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Elektra - Selected Discography

The Albums

"The sound of quality"

Note: Release dates are based on numerous sources, including contemporary Schwann catalog dates (notorious for reconfiguring release dates to when Schwann cataloged them). Though some dates are exact, most are correct within a month or two, excepting for those howlers where one source or other conflicted or typed in the wrong year. This list provides only a good ballpark estimate, and should not be legal cause for blood feuds. Jac Holzman's excellent autobiography, Follow the music (FirstMedia Books, Publisher's Group West, avail. in cloth & paper) was an invaluable reference for titles past 1965.

Mono was phased out industry-wide beginning in June, 1967, although it would be another year before they'd completely vanish from production. I am certain a great many albums were mastered in mono but shelved, and at times some discographies relied on master tape inventories rather than production schedules, and so some albums listed elsewhere as mono releases were not actually released into the market. Columbia released both Notorious Byrd Brothers and Dylan's John Wesley Harding in mono in early 1968, but seems to have put most of their small production into the cut-out bins immediately, while Elektra released small amounts of what seems to have been their last mono, the Doors' Strange days (4014/74014) in February of that year, and Vanguard released tiny amounts of Julius Lester's Departures (9261/79261) in December of '67 as their final monaural, (after which all new Vanguards were labeled "Stereo also playable mono"). All monos not listed here are vouched for by at least two sources as well as by my semi-reliable memory of the time - which occasionally seems more reliable than other sources.

Additions and corrections are welcomed.


Mono
EKL-
Stereo
EKS-
Artist Title Date

1787178 Brand, Oscar & the Roger Wilco 5 Out of the blue, songs of a fighting airforce 2/1960
179 Ellis, Anita The world in my arms 1960
180 7180 Limeliters Limelighters 1/1960
181 7181 Holt, Will The exciting artistry of Will Holt 12/1959
182 7182 Seafarers Chorus We sing of the sea
183 7183 Brand, Oscar & the Sea Wolves Boating songs and all that bilge 6/1960
184 Grenfell, Joyce Presenting Joyce Grenfell
185 7185 Bikel, Theodore Songs of Russia old and new 10/1960
186 7186 Oranim-Zabar Troupe Hora! Songs and dances of Israel 2/1960
187 7187 Ron & Nama Sabra : the young heart of Israel 7/1960
188 7188 Brand, Oscar Sports car songs for big wheels 8/1960
189 7189 Newport Folk Festival, 1960 (Oscar Brand, Will Holt, Oranim-Zabar Troupe, Theo Bikel 12/1960
190 7190 Zacherley Spook along with Zacherley 1960
191 7191 MacPherson Singers and Dancers of Scotland Caledonia 1960
192 7192 Anderson, Casey Goin' places 1960
193 7193 White, Josh Spirituals and blues 12/1960
194 7194 Polinoff, Sasha & his Russian Gypsy Orchestra Balalaika! 3/1961
195 Shepherd, Jean Will failure spoil Jean Shepherd? 1961
196 7196 Dudaim The Dudaim 2/1961
197 7197 Gibson, Bob Yes I see 5/1961
198 7198 Brand, Oscar Up in the air : songs for the madcap airman 3/1961
199 7199 Myers, Peter & Ronnie Cass Go to blazes 4/1961
200 7200 Bikel, Theodore From bondage to freedom 3/1960
201 7201 Oranim-Zabar Troupe & Geula Gil A Town Hall concert 1960
202 7202 Los Chiriguanos Pulsating rhythms of Paraguay 4/1961
203 7203 White, Josh The house I live in 5/1961
204 7204 Brand, Oscar For doctors only 7/1961
205 McCurdy, Ed A treasure chest of American folk song (double LP @ $4.98) 1961
206 7206 Oranim-Zabar Troupe & Geula Gil A whole world dances 10/1961
207 7207 Gibson, Bob & Bob Camp At the gate of Horn 10/1961
208 7208 Presti and Lagoya The virtuoso guitars of Presti and Lagoya 1961
209 7209 Collins, Judy A maid of constant sorrow 10/1961
210 7210 Bikel, Theodore A harvest of Israeli folksongs 12/1961
211 7211 White, Josh Empty bed blues 12/1961
212 7212 Polinoff, Sasha & his Russian Gypsy Orchestra Fastest balalaika in the west 12/1961
213 McCurdy, Ed The best of Dalliance (double LP @ $4.98) 1961
214 Redpath, Jean Scottish ballad book 4/1962
215 Grossman, Bob Bob Grossman 12/1961
216 7216 Travelers 3 Travelers 3 3/1962
217 7217 Folk banjo styles (Weissberg, Brickman, Paley and Rosenbaum)(w/booklet) 1962
218 Gooding, Cynthia A Treasury of Spanish and Mexican folk songs (double LP @ $4.98) 1962
219 7219 Maccabee Singers Sing along in Hebrew 1962
220 7220 Bikel, Theodore The poetry and prophecy of the Old Testament 3/1962
221 Gooding, Cynthia & Yves Tessier French and Italian folksongs 5/1962
222 7222 Collins, Judy Golden apples of the sun 8/1962
223 Treasures of folk songs for children (double LP @ $4.98) 1962
224 Redpath, Jean Songs of love lilt and laughter 12/1962
225 7225 Bikel, Theodore The best of Bikel 7/1962
226 Travelers 3 Open house 10/1962
227 7227 Serrano, Juan Ole la mano 9/1962
228 7228 Brand, Oscar A snow job for skiers 1/1963
229 La Societ‚ de Musique D'Autrefois Treasury of music of the Renaissance (double-$4.98) 1963
230 7230 Bikel, Theodore On tour 1/1963
231 7231 Henske, Judy Judy Henske 2/1963
232 7232 Dillards Back porch bluegrass 5/1963
233 7233 Dián and the Greenbriar Boys Dián and the Greenbriar Boys 1963
234 7234 Eto, Kimio Art of the koto : the music of Japan 2/1963
235 7235 Serrano, Juan Flamenco fenomenono 4/1963
236 7236 Travelers 3 Live! Live! Live! at last 4/1963
237 7237 Brand, Oscar Songs for golfers 7/1963
238 7238 Weissberg, Eric & Marshall Brickman New dimensions in banjo & bluegrass 9/1963
239 7239 Gibson, Bob Where I'm bound 12/1963
240 Koerner, Ray & Glover Blues, rags and hollers (reissue from Audiophile AP-78) 12/1963
241 7241 Henske, Judy High flying bird 11/1963
242 7242 Brand, Oscar & the Short Arms Cough : army songs out of the barracks bag 7/1963
243 7243 Collins, Judy Judy Collins 3 11/1963
244 De La Torre 20th century music for guitar 1963
245 7245 Rosmini, Dick Adventures for 12 string, 6 string and banjo 2/1964
246 7246 Even Dozen Jug Band Even Dozen Jug Band 11/1963
247 Engelberg, Fred The songs of Fred Engleberg 2/1964
248 7248 Martin, Vince & Fred Neil Tear down the walls 3/1964
249 7249 Irish Ramblers The patriot game 2/1964
250 7250 Bikel, Theodore A folksinger's choice 2/1964
251 7251 Authentic sound effects, v.1 1964
252 7252 Authentic sound effects, v.2 1964
253 7253 Authentic sound effects, v.3 1964
254 7254 Authentic sound effects, v.4 1964
255 7255 Authentic sound effects, v.5 1964
256 7256 Authentic sound effects, v.6 1964
257 7257 Authentic sound effects, v.7 1964
258 7258 Authentic sound effects, v.8 1964
259 7259 Authentic sound effects, v.9 1964
260 7260 Authentic sound effects, v.10 1964
261 7261 Authentic sound effects, v.11 1964
262 7262 Authentic sound effects, v.12 1964
263 7263 Authentic sound effects, v.13 1964
264 7264 The blues project (w/ Muldaur, von Schmidt, Van Ronk, Kalb, Koerner et al) 4/1964
265 7265 Dillards Live!!! Almost!!! 9/1964
266 7266 Carignan, Jean Folk fiddler 1964
267 7267 Koerner, Ray & Glover Lots more blues, rags and hollers 7/1964
268 7268 Campbell, Ian Folk Group Ian Campbell Folk Group 6/1964
269 7269 Ochs, Phil All the news that's fit to sing 5/1964
270 7270 Christ Tabernacle Church Swing hallelujah 1964
271 7271 Guthrie, Woody Library of Congress recordings (3 LPs w/ booklet) 9/1964
272 7272 Guthrie, Woody Library of Congress recordings (3 LPs w/ booklet) (given 2 cat. #s) 9/1964
273 Spence, Joseph Happy all the time (produced by Fritz Richmond) 1964
274 7274 Redpath, Jean Laddie lie near me 8/1964
275 7275 Serrano, Juan Bravo Serrano! 8/1964
276 7276 Old time banjo project (various, w/ booklet) 1964
277 7277 Paxton, Tom Ramblin' boy 10/1964
278 7278 Camp, Hamilton Paths of victory 10/1964
279 Iron muse : panorama of British industrial song (also erroneously cataloged as 297) 1964
280 7280 Collins, Judy Judy Collins concert 6/1964
281 7281 Bikel, Theodore Yiddish theatre and folk songs 10/1964
282 Ensemble of the Bulgarian Republic Music of Bulgaria 11/1964
283 7283 Spoelstra, Mark Five and twenty questions (notes by Dick Fariña) 1/1965
284 7284 Ray, Dave Snaker's here 1/1965
285 7285 Dillards w/ Byron Berline Pickin' and fiddlin' 4/1965
286 7286 Classical music of Japan 4/1965
287 7287 Ochs, Phil I ain't marching anymore 8/1965
288 7288 Rush, Tom Tom Rush 3/1965
289 7289 Kathy & Carol (Kathy Larisch & Carol McComb) Kathy & Carol 4/1965
290 7290 Koerner, Spider John Spider blues 4/1965
291 7291 Corrie Folk Trio w/ Paddie Bell Corrie Folk Trio with Paddie Bell 3/1965
292 7292 String band project (w/ Mother Bay State Entertainers, et al.) (w/ booklet) 4/1965
293 7293 Neil, Fred Bleecker and MacDougal (later reissued as "Little bit of rain", EKS-74073) 4/1965
294 7294 Paul Butterfield Blues Band The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 5/1965
295 7295 Paley, Tom & Peggy Seeger Tom Paley & Peggy Seeger 4/1965
296 7296 Negro folklore from Texas State Prison 7/1965
297 7297 Sounds of Japan : actual sounds 1965
298 7298 Paxton, Tom Ain't that news 10/1965
299 7299 Singer songwriter project (w/ Sky, Fari¤a, Murdoch, Blue) (notes by Richard Fari¤a) 9/1965
300 7300 Collins, Judy Judy Collins' 5th (w/Richard Fari¤a, dulcimer) 8/1965
301/2 Leadbelly Library of Congress recordings (w/ booklet) 1965
303 Davis, Maxwell Street Jimmy Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis 10/1965
304 7304 Corrie Folk Trio with Paddie Bell The promise of the day 8/1965
305 7305 Koerner, Ray & Glover The return of Koerner, Ray & Glover 1965
306 7306 Rifkin, Josh The Baroque Beatles book 1965
307 7307 Spoelstra, Mark State of mind 1/1966
308 7308 Tom Rush The New album (aka Take a little walk with me) 4/1966
309 7309 Ian Campbell Folk Group The rights of man 4/1966
310 7310 Ochs, Phil Phil Ochs in concert 5/1966
311 7311 Kilroy, Pat Light of day 1966
312 7312 Brooks, Harvey How to play electric bass (w/booklet) 1966
313/4 7313/4 Elektra library of authentic sound effects 8/1966
315 7315 Paul Butterfield Blues Band East-West 12/1966
316 7316 Smith, Oliver Oliver Smith 9/1966
317 7317 Paxton, Tom Outward bound 9/1966
318 7318 Buckley, Tim Goodbye & Hello 1967
319 7319 Ray, Dave "Snaker" Fine soft land 1966
320 7320 Collins, Judy In my life 9/1966
321 7321 Watersons Frost and fire 1966
322 7322 Incredible String Band The Incredible String Band (w/ Clive Palmer) 6/1966
322 7322      
324 7324 Grossman, Stephan How to play blues guitar 1966
325 7325 Bauls of Bengal The Bauls of Bengal 1966
326 7326 Bikel, Theodore w/ The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth 1/1968
4001 74001 Love Love 9/1966
4002 74002 What's shakin' (w/Lovin' Spoonful, Clapton, Tom Rush, Butterfield, Kooper) (w/booklet) 1966
4003 74003 Blue, David David Blue 8/1966
4004 74004 Buckley, Tim Tim Buckley 1966
4005 74005 Love Da capo 2/1967
4006 74006 Charles River Valley Boys Beatle country 12/1966
4007 74007 Doors The Doors 3/1967
4008 74008 Dusk 'Til Dawn Orchestra Sea drift 4/1967
4009 74009 Zodiac cosmic sounds 1967
4010 74010 Incredible String Band The 5000 spirits, or, The layers of onion 6/1967

For more comprehensive listings, please see Jac Holzman's Follow the Music website for the Elektra Records discography or David Edwards' Elektra discography.

Mark Spoelstra : Five and twenty questions, EKL-283 (1965)   Singer-Songwriter Project, EKS-7299 (1965)   Tom Rush : Take a little walk with me, EKS-7308 (1966)

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