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Recording and mastering studio in Los Angeles, California, USA, built by [l=Elektra] founder/owner [a=Jac Holzman] during 1967-1968. The building also served as Elektra's HQ until 1983 when label operations shifted to New York. The studio started as a division of Kinney Corp., becoming a division of [l317600] in 1972 and [l264155] in 1974. The building is currently occupied by Electric Entertainment, who provides video services at this location: https://www.electricentertainment.com/ The studio was equipped with a Neumann disk-cutting system, installed in studio C until 1974 and in studio B afterwards. Records cut here can be recognized by "ESR" etched in the runouts, often alongside the engineer's initials. Engineers known to have worked here: [a1061845] (mixer) [a12168295] (mastering until 1973, maintenance since 1974) [a752208] [a374571] (mixer, chief engineer until 1971) [a361120] (mixer, studio manager until 1971, chief engineer since 1972) [a659337] (mixer) [a182433] [a3133549] (maintenance) [a1036962] (studio manager, ca. 1972- ca. 1978) [a375954] (mastering) [a=Mike Martin (48)] (mastering until 1973) [a6249670] (mixer) [a=Norman Elder] (mastering ca. 1970-1971) [a372223] (mastering until ca. 1973) [a399873] (maintenance, studio manager since ca. 1978) [a327473] (mixer) [a269186] (mastering since 1974) [a1213552] (mixer) [a1212333] (mixer) [a2655993] (mastering until ca. 1971) Also appears on releases as: - Elektra Studios - Elektra Studio - Elektra Studio A, B, or C - Elektra Recording Studio