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
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	North Thompson Reel	In the Blue Canadian Rockies	02:10
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Too Many Kinfolk	The 401	02:04
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	When It's Springtime In the Rockies	In the Blue Canadian Rockies	03:17
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
Prowlers	Honey Strollin' (previously unreleased)	Real Gone Aragon: Roots Rockers & Rockabillies	02:25
Keray Regan	Olga from Norway	Sings	02:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	On the Golden Shore	Volume 1	02:32
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Rhythm Pals	Dreamy Okanagan Moon	Dreamy Okanagan Moon // I Wonder If The Ogopogo’s Lonesome	02:27
Tex Pedersen and His Sunset Ramblers featuring Buddy Marr	Rockelene	Leave The Man In The Moon Alone b/w Rockelene	02:09
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	If You Come Home Tonight	Volume 1	02:48
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	I Was Only Foolin'	Sings Vol. 2	02:47
Sons of the Saddle	Over and Over Again	Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert	02:08
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	Quadra Island Breakdown	In the Blue Canadian Rockies	02:16
Evan Kemp	Cattle Call	Evan Kemp and The Trail Riders Volume 2	02:25
Sons of the Saddle	Song of the Wild	Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert	03:01
Prowlers	Rock Me, Baby	Most of All b/w Rock Me, Baby	02:59
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Please Stay Away	Please Stay Away b/w Pollution	01:48
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	1901 Polka	Volume 1	02:08
Calgary Range Riders	Rocky Mountain Rhythm	Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair	02:19
Guido D'amico	Secret Love	The Italian Cowboy	02:49
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals	I Keep Telling Myself	I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song	03:08
Sons of the Saddle	Prairie Chicken Polka	Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert	02:14
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	I Don't Want Your Love	The 401	02:03
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	Blue Canadian Rockies	In the Blue Canadian Rockies	03:03
Evan Kemp	Try a Prayer	Evan Kemp and The Trail Riders Volume 2	02:41
Cowboy Joe and the Salmon River Boys	The Unknown Soldier's Grave	A Letter to Santa Claus // The Unknown Soldier's Grave	02:27
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	Little Shoes	Sings Vol. 2	02:47
Big Four	Submarine Waltz	No Love For Me // Submarine Waltz	02:51
Calgary Range Riders	Muskoka Waltz	ST	02:53
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	Ogopogo Polka	In the Blue Canadian Rockies	02:28
Evan Kemp	Oh, Lady Be Good	In Hollywood	01:43
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	One Has My Name	Volume 1	02:34
Red Crawford & Stu Davis	"Fiddlin' Red" Crawford - Black Mountain Rag	Deserted // Black Mountain Rag	02:57
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	Blue Canadian Rockies	Sings Vol. 2	02:30
Evan Kemp	My Dream and I	In Hollywood	02:50
Sons of the Saddle	Little White House On the Hill	Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert	02:29
Peace River Rangers	Hey! Cousin! (What's Buzzin'?)	Peace River Rangers	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	My Home By the Fraser	In the Blue Canadian Rockies	02:42
Rhythm Pals	I Wonder If The Ogopogo’s Lonesome	Dreamy Okanagan Moon // I Wonder If The Ogopogo’s Lonesome	02:32
Calgary Range Riders	Rocky Mountain Rhythm	ST	02:06
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	We've Got More Love	The 401	02:36
Andy Fraser and His Radio Rangers	Somewhere There's Someone	Fiddlin' Round // Somewhere There's Someone	03:19
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	Seeing Is Believing	Sings Vol. 2	02:30
Guido D'amico	Froggy Song	The Italian Cowboy	02:38
The Stripes	Hot Rod	Hot Rod b/w Boogie Beat	02:25
Big Four	No Love For Me	No Love For Me // Submarine Waltz	03:00
Keray Regan	Lena was a Shy Girl	Sings	02:46
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	Lonely Old Blues	Volume 1	02:26
Les Vogt	Here Comes The Rain	Here Comes The Rain b/w Just Say Goodnight (picture sleeve)	02:19
Calgary Range Riders	Curly Hair	ST	02:03
Evan Kemp	Mansion On the Hill	In Hollywood	02:17
Jim Morrison	Your Cheating Heart	Singing the Blues b/w Your Cheating Heart	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	Oh! Baby Doll	Volume 1	02:23
Sons of the Saddle	Scandinavian Jump	Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert	02:25
Calgary Range Riders	Blue River Waltz	ST	02:34
Evan Kemp	Centennial Boogie	Rootie Tootie b/w Centennial Boogie	02:28
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	Beautiful Nicola Valley	Volume 1	02:35
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Foolish Fellow	The 401	02:30
Sons of the Saddle	Tom and Katy	Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert	02:29
Evan Kemp	Falling Leaf	Evan Kemp and The Trail Riders Volume 2	02:25
Sons of the Saddle	Orange Blossom Special	Vol. 2 Featuring Gene Siebert	02:29
Calgary Range Riders	Calgary Waltz	ST	02:16
Big Ford John	I Called Your Name	It Never Is Too Late (To Call Upon the Lord) // I Called Your Name	02:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Calgary Range Riders	Too Old to be Young Any More	ST	02:37
Sons of the Saddle	My Dream and I	Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert	02:45
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) with The Rhythm Pals	Bought for a Song	I Keep Telling Myself // Bought for a Song	02:33
Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders	There's A Bluebird On Your Windowsill	In the Blue Canadian Rockies	02:02
Peace River Rangers	Whispering Pines	Peace River Rangers	02:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	Make-Believe Castle	Sings Vol. 2	02:50
Sandy Marino And The Sandmen	Hopin' and a-Prayin'	Big Country b/w Hopin' and A-Prayin'	02:22
Keray Regan	I Wanna Be With You	Sings	02:17
Jim Morrison	Singing the Blues	Singing the Blues b/w Your Cheating Heart	02:21
Art Grant and His Northern Lights	The Meanest Lowest Lowdown Blues	The Meanest, Lowest, Lowdown Blues // Driftwood On The River	02:17
Ray Little Radio Cowboy Show	Standin' In The Rain	Elvira Polka // Standin' In The Rain	02:36
Keray Regan	High Wind on the Prairie	Sings	02:41
Evan Kemp	Real Danger	In Hollywood	02:18
Sons of the Saddle	That-a-Way	Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert	02:40
Evan Kemp	Bulkley Valley Waltz	Evan Kemp and The Trail Riders Volume 2	01:50
Sons of the Saddle	Just a Rollin' Stone	Vol. 1 Featuring Vic and Lenny Siebert	02:18
Peace River Rangers	Pioneer Girls	Peace River Rangers	02:50
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
The Stripes	Boogie Beat	Hot Rod b/w Boogie Beat	02:52
Red Crawford & Stu Davis	"Fiddlin' Red" Crawford - Black Mountain Rag	Deserted // Black Mountain Rag	02:57
Sunset Ramblers featuring Tex & Deanna Pedersen	The Morning After	Hillbilly Hits Featuring	02:26
Canadian V.I.P.'s	Monsoon	Monsoon b/w Lucille	03:02
Peace River Rangers	I Will Never Hold Another	Peace River Rangers	02:52
Buddy Reynolds (Ivan A. Reynolds)	I Want To Be Your Valentine	Sings Vol. 2	02:55
Peace River Rangers	Flyin' Saucers	Peace River Rangers	02:03
Evan Kemp	Too Late To Worry	In Hollywood	02:04
Calgary Range Riders	Southbound	ST	02:33
Patty Surbey with The Canadian V.I.P.'s	(I Want) A Beatle for Christmas	(I Want) A Beatle for Christmas b/w Christmas All Year 'Round	02:17
Calgary Range Riders	Curly Hair	Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair	02:01
Les Vogt	Just Say Goodnight	Here Comes The Rain b/w Just Say Goodnight (picture sleeve)	02:31

Aragon Records

Tracks

FEATURED

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

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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

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Calgary Range Riders - Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair

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Calgary Range Riders - ST

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

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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

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

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Evan Kemp and the Trail Riders - Volume 1

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Evan Kemp - Evan Kemp and The Trail Riders Volume 2

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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)

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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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