Planet was an independent record company formed by producer Richard Perry in 1978. It was distributed by Elektra until 1982, when Perry sold it to RCA.

Perry was born in Brooklyn and played in local music groups during his youth. He studied music at the University of Michigan, then began writing songs with Kenny Vance (of Jay and the Americans). Perry was in the group The Escorts, which also featured lead singer Genya Ravan. He went into production in the mid-to-late 1960s, became friends with Leiber and Stoller and George Goldner at Red Bird Records, and eventually married Goldner's daughter, Linda.

Starting in 1967 and into the 1970s, Perry produced albums for such stars as Captain Beefheart, Tiny Tim, Fats Domino, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand, Harry Nilsson, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Burton Cummings, Leo Sayer, the Manhattan Transfer, Art Garfunkel, and Diana Ross.

Perry started Planet in 1978 more or less as a vehicle for his own productions, which were recognizable for their clean sound. By far, Planet's biggest selling act was the Pointer Sisters. Other acts on the label included Chris Thompson & Night, Sue Saad & the Next, the Cretones, the Plimsouls, and American Noise.

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