LMI Records

1960s-1980s label from Malibu, California, owned by Lee Magid. Article published on page 4 of the 28 Nov 1964 edition of Billboard magazine: "Magid Forms LMI Records NEW YORK - Lee Magid, long-time personal manager, is branching into the record business with a label called LMI Records. The new company will have offices on both coasts. According to Magid, LMI president, the company will release one album every six weeks, pulling singles from the albums. The first release is "Believe It Beloved," coupled with "Blues for the Weepers," by Al Hibbler. The forthcoming album is entitled "Al Hibbler, Early One Morning." On the distributor end, Magid is already set up with Pep in Los Angeles, Columbia in San Francisco, Porteur in New York, Essex in New Jersey and is in negotiation with others. He expects to have 20 distributors around the country. Magid also is involved in the music publishing field. His companies are Alexis Music (ASCAP) and Marvelle Music (BMI). His East Coast representatives are Judith Kyle and Steven Green, and on the West Coast he's represented by George Spiros and Dolores Chevron. Among the artists in his management operation are Della Reese, Al Hibbler, Low Rawls, Ruth Olay and Earl Grant."