Elektra Records Events

1963 Love (band) forms
Lee, who had lived in Los Angeles since the age of five, had been recording since 1963 with his bands, the LAG's and Lee's American Four. He'd also produced a single, "My Diary", for Rosa...
1966 Apr Love releases self-titled album
Love is the eponymous debut by the Los Angeles-based band Love. Twelve of the album's fourteen tracks were recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood on January 24-27, 1966. The rema...
1967 Jan Love releases De Capo
Da Capo is the second album by the Los Angeles-based rock group Love. The bulk of Da Capo was recorded between September 27 and October 2, 1966. "7 and 7 Is" was recorded on June 20, a...
1967 Nov Love releases Forever Changes
Forever Changes is the third album released by the Los Angeles-based band Love. The album was released by Elektra Records in November 1967. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Forever ...
1969 Love releases Four Sail
By mid-1968, Arthur Lee was the only remaining member of the classic lineup of Love. But simply because Johnny Echols, Bryan Maclean, Ken Forssi and Michael Stuart had all departed the gr...
1969 Dec Love releases Out Here
Out Here is the fifth album by the American rock band Love, released in December 1969 on Blue Thumb Records in the United States, and Harvest in the United Kingdom.
1972 Jun 17 The Eagles release their self-titled debut album
Eagles is the debut album by the rock band of the same name, released in 1972.The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Johns. The album was an immediate succe...
1973 Apr 17 The Eagles release Desperado
Desperado is the second studio album by the American rock band Eagles. It was recorded at Island Studios in London, United Kingdom and released in 1973. Desperado is a concept album, base...
1974 Mar 22 The Eagles release On the Border
On the Border is the third studio album by the Eagles, released in 1974. During the making of the album, the band experienced significant changes. As the band tried to lean towards a more...
1975 Jun 10 The Eagles release One of These Nights
One of These Nights is the fourth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1975. The record's title song became the group's second #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, in July of that year....
1976 Feb 17 The Eagles release Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is a compilation album by the American rock band the Eagles, a compilation of singles released on Asylum Records in 1976. As of November 2009, 29 million c...
1976 Dec 8 The Eagles release Hotel California
Hotel California is an album released by the American rock band the Eagles, in late 1976. It is the first Eagles album without founding member Bernie Leadon and the first album with Joe W...
1979 Sep 24 The Eagles release The Long Run
The Long Run is the sixth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1979. This was the first Eagles album not to feature founding member Randy Meisner, who was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit...
1980 Nov 7 The Eagles release Eagles Live
Eagles Live is the first live album by the American rock band Eagles, a two-LP set released in 1980. The Eagles disbanded on July 31, 1980 after their concert at Long Beach. However, the ...
1981 Oct 28 Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield form Metallica
Metallica was formed in Los Angeles, California, in early 1981 when drummer Lars Ulrich placed an advertisement in a Los Angeles newspaper—The Recycler—which read "Drummer looking for oth...
1982 Jun 14 Metallica releases its first original song "Hit the Lights"
In early 1982, Metallica recorded its first original song "Hit the Lights" for the Metal Massacre I compilation. Hetfield played bass on the song and Lloyd Grant was credited with a guita...
1982 Nov 13 The Eagles release Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is the second compilation album by the Eagles. It features many of their biggest hits not on Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), including "Hotel California", th...
1984 Jul 30 Metallica releases Ride the Lightning
Ride the Lightning is the second album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984 by Megaforce Records and re-released by Elektra Records on November 19, 1984. Ride...
1996 Jun 4 Metallica releases Load
Load is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released June 4, 1996. To date, the album has sold over 5 million copies in America, and is certified Gold in the UK...
1999 Oct 26 Dream Theater releases Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory is the fifth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released in 1999. It is a concept album that deals with the story of a m...
2002 Jan 29 Dream Theater releases Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence is the sixth full-length studio album by progressive metal band Dream Theater. It was released as a double-disc album on January 29, 2002 by Elektra Record...
2003 Nov 11 Dream Theater releases Train of Thought
Train of Thought is the seventh full-length studio album by progressive metal band Dream Theater. Inspired by the audience response to Dream Theater's heavier songs while on tour, Train o...