Frank Slay and Bob Crewe ran their own label "XYZ" mainly as an outlet for their own songs.The label opened in 1957 and was sporadically active till about 1960 ,their only success was with The Rays"Silhouettes" that was taken over for national distribution by Cameo Records in Philadelphia.The initial XYZ recordings were numbered 100 through to 106 In late 1958 United Artists financed the reactivation of XYZ and The Rays Once again are in the studios re-recording one of their earlier couplings "Elevator Operator/Souvenir of Summertime" and was released as number 2001. Further recordings under this period were numbered 600 through to 611 all without much success. Bob Crewe (born November 12, 1931 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American songwriter and music producer, probably best known for co-writing a number of Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons. ... 1922 Cameo Record Cameo was a USA based record label, first flourishing in the 1920s, and then revived in the 1960s. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ...