Metronome

Swedish multinational record label founded in 1949 by the brothers Artist #2393735 and Anders Burman together with their friend Artist #2785953 to release jazz. The name was taken from the American music magazine Metronome Magazine.

Label Code: LC 0270 / LC 00270.

In 1950, Mats Bjerke, together with Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, opened an office in Denmark, Metronome Records A/S. In 1954 Bjerke and Fabricious-Bjerre expanded to West Germany, founding Label #145463.

German Metronome also distributed many other labels in the 1970s, including the Ohr group of labels: Ohr, Die Kosmischen Kuriere and Kosmische Musik, and also took over distribution of the MPS label in late 1976 after BASF folded. In 1983 Label #95013 had become part of the Label #8742 group of companies which in turn became the German division of Universal, with release duties handed over to Label #312624. German Metronome ceased oprations in late 1996.

Of the Scandinavian versions of Metronome, the Swedish Label #121060 was sold to WEA International Inc. in 1979, later known as Warner Music Sweden AB. The Danish company seems to have had little output since the early 1980s and became Metronome Entertainment A/S in 1992.

See also Label #297483 and Label #373636.

Swedish releases often mention LC 4281 / LC 04281 due to the fact the Swedish Metronome company was acquired by Label #1255 (now Warner Music) in 1979.