Edward J. Smith (1913-1984) was a US classical music label owner and founded the labels [l445059] (1956-1971), [l470178] (1972-1977), and [l510486] (1978-1982). His labels' releases were privately issued, and sold through subscription services. Between the years 1954 to 1981, Smith also released many special-label issues, which were one-off and only for the contents of a single release. He was married to contralto vocalist Elizabeth Wysor.