"X"

RCA Victor announced the formation of a new pop label "X" Records on April 20, 1953. It was a wholly owned subsidiary label of RCA, but had its own independent distribution system.
The head of A&R for the new label was Joe Carlton.

The name was taken either from RCA Victor's "Project Madam X," which was the code name for the development of the 45 rpm record in the post-war 1940s, or the name used by the trade press concerning RCA's secretive approach to its new project.

In early 1954, RCA announced the creation of Groove (3), which originally was to use the "X" label's distribution system, later making the new label independent of the "X" label.

On January 1, 1956, RCA discontinued the "X" label name and replaced it with Vik. Some "X" releases would be reissued on Vik.

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