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	\| death_place = [[Westport, Connecticut]], US		\| death_place = [[Westport, Connecticut]], US
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	\| occupation = [[Music executive]], [[record label]] owner		\| occupation = [[Music executive]], [[record label]] owner

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	His Crown record company soon went bankrupt, and he set up new labels including Royale and Varsity, based in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]; however, none of the leading musicians he had produced followed him, and the labels again folded. Oberstein then set up the Imperial Record Company, with the Elite label subsidiary. He recorded [[Bunny Berigan]]'s final sessions, and began acquiring smaller companies and exchanging [[master recording\|masters]] with [[Savoy Records]]. He circumvented the 1942-43 "[[Petrillo Ban]]", which stopped recordings being made by union members in the US, by making and distributing recordings that he claimed had been made in [[Mexico]]. He also reissued many older recordings made for labels such as [[Crown Records\|Crown]], [[Gennett Records\|Gennett]] and [[Paramount Records\|Paramount]]; the legality of his business methods in acquiring and re-selling the recordings sometimes came into question.<ref name=cummings>Alex Sayf Cummings.		His Crown record company soon went bankrupt, and he set up new labels including Royale and Varsity, based in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]; however, none of the leading musicians he had produced followed him, and the labels again folded. Oberstein then set up the Imperial Record Company, with the Elite label subsidiary. He recorded [[Bunny Berigan]]'s final sessions, and began acquiring smaller companies and exchanging [[master recording\|masters]] with [[Savoy Records]]. He circumvented the 1942-43 "[[Petrillo Ban]]", which stopped recordings being made by union members in the US, by making and distributing recordings that he claimed had been made in [[Mexico]]. He also reissued many older recordings made for labels such as [[Crown Records\|Crown]], [[Gennett Records\|Gennett]] and [[Paramount Records\|Paramount]]; the legality of his business methods in acquiring and re-selling the recordings sometimes came into question.<ref name=cummings>Alex Sayf Cummings.
	[https://books.google.com/books?id=0PE0kha7UoUC~~&pg=PP46~~&dq=%22Eli+Oberstein%22+died&hl=~~en&sa=X&ei=1TM1U7-9G4uThgeUmIG4CA&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Eli%20Oberstein%22%20died&f=false~~ ''Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century''], [[Oxford University Press]], 2013</ref> With bandleader [[Johnny Messner (musician)\|Johnny Messner]], he set up the [[Top Hat Records\|Top Hat]] record label which specialised in risqué [[double entendre]] "party" records. Oberstein also established the Hit record label, which found chart success with [[Louis Prima]]'s "Angelina" in 1944.<ref name=bluegrass/><ref name=donald/>		[https://books.google.com/books?id=0PE0kha7UoUC&dq=%22Eli+Oberstein%22+died&pg=PP46 ''Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century''], [[Oxford University Press]], 2013</ref> With bandleader [[Johnny Messner (musician)\|Johnny Messner]], he set up the [[Top Hat Records\|Top Hat]] record label which specialised in risqué [[double entendre]] "party" records. Oberstein also established the Hit record label, which found chart success with [[Louis Prima]]'s "Angelina" in 1944.<ref name=bluegrass/><ref name=donald/>

	Oberstein was described as "a colorful wheeler-dealer".<ref name=bluegrass/> In 1945, he sold his recording studio, pressing plant and master recordings to the [[Majestic Radio & Television Corporation]], and helped them set up the [[Majestic Records]] label of the same name. He was briefly re-hired by RCA Victor before he was again fired, and then relaunched his Varsity label. In 1948, he bought back the rights to the Majestic label, which had been sold to [[Mercury Records]], and, after a period with [[Columbia Records]], he acquired the rights to the [[Allegro Records\|Allegro]] [[classical music]] label in the early 1950s. He set up the Royale label through which he sold acquired recordings at budget prices.		Oberstein was described as "a colorful wheeler-dealer".<ref name=bluegrass/> In 1945, he sold his recording studio, pressing plant and master recordings to the [[Majestic Radio & Television Corporation]], and helped them set up the [[Majestic Records]] label of the same name. He was briefly re-hired by RCA Victor before he was again fired, and then relaunched his Varsity label. In 1948, he bought back the rights to the Majestic label, which had been sold to [[Mercury Records]], and, after a period with [[Columbia Records]], he acquired the rights to the [[Allegro Records\|Allegro]] [[classical music]] label in the early 1950s. He set up the Royale label through which he sold acquired recordings at budget prices.

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	==Family==		==Family==
	His only child,<ref name=clarke>[http://www.donaldclarkemusicbox.com/encyclopedia/detail.php?s=2735 Donald Clarke, "OBERSTEIN, Eli and Maurice", ''Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music'']. Retrieved June 15, 2014.</ref>		His only child,<ref name=clarke>[http://www.donaldclarkemusicbox.com/encyclopedia/detail.php?s=2735 Donald Clarke, "OBERSTEIN, Eli and Maurice", ''Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music'']. Retrieved June 15, 2014.</ref> [[Maurice Oberstein\|Maurice "Obie" Oberstein]] (1928 – 2001) sold the Rondo label shortly after his father's death. He then worked for [[Columbia Records]], where he was responsible for setting up the CBS imprint for producing and distributing the company's recordings in the UK. He later became chairman of [[Polygram\|Polygram UK]], and twice chairman of the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).<ref name=donald/>

	[[Maurice Oberstein\|Maurice "Obie" Oberstein]] (1928 – 2001) sold the Rondo label shortly after his father's death. He then worked for [[Columbia Records]], where he was responsible for setting up the CBS imprint for producing and distributing the company's recordings in the UK. He later became chairman of [[Polygram\|Polygram UK]], and twice chairman of the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).<ref name=donald/>

	==References==		==References==

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	==Family==		==Family==
	His only child,<ref name=clarke>[http://www.donaldclarkemusicbox.com/encyclopedia/detail.php?s=2735 Donald Clarke, "OBERSTEIN, Eli and Maurice", ''Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music'']. Retrieved 15 June 2014</ref> [[Maurice Oberstein\|Maurice "Obie" Oberstein]] (1928 – 2001) sold the Rondo label shortly after his father's death. He then worked for [[Columbia Records]], where he was responsible for setting up the CBS imprint for producing and distributing the company's recordings in the UK. He later became chairman of [[Polygram\|Polygram UK]], and twice chairman of the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).<ref name=donald/>		His only child,<ref name=clarke>[http://www.donaldclarkemusicbox.com/encyclopedia/detail.php?s=2735 Donald Clarke, "OBERSTEIN, Eli and Maurice", ''Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music'']. Retrieved June 15, 2014.</ref>

			[[Maurice Oberstein\|Maurice "Obie" Oberstein]] (1928 – 2001) sold the Rondo label shortly after his father's death. He then worked for [[Columbia Records]], where he was responsible for setting up the CBS imprint for producing and distributing the company's recordings in the UK. He later became chairman of [[Polygram\|Polygram UK]], and twice chairman of the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).<ref name=donald/>

	==References==		==References==

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	He is credited with establishing the Bluebird record label in the early 1930s, as a 35-cent low priced subsidiary of Victor. The label became successful during the [[Depression era]], and established the reputations of many country and [[blues]] musicians including [[The Delmore Brothers]], [[Ernest Tubb]], [[Big Bill Broonzy]], and [[Roosevelt Sykes]].<ref name=donald/> In 1936, he became head of popular [[Artist & Repertoire]] at [[RCA Victor]].<ref name=donald>[http://www.donaldclarkemusicbox.com/encyclopedia/detail.php?s=2735 Donald Clarke, "OBERSTEIN, Eli and Maurice"], ''Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Retrieved 27 March 2014</ref> He signed [[Benny Goodman]] and [[Tommy Dorsey]] to RCA Victor, also adding [[Glenn Miller]] and [[Artie Shaw]] to the roster at Bluebird. As a [[record producer]], Oberstein pioneered the practice of making deals with songwriters, music publishers and others, which eventually developed into what became known as "[[payola]]". In 1939, he was abruptly fired with no explanation by RCA Victor.<ref name=bluegrass/><ref name=donald/>		He is credited with establishing the Bluebird record label in the early 1930s, as a 35-cent low priced subsidiary of Victor. The label became successful during the [[Depression era]], and established the reputations of many country and [[blues]] musicians including [[The Delmore Brothers]], [[Ernest Tubb]], [[Big Bill Broonzy]], and [[Roosevelt Sykes]].<ref name=donald/> In 1936, he became head of popular [[Artist & Repertoire]] at [[RCA Victor]].<ref name=donald>[http://www.donaldclarkemusicbox.com/encyclopedia/detail.php?s=2735 Donald Clarke, "OBERSTEIN, Eli and Maurice"], ''Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Retrieved 27 March 2014</ref> He signed [[Benny Goodman]] and [[Tommy Dorsey]] to RCA Victor, also adding [[Glenn Miller]] and [[Artie Shaw]] to the roster at Bluebird. As a [[record producer]], Oberstein pioneered the practice of making deals with songwriters, music publishers and others, which eventually developed into what became known as "[[payola]]". In 1939, he was abruptly fired with no explanation by RCA Victor.<ref name=bluegrass/><ref name=donald/>

	His Crown record company soon went bankrupt, and he set up new labels including Royale and Varsity, based in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]; however, none of the leading musicians he had produced followed him, and the labels again folded. Oberstein then set up the Imperial Record Company, with the Elite label subsidiary. He recorded [[Bunny Berigan]]'s final sessions, and began acquiring smaller companies and exchanging [[master recording\|masters]] with [[Savoy Records]]. He circumvented the 1942-43 "[[Petrillo Ban]]", which stopped recordings being made by union members in the US, by making and distributing recordings that he claimed had been made in [[Mexico]]. He also reissued many older recordings made for labels such as [[Crown Records\|Crown]], [[Gennett Records\|Gennett]] and [[Paramount Records\|Paramount]]; the legality of his business methods in acquiring and re-selling the recordings sometimes came into question.<ref name=cummings>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0PE0kha7UoUC&pg=PP46&dq=%22Eli+Oberstein%22+died&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1TM1U7-9G4uThgeUmIG4CA&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Eli%20Oberstein%22%20died&f=false ~~Alex Sayf Cummings,~~ ''Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century''], [[Oxford University Press]], 2013</ref> With bandleader [[Johnny Messner (musician)\|Johnny Messner]], he set up the [[Top Hat Records\|Top Hat]] record label which specialised in risqué [[double entendre]] "party" records. Oberstein also established the Hit record label, which found chart success with [[Louis Prima]]'s "Angelina" in 1944.<ref name=bluegrass/><ref name=donald/>		His Crown record company soon went bankrupt, and he set up new labels including Royale and Varsity, based in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]; however, none of the leading musicians he had produced followed him, and the labels again folded. Oberstein then set up the Imperial Record Company, with the Elite label subsidiary. He recorded [[Bunny Berigan]]'s final sessions, and began acquiring smaller companies and exchanging [[master recording\|masters]] with [[Savoy Records]]. He circumvented the 1942-43 "[[Petrillo Ban]]", which stopped recordings being made by union members in the US, by making and distributing recordings that he claimed had been made in [[Mexico]]. He also reissued many older recordings made for labels such as [[Crown Records\|Crown]], [[Gennett Records\|Gennett]] and [[Paramount Records\|Paramount]]; the legality of his business methods in acquiring and re-selling the recordings sometimes came into question.<ref name=cummings>Alex Sayf Cummings.
			[https://books.google.com/books?id=0PE0kha7UoUC&pg=PP46&dq=%22Eli+Oberstein%22+died&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1TM1U7-9G4uThgeUmIG4CA&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Eli%20Oberstein%22%20died&f=false ''Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century''], [[Oxford University Press]], 2013</ref> With bandleader [[Johnny Messner (musician)\|Johnny Messner]], he set up the [[Top Hat Records\|Top Hat]] record label which specialised in risqué [[double entendre]] "party" records. Oberstein also established the Hit record label, which found chart success with [[Louis Prima]]'s "Angelina" in 1944.<ref name=bluegrass/><ref name=donald/>

	Oberstein was described as "a colorful wheeler-dealer".<ref name=bluegrass/> In 1945 he sold his recording studio, pressing plant and master recordings to the [[Majestic Radio & Television Corporation]], and helped them set up the [[Majestic Records]] label of the same name. He was briefly re-hired by RCA Victor before he was again fired, and then relaunched his Varsity label. In 1948 he bought back the rights to the Majestic label, which had been sold to [[Mercury Records]], and, after a period with [[Columbia Records]], he acquired the rights to the [[Allegro Records\|Allegro]] [[classical music]] label in the early 1950s. He set up the Royale label through which he sold acquired recordings at budget prices. He and Ervin Litkei bought the [[Rondo Records\|Rondo]] label in the mid-1950s. They based the label in [[Union City, New Jersey]], as part of their group of companies which they called "Record Corporation of America" in the apparent hope that clients and customers would confuse it with the much larger RCA (Radio Corporation of America) Victor company.<ref>[http://www.bsnpubs.com/pri/rondostory.html Mike Callahan, David Edwards, and Patrice Eyries, ''The Rondo Records Story'', 2003]. Bsnpubs.com, Retrieved 27 March 2014</ref> Later in the decade he sold many of his interests to the [[Pickwick International]] record company, while retaining his control of the Rondo label.<ref name=donald/> His short-lived United States Record Corporation launched in May 1939 and was bankrupt by 1940. The business was accused of receiving financial backing from a [[jukebox]] owning syndicate that controlled around 150,000 of the pay-for-play record playing machines causing large music publishers concerned over royalty collection.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/486893-United-States-Record-Corporation\|title=United States Record Corporation\|website=Discogs}}</ref>		Oberstein was described as "a colorful wheeler-dealer".<ref name=bluegrass/> In 1945, he sold his recording studio, pressing plant and master recordings to the [[Majestic Radio & Television Corporation]], and helped them set up the [[Majestic Records]] label of the same name. He was briefly re-hired by RCA Victor before he was again fired, and then relaunched his Varsity label. In 1948, he bought back the rights to the Majestic label, which had been sold to [[Mercury Records]], and, after a period with [[Columbia Records]], he acquired the rights to the [[Allegro Records\|Allegro]] [[classical music]] label in the early 1950s. He set up the Royale label through which he sold acquired recordings at budget prices.

			He and Ervin Litkei bought the [[Rondo Records\|Rondo]] label in the mid-1950s. They based the label in [[Union City, New Jersey]], as part of their group of companies which they called "Record Corporation of America" in the apparent hope that clients and customers would confuse it with the much larger RCA (Radio Corporation of America) Victor company.<ref>Mike Callahan, David Edwards, and Patrice Eyries.
⚫	He died in [[Westport, Connecticut]], in 1960 ~~at the age of~~ 58.<ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Eli&gsln=Oberstein&msddy=1960&sbo=1&uidh=jq5&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=250156&recoff=7+8+9&db=ct1949-96&indiv=1&ml_rpos=2 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, Eli E Oberstein]. Search.ancestry.co.uk, Retrieved 28 March 2014</ref>
			[http://www.bsnpubs.com/pri/rondostory.html ''The Rondo Records Story'', 2003]. Bsnpubs.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014</ref> Later in the decade he sold many of his interests to the [[Pickwick International]] record company, while retaining his control of the Rondo label.<ref name=donald/> His short-lived United States Record Corporation launched in May 1939 and was bankrupt by 1940. The business was accused of receiving financial backing from a [[jukebox]] owning syndicate that controlled around 150,000 of the pay-for-play record playing machines causing large music publishers concerned over royalty collection.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/486893-United-States-Record-Corporation\|title=United States Record Corporation\|website=Discogs\|accessdate=November 26, 2022}}</ref>

		⚫	He died in [[Westport, Connecticut]], in 1960, aged 58.<ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Eli&gsln=Oberstein&msddy=1960&sbo=1&uidh=jq5&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=250156&recoff=7+8+9&db=ct1949-96&indiv=1&ml_rpos=2 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, Eli E Oberstein]. Search.ancestry.co.uk, Retrieved March 28, 2014.</ref>

	==Family==		==Family==

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	'''Elliott Everett "Eli" Oberstein''' (born '''Elias Oberstein'''; 13 ~~December~~ 1901 – 12 June 1960)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nybirths&h=672256&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061\|title=New York City, Births, 1891-1902, Ellias Oberstein\|website=Search.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> was an American [[record producer]] and [[music business]] executive who established the influential [[Bluebird Records\|Bluebird]] [[record label]] in the 1930s and owned a succession of small labels in the 1940s and 1950s.		'''Elliott Everett "Eli" Oberstein''' (born '''Elias Oberstein'''; December 13, 1901 – June 12, 1960)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nybirths&h=672256&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061\|title=New York City, Births, 1891-1902, Ellias Oberstein\|website=Search.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=July 26, 2018}}</ref> was an American [[record producer]] and [[music business]] executive who established the influential [[Bluebird Records\|Bluebird]] [[record label]] in the 1930s and owned a succession of small labels in the 1940s and 1950s.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==

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	'''Elliott Everett "Eli" Oberstein''' (born '''Elias Oberstein'''; 13 December 1901 – 12 June 1960)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nybirths&h=672256&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061\|title=New York City, Births, 1891-1902, Ellias Oberstein\|website=Search.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> was an ~~[[United States\|~~American]] [[record producer]] and [[music business]] executive who established the influential [[Bluebird Records\|Bluebird]] [[record label]] in the 1930s and owned a succession of small labels in the 1940s and 1950s.		'''Elliott Everett "Eli" Oberstein''' (born '''Elias Oberstein'''; 13 December 1901 – 12 June 1960)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nybirths&h=672256&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061\|title=New York City, Births, 1891-1902, Ellias Oberstein\|website=Search.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> was an American [[record producer]] and [[music business]] executive who established the influential [[Bluebird Records\|Bluebird]] [[record label]] in the 1930s and owned a succession of small labels in the 1940s and 1950s.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	He was born Elias Oberstein in [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2442/m-t0627-02655-00122/11069281?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Elliott+Everett&gsln=Oberstein&msbdy=1901&sbo=1&uidh=jq5&pcat=35&h=11069281&db=1940usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=14&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord\|title= 1940 United States Federal Census for Eli Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> the son of Ella and Morris Oberstein, a police officer of [[Russian Jewish]] descent, and grew up in [[the Bronx]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2703/32848_B093989-00498/9860662?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1915NYStateCensus&h=9860662&indiv=try&o_vc=Record%253aOtherRecord&rhSource=6061&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=32848_B093989-00498\|title= New York, State Census, 1915 for Elias Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="1920 census">{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/6061/4313482-00882/9332091?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=9332091&indiv=try&o_vc=Record%253aOtherRecord&rhSource=2703&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=4313482-00882\|title= 1920 United States Federal Census for Elias Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> By 1920, he was working as a clothing salesman.<ref name="1920 census"/>		He was born Elias Oberstein in [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2442/m-t0627-02655-00122/11069281?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Elliott+Everett&gsln=Oberstein&msbdy=1901&sbo=1&uidh=jq5&pcat=35&h=11069281&db=1940usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=14&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord\|title= 1940 United States Federal Census for Eli Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> the son of Ella and Morris Oberstein, a police officer of [[Russian Jewish]] descent, and grew up in [[the Bronx]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2703/32848_B093989-00498/9860662?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1915NYStateCensus&h=9860662&indiv=try&o_vc=Record%253aOtherRecord&rhSource=6061&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=32848_B093989-00498\|title= New York, State Census, 1915 for Elias Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="1920 census">{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/6061/4313482-00882/9332091?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=9332091&indiv=try&o_vc=Record%253aOtherRecord&rhSource=2703&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=4313482-00882\|title= 1920 United States Federal Census for Elias Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> By 1920, he was working as a clothing salesman.<ref name="1920 census"/>

	==Career in record business==		==Career in record business==
	Oberstein became a salesman under [[Ralph Peer]] at [[Okeh Records]]. In 1928, after Peer had joined the rival [[Victor Records]], Oberstein joined him there as a salesman and accountant.<ref name=bluegrass/>		Oberstein became a salesman under [[Ralph Peer]] at [[Okeh Records]]. In 1928, after Peer had joined the rival [[Victor Records]], Oberstein joined him there as a salesman and accountant.<ref name=bluegrass/>

	By 1930, he began overseeing recording sessions and set up his own company, [[Crown Records (1930s label)\|Crown Records]]. After Peer left RCA Victor in 1932, Oberstein began recording [[country music]]ians in the [[Southern United States]].<ref name=bluegrass>[http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/eli-oberstein--a--r-man-for-bluebird.aspx "Eli Oberstein- A & R Man for Bluebird"] ''Bluegrass Messengers''. Retrieved 27 March 2014</ref>		By 1930, he began overseeing recording sessions and set up his own company, [[Crown Records (1930s label)\|Crown Records]]. After Peer left RCA Victor in 1932, Oberstein began recording [[country music]]ians in the [[Southern United States]].<ref name=bluegrass>[http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/eli-oberstein--a--r-man-for-bluebird.aspx "Eli Oberstein- A & R Man for Bluebird"] ''Bluegrass Messengers''. Retrieved 27 March 2014</ref>

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	'''Elliott Everett "Eli" Oberstein''' (13 December 1901 – 12 June 1960)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nybirths&h=672256&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061\|title=New York City, Births, 1891-1902, Ellias Oberstein\|website=Search.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> was an [[United States\|American]] [[record producer]] and [[music business]] executive who established the influential [[Bluebird Records\|Bluebird]] [[record label]] in the 1930s and owned a succession of small labels in the 1940s and 1950s.		'''Elliott Everett "Eli" Oberstein''' (born '''Elias Oberstein'''; 13 December 1901 – 12 June 1960)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nybirths&h=672256&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061\|title=New York City, Births, 1891-1902, Ellias Oberstein\|website=Search.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> was an [[United States\|American]] [[record producer]] and [[music business]] executive who established the influential [[Bluebird Records\|Bluebird]] [[record label]] in the 1930s and owned a succession of small labels in the 1940s and 1950s.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	He was born ~~'''~~Elias Oberstein~~'''~~ in [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2442/m-t0627-02655-00122/11069281?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Elliott+Everett&gsln=Oberstein&msbdy=1901&sbo=1&uidh=jq5&pcat=35&h=11069281&db=1940usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=14&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord\|title= 1940 United States Federal Census for Eli Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> the son of Ella and Morris Oberstein, a police officer of [[Russian Jewish]] descent, and grew up in [[the Bronx]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2703/32848_B093989-00498/9860662?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1915NYStateCensus&h=9860662&indiv=try&o_vc=Record%253aOtherRecord&rhSource=6061&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=32848_B093989-00498\|title= New York, State Census, 1915 for Elias Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="1920 census">{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/6061/4313482-00882/9332091?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=9332091&indiv=try&o_vc=Record%253aOtherRecord&rhSource=2703&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=4313482-00882\|title= 1920 United States Federal Census for Elias Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> By 1920, he was working as a clothing salesman.<ref name="1920 census"/>		He was born Elias Oberstein in [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2442/m-t0627-02655-00122/11069281?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Elliott+Everett&gsln=Oberstein&msbdy=1901&sbo=1&uidh=jq5&pcat=35&h=11069281&db=1940usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=14&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord\|title= 1940 United States Federal Census for Eli Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> the son of Ella and Morris Oberstein, a police officer of [[Russian Jewish]] descent, and grew up in [[the Bronx]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2703/32848_B093989-00498/9860662?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1915NYStateCensus&h=9860662&indiv=try&o_vc=Record%253aOtherRecord&rhSource=6061&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=32848_B093989-00498\|title= New York, State Census, 1915 for Elias Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="1920 census">{{cite web\|url=http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/6061/4313482-00882/9332091?backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=9332091&indiv=try&o_vc=Record%253aOtherRecord&rhSource=2703&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=4313482-00882\|title= 1920 United States Federal Census for Elias Oberstein\|website=Interactive.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> By 1920, he was working as a clothing salesman.<ref name="1920 census"/>

	==Career in record business==		==Career in record business==

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	'''Elliott Everett "Eli" Oberstein''' (13 December 1901 – 12 June 1960)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nybirths&h=672256&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061\|title=New York City, Births, 1891-1902, Ellias Oberstein\|website=Search.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> was an [[United States\|American]] [[record producer]] and [[music business]] executive who ~~was responsible for establishing~~ the influential [[Bluebird Records\|Bluebird]] [[record label]] in the 1930s, and ~~later~~ owned a succession of small labels in the 1940s and 1950s.		'''Elliott Everett "Eli" Oberstein''' (13 December 1901 – 12 June 1960)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nybirths&h=672256&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061\|title=New York City, Births, 1891-1902, Ellias Oberstein\|website=Search.ancestry.co.uk\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> was an [[United States\|American]] [[record producer]] and [[music business]] executive who established the influential [[Bluebird Records\|Bluebird]] [[record label]] in the 1930s and owned a succession of small labels in the 1940s and 1950s.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==

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	His Crown record company soon went bankrupt, and he set up new labels including Royale and Varsity, based in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]; however, none of the leading musicians he had produced followed him, and the labels again folded. Oberstein then set up the Imperial Record Company, with the Elite label subsidiary. He recorded [[Bunny Berigan]]'s final sessions, and began acquiring smaller companies and exchanging [[master recording\|masters]] with [[Savoy Records]]. He circumvented the 1942-43 "[[Petrillo Ban]]", which stopped recordings being made by union members in the US, by making and distributing recordings that he claimed had been made in [[Mexico]]. He also reissued many older recordings made for labels such as [[Crown Records\|Crown]], [[Gennett Records\|Gennett]] and [[Paramount Records\|Paramount]]; the legality of his business methods in acquiring and re-selling the recordings sometimes came into question.<ref name=cummings>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0PE0kha7UoUC&pg=PP46&dq=%22Eli+Oberstein%22+died&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1TM1U7-9G4uThgeUmIG4CA&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Eli%20Oberstein%22%20died&f=false Alex Sayf Cummings, ''Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century''], [[Oxford University Press]], 2013</ref> With bandleader [[Johnny Messner (musician)\|Johnny Messner]], he set up the [[Top Hat Records\|Top Hat]] record label which specialised in risqué [[double entendre]] "party" records. Oberstein also established the Hit record label, which found chart success with [[Louis Prima]]'s "Angelina" in 1944.<ref name=bluegrass/><ref name=donald/>		His Crown record company soon went bankrupt, and he set up new labels including Royale and Varsity, based in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]; however, none of the leading musicians he had produced followed him, and the labels again folded. Oberstein then set up the Imperial Record Company, with the Elite label subsidiary. He recorded [[Bunny Berigan]]'s final sessions, and began acquiring smaller companies and exchanging [[master recording\|masters]] with [[Savoy Records]]. He circumvented the 1942-43 "[[Petrillo Ban]]", which stopped recordings being made by union members in the US, by making and distributing recordings that he claimed had been made in [[Mexico]]. He also reissued many older recordings made for labels such as [[Crown Records\|Crown]], [[Gennett Records\|Gennett]] and [[Paramount Records\|Paramount]]; the legality of his business methods in acquiring and re-selling the recordings sometimes came into question.<ref name=cummings>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0PE0kha7UoUC&pg=PP46&dq=%22Eli+Oberstein%22+died&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1TM1U7-9G4uThgeUmIG4CA&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Eli%20Oberstein%22%20died&f=false Alex Sayf Cummings, ''Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century''], [[Oxford University Press]], 2013</ref> With bandleader [[Johnny Messner (musician)\|Johnny Messner]], he set up the [[Top Hat Records\|Top Hat]] record label which specialised in risqué [[double entendre]] "party" records. Oberstein also established the Hit record label, which found chart success with [[Louis Prima]]'s "Angelina" in 1944.<ref name=bluegrass/><ref name=donald/>

	Oberstein was described as "a colorful wheeler-dealer".<ref name=bluegrass/> In 1945 he sold his recording studio, pressing plant and master recordings to the [[Majestic Radio & Television Corporation]], and helped them set up the [[Majestic Records]] label of the same name. He was briefly re-hired by RCA Victor before he was again fired, and then relaunched his Varsity label. In 1948 he bought back the rights to the Majestic label, which had been sold to [[Mercury Records]], and, after a period with [[Columbia Records]], he acquired the rights to the [[Allegro Records\|Allegro]] [[classical music]] label in the early 1950s. He set up the Royale label through which he sold acquired recordings at budget prices. He and Ervin Litkei bought the [[Rondo Records\|Rondo]] label in the mid-1950s. They based the label in [[Union City, New Jersey]], as part of their group of companies which they called "Record Corporation of America" in the apparent hope that clients and customers would confuse it with the much larger RCA (Radio Corporation of America) Victor company.<ref>[http://www.bsnpubs.com/pri/rondostory.html Mike Callahan, David Edwards, and Patrice Eyries, ''The Rondo Records Story'', 2003]. Bsnpubs.com, Retrieved 27 March 2014</ref> Later in the decade he sold many of his interests to the [[Pickwick International]] record company, while retaining his control of the Rondo label.<ref name=donald/> His short-lived United States Record Corporation launched in May 1939 and was bankrupt by 1940. The business was accused of receiving financial backing from a [[jukebox]] owning syndicate that controlled around 150,000 of the pay-for-play record playing machines causing large music publishers concerned over royalty collection.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/label/486893-United-States-Record-Corporation</ref>		Oberstein was described as "a colorful wheeler-dealer".<ref name=bluegrass/> In 1945 he sold his recording studio, pressing plant and master recordings to the [[Majestic Radio & Television Corporation]], and helped them set up the [[Majestic Records]] label of the same name. He was briefly re-hired by RCA Victor before he was again fired, and then relaunched his Varsity label. In 1948 he bought back the rights to the Majestic label, which had been sold to [[Mercury Records]], and, after a period with [[Columbia Records]], he acquired the rights to the [[Allegro Records\|Allegro]] [[classical music]] label in the early 1950s. He set up the Royale label through which he sold acquired recordings at budget prices. He and Ervin Litkei bought the [[Rondo Records\|Rondo]] label in the mid-1950s. They based the label in [[Union City, New Jersey]], as part of their group of companies which they called "Record Corporation of America" in the apparent hope that clients and customers would confuse it with the much larger RCA (Radio Corporation of America) Victor company.<ref>[http://www.bsnpubs.com/pri/rondostory.html Mike Callahan, David Edwards, and Patrice Eyries, ''The Rondo Records Story'', 2003]. Bsnpubs.com, Retrieved 27 March 2014</ref> Later in the decade he sold many of his interests to the [[Pickwick International]] record company, while retaining his control of the Rondo label.<ref name=donald/> His short-lived United States Record Corporation launched in May 1939 and was bankrupt by 1940. The business was accused of receiving financial backing from a [[jukebox]] owning syndicate that controlled around 150,000 of the pay-for-play record playing machines causing large music publishers concerned over royalty collection.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/486893-United-States-Record-Corporation\|title=United States Record Corporation\|website=Discogs}}</ref>

	He died in [[Westport, Connecticut]], in 1960 at the age of 58.<ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Eli&gsln=Oberstein&msddy=1960&sbo=1&uidh=jq5&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=250156&recoff=7+8+9&db=ct1949-96&indiv=1&ml_rpos=2 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, Eli E Oberstein]. Search.ancestry.co.uk, Retrieved 28 March 2014</ref>		He died in [[Westport, Connecticut]], in 1960 at the age of 58.<ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Eli&gsln=Oberstein&msddy=1960&sbo=1&uidh=jq5&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=250156&recoff=7+8+9&db=ct1949-96&indiv=1&ml_rpos=2 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, Eli E Oberstein]. Search.ancestry.co.uk, Retrieved 28 March 2014</ref>

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	His Crown record company soon went bankrupt, and he set up new labels including Royale and Varsity, based in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]; however, none of the leading musicians he had produced followed him, and the labels again folded. Oberstein then set up the Imperial Record Company, with the Elite label subsidiary. He recorded [[Bunny Berigan]]'s final sessions, and began acquiring smaller companies and exchanging [[master recording\|masters]] with [[Savoy Records]]. He circumvented the 1942-43 "[[Petrillo Ban]]", which stopped recordings being made by union members in the US, by making and distributing recordings that he claimed had been made in [[Mexico]]. He also reissued many older recordings made for labels such as [[Crown Records\|Crown]], [[Gennett Records\|Gennett]] and [[Paramount Records\|Paramount]]; the legality of his business methods in acquiring and re-selling the recordings sometimes came into question.<ref name=cummings>Alex Sayf Cummings.		His Crown record company soon went bankrupt, and he set up new labels including Royale and Varsity, based in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]; however, none of the leading musicians he had produced followed him, and the labels again folded. Oberstein then set up the Imperial Record Company, with the Elite label subsidiary. He recorded [[Bunny Berigan]]'s final sessions, and began acquiring smaller companies and exchanging [[master recording\|masters]] with [[Savoy Records]]. He circumvented the 1942-43 "[[Petrillo Ban]]", which stopped recordings being made by union members in the US, by making and distributing recordings that he claimed had been made in [[Mexico]]. He also reissued many older recordings made for labels such as [[Crown Records\|Crown]], [[Gennett Records\|Gennett]] and [[Paramount Records\|Paramount]]; the legality of his business methods in acquiring and re-selling the recordings sometimes came into question.<ref name=cummings>Alex Sayf Cummings.
	[https://books.google.com/books?id=0PE0kha7UoUC~~&pg=PP46~~&dq=%22Eli+Oberstein%22+died&hl=~~en&sa=X&ei=1TM1U7-9G4uThgeUmIG4CA&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Eli%20Oberstein%22%20died&f=false~~ ''Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century''], [[Oxford University Press]], 2013</ref> With bandleader [[Johnny Messner (musician)\|Johnny Messner]], he set up the [[Top Hat Records\|Top Hat]] record label which specialised in risqué [[double entendre]] "party" records. Oberstein also established the Hit record label, which found chart success with [[Louis Prima]]'s "Angelina" in 1944.<ref name=bluegrass/><ref name=donald/>		[https://books.google.com/books?id=0PE0kha7UoUC&dq=%22Eli+Oberstein%22+died&pg=PP46 ''Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century''], [[Oxford University Press]], 2013</ref> With bandleader [[Johnny Messner (musician)\|Johnny Messner]], he set up the [[Top Hat Records\|Top Hat]] record label which specialised in risqué [[double entendre]] "party" records. Oberstein also established the Hit record label, which found chart success with [[Louis Prima]]'s "Angelina" in 1944.<ref name=bluegrass/><ref name=donald/>

	Oberstein was described as "a colorful wheeler-dealer".<ref name=bluegrass/> In 1945, he sold his recording studio, pressing plant and master recordings to the [[Majestic Radio & Television Corporation]], and helped them set up the [[Majestic Records]] label of the same name. He was briefly re-hired by RCA Victor before he was again fired, and then relaunched his Varsity label. In 1948, he bought back the rights to the Majestic label, which had been sold to [[Mercury Records]], and, after a period with [[Columbia Records]], he acquired the rights to the [[Allegro Records\|Allegro]] [[classical music]] label in the early 1950s. He set up the Royale label through which he sold acquired recordings at budget prices.		Oberstein was described as "a colorful wheeler-dealer".<ref name=bluegrass/> In 1945, he sold his recording studio, pressing plant and master recordings to the [[Majestic Radio & Television Corporation]], and helped them set up the [[Majestic Records]] label of the same name. He was briefly re-hired by RCA Victor before he was again fired, and then relaunched his Varsity label. In 1948, he bought back the rights to the Majestic label, which had been sold to [[Mercury Records]], and, after a period with [[Columbia Records]], he acquired the rights to the [[Allegro Records\|Allegro]] [[classical music]] label in the early 1950s. He set up the Royale label through which he sold acquired recordings at budget prices.