Aragon Records

Vancouver, British Columbia label founded by Al Reusch in 1946. Jack Herschorn purchased the label in June 1971 from Aragon Enterprises Limited and two months later the label and its catalogue was acquired by Can-Base Industries Ltd. when it bought out Herschorn Productions Ltd.

In 1946, aided by Al Reusch, a musician, big band leader, and one of the first DJs in Vancouver, opened one of the very first recording studios in the country in Vancouver and christened Aragon Recording Studios. By 1954, Reusch had acquired sole ownership of the company and subsequently built Mushroom Studios in 1966 at 1234 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver.

Built from the ground up as a first class audio recording studio, the facility was originally an orchestral recording room for special sessions by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Author of "The Audio Cyclopedia", and award-winning acoustician Dr. Howard Tremaine, consulted on the original acoustic design and equipment installation, which led to Diana Ross and The Supremes, becoming some of the first clients, followed shortly by Led Zeppelin.

As Reusch apparently did not like the idea of recording post-Beatles rock and roll, he sold the facility within five years to Jack Herschorn who had previously co-founded Studio 3 on West 12th Avenue with Tom Northcott. The sale materialized in the spring of 1971.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Calgary Range Riders	Muskoka Waltz	ST	02:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	Hold Me Close In Your Arms	Volume 1	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Calgary Range Riders	Curly Hair	ST	02:03
Canadian V.I.P.'s	Lucille	Monsoon b/w Lucille	02:20
Peace River Rangers	Whispering Pines	Peace River Rangers	02:39
Sons of the Saddle	Stein Waltz	Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Evan Kemp	Rainin' On the Mountain	In Hollywood	02:33
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	We Two	Volume 1	02:43
Peace River Rangers	I Will Never Hold Another	Peace River Rangers	02:52
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Pollution	Please Stay Away b/w Pollution	03:26
Evan Kemp	Centennial Boogie	Rootie Tootie b/w Centennial Boogie	02:28
Evan Kemp	Bulkley Valley Waltz	Evan Kemp and The Trail Riders Volume 2	01:50
Rhythm Pals	I Wonder If The Ogopogo’s Lonesome	Dreamy Okanagan Moon // I Wonder If The Ogopogo’s Lonesome	02:32
Sons of the Saddle	Alberta Polka	Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert	02:18
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	On the Golden Shore	Volume 1	02:32
Sons of the Saddle	Orange Blossom Special	Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert	02:29
Danny Romaniuk and His Tumbleweeds featuring Songs by Howie James	Relaxin'	Western Swing From Canada's West	01:56
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	Roly Poly Heart	Sings Vol. 2	02:23
Keray Regan	Picking Flowers	Sings	02:41
Guido D'amico	Froggy Song	The Italian Cowboy	02:38
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	I Was Only Foolin'	Sings Vol. 2	02:47
Red Crawford & Stu Davis	"Fiddlin' Red" Crawford - Black Mountain Rag	Deserted // Black Mountain Rag	02:57
Sons of the Saddle	Delmar Waltz	Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert	02:25
Sons of the Saddle	Over and Over Again	Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert	02:08
Keray Regan	Lena was a Shy Girl	Sings	02:46
Evan Kemp	Midnight Ryder	Evan Kemp and The Trail Riders Volume 2	02:48
Red Crawford & Stu Davis	Stu Davis - Deserted	Deserted // Black Mountain Rag	02:37
Evan Kemp	Bile 'Em Cabbage Down & Cripple Creek	In Hollywood	01:32
Evan Kemp	Too Late To Worry	In Hollywood	02:04
Keray Regan	How are You Feelin' Right Now?	Sings	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Patty Surbey with The Canadian V.I.P.'s	All Year 'Round	(I Want) A Beatle for Christmas b/w Christmas All Year 'Round	02:22
Peace River Rangers	When You Can't Have the One You Love	Peace River Rangers	02:44
Sons of the Saddle	New Accordion Waltz	Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert	02:47
Canadian V.I.P.'s	Monsoon	Monsoon b/w Lucille	03:02
Prowlers	Get A Move On	Get A Move On b/w I'm Feelin' Sorry	02:19
Calgary Range Riders	Southbound	ST	02:33
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	There's A Bluebird On Your Windowsill	In the Blue Canadian Rockies	02:02
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	The 401	The 401	02:34
Big Four	No Love For Me	No Love For Me // Submarine Waltz	03:00
Calgary Range Riders	Blue River Waltz	ST	02:34
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	Lonely Old Blues	Volume 1	02:26
Evan Kemp	Over the Hill	Evan Kemp and The Trail Riders Volume 2	02:44
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Foolish Fellow	The 401	02:30
Sons of the Saddle	Settle Up, Or Settle Down	Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert	02:26
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	1901 Polka	Volume 1	02:08
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	Waltz Of The Stream	Sings Vol. 2	02:50
Guido D'amico	Secret Love	The Italian Cowboy	02:49
Big Ford John	It Never Is Too Late (To Call Upon the Lord)	It Never Is Too Late (To Call Upon the Lord) // I Called Your Name	03:13
Jim Morrison	Your Cheating Heart	Singing the Blues b/w Your Cheating Heart	02:30
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	One Has My Name	Volume 1	02:34
Art Grant and His Northern Lights	Driftwood On The River	The Meanest, Lowest, Lowdown Blues // Driftwood On The River	03:01
Guido D'amico	Yes, I Do	The Italian Cowboy	02:57
Les Vogt	Just Say Goodnight	Here Comes The Rain b/w Just Say Goodnight (picture sleeve)	02:31
Sons of the Saddle	That-a-Way	Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert	02:40
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	When It's Springtime In the Rockies	In the Blue Canadian Rockies	03:17
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	Blue Okanagan	Sings Vol. 2	02:56
Calgary Range Riders	Orange Blossom Special	ST	02:41
The Stripes	Boogie Beat	Hot Rod b/w Boogie Beat	02:52
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals	Bought for a Song	I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song	02:33
Ray Little Radio Cowboy Show	Standin' In The Rain	Elvira Polka // Standin' In The Rain	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Calgary Range Riders	Calgary Waltz	Don't be Blue, Linda Lou // Calgary Waltz	02:13
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	Beautiful Nicola Valley	Volume 1	02:35
Evan Kemp	Rootie Tootie	Rootie Tootie b/w Centennial Boogie	02:23
Peace River Rangers	My Peace River Home	Peace River Rangers	02:29
Sons of the Saddle	Scandinavian Jump	Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert	02:25
Sons of the Saddle	She Told Me She Loved Me	Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert	02:22
Peace River Rangers	Teen-Age Boogie	Peace River Rangers	02:27
Peace River Rangers	Flyin' Saucers	Peace River Rangers	02:03
Les Vogt	Here Comes The Rain	Here Comes The Rain b/w Just Say Goodnight (picture sleeve)	02:19
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	Roly Poly Heart	Roly Poly Heart // A Stranger's Kiss	02:10
Evan Kemp	Snow Road Stomp	Evan Kemp and The Trail Riders Volume 2	02:27
Art Grant and His Northern Lights	The Meanest Lowest Lowdown Blues	The Meanest, Lowest, Lowdown Blues // Driftwood On The River	02:17
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	I Don't Want Your Love	The 401	02:03
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Please Stay Away	Please Stay Away b/w Pollution	01:48
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Too Many Kinfolk	The 401	02:04
Evan Kemp	My Christmas Tree	Evan Kemp and The Trail Riders Volume 2	02:37
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	We've Got More Love	The 401	02:36
Keray Regan	Olga from Norway	Sings	02:12
Sons of the Saddle	Prairie Chicken Polka	Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert	02:14
Calgary Range Riders	Rocky Mountain Rhythm	ST	02:06
Keray Regan	You'll Never Miss Your Daddy	Sings	02:28
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	Oh! Baby Doll	Volume 1	02:23
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	Blue Canadian Rockies	Sings Vol. 2	02:30
The Stripes	Hot Rod	Hot Rod b/w Boogie Beat	02:25
Keray Regan	I Wanna Be With You	Sings	02:17
Sons of the Saddle	Little White House On the Hill	Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert	02:29
Calgary Range Riders	Whispering Songs	ST	02:08
Evan Kemp	Dawson Creek Dolly	In Hollywood	01:35
Evan Kemp	Mansion On the Hill	In Hollywood	02:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Tex Pedersen and His Sunset Ramblers featuring Buddy Marr	Rockelene	Leave The Man In The Moon Alone b/w Rockelene	02:09
Jimmy Morris	My Wife, My Life	Winter Blue // My Wife, My Life	02:50
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	My Home By the Fraser	In the Blue Canadian Rockies	02:42

Aragon Records

Tracks

FEATURED

Sons of the Saddle - Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert

FEATURED

Sons of the Saddle - Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert

Alberta Slim - My Nova Scotian Home // You Say I'm a Fool

FEATURED

Patty Surbey with The Canadian V.I.P.'s - (I Want) A Beatle for Christmas b/w Christmas All Year 'Round

FEATURED

Canadian V.I.P.'s - Monsoon b/w Lucille

FEATURED

Calgary Range Riders - Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair

FEATURED

Calgary Range Riders - ST

FEATURED

Calgary Range Riders - Don't be Blue, Linda Lou // Calgary Waltz

FEATURED

Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Swing Is In... Vol. II

FEATURED

Rhythm Pals - Dreamy Okanagan Moon // I Wonder If The Ogopogo’s Lonesome

FEATURED

Stu Davis (David Stewart) - I Looked For Love // In Daddy's Footsteps

FEATURED

Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders - In the Blue Canadian Rockies

FEATURED

Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders - Volume 1

FEATURED

Evan Kemp - Evan Kemp and The Trail Riders Volume 2

FEATURED

Evan Kemp - In Hollywood

FEATURED

Art Grant and His Northern Lights - The Meanest, Lowest, Lowdown Blues // Driftwood On The River

FEATURED

Art Grant and His Northern Lights - Here We Go Again // I'll Be Headin' Home For Christmas

FEATURED

Les Vogt - Here Comes The Rain b/w Just Say Goodnight (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

FEATURED

Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - Please Stay Away b/w Pollution

FEATURED

Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - The 401

Sandy Marino And The Sandmen - Big Country b/w Hopin' and A-Prayin'

Peace River Rangers - Peace River Rangers

FEATURED

Keray Regan - Sings

Keray Regan - Peace River Waltz // High Wind On The Prairie

FEATURED

Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds) - Sings Vol. 2

Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds) - Blue Okanagan // Over An Ocean Of Golden Dreams

Prowlers - Real Gone Aragon: Roots Rockers & Rockabillies

Rebel Rockers - Real Gone Aragon: Roots Rockers & Rockabillies

Tex Pedersen and His Sunset Ramblers featuring Buddy Marr - Leave The Man In The Moon Alone b/w Rockelene

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