together"
Everly Brothers76570" I Kissed You""Oh, What a Feeling"
Everly Brothers76644"Let It Be Me""Since You Broke My Heart"
Frankie Lymon76427"Up Jumped a Rabbit""No Matter What You've Done"
Gene Summers and his Rebels76278"School of Rock 'n Roll""Straight Skirt"
Gene Summers and his Rebels76306"Nervous""Gotta Lotta That"
The Harptones76111"Three Wishes""That's The Way It Goes"
The Hollywood Flames76222"Buzz-Buzz-Buzz""Crazy"
J-Double-R 76636"Soo City""Hip-Hop Re'Birth"
Jerry Wallace76954"You're Driving You Out of My Mind""Helpless"
Jimmie Rodgers76283"Make Me a Miracle""Secretly"
Jimmie Rodgers76390"Tucumcari""The Night You Became Seventeen"
Jimmie Rodgers76391"Bimbombey""You Understand Me"
Jimmie Rodgers76510"Ring-a-ling-a-lario""Wonderful You"
Jimmy Bowen76149"I Trusted You""Warm Up to Me Baby"
Jimmy Dean76022"Release Me""Sweet Darling"
Johnny Thunder76842"Loop de Loop""Don't Be Ashamed"
Kirby St. Romaine76872"Bambola""Empty Arms Again"
Kirby Stone Four76180"S'Wonderful""Raven"
Maymie & Robert76164"Ain't No Way in the World""Parting Tears"
The Penguins76056"Earth Angel""Hey Senorita"
The Playmates76380"Beep Beep""Your Love"
The Raftsmen76886"Something to Sing About""Kelligrew's Soiree"
The Regents76761"Runaround""Laura My Darling"
Ritchie Valens76402"Donna""La Bamba"
The Rock-A-Teens76591"Woo-Hoo""Untrue"
Ronnie Dove76021"Cry""Autumn Rhapsody"
Ronnie Dove76923"Say You""Let Me Stay Today"
Ronnie Dove76935"Right or Wrong""Baby, Put Your Arms Around Me"
Ronnie Dove76956"One Kiss for Old Times' Sake""Bluebird"
Ronnie Dove76966"A Little Bit of Heaven""If I Live to Be a Hundred"
Ronnie Dove76974"I Had to Let You Go""I'll Make All Your Dreams Come True"
Ronnie Dove76983"Kiss Away""Where In The World"
Ronnie Dove77003"Happy Summer Days""Long After"
Ronnie Dove77007"I Really Don't Want To Know""Years of Tears"
Ronnie Dove77032"One More Mountain to Climb""All"
Ronnie Hawkins76499"Forty Days""One of These Days"
Shirley & Lee76102"Let the Good Times Roll""Do You Mean to Hurt Me"
The Trashmen76894"Surfin' Bird""King Of The Surf"
Wayne Newton76913"Little White Cloud""Born When You Kissed Me"
Vernon Dalhart76913"Wreck of the Old 97""The Prisoners Song"
Witness Inc.77044"I'll Forget Her Tomorrow""Girl Before You Go"
Witness Inc.77063"Jezebel""Not You Girl"
Witness Inc.77077"Harlem Lady""I Put A Spell On You"
Witness Inc.77087"Visions of Vanessa""Another Side of Her"
Witness Inc.77093"So Come with Me""I've Got To Go"
Webb Pierce76026"Jilted Love""I'm Happy You Hurt Me"