Jewel Records was a

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which discs were pressed by the Scranton Button Company. Jewel is one of the big three record companies out of

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. The two most famous, King Records and

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, were responsible for several hits over the years from a wide range of genres. Two prominent figures who recorded for Jewel were

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, who did two singles for the label in

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, and

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