Caltex Records

Caltex Records (Persian: کلتکس رکوردز) is an American record label based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1979 by Iranian American Mehrdad Pakravan, the label represents most of the mainstream Iranian songs released since the 1950s.

Caltex Records represents hundreds of artists across a wide range of genres, including pop, hip-hop, electronic, dance, rock, folk, jazz, classical, instrumental, R&B, and funk. In addition to representing classic artists, Caltex Records has a large catalogue of new music from emerging artists. The label caters to a large population of Iranian listeners living abroad.

Caltex Records is one of four divisions under the Caltex Music umbrella: CTX Publishing (publishing arm), Caltex Worldwide Music (publishing arm), and Tanin Television (television network).