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. via Discogs →