It was formed as the record label supporting a national talent search, The Big Music America Contest, developed by Kenneth Kramer with support from Harold Stream, a Louisiana businessman and Dr. Donald Altfeld, a songwriter and music producer best known for co-writing "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)" by Jan and Dean and co-producing "It Never Rains In Southern California" by Albert Hammond.
Radio stations releasing LPs on the Starstream label include WCOZ, Boston; WAPP, New York, WPDH Poughkeepsie, KLOL, Houston, KLOS, Los Angeles and KSJO, San Jose.
Alumni of Starstream albums include Bon Jovi (WAPP), Twisted Sister (WAPP), Jon Butcher (WCOZ) and The Replacements & Peter Himmelman (KQDS) and WARHEAD (WZLD - Columbia SC) (@warhead) (www.heavenandhellrecords.com) The Soul/R&B titles released by Starstream were part of the Budweiser Showdown Talent Search Contest.
Participating Radio Stations included WRKS, NY, WBMX Chicago, KJLH and KDAY in Los Angeles and KMJQ and KYOK in Houston.
Later, (early mid 80's), pressing moved to Peter Pan Industries in New Jersey where it stayed until the end.