About
Record label, specializing in music and story records geared toward children. The label was created by brothers Daniel and Louis Kasen in 1948. Originally a plastics manufacturing company, (Synthetic Plastics Company) that was founded in 1928, technological advances allowed the company to expand its repertoire to include products such as dice, poker chips, and other plastic-molded products. Following World War II, Daniel Kasen discovered that his presses could be adapted to make phonograph records. Peter Pan Records was spun off into its own entity, Peter Pan Industries, from the 1970s on. Due to a decline in the sales of children's music, in the early 1980s, Peter Pan Industries branched into music releases not aimed at the children's market--such as releases from boogie/funk artists such as Maxine Singleton & Wandra. During this time, the company also changed its name to PPI Entertainment of Newark, New Jersey, and established new label divisions and imprints, including Rohit International Records, a "budget" label that specialized in reggae. PPI Entertainment Group changed its name yet again in the year 2004 to Inspired Studios, and is headed by Daniel’s son, Donald M. Kasen.
Sub-labels
A Day In School
A series of 7" educational records released by Peter Pan Records.
Playmate Record
Series released by Peter Pan Records.
Americana Song Heritage
USA (series).
No More
Look And Listen
Series released by the Peter Pan Records label.
Hi Fi For Small Fry
Series of long playing records from [l43409]. "Hi Fi for small fry - Peter Pan Records - For Happy Children"
Rohit International Records
Rohit International Records, sometimes appearing as Rohit International Recording Organization, Rohit International or Rohit Records is the company behind reggae label [l=Rohit Records]. Division ...
Peter Pan Artists Series
In their first attempt to break into the more general music market, children's specialty label Peter Pan Records (in partnership with [l=Emergency Records]) launched the short-lived [b]Peter Pan Ar...
Rocking Horse
1950s-1970s children's music label from Newark, New Jersey. ** Also appears as: Rocking Horse Records.
Sunshine Series
Many, if not all, releases are reissues, some relatively unchanged, but most with new artwork, and some with tracks shuffled or added from other releases. The series sequence is interrupted by ano...
Book And Record
The [b]Book and Record[/b], sometimes stylized as [b]Book & Record[/b] / [b]Book and Recording[/b], was a popular "read-along" series of children's stories and audio plays, released by [b][l=Peter ...
A Treasury Of Great Stories And Songs
Set was also released as [l=Children's Treasury Of Record Favorites]
Children's Treasury Of Record Favorites
Set was also released as [l=A Treasury Of Great Stories And Songs]
Bicentennial Series (2)
Wonderful World Of Music
Series on Peter Pan Records.
Contact
103 Eisenhower Parkway, Roseland, N.J., 07068; phone: 973-226-1234 fax: 973-226-6696