Jac Holzman's Elektra Story - Episode 2

Paul Gambaccini presents a series charting the history of Elektra Records, from when it was founded by Jac Holzman in 1950 until he sold his company in 1973. Primarily a New York folk label in the 1950s and early 1960s with influential singers Judy Collins, Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton, the label explored new avenues from the mid-sixties when Jac signed West Coast artists Love, Tim Buckley and the Doors. Further chart success came from the development of artists such as Bread, Carly Simon and Harry Chapin. 2/6. Holzman recalls the development of Elektra during the first half of the Sixties. Holzman discovered his first star of the decade when he signed Judy Collins in 1962.