Elektra
Parent label: Warner Music Group
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US label founded by Jac Holzman in December, 1950, in New York City. The original parent company for the label was the Elektra-Stratford Record Corp. Elektra initially recorded folk music, ethnic music, jazz and gospel, although it later expanded into blues, pop, and rock music.
Label Code: LC 0192 / LC 00192
In 1964, Holzman started Nonesuch as a sub-label for inexpensive classical releases.
(Nonesuch is now an affiliated label of Warner Bros. Records under the Warner Music Group).
By the late '60s, Elektra was having success with artists like The Doors, Judy Collins, Tim Buckley and Bread. But the record business was changing and Jac knew Elektra could not survive as a small independent label. Jac talked to Warner Bros. about combining the two companies and establishing a record distribution arm. He received 10 million dollars for Elektra and agreed to remain with the company for three years.
In 1974, Elektra was merged with Asylum Records. It was later merged with Atlantic and Lava to become The Atlantic Records Group, under the larger Warner Music Group.
US Labels:
1951 - 1956
"Scripted logo in green or brown print on a tan background"
eg Jim Fawcett – Flamenco Guitar Solos
1956 - 1960
"The "atom" logo in a large variety of colours: green, red, blue, brown and orange print, also silver print on a pink background"
eg Love Songs Of Many Lands
eg New York Jazz Quartet – New York Jazz Quartet
1960 - 1961 "Guitar player logo, in an orange circle with a bunch of golden strings on a grey background"eg