ELEKTRA ANNOUNCES 75th ANNIVERSARY
WITH VINYL RELEASES
20 Titles Encompass Iconic Albums Spanning Four Decades,
Including Special Editions & Releases Never Before on Vinyl
Titles Available Each Friday Throughout July
(July 1, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA) As part of Elektra Records’ 75th Anniversary celebration, Rhino Entertainment is releasing an extensive collection of iconic Elektra titles on vinyl. The series encompasses acclaimed albums released from the ‘60s through the ‘90s that underline the label’s era-defining, genre-defiant greatness.
Titles from the collection will be released each Friday in July, featuring groundbreaking, timeless works by trailblazers like The Doors, Love, The Stooges, Anita Baker, The Cars, The Afghan Whigs, and more. They will be available at participating brick-and-mortar stores across the country.
As a highlight of this special Elektra 75 collection, label founder Jac Holzman has assembled an album featuring Bob Dylan alongside other influential folk artists such as Fred Neil, Tom Paxton, and Judy Collins, entitled Dylan’s Circle. It will be available as a 1LP/1CD that highlights the collaboration and competition between these legendary musicians and honors the Greenwich Village music scene of the early 1960s.
ELEKTRA 75 VINYL COLLECTION
Available July 4
The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
1LP on Canary vinyl
Anita Baker - Rapture
1LP on Black vinyl
Bread - Best of Bread
1LP on Cloud Clear vinyl
Grover Washington Jr. - Winelight
1LP on Chardonnay vinyl
Keith Sweat - Keith Sweat
1LP on Ruby Red Vinyl
Nanci Griffith - Other Voices, Other Rooms
2LP on Black vinyl
Public Image Ltd - This Is What You Want… This Is What You Get
1LP on Cloudy Translucent vinyl
Superdrag - Regretfully Yours
1LP on Pink vinyl
Television - Adventure (High Fidelity)
1LP on 180-gram Black vinyl
The Stooges - The Stooges (High Fidelity)
1LP on 180-gram Black vinyl
Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind
2LP on Grape vinyl
Tim Buckley - Happy Sad (Rhino Reserve)
1LP on 180-gram Black vinyl
Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always
1LP on Black & Red Marble vinyl
Available July 11
The Cars - The Cars (High Fidelity)
1LP on 180-gram Black vinyl
Television - Marquee Moon (High Fidelity)
1LP on 180-gram Black vinyl
Available July 18
Various Artists - Dylan’s Circle
2LP on Black vinyl
Various Artists - Dylan’s Circle
1CD
Available July 25
Love - The Elektra Singles
1LP on Black vinyl
The Cars - Shake It Up (Rhino Reserve)
1LP on 180-gram Black vinyl
The Doors - Golden Doors 2
1LP on Purple vinyl
*D2C Edition includes 7-inch on Purple vinyl