Everest

US label. Label Code: LC 0713 / LC 00713 Everest (also Everest Records (2)) is an American label, originally based in Bayside, Long Island, New York, and founded by Harry D. Belock and Bert Whyte of the Belock Instrument Corporation, in May 1958. The label was sold to Bernard Solomon, former accountant for the Belock Instrument Corporation, in 1962. Solomon relocated the label to Los Angeles, California. The label was originally dedicated mainly to high-quality classical recordings, but Solomon turned it into a budget label. In 1993, Seymour Solomon (no relation to Bernard) revived the label and released some of the old material with the focus on the quality. After his death in 2002, the label disappeared again. In 2008, Harkit Records licensed some material from the current owners of the label and released 15 titles the same year. Also, Classic Records has been issuing some of the original recordings. For its sister profile, please see Everest Records (2).