Modern Records

Modern Records was an American record label formed in 1945 in Los Angeles by the Bihari brothers — Jules, Saul, Lester and Joe Bihari. In the early 1950s, it launched several subsidiaries — RPM Records, Flair Records and Meteor Records. It launched more subsidiaries — Crown Records and United/Superior Records. In the 1960s, it launched a subsidiary Yuletide Records, specialized in Christmas records. In the 1960s, Modern Records went bankrupt and ... more
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