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...  Více

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).Méně