Becoming Elektra by Mick Houghton (Paperback Book)

Name: Becoming Elektra by Mick Houghton (Paperback Book)
Brand: Outline Press Ltd

Outline Press Ltd

Becoming ElektraThe True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label (Revised & Expanded Edition)\nAuthor(s): Mick Houghton, John Densmore, Jac Holzman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Outline Press Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Jawbone\nISBN-13: 9781911036036, 978-1911036036\nSynopsis\nBecoming Elektra tells the incredible true story of the pioneering Elektra Records label and its far-sighted founder, Jac Holzman, who built a small folk imprint into a home for some of the most groundbreaking, important, and enduring music of the rock era. Placing the Elektra label in a broader context, the book presents a gripping narrative of musical and cultural history that reads like an inventory of all that is exciting and innovative about the 60s and 70s: The Doors, Love s Forever Changes, Tim Buckley s Goodbye and Hello, The Stooges, The MC5 s Kick Out The Jams, Queen and Queen II, The Incredible String Band, Carly Simon s No Secrets, and many, many more. First published in 2010, Becoming.