LeFrak-Moelis Records (or LMR for short) was a

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founded by Samuel J. LeFrak of the LeFrak Organization and Herb Moelis, an executive who had worked for Columbia Pictures' music division, and later, Kirshner Entertainment. They had initial success in the late 1980s and early 1990s with

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artist

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. Other artists that LMR had in its roster included

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and Jaya. Its sister label, Saja Records, held the rights to Jim Croce's

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releases (purchased by LeFrak in 1985) and

's recordings before he signed with Empire Musicwerks during the mid-2000s. The LeFrak/LMR/Saja catalog was sold to R2M Music in 2008, and R2M was later absorbed by

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in 2012. Originally an independent label, LMR was later distributed by

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, and later by

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