词条 | Century Record Manufacturing Company |
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Century Record Manufacturing Company was an American custom recording company and record manufacturer. It was founded in 1958 as a division of the former Keysor-Century Corporation, a California corporation based in Saugus. Century Record Manufacturing Company served the music education market – mostly at the collegiate and high school levels – the music groups of the U.S. Armed Forces, and also produced recordings of professionals.[1] The company went out of business in 1976. Mark Records and Silver Crest Records are comparable labels. Keysor-Century had a pressing plant in Saugus. HistoryJames Bernard ("Bud") Keysor, Jr. (1906–2000) founded Keysor-Century Corporation of Saugus and was a partner in Century Record Manufacturing Company. He was also the Corporate Secretary.[2] He founded Keysor-Century in 1954 as a manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride resins. RCA Records was Keysor-Century's biggest customer.[3] Jim Keysor (1927–2014), son of James Bernard Keysor, Jr., had once served as President of Keysor-Century Record Company.[4][5] Keysor-Century Corporation labels and affiliatesParent companyKeysor-Century Corporation was the parent company. Latter executives included Howard Lydell Hill (1940–2001), who served as President from 1981 until his death in 2001; Robert Keysor, Hill's brother-in-law and third son of Bud Keysor, succeeded Hill in 1971 as President. In 2002, Keysor-Century was producing PVC resins for the flooring and packaging markets in Saugus, California. The firm also operated a compounding facility in Newark, Delaware. The company had been a pioneer in creating PVC resins for the record industry. Keysor-Century produced (i) a black vinyl record compound called KC-B450 in the form of opaque black free flowing pellets (for standard records), (ii) a widely popular translucent red, yellow, green, and blue KC-B460/470 series, and later, (iii) an audiophile grade called KC-600. In two audiophile mass market tests by A&M, Keysor-Century's KC-600 was used in the initial production of Supertramp's L.P., ...Famous Last Words... (fall 1982), and in the initial production (800,000 disks) of Styx's L.P., Kilroy Was Here (February 1983).[6] In 1982, Keysor-Century had added plants in Delaware City, Delaware, and Ajax, Ontario. At that time, Keysor-Century, Lenahan Chemicals (Murfreesboro, Tennessee), and Tenneco Chemical, Inc., (Burlington & Flemington, New Jersey) were the top three American bulk resin suppliers for records. In 1985, Keysor-Century claimed to be the largest U.S. producer of record compound and its customers included Warner, RCA, Capitol, Motown, CBS, Musical Heritage Society, Nonesuch, Deutsche Grammophon, and A&M.[7] Keysor-Century Corporation was founded in 1954. Outside of the record industry, Keysor-Century was also a top-twenty supplier to general industry. Keysor-Century company also supplied bulk resin for injection molding applications in the production of cassette shells and the like, used by the industry as well as its own tape duplicating service. BankruptcyThe Keysor-Century Corporation submitted a voluntary petition March 19, 2002, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Fernando, California, for protection from creditors under Chapter 11,[8][9] and after 21 months (in December, just before Christmas 2003), filed to liquidate under Chapter 7.[10] In June 2004, Keysor-Century plead guilty to several felony charges by the EPA in connection to hazardous substances.[11] In 2006, the EPA designated the Keysor-Century plant as a Superfund site.[12] Labels, recording, and engineering
In-house mastering labs
Pressing plant
Milling plant
Specialty products
ControversyIn 2000, Keysor-Century was the subject of a probe by the EPA in connection over dumping of toxic wastewater into the Santa Clara River.[23] Concern over carcinogens had been an ongoing matter, as evidenced by a 1978 EPA "Survey of Vinyl Chloride Levels in the Vicinity of Keysor-Century, Saugus, California."[24][25] Family aspect of the Keysor-Century businessesCentury Records was very much a family business. Bud Keysor, the father, and his wife, had three sons and two daughters: James Brain Keysor (1927–2014), Richard "Dick" Keysor, Robert Keysor, Carolyne Pearl Keysor, and Katherine Keysor. The three sons became involved in the business and moved up to significant areas of responsibility as production manager, sales manager, and finance manager.[26] Selected discography{{ref begin|100em}}
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Selected publications
Notes and referencesNotes1. ^1 "James B. Keysor, Jr." (short biography), Music Journal Anthology – 1959 Annual, Sigmund Spaeth (ed.), Music Journal, Inc. (publisher), pg. 171 (1959) {{space|4}}{{ISSN|0196-1225}} {{space|4}}{{ISSN|0077-2437}} {{space|4}}{{OCLC|5399116}} {{space|4}}{{OCLC|763016112|4764064}} 2. ^1 "Bud Keysor, Patriarch–Entrepreneur, Dead at 94," by Diana Sevanian, The Signal (Santa Clara Valley newspaper), May 29, 2000 3. ^1 "Company's Woes Still Plague SCV – Environmental Cleanup of Former Record Company Site on Railroad Avenue Continues" ([https://signalscv.com/2017/05/02/former-record-company-woes-echo-today/ alternate link]), by Jim Hold The Signal (Santa Clara Valley newspaper), May 3, 2017 4. ^1 "Jim Keysor Dies at 86; California Assemblyman Failed in Other Bids for Elective Office," by David Colker, Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2014 5. ^1 2 "Business Proves Groovy for Small Recording Firm," by Harry Humphreys, Valley News (Van Nuys, California), November 28, 1968, pg. 61 (retrieved May 4, 2017, at {{url|https://www.newspapers.com/image/30371671}}; subscription required) 6. ^1 "Keysor-Century Calls It Quits – Saugus Plastics Maker Files Liquidation Plan in the Wake of Federal Probe into Alleged Environmental Crimes," by Brian Franks, The Signal (Santa Clara Valley newspaper), December 23, 2003 (retrieved May 5, 2017, via {{url|http://scvhistory.com}}) 7. ^1 "Keysor-Century Pleads Guilty," by Frank Esposito, Plastics News, June 28, 2004 (retrieved May 5, 2017) 8. ^1 "EPA finds Keysor is Superfund Site," by Judy O'Rourke, Los Angeles Daily News, September 15, 2006 9. ^1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=XsvWyg1u0UwC&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=texas+Patterson House of Hits: The Story of Houston's Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios,] by Andy Bradley, University of Texas Press (2015), pg. 102; {{oclc|960230247}} 10. ^1 [https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/oh/render.php?cachefile=2016oh175_chase007_ohm.xml# Oral History: "Interview with Jack Renner, April 5, 1996 – Custom Century Recording Policy,"] interviewed by Susan Schmidt-Horning, PhD, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries 11. ^1 [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/oh-happy-day-a-pop-godsend-19690517 "'Oh Happy Day': A Pop Godsend,"] by Ben Fong-Torres, Rolling Stone, May 17, 1969 12. ^1 Debtor: Keysor-Century Corp, Bankruptcy Case No.: 02-12477, Chapter 11, Petition Date: March 19, 2002, Central District of California, San Fernando Valley, Judge: Arthur M. Greenwald 13. ^1 "Analog Corner #23," by Michael Fremer, Stereophile, Vol. 20, No. 6, June 12, 1997 (retrieved May 8, 2017, via {{url|http://www.analogplanet.com}}) 14. ^1 "Stan Ricker: Live and Unplugged, True Confessions of a Musical & Mastering Maven" (Part 3), by Dave Glackin, Positive Feedback, Issue 3, (originally Positive Feedback Vol. 7, No. 6), October/November 2002; {{OCLC|51463856}}, {{ISSN|1082-2178}} (retrieved May 8, 2017) 15. ^1 [https://nepis.epa.gov/EPA/html/DLwait.htm?url=/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/9101XQO0.PDF?Dockey=9101XQO0.PDF "Survey of Vinyl Chloride Levels in the Vicinity of Keysor-Century, Saugus, California,"] EPA Publication No. 330/2-77-017A, March 1978; {{OCLC|829110624}} 16. ^1 "Story of Plastics Plant Cancer Threat Slowly Unfolds," San Bernardino Sun, April 14, 1978, pg. A4 (retrieved May 4, 2017, at {{url|https://www.newspapers.com/image/59198498}}; subscription required) 17. ^1 "Delaware City Firm Goes For The Record," by Merritt Wallick, News-Journal, August 12, 1985, pg. C6 (retrieved May 8, 2017, via {{url|https://www.newspapers.com/image/157572527}}; subscription required) 18. ^1 [https://www.discogs.com/James-B-Keysor-The-Sound-Of-A-Secure-Future/release/5001242 James B. Keysor – The Sound of A Secure Future,] Discogs (retrieved May 9, 2017) 19. ^1 Enjoy the Experience: Homemade Records — 1958–1992, Johan Kugelberg (ed.), Paul Major & Michael P. Daley (co-eds.), Will Louviere, Gregg Turkington, et al. (contrib. eds.), Sinecure Books (2012); {{OCLC|904539096}} 20. ^1 "Chap. 11 Lets Keysor Keep Business Open," by Angie DeRosa, Plastics News, April 1, 2002 (retrieved May 10, 2017; subscription required) 21. ^1 "Keysor-Century Widens Tape Base; Forms Disk Co," Billboard, February 7, 1970, pg. 14 22. ^1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=3ycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA4 "KCC Claiming Superior Mix for 1¢ Extra,"] Billboard, April 14, 1973, pps. 4 & 8 23. ^1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=TSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT43&lpg=PT43&dq=%22Great+American+Gramophone "NARM '78 Market Condition Report: Audiophile Disks Moving Into Retail Stores,"] Billboard, March 25, 1978, pps. 60 & 70 24. ^1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=6CMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT18&lpg=PT18&dq=%22K+Disc "L.A. Disc Mastering Firm Opens,"] Billboard, September 8, 1979, pg. 36 25. ^1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=fCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT3&lpg=PT3 "Styx Album is Audiophile Test – Largest Press Run For Premium Vinyl Compound,"] by Sam Sutherland, Billboard, March 12, 1983, pg. 4 References{{Reflist|30em|refs=[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16])[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]}} 1 : American independent record labels |
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