45worlds
78 RPM



Biography - United Artist    USA

Label Story

Label Story

John Clein President of this Hollywood, CA, label at 6605 Hollywood Blvd. active from July 1947 through to March 1948.

United Artist Records, Hollywood, "was whipped together" from a variety of smaller record firms, including Avon,Hucksters, Rhapsody,, Excelsior, Eagle, Minor, Hits, Variety, Urban, and Bell of Hawaii (Billboard, Jun. 19, 1948, p. 15). In the fall of 1947, the firm also absorbed bankrupt Enterprise Records (Billboard, Nov. 8, 1947, p. 36).
The original idea was to provide better distribution for small independent companies

By April 1948, Clein was being sued by Bebe Daniels for non payment and in May 1948, United Artist Records was in enough financial trouble to be forced to sell all its holdings to satisfy creditors. All masters to be returned to the labels originally in the co-operative. (cf. announcement in Billboard, May 15, 1948, p. 34).


« Discography 


Edit This Biography  :  Biography Credits
45worlds website ©2024  :  Homepage  :  Search  :  Sitemap  :  Help Page  :  Privacy  :  Terms  :  Contact  :  Share This Page  :  Like us on Facebook
Vinyl Albums  :  Live Music  :  78 RPM  :  CD Albums  :  CD Singles  :  12" Singles  :  7" Singles  :  Tape Media  :  Classical Music  :  Music Memorabilia  :  Cinema  :  TV Series  :  DVD & Blu-ray  :  Magazines  :  Books  :  Video Games  :  Create Your Own World
Latest  »  Items  :  Comments  :  Price Guide  :  Reviews  :  Ratings  :  Images  :  Lists  :  Videos  :  Tags  :  Collected  :  Wanted  :  Top 50  :  Random
45worlds for music, movies, books etc  :  45cat for 7" singles  :  45spaces for hundreds more worlds