| Caltex Records | |
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| Parent company | Caltex Music |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Mehrdad Pakravan |
| Distributor(s) | Caltex Music |
| Genre | Persian music |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Official website | www |
Caltex Records (Persian: کلتکس رکوردز) is an American record label and division of Caltex Music based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1980 by Iranian American immigrant Mehrdad Pakravan. The label focuses on Iranian music. In 1994, the label represented 75% of Persian musical artists in the world in part due to the exodus of musicians from Iran after the government banned popular music.[1]
- ^ Cockfield Jr., Errol A (21 November 1994). "Immigrant cashes in on sounds from home". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 March 2013.