A one-man operation run from Vine Street, Hollywood, for more than two decades by former entertainer Lew Bedell, the Dore label launched the careers of Phil Spector and Jan & Dean, releasing a wide range of early LA rock, doo wop and soul. Dore began as a subsidiary of Era, a Hollywood label best known for mainstream pop hits such as ‘Chanson D’Amour’ and ‘The Wayward Wind’. In 1958, it got off to a flying start with ‘To Know Him Is To Love Him’ by the Teddy Bears, a worldwide hit, followed by Jan & Dean’s ‘Baby Talk’.