Elektra Records
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Oct 27, 2026
Ishmael ButlerGUEST
So Sleeping Bag was a label.
Ishmael ButlerGUEST
They got snapped up by Elektra Records.
Ishmael ButlerGUEST
So I just sent my demo to them.
Ishmael ButlerGUEST
And actually I walked my demo into them and they listened to it.
EB JohnsonHOST
They pushed the edge of experimentation at the time and created a sound that left them in relative obscurity until they exploded into recognition with their hit Light My Fire in 1967.
EB JohnsonHOST
The band signed with Elektra Records and spent weeks at the top of the Billboard charts.
EB JohnsonHOST
By the time they released their second album, The Doors were one of the biggest bands in the world, and Jim Morrison was one of the biggest stars in the world.
EB JohnsonHOST
That celebrity seemed to be a mixed bag for Morrison.
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In 1974, Queen released their breakthrough single, Killer Queen, in the United States.
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It was put out on Elektra Records.
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Its original worldwide debut happened in the UK, though, and that happened on October 11, 1974.
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This was the U.S. debut for the single.
Dennis DrewGUEST
Don't do anything.
Dennis DrewGUEST
First thing you should do is go get a lawyer, he said, and I'm going to move over to Elektra Records in the next month or so, and I'd like you to come to Elektra with me.
Dennis DrewGUEST
I said, okay.
Steven GustafsonGUEST
He was going to Elektra, and he thought that Elektra would be a better fit.
Paul TrenwithHOST
That little bit of Dobro that was sneaking in there, that was Mike Aldridge.
Paul TrenwithHOST
Well, let's have a little bit of old-time music from an album that came out in the mid-1960s called String Band Project, and it came out on Elektra Records, and it had some unique combinations of people playing old-time music.
Paul TrenwithHOST
Dry City Scat Band from Los Angeles.
Paul TrenwithHOST
Richard Green on fiddle, David Lindley on banjo, Pete Madlum on dobro, Steve Cahill on guitar, and the mouth harp.
Stuart PartridgeHOST
This is All Sold Out.
Stuart PartridgeHOST
Came out in 1991 on Elektra Records.
CL SmoothSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Outflow, three in a row, building like a Lego Stacks upon stacks, it attacks the wax Scrubbing like Ajax, relieving as an X-lax The nightcap of rap, here to make another hit To uncover some other word to mother Public or the playground, we're renowned P-Rock and C.O.
CL SmoothSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Smooth is in town I design a logical line to match the mind So recline and listen to what's mine I'm untouchable, lovable, some try to imitate But you can't make a double of me The capital C, capital L M-O-O-T-H, yes, a pro.
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As far as the song went, it hit number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, hit number 42 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Also on that same exact day, Elektra Records released The Cars' song, Strap Me In.
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This was the second single from The Cars' sixth studio album called Door to Door.
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It was written and produced by Rick Ocasek.
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The music video would be the final video that was released by the brand before they broke up.
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In 1992, Metallica released Wherever I May Roam.
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Vertigo and Elektra Records released this one.
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This was the fourth single off of what they called the Black Album.
Ben VaughnGUEST
And the most radical idea they could come up with was, let's do a country record.
Ben VaughnGUEST
And we did it without Elektra Records knowing it.
Ben VaughnGUEST
They used some publishing money.
Ben VaughnGUEST
They self-financed it.
Alec CummingHOST
So again, we're talking about Apollo 18.
Alec CummingHOST
They Might Be Giants is signed to Elektra Records.
Alec CummingHOST
They had done Flood, which was really successful.
Alec CummingHOST
And did surprisingly well for a band that was rather quirky.
Nick CameronHOST
And their management company, Q Prime, is going to sign them.
Nick CameronHOST
And Electra Records is going to sign them to a record label, a record deal.
Nick CameronHOST
And everything was going to be great until James Hatfield said, no, you can't do that.
Nick CameronHOST
And at this time, Jason is addicted to painkillers and James is just about to go into rehab.
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