Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)

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Annotation

releases between 1989–2009 bearing the lowercase “e” perched atop a tilted capital “E” logo should also be filed under this label (even if it may read "Elektra Entertainment" below the logo).

Digital releases that have Elektra (NEK) as a label should use this label.

evolution of Elektra logo (1950–present): http://logos.wikia.com/wiki/Elektra_Records

1950: founded by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt as Elektra Records.
Elektra logo (original, 1950–1965)
Elektra logo (1965–1980)
1973-08: its parent company Elektra Records became part of Elektra/Asylum Records upon a merger with Asylum Records, but informally still referred to itself as Elektra Records thereafter.
Elektra logo (1980–1989)
1989: its parent company Elektra Records was renamed Elektra Entertainment, "a division of Warner Communications Inc."
Elektra "e over E" logo introduced (1989–2004)
ca. 1994: Elektra Entertainment renamed as Elektra Entertainment Group
2004-02: merged into Atlantic Records and moved under the newly-formed Atlantic Records Group; became dormant until 2009.
Elektra logo (reintroduced 2004-2009)
Elektra logo (2009-06-01–2013) : Elektra formally revived as independent entity under Warner Music. (note rounded corners in the prongs of the E and revised font in the "elektra" wordmark)
Elektra logo (2013–2022) : Elektra introduces its latest logo (note square corners in the prongs of the E and and revised font in the "elektra" wordmark)
Elektra logo (2022–present) : Elektra may have revived a refreshed version of the "e over E" logo, coinciding with WMG's launch of 300 Elektra Entertainment, an umbrella group created from the merger of Elektra Music Group and 300 Entertainment

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-12 07:09 UTC.

Releases

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateCatalog#Barcode
New SongsJohn Gruen & Georgiana Bannister12" Vinyl11
EKLP 1[none]
Jean Ritchie Singing the Traditional Songs of Her Kentucky Mountain FamilyJean Ritchie10" Vinyl16
EKLP-2
Voices of HaitiMaya Deren10" Vinyl9
EKLP-5[none]
Kentucky Mountain SongsJean Ritchie10" Vinyl16
EKL-25
A Young Man and a Maid (Love Songs of Many Lands)Cynthia Gooding and Theodore Bikel12" Vinyl16
109, EKL-109[none]
Josh at MidnightJosh White12" Vinyl12
EKL-102[none]
A Young Man and a Maid (Love Songs of Many Lands)Cynthia Gooding and Theodore Bikel12" Vinyl16
EKL-109[none]
A Midnight Session With The Jazz MessengersArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers2×12" Vinyl3 + 3
  • US1957-06-13
EKL-120
The Story of John Henry...A Musical NarrativeJosh White12" Vinyl9
123[none]
New York Jazz QuartetNew York Jazz QuartetVinyl9
EKL-115
The Greatest Flamenco GuitaristSabicas12" Vinyl10
EKL-117
Jean RitchieJean Ritchie12" Vinyl19
EKL-125
Badmen, Heroes And Pirate Songs And BalladsEd McCurdy / Jack Elliott / Oscar Brand / Dick Wilder12" Vinyl16
EKL-129
Vibe-RantTeddy Charles12" Vinyl6
EKL 136
Sings Jewish Folk SongsTheodore Bikel12" Vinyl16
EKL-141
Paul Clayton Sings Unholy MatrimonyPaul Clayton12" Vinyl18
EKL-147
Bobby Burns’ Merry Muses Of CaledoniaPaul Clayton12" Vinyl25
EKL-155
Chain Gang SongsJosh White12" Vinyl10
EKL-158[none]
Jean Shepherd and Other FoiblesJean ShepherdVinyl11
Hairy Jazz (mono)Shel Silverstein and The Red Onions12" Vinyl12
EKL-176
Hairy Jazz (stereo)Shel Silverstein and The Red Onions12" Vinyl12
EKS-7176
I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now / Broken Down MamaShel Silverstein with The Red Onion Jazz Band7" Vinyl2
EKSN-45-6
Sings Ballads - BluesJosh White12" Vinyl12
EKL-114[none]
Spook Along With ZacherleyJohn Zacherle12" Vinyl11
EKL-190[none]
Spirituals & BluesJosh White12" Vinyl10
EKL-193[none]
Ben And AdamThe Dudaim12" Vinyl14
EKL-196
The House I Live InJosh White12" Vinyl10
EKL-7203[none]
The Original Trinidad Steel BandThe Original Trinidad Steel Band12" Vinyl14
EKS-7139
The LimelitersThe Limeliters12" Vinyl12
EKS-7180
Every Inch a SailorOscar BrandVinyl14
A Treasure Chest of American Folk SongEd McCurdy2×Vinyl16 + 18
EKL-205
A Maid of Constant SorrowJudy Collins12" Vinyl12
EKL-209[none]
Yes I SeeBob Gibson12" Vinyl12
EKS-7197
Empty Bed BluesJosh White12" Vinyl10
EKS-7211[none]
Back Porch BluegrassThe Dillards12" Vinyl15
EKL-232[none]
Dián & The Greenbriar BoysDián & The Greenbriar Boys12" Vinyl13
EKL-233[none]
Art of the Koto: The Music of Japan (monaural)Kimio Eto12" Vinyl6
EKL-234[none]
#3Judy CollinsVinyl13
EKL 243
#3Judy Collins12" Vinyl13
EKS 7243
Lots More Blues, Rags and HollersKoerner, Ray & GloverVinyl16
EKL-267
Please Let Me Love YouThe Beefeaters7" Vinyl2
EKSN 45013[none]
High Flying BirdJudy Henske12" Vinyl13
EKL-241[none]
Adventures For 12-String, 6-String And BanjoDick Rosmini12" Vinyl17
EKL-245
Tear Down the WallsVince Martin & Fred Neil12" Vinyl13
EKL 248[none]
All the News That's Fit to Sing (mono)Phil Ochs12" Vinyl14
EKL-269[none]
Library of Congress RecordingsWoody Guthrie3×Vinyl11 + 10 + 8
EKL-271/272
Happy All The TimeJoseph Spence12" Vinyl9
EKL 273
Ramblin' Boy (mono version)Tom Paxton12" Vinyl15
EKL-277[none]
Paths of VictoryHamilton Camp12" Vinyl13
EKL 278
The Judy Collins ConcertJudy CollinsVinyl14
EKL-280
Tear Down the WallsVince Martin & Fred Neil12" Vinyl13
EKS 7248[none]
All the News That's Fit to Sing (stereo)Phil Ochs12" Vinyl14
EKS-7269[none]
Ramblin’ Boy (stereo version)Tom Paxton12" Vinyl15
EKS-7277[none]
The Judy Collins ConcertJudy CollinsVinyl14
EKS-7280
Authentic Sound Effects, Volume 2Keith Holzman(unknown)91
EKS 7313/4
Live!!! Almost!!!The DillardsVinyl13
Singer-Songwriter ProjectVarious Artists12" Vinyl13
EKL-299[none]
Singer-Songwriter ProjectVarious Artists12" Vinyl13
EKS-7299[none]
The Paul Butterfield Blues BandThe Paul Butterfield Blues Band12" Vinyl11
EKL 294
Classical Music of JapanVarious Artists12" Vinyl8
EKL 286[none]
I Ain’t Marching AnymorePhil Ochs12" Vinyl14
EKL 287, EKS 7287[none]
Maxwell Street Jimmy DavisMaxwell Street Jimmy Davis12" Vinyl12
EKL 303
Pickin’ and Fiddlin’The Dillards with Byron Berline12" Vinyl16
EKS-7285
Kathy & CarolKathy & Carol12" Vinyl12
EKS-7289
Bleecker & MacDougalFred Neil12" Vinyl13
EKS 7293
Sounds of JapanKatsumasa Takasago12" Vinyl34
EKS-7297[none]
Ain't That NewsTom Paxton12" Vinyl14
EKS-7298[none]
Five & Twenty QuestionsMark SpoelstraVinyl12
Tom RushTom RushVinyl13
LoveLove12" Vinyl14
EKL 4001
David BlueDavid Blue12" Vinyl12
Light of DayPat Kilroy12" Vinyl12
EKS-7311
Tim BuckleyTim Buckley12" Vinyl12
EKS-74004[none]
Da CapoLove12" Vinyl7
EKS-74005
In ConcertPhil OchsVinyl11
7310
7 and 7 IsLove7" Vinyl2
EK-45605[none]
East-West (mono)The Paul Butterfield Blues Band12" Vinyl9
EKL-315
Outward Bound (mono version)Tom Paxton12" Vinyl13
EKL-317[none]
What's Shakin'Various Artists12" Vinyl14
EKL 4002
Tim BuckleyTim Buckley12" Vinyl12
EKL-4004[none]
East-West (stereo)The Butterfield Blues Band12" Vinyl9
EKS-7315[none]
Outward Bound (stereo version)Tom Paxton12" Vinyl13
EKS-7317[none]
In My LifeJudy Collins12" Vinyl11
EKS-7320, EKS-74027[none]
The Incredible String BandThe Incredible String BandVinyl16
EKS 7322
What's Shakin'Various Artists12" Vinyl14
EKS 74002
Beatle CountryThe Charles River Valley Boys12" Vinyl12
EKS 74006[none]
I Ain’t Marching Anymore / That Was the PresidentPhil Ochs7" Vinyl2
EKSN 45-002[none]
The Incredible String Band (Mono)The Incredible String Band12" Vinyl16
EUK 254[none]
Take a Little Walk With MeTom RushVinyl11
The Doors (mono)The Doors12" Vinyl11
  • US1967-01-04
EKL-4007[none]
The Doors (stereo)The Doors12" Vinyl11
  • US1967-01-04
EKS-74007[none]
People Are StrangeThe Doors7" Vinyl2
EK-45621
Black RosesClear Light7" Vinyl2
EK-45622[none]
Strange Days (mono)The Doors12" Vinyl10
EKL-4014[none]
Strange DaysThe Doors12" Vinyl10
EKS 74014[none]
Forever ChangesLove12" Vinyl11
  • US1967-11-01
EKS 74013
Goodbye and HelloTim Buckley12" Vinyl10
  • US1967-11-04
EKS-7318
Cosmic Sounds (mono)The Zodiac12" Vinyl12
EKL-4009[none]
Break On ThroughThe Doors7" Vinyl2
EK-45611
Light My FireThe Doors7" Vinyl2
EK-45615[none]