Founded in 1961 as the book division of Time Inc., Time Life took its name from Time Inc.'s cornerstone magazines, Time and Life, but remained independent of both. By 1966, Time Life combined its book offerings with music collections (two to five records) and packaged them as a sturdy box set. Throughout the '70s and '80s, the selection of books, music, and then video grew, diversifying into all genres. When record labels stopped producing vinyl albums in 1990, Time Life switched to CD only.