Lissen

Lis’n—legally Lissen Records, Inc.—was established in early 1947 in New York City, operating from 255 West 43rd Street, New York (NY 18).
It was launched by Henry C. Brown with Frederick E. Loewus as vice-president, and in October 1947 the company hired Elaine Cohen to run publicity and promotion.
From the outset, the firm marketed primarily to jukebox operators, luring them with giveaways like title strips, menu holders, coasters, and cocktail mixers.

The first release—a multi-disc Morey Amsterdam comedy album—was advertised in May 1947; by late 1947 pop singer Jimmy Foster was touring to promote Lis’n/Lissen issues.
In November 1947 the trade press reported a rebrand from “Lissen” to “Lis’n,” keeping the corporate name but adopting a more colorful label design and broadening the catalog to jazz, folk, and rhythm & blues, including sides by Creole George Guesnon, Sammy Heyward, and the Lee Norman Orchestra.

In February 1948 Brown purchased Art Hodes jazz masters from the defunct Jazz Record label (American Jazz, Inc.) and even announced a narrated “History of Jazz” project, but little else was heard of the company afterward in the trades.

Industry references accordingly list Lis’n/Lissen as defunct (record production ended) by 1948.