ERA Records

Also appears as "Era" only, "Era Record", "Era Records, Inc." The Era label was founded in Los Angeles in 1955 by Herbert Newman (born 05.05.1925), a lyricist of the pre-rock school, and his cousin, Lew Bedell. Newman studied at UCLA, later working for Mercury and Decca as a salesman, before starting Era Records. The partnership also formed Dore Records in Hollywood in 1958 as a companion to their Era label. In 1959 they split. (Newman to Era and Bedell to Doré). In the 1970's, K-Tel bought the label. See also Era Record Sales Inc. and Era Records Ltd.. ** For bootleg repros, please use: Era Records (5).