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"Command Records was founded in 1959 by Enoch Light, a classical violinist, bandleader, and sound recording engineer. Enoch Light’s daughter, Julie Light, first made the connection to Albers — she studied with him at Black Mountain College." Josef Albers, album cover designer. (Via Quips.) [MB]