Regent Records

Regent Records was an American record label founded in 1947 by Herman Lubinsky in Newark, New Jersey. The label operated within the Savoy Records organization and remained a Savoy subsidiary until 1964. Its catalog covered several commercially and culturally important forms of postwar American popular music, including jazz, rhythm and blues, pop, and rock and roll. The label belonged to the generation of independent and affiliated record companies that helped bring African American musical styles and emerging popular genres to a wider listening public after the Second World War. Its connection with Savoy placed Regent within a broader label structure rather than as an entirely separate standalone music business. The relationship also gave the imprint access to the recording, manufacturing, distribution, and catalog resources associated with Savoy's operations. Regent's documented identity is primarily that of a catalog label rather than a consumer-facing lifestyle brand. Its main products were recorded music releases issued in physical formats of the period, including singles and albums associated with jazz, rhythm and blues, pop, and rock and roll. The label's historical significance lies in its place within the Savoy family and in the breadth of genres represented in its releases. Regent Records ceased operating as a Savoy subsidiary in 1964. Available reference material does not establish a separate successor brand, a later revival, or a continuing independent corporate operation. The label is therefore best treated as a defunct historical imprint. Its recordings and label history remain relevant to collectors, music historians, and archival projects documenting American popular music and the development of independent record labels.

Regent Records was established in 1947 in Newark, New Jersey, by Herman Lubinsky. From its foundation, the label operated as part of the Savoy Records organization. This structure made Regent a subsidiary imprint within a larger American record-company group, rather than an entirely independent label with no corporate affiliation. The label's recorded-music activities covered a broad range of postwar genres. Its stated areas of specialization included jazz, rhythm and blues, pop, and rock and roll. These categories placed Regent within the changing American music market of the late 1940s through the 1960s, when independent labels and affiliated imprints played an important role in recording and distributing music that crossed regional, racial, and genre boundaries. Regent's business centered on issuing recordings under its own label identity. The available historical record does not provide a complete release chronology, detailed artist roster, executive history, or a full account of its distribution arrangements. It does, however, identify the imprint's genre scope, Newark base, founder, and long-running relationship with Savoy. Those facts establish Regent as a Savoy-associated catalog label whose output participated in several major strands of American popular music. Regent remained a Savoy subsidiary from 1947 until 1964. After 1964, the label is not described in the available reference material as continuing as an active Savoy subsidiary. No reliable information in the supplied sources confirms a separate successor company, a later relaunch, or a current operating business. Regent Records is consequently classified as defunct, with its principal legacy preserved through its historical recordings, catalog references, collector activity, and archival documentation.

• 1964

  Savoy subsidiary period ends

  [1]Regent Records (US)en.wikipedia.org

  Regent's documented period as a subsidiary of Savoy Records ended in 1964.

• 1947

  Regent Records is founded

  [1]Regent Records (US)en.wikipedia.org

  Herman Lubinsky founded Regent Records in Newark, New Jersey, establishing the label within the Savoy Records organization.

A Savoy-affiliated historical record imprint focused on jazz, rhythm and blues, pop, and rock and roll recordings.

• Recorded music · 1947

  Regent music recordings

  The label's core products were recorded music releases issued under the Regent name. Its documented catalog scope included jazz, rhythm and blues, pop, and rock and roll, reflecting the broad genre mix associated with American record labels during the postwar period. Specific release formats, artists, and individual title details are not identified in the supplied reference material.

1. 1Regent Records (US)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2Regent Records entry in the Great 78 Projectgreat78.archive.org