Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)
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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
Wikipedia
Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the 1950s and 1970s. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived as an imprint of Atlantic in 2009. In October 2018, Elektra was detached from the Atlantic Records umbrella and reorganized into Elektra Music Group, once again operating as an independently managed frontline label of Warner Music. In June 2022, Elektra Music Group was merged with 300 Entertainment to create the umbrella label 300 Elektra Entertainment (3EE), though both Elektra and 300 continued to maintain their separate identities as labels.
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