Elektra Records is a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. It, along with Holzman's Nonesuch Records, was acquired by Kinney National Company in 1970 for $10 million. Holzman remained in charge until Asylum Records and Elektra were combined and Asylum's director (David Geffen) was put in charge.

In 1972 Kinney grouped its four record labels under the Warner Communications umbrella.

Bands

• 10,000 Maniacs
• AC/DC
• The Afghan Whigs
• Bad Company
• The Beautiful South
• Better Than Ezra
• Blaque
• Blindside
• Björk
• Karla Bonoff
• Bread
• The Breeders
• Jackson Browne
• Buffalo Springfield
• Busta Rhymes
• The Call
• The Cars
• Harry Chapin
• Tracy Chapman
• Natalie Cole
• Judy Collins
• The Cure
• Dokken
• The Doors
• Down
• The Eagles
• Missy Elliott
• Emmylou Harris
• Faster Pussycat
• Glenn Frey
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore
• Nanci Griffith
• Sara Hickman
• Hoodoo Gurus Rock
• The Housemartins
• Huey Lewis and the News
• Colin James
• Etta James
• Howard Jones
• Ben E. King
• Ziggy Marley
• Sergio Mendes
• Natalie Merchant
• Metallica
• Joni Mitchell
• Moby
• Mötley Crüe
• Nada Surf
• Phil Ochs
• Ol' Dirty Bastard
• Old 97's
• Pantera
• Teddy Pendergrass
• Phish
• Pixies
• The Pogues
• Leon Redbone
• Linda Ronstadt
• Tom Rush
• Patrice Rushen
• David Sanborn
• Georgia Satellites
• Peter Schilling
• Carly Simon
• Nina Simone
• Simply Red
• The Sisters of Mercy
• Phoebe Snow
• Staind
• Dave Stewart
• The Stooges
• The Sugarcubes
• Keith Sweat
• Sweetwater
• Tangerine Dream
• They Might Be Giants
• Third Eye Blind
• Violent Femmes
• Tom Waits
• Grover Washington Jr.
• Ween
• X
• Yes
• Warren Zevon
• John Zorn

See also

• List of record labels

External Links

• Elektra Records official website (http://www.elektra.com/elektra/labelHome.jhtml)