PRI Records was an American, Los Angeles-based record label, founded as a division of Precision Radiation Instruments Inc., a Geiger counter manufacturer founded in the 1950s that had expanded into radio manufacturing, marginally profitable, and ultimately the record business by merging with Tops Records in 1958. In 1960, PRI, Tops Records, and its other associated labels were sold to a group of investors and Bob Blythe became the manager. By 1962, the company was bankrupt and sold to

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The Precision Radiation Instruments (PRI) Story
'' by Mike Callahan, David Edwards, and Patrice Eyries, ''Both Sides Now'' (newsletter of Michael A. Callahan; born 1945), McKinney, Texas (article last updated April 15, 2007) The bulk of PRI's releases consist of records made by record producer

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, who also made recordings for some of PRI's sister labels.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:PRI Records Record labels established in 1957 Blues record labels Defunct record labels of the United States