Passport Records

Passport Records (or just "Passport") was an American label, founded in 1973 and disbanded in 1988. In 1973, Jem Records, Inc., in association with Sire Records Company, launched Passport Records in order to manufacture and release records from within the United States. Larry Fast / Synergy (3) was the first artist signed to the label. The Passport label eventually grew to become the Passport Records Group which included the original flagship Passport label, Passport Jazz, The Audion Recording Company, and several other diverse labels. The parent company, Jem Records, went out of business at the end of 1988 taking Passport Records and The Audion Recording Company with it.