 Lubinsky continued as head of the company until shortly before his death in Newark in 1974.Lubinsky has been described as "an arrogant bully... the quintessential loudmouth, overweight, cigar-smoking record man with little apparent charm"; as "a colorful character... endowed with a shrewd business sense"; and as "a rather profane cheapskate who had a low opinion of many of the musicians that he recorded" and who "was best known for his desire to cut expenses at all costs".His oldest daughter, Lois Grossberg, later said, "He was paranoid about money.