Label Guide: Laurie

Laurie Records was started in 1958 in New York by brothers Robert and Gene Schwartz, and Allan Sussel. It was Sussel's second record label after Jamie Records (named after his elder daughter), and this time he named it for his younger daughter Laura.

Among the most famous recording artists on Laurie's roster were Dion and the Belmonts, The Mystics, The Chiffons, The Jarmels, Bobby Goldsboro, and The Royal Guardsmen. The label also distributed records under several subsidiary labels, including Rust, Legrand, Calico, President, and Dolphin. Laurie changed its name in the early 1980s to 3C Records. 3C stands for Continental Communications Corporation and the master recordings that 3C produced are owned by the Capitol Records unit of Universal Music Group.