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Infinity Records was a subsidiary of MCA Records established in New York
City in 1977. The label was conceived by MCA president Sidney Sheinberg
as a way for the Los Angeles-based entertainment conglomerate to improve
its presence on the east coast. MCA pulled the plug on Infinity in December
1979. The collapse of the label also coincided with rising costs of manufacturing
for vinyl LPs and a huge sales slump for the industry. Infinity has since
become known as one of the most expensive failures in the history of the
record business. |