Also appears as "Era" only, "Era Record", "Era Records, Inc."
The Era label was founded in Los Angeles in 1955 by artist (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).