Enigma Records (3)

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For the label, please use Enigma (4).
For unofficial releases use Enigma Records (10).

Californian indie record company started in 1981, headed by Wesley Hein and William Hein. Pressed and distributed for most of its existence by Capitol-EMI Music, Inc. (with its first significant releases appearing on the EMI America label). It also had its own Capitol sublabel (Enigma/Capitol Records) from 1986 to 1991 while still releasing material independently.

Merged with Restless Records in 1991. The balance of its catalog is now owned by Rykodisc (via its purchase of Restless, which is now operated as a full-blown subsidiary) while the Poison, Smithereens and early Red Hot Chili Peppers catalogs remain with Capitol.

Enigma Records also served as a distributor/marketer for many Metal Blade Records releases. Such releases usually carried both logos.

Parent Label:

The Enigma Entertainment Corporation

Sublabels:

Enigma (4), Enigma Classics Digital, Enigma Europe, Enigma Music Video, Enigma Retro, Intima Records, Pink Dust, Synthicide Records

Contact Info:

(Obsolete)
Enigma Records
20445 Gramercy Place
P.O. Box 2896
Torrance CA 90509

Enigma Records
P.O. Box 2428
El Segundo, CA 90245-1528
USA

Enigma Records
Culver City, California 90231-3628

Manufacturer Contact

Enigma Records (3) Capitol Music Group 1750 N Vine St Hollywood, CA 90028 P: (323) 871-5411 https://www.capitolmusicgroup.com/ [email protected]

Manufacturer EU Contact

Universal Music Group Europe 's-Gravelandseweg 80 1217 EW Hilversum THE NETHERLANDS https://universalmusic.nl/ [email protected] or Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH Alter Wandrahm 14 20457 Hamburg GERMANY https://www.warnermusic.de/ [email protected]

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  • phantom_winslow's avatar
    phantom_winslow
    Does anyone know what the Enigma logo is supposed to be? Truly an enigma!
    • ShampooCell's avatar
      ShampooCell
      The greatest indie label of all time. They churned out everything from raging punk rock (Dead Milkmen, Screamin' Sirens, TSOL) to mellow indie rock (The Smithereens, Scott Goddard) to spry synth-pop (SSQ, The Pool, Bardeux) to dark goth rock (45 Grave) to just plain weird (John Trubee), and it was all pure gold. The Enigma Variations collections are a good place to start to familiarize yourself with the label's many different sounds. As far as specific album recommendations, I'd say track down SSQ's "Playback" first and foremost, followed by 45 Grave's "Sleep In Safety" and Bardeux's "Bold As Love" (on Synthicide, a sublabel).

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