The RCA plant in Smiths Falls pressed thousands of them. Picture discs–records that had photos of the artist printed right on the record, were popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Several Elvis Presley records were pressed in Smiths Falls, along with Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and Led Zeppelin. It was only released in Canada and was called Beatlemania! With the Beatles. In 1963, the first Beatles album for the North American market was pressed by RCA in Smiths Falls. Smiths Falls Record-News photo, courtesy of Smiths Falls Heritage House Museum. Even though it was an RCA facility, it pressed records under contract for all major record labels.Įmployee Shirley McRory is seen here inspecting picture discs with plant manager Harry Fisher.
There were 350 people on staff and three shifts by the mid-1970s.
The Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways both pass through, making it a good place to easily press out the hits that were in demand by baby boomers.ġ25 people worked at RCA in Smiths Falls on a single shift in 1954. The town supplied a competent workforce and good location between Montreal and Toronto, not far from the U.S. RCA opened the Smiths Falls plant in 1954. RCA operated a major vinyl record pressing plant in Smiths Falls, Ontario for many years, and a factory that made televisions in Prescott, Ontario. We’ve all seen the old RCA logo of the dog sitting in front of the phonograph with the slogan “His Master’s Voice.” RCA, the Radio Corporation of America, is one of those iconic brands that was a cornerstone of the golden age of television and radio. Smiths Falls Record-News Photo, courtesy of Smiths Falls Heritage House Museum. A Smiths Falls RCA employee on the job in the mid-1950s.
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