Elektra Sound Recorders

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Elektra Sound Recorders was Elektra Records's recording studio in Los Angeles, California, United States located at 962 La Cienega Boulevard. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Electric Entertainment currently provides video production services at this location. [8] [9] [10] [11]

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History

In 1958, Jac Holzman built the first Elektra studio at 116 West 14th Street, [12] on the northern edge of Greenwich Village. [13] [14] [15] [16] In 1968, Holzman built Elektra Sound Recorders in West Hollywood, and ordered the second U.S.-bound Sound Techniques A Range mixing console for the studio. [17] Elektra's Hollywood studio was used to record notable albums by The Doors, Bread, The Rolling Stones, The Stooges, Harry Chapin, Dan Fogelberg, Jackson Browne, and others.

Selected list of albums recorded at Elektra (by year)


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