Major labels may be history – at least as recording houses – but big-label subdivisions often have very rich histories indeed. That includes Elektra, the house that Jac Holzman built a short 60 years ago. Actually, Holzman is still in the kitchen – you can catch him at Bandwidth next week in San Francisco. He also serves as senior advisor to WMG Chairman Edgar Bronfman, Jr., and most recently hatched Elektra60.com, a trip down memory lane.

Current Elektra artists include Cee-Lo and Justice, hardly even concepts when David Geffen was chairing the label in the 70s. Actually, a 19-year-old Holzman started the label in a dorm room back in the 50s with artists like Jean Ritchie.

The site itself is a bit slow-loading at times, but patience produces rewards. This is full of timelines, old album covers, bios, historical nuggets, and lots of musical clips. This is part-website, part museum, and a labor of love. And, since the site is so new, the community is early and small. As of Thursday morning, just 200 history lovers (and fellow Elektra staffers) were registered.

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