Musicor Records

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Musicor Records was a 1960s and 1970s record label. Musicor's records were offered in true stereophonic sound, (MS3***), recorded in accordance with standards developed by the Record Industry Association of America, Incorporated. Musicor's records were also available in Monaural (MM2***) [[33 1/3 RPM|Long Play records.

Musicor produced a lot of synthesizer recordings, the Moog Synthesizer. The one-hit wonder, Hot Butter, which had a hit with the song "Popcorn." The Electric Moog Orchestra was also on the Musicor roster. They specialized in synthesized versions of John Williams music.

Other big names in the Musicor stable have included Gene Pitney, Bethea Harmon, and country music singer George Jones, who was with the label from 1965 to 1971.

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