ABC-Paramount Records

ABC-Paramount Records was the record label of the Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters, Inc), formed in New York City in 1957. In 1965 the name was changed to ABC Records. It continued to operate, distributing a wide variety of music under many subsidiary labels until it was purchased by Music Corporation of America (MCA) in 1979. In addition to producing records directly, ABC licensed finished masters from independent producers and purchased regionally released records for national distribution.

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Am-Par Record Corporation - New York City - 1957 - ABC Records - Music Corporation of America - 1979

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ABC-Paramount purchased all the record labels from Enoch Light in October 1959: Audition Records, Command Performance Records, Colortone Records and Waldorf Music Hall Records.

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Enoch Light - Audition Records - Command Performance Records - Colortone Records - Waldorf Music Hall Records

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It had a sub-label Apt Records which only released singles, in the early sixties Impulse Records was started as a sub-label to distribute their jazz releases. A few years later Bluesway Records was started to distribute their blues artists.

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Apt Records - Impulse Records - Bluesway Records

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Types of Output

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Pop, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Rock and Roll, Children's, Ethnic music (including Irish, Polka, Calypso, Flamenco and Hawaiian), Spoken Word

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Pop - Jazz - Rhythm and Blues - Rock and Roll - Ethnic music - Irish - Polka - Calypso - Flamenco - Hawaiian

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