Elektra (1950–1989, revived 2009‐06‐01; read annotations before use)

~ Label

Annotation

please link releases between 1989–2009 that bear the logo with a lowercase "e" perched atop an inclined capital "E" to Elektra Entertainment even if the label name just says "Elektra".

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: renamed Elektra/Asylum Records upon merger with Asylum Records, but informally still referred to itself as Elektra Records thereafter.
Elektra logo (1980–1989)
1989: renamed Elektra Entertainment, "a division of Warner Communications Inc."
Elektra Entertainment logo (1989–2004)
1994: renamed again 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–present) : Elektra introduces its latest logo (note square corners in the prongs of the E and and revised font in the "elektra" wordmark)

Annotation last modified on 2021-08-15 04:33 UTC.

Renamed to: Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01)

Releases

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateCatalog#Barcode
The Best of BreadBreadReel-to-reel12
ESTQ 5056-QF[none]
There's an Innocent FaceCurt Boettcher12" Vinyl11
K 42124
LiarQueen7" Vinyl2
  • US1974-02-14
EK-45884
Queen IIQueen12" Vinyl11
  • US1974-04-09
EKS 75082[none]
Short StoriesHarry Chapin12" Vinyl10
EKS-75065[none]
君と旅行鞄はちみつぱい7" Vinyl2
  • JP1974-05-25
L-1193E[none]
The Best of Bread Volume TwoBread12" Vinyl12
6E 110, 7E-1005[none]
Seven Seas of RhyeQueenVinyl2
EK45891
わすれものグレープ12" Vinyl12
  • JP1974-08-25
L-8043E[none]
Verities & BalderdashHarry Chapin12" Vinyl9
  • US1974-08-31
7E-1012[none]
Le MauditVéronique Sanson12" Vinyl11
  • FR1974-09-26
52008[none]
Sheer Heart AttackQueen12" Vinyl13
7E-1026[none]
Creatures of the StreetJobriath12" Vinyl12
7E-1010[none]
Trapped In The SuburbsDennis Linde12" Vinyl10
7E-1011
Blue Jean Country QueenLinda Hargrove12" Vinyl12
7E-1013[none]
Blue Jean Country QueenLinda Hargrove12" Vinyl12
7E-1013
Sheer Heart AttackQueen12" Vinyl13
7ES 1026[none]
If You Want the RainbowMelba Montgomery7" Vinyl2
E-45211
Killer QueenQueen7" Vinyl2
E-45226[none]
No ChargeMelba Montgomery7" Vinyl2
EK-45883
Your Pretty Roses Came Too LateMelba Montgomery7" Vinyl2
EK-45894-A
Some Days You Eat the Bear and Some Days the Bear Eats YouIan Matthews12" Vinyl10
EKS 75078
I Came to Hear the MusicMickey Newbury12" Vinyl11
EKS 7E-1007[none]
I Came to Hear the MusicMickey Newbury12" Vinyl12
EKS 7E-1007[none]
The Doors (reissue)The Doors12" Vinyl11
EKS-74007[none]
Cross Country CowboyBuzz Rabin12" Vinyl16
EKS-75076
No ChargeMelba Montgomery12" Vinyl12
EKS-75079
Dream Girl / Mama, I Love YouBolland & Bolland7" Vinyl2
ELK 12 159 N
Morrison HotelThe Doors12" Vinyl11
K 42080
All Around UsA Foot In ColdwaterVinyl10
The Baroque Beatles BookJoshua Rifkin12" Vinyl10
  • DE1975-03-19
ELK 42 164[none]
せせらぎグレープ12" Vinyl12
  • JP1975-05-25
L-8061E[none]
Searchin’ (for Someone Like You)Melba Montgomery7" Vinyl2
  • GB1975-07-25
K 12183
Portrait GalleryHarry Chapin12" Vinyl10
  • US1975-09-27
7E-1041[none]
A Night at the OperaQueenVinyl12
  • CA1975-11-21
7ES-1053
コミュニケーショングレープ12" Vinyl11
  • JP1975-11-25
L-10024E[none]
A Night at the OperaQueen12" Vinyl12
  • US1975-12-02
7E 1053[none]
The Best of Carly SimonCarly Simon12" Vinyl10
6E-109[none]
Never Let Her GoDavid Gates12" Vinyl10
7E-1028[none]
LoversMickey Newbury12" Vinyl10
7E-1030
JudithJudy Collins12" Vinyl12
7E-1032
Playing PossumCarly Simon12" Vinyl10
7E-1033
He Don't Love You, Like I Love YouTony Orlando & Dawn12" Vinyl10
7E-1034
The Best of Carly Simon (Quadraphonic 8-Track)Carly Simon8-Track Cartridge10
8Q-1048[none]
The Greatest Gift of AllMelba Montgomery12" Vinyl11
CM-6
He Loved You Right Out of My MindMelba Montgomery7" Vinyl2
E-45272
Tangled Up Puppet (A Song for My Daughter)Harry Chapin7" Vinyl2
E-45285
Love Was the WindMelba Montgomery7" Vinyl2
E-45296
Don't Let the Good Times Fool YouMelba Montgomery7" Vinyl2
K 12172
Don’t Let the Good Times Fool YouMelba Montgomery12" Vinyl11
K 52018
JudithJudy Collins12" Vinyl12
K 52019[none]
The Best of Carly SimonCarly Simon12" Vinyl10
K 52025[none]
十月は黄昏の国東京キッドブラザース12" Vinyl12
L-8068E
A Night at the OperaQueen12" Vinyl12
P-10075E[none]
A puddara è un vulcanoDonatella Bardi12" Vinyl11
T 52028[none]
Eddie RabbittEddie Rabbitt(unknown)10
火の玉ボーイ鈴木慶一ムーンライダーズ12" Vinyl10
  • JP1976-01-25
L-4031E[none]
VancouverVéronique Sanson12" Vinyl9
  • FR1976-02-27
52 031[none]
Horizonもんたよしのり12" Vinyl11
L-11019E
On the Road to Kingdom ComeHarry Chapin12" Vinyl9
  • US1976-10-23
7E-1082
帰去来さだまさし12" Vinyl12
  • JP1976-11-25
L-10055E[none]
線香花火さだまさし7" Vinyl2
  • JP1976-11-25
L-50E[none]
Lost Without Your LoveBread7" Vinyl2
E-45365[none]
A Day at the RacesQueen12" Vinyl10
6E 101
Tree of Life茶坊主 featuring 吉田政美 & 菊池まみ12" Vinyl11
L-10054E[none]
Vancouver / RedoutableVéronique Sanson7" Vinyl2
12207
Another PassengerCarly Simon12" Vinyl12
32.000
Greatest Stories LiveHarry Chapin2×12" Vinyl7 + 7
7E 2009
As Long as There's a SundaySammi Smith12" Vinyl10
7E-1058
Rocky Mountain MusicEddie Rabbitt12" Vinyl11
7E-1065
Song WriterCarmol Taylor12" Vinyl10
7E-1069
Bread & RosesJudy Collins12" Vinyl12
7E-1076
Street TalkThe Bob Crewe Generation12" Vinyl8
7E-1083[none]
HomecookingSérgio Mendes & Brasil '7712" Vinyl10
7ES-1055
On the Road to Kingdom ComeHarry Chapin12" Vinyl9
7ES-1082[none]
Greatest Stories LiveHarry Chapin2×12" Vinyl7 + 7
8E 6003
Live at the OlympiaVéronique Sanson2×12" Vinyl13 + 11
ELK 62 018[none]
The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The OnionThe Incredible String Band12" Vinyl13
K 42001
RecollectionsJudy Collins12" Vinyl11
K42035[none]
A Day at the RacesQueenVinyl10
K6E-101
QueenQueen12" Vinyl10
P-10118E[none]
Queen IIQueen12" Vinyl11
P-10119E[none]
Sheer Heart AttackQueen12" Vinyl13
P-10137E[none]
A Day at the RacesQueen12" Vinyl10
P-10300E[none]
Marquee MoonTelevision12" Vinyl8
  • US1977-02-08
7E-1098[none]
雨やどりさだまさし7" Vinyl2
  • JP1977-03-19
L-74E[none]
Teo Toriatte (Let Us Cling Together)Queen7" Vinyl2
P-157E
RabbittEddie Rabbitt(unknown)10
  • US1977-05-24
Long AwayQueen7" Vinyl2
  • US1977-07-07
E-45412
吸殻の風景さだまさし7" Vinyl2
  • JP1977-07-10
L-158E[none]
風見鶏さだまさし12" Vinyl10
  • JP1977-07-25
L-10082E[none]
Nobody Does It Better / After the StormCarly Simon7" Vinyl2
E-45413
Living Room SuiteHarry Chapin12" Vinyl9
  • US1977-09-10
HollywoodVéronique Sanson12" Vinyl10
  • FR1977-10-12
52 063[none]
Thorn On the Rose (Stereo)Even Stevens12" Vinyl9
7E 1113[none]
Thorn On the RoseEven StevensCassette9
TC-51113[none]
News of the WorldQueen12" Vinyl11
  • US1977-11-01
6E 122
案山子さだまさし7" Vinyl2
  • JP1977-11-25
L-182E[none]
We Are the ChampionsQueen7" Vinyl2
P-230E
How Many Lies / FémininVéronique Sanson7" Vinyl2
12.256