Jem Records
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Distributor's profile
Headquarters: South Plainfield, New Jersey
West Coast Office: Rosedale, California
European Office: London, England
Founders: Sire Records & Marty Scott
Group Type: Independent
Launch Year: 1971
Closed Date: 1988
With backing from Sire Records, the New Jersey based Jem Records Company was created in 1971 to manufacture, distribute and/or import recordings from Great Britain for the American market. By the mid 1970s, the distributor launched Passport Records and several sub-labels to form the Passport Records Group. With offices in the UK & US, the company began bankruptcy proceedings in 1988, leading to the close of the distribution segment and the Passport group. A decade later in January 1988, an identical Jem Music Corporation located at 303 Fifth Avenue in New York City had surfaced. With a focus on distribution of "historical classical music", it is not known whether this incarnation was related to the predecessor before it's closing in late 2002.
Passport Records Group
- Passport
- Passport Jazz
- Audion
- Import Records
- Important Records
- PVC
- Visa Records