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American record labels

  • Sire RecordsSire Records began in 1966 as Sire Productions. Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer each invested ten thousand dollars to launch the company.
  • ABKCO RecordsAllen Klein opened a small office in New York City during the year 1961. He called this new venture Allen Klein & Co. The business focused on managing music…
  • Dover PublicationsHayward and Blanche Cirker opened their book business in 1941 from an apartment building called The Dover in Forest Hills South, Queens.
  • Swan RecordsSwan Records opened its doors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during 1957. Bob Crewe and Frank Slay built the company as staff producers and writers.