University Recording Company is a

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based

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that existed from 1945 to 1947. The label operated exclusively via sales through the

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, and its president was composer/songwriter Jimmy Richards."Disk Sales Thru Mails". ''

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'', December 28, 1946.
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The label released 78rpm records by musicians such as

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, and The Ginger Snaps.

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;Footnotes ;Further reading *Entry for "University Recording Company". Allan Sutton, ''American Record Companies and Producers, 1888 - 1950''. Mainspring Press, 2018. . 1945 establishments in California 1947 disestablishments in California American record labels Record labels disestablished in 1947 Record labels established in 1945 {{US-record-label-stub

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