Passport Records

Passport Records was founded in 1973 by Jem Records, which had been co-founded in 1971 by Martin L. Scott, Jeff Tenenbaum and Ed Grossi. Jem Records initially operated Passport Records in partnership with Sire Records. The partnership between Jem Records and Sire Records ended in 1977, when Sire Records owner Seymour Stein sold Sire Records to Warner Bros. Records. The label grew to become the Passport Record Group, which included the labels Passport Jazz, Audion Records, Import Records, PVC Records and Visa Records.