Sparton Records
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Sparton Records was a Canadian record company which was based in London, Ontario
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Sparton Records was founded in 1930 by the American electronics company Sparks-Withington Corp., of Jackson, Michigan
, which made Sparton radios. It manufactured and distributed Columbia Records
in Canada from 1939 to 1954. It had distribution arrangements with other American record companies, most notably ABC Records
. It was the first record company in Canada to manufacture stereo records in 1958. While the record company folded in 1969, Sparton Corporation is still in operation. Sparton closed its London operations in 2009.
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
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Sparton Records was founded in 1930 by the American electronics company Sparks-Withington Corp., of Jackson, Michigan
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
, which made Sparton radios. It manufactured and distributed Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
in Canada from 1939 to 1954. It had distribution arrangements with other American record companies, most notably ABC Records
ABC Records
ABC Records was an American record label, founded in New York City in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records. It originated as the main popular music label operated the Am-Par Record Corporation, the music subsidiary of the American Broadcasting Company . ABC-Paramount Records' first president was Samuel H....
. It was the first record company in Canada to manufacture stereo records in 1958. While the record company folded in 1969, Sparton Corporation is still in operation. Sparton closed its London operations in 2009.
Sparton Records artists
- The Bill Smith Combo aka Tommy & The Tom TomsTommy & the Tom TomsTommy & The Tom Toms first started with two guitars and drums, Eddie Wayne Hill on lead guitar, Leonard Walters on rhythm guitar and Joel Colbert on drums. The three fledgling musicians from Arlington, Texas began jamming in an old barn in 1959 and evolved to playing around town for private parties...
- Ward Allen
- Paul AnkaPaul AnkaPaul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...
- Joyce Haun
- The Page Quartet
- Cliff McKay
- Jimmy Namaro
- Bob Scott
- Don & Priscilla Wright