ABC-Paramount

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ABC-Paramount was a prominent American record label of the mid-20th century known for releasing influential jazz, pop, and rhythm and blues recordings.

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ABC-Paramount canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American record label ⓘ
record label ⓘ
alsoKnownAs ABC Records (early imprint) ⓘ
linked to: ABC Records

ABC-Paramount Records ⓘ
linked to: ABC Records
associatedWith television network ABC ⓘ
basedIn New York City ⓘ
catalogIncluded R&B singles ⓘ
soundtrack albums ⓘ
vocal jazz albums ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dissolved 1970 ⓘ
distribution self-distributed in the United States ⓘ
eraOfProminence 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
format 45 rpm record ⓘ
LP ⓘ
single ⓘ
foundedBy American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
pop ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
inception 1955 ⓘ
industry music industry ⓘ
locationHeadquarters New York City ⓘ
market North America ⓘ
notableArtist B.B. King ⓘ
linked to: B. B. King

Eydie Gormé ⓘ
Fats Domino ⓘ
Lloyd Price ⓘ
Paul Anka ⓘ
Ray Charles ⓘ
Steve Lawrence ⓘ
The Impressions ⓘ
The Tymes ⓘ
Tommy Roe ⓘ
ownedImprint BluesWay Records ⓘ
Command Records ⓘ
Impulse! Records ⓘ
parentCompany American Broadcasting Company ⓘ
American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres ⓘ
partOf ABC entertainment operations ⓘ
linked to: ABC Entertainment
product phonograph records ⓘ
vinyl records ⓘ
specializedIn jazz ⓘ
mainstream pop ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
successor ABC Records ⓘ
timePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hit the Road Jack → label → ABC-Paramount ⓘ
Live at the Regal → label → ABC-Paramount ⓘ
Let's Go Get Stoned → recordLabel → ABC-Paramount ⓘ