Command Records
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Command Records was a record label
founded by Enoch Light
in 1959 and later associated with ABC-Paramount Records.
The company focused on producing records targeted at audiophiles. When ABC Records issued quadraphonic
records in the 1970s, they were issued on the Command label.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
founded by Enoch Light
Enoch Light
Enoch Henry Light was a classical violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer. As A&R chief and vice-president of Grand Award Records, he founded Command Records in 1959. Light's name was prominent on many albums both as musician and producer...
in 1959 and later associated with ABC-Paramount Records.
The company focused on producing records targeted at audiophiles. When ABC Records issued quadraphonic
Quadraphonic
Quadraphonic sound – the most widely used early term for what is now called 4.0 surround sound – uses four channels in which speakers are positioned at the four corners of the listening space, reproducing signals that are independent of one another...
records in the 1970s, they were issued on the Command label.