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label. The company lasted until the mid-1970s; after Krahmer's death it was run by his widow, Greta Krahmer. In the 1980s, Newbrook (died 2009) reissued much of the Esquire jazz catalogue in an "Esquire Treasure Chest" series of LPs. The company had a subsidiary, Starlite Records, for non-jazz recordings, including

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{{Authority control Defunct record labels of the United Kingdom British jazz record labels

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