Configuration Management vs Record Control

Configuration management (CM) is a systems engineering process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a product's performance, functional and physical attributes with its requirements, design and operational information throughout its life and it is just a part of Quality Management System since it refers only to product not the whole management system.

Control of records (and documents) covers not only the record requirements of Configuration Management but also the management system requirements for records. The principles are the same but the scope is different.

Here is one informative article regarding the subject:
- Some Tips to make Control of Records more useful for your QMS https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2014/01/28/tips-make-control-records-useful-qms/