Electric Light Orchestra Studio Albums UK First Issue on CD

ELO Studio & Live Albums, First Issued on CD in UK / Europe

The first original CDs issued from 1983, had no bar codes on the rear covers and were all made in Japan, (for Japan, Europe, UK and USA) because at that time there were only two CD pressing plants in the world, Japan & Germany.

The Japanese plant pressed CBS/Sony Artists, and the Germany plant (run by Phillips) for all other artists of the world. The discs were shipped to Holland where the sleeves were printed and packed in to the Jewel Cases and delivered to all over Europe including the UK (so there were no “only issued” in the UK CDs at the start).

After 1992 all UK/European ELO CDs were manufactured in Austria (because Sony opened a brand new pressing plant there and chooses to manufacturer all the CD’s there) but still printed the sleeves in Holland.

The UK did issue it's own CD releases of "Face The Music" as a "Collectors Choice 982648 2" issue in 1991 and "A New World Record" in 1990 EPC 902198 2.

ELO studio LPs were issued in the UK/Europe on CDs in what seems to have been no order and in various years. I have tried to list below the first UK high street shop sold CDs (Some USA & Japan issues were sold in the UK via webshops like Amazon, these are not included.)

Studio Albums & Live Album CDs

1983 - Discovery / Secret Message, issued on Jet label.

1986 - A New World Record / Out of The Blue / ELO Greatest Hits, issued on Jet label.

1988 - Time / On the Third Day, issued on Epic label.

1989 - Eldorado, issued on Epic label.

1991 - Face The Music, issued on Epic label, Collectors Choice.

1998 - Xanadu / The Night The Light Went On In Long Beach, issued on Epic label.

1992 - ELO Greatest Hits Volume Two, issued on Epic label.

2001 - Zoom, issued on Epic label.

2012 - Mr. Blue Sky, issued on Frontiers Records.

2013 - Electric Light Orchestra - Live, issued on Frontiers Records.

2016 - Alone In The Universe, issued on Columbia Records.

2017 - Wembley Or Bust, issued on Columbia Records

Harvets Remaster Series:

1999 - ELO II, issued on Harvest label.

2001 - ELO I, issued on Harvest label.

Jet/Epic Remaster Series:

2001 - Discovery / Time / Secret Messages remastered on Epic label for UK/Europe issue.

2006 - On The Third Day / Eldorado / Face The Music / A New World Record re-mastered on Epic label for UK/Europe issue.

Notes

1st UK/Europe CD issue - miss print on CD and rear cover, "Above The Clouds" is missing... the track is on the CD.

Album - Out Of The Blue

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

JETCD 400

Label

Jet

1st issue year

1986

Notes

First rare unique pressing for UK & parts of Europe

The reason for the 2 disc version was probably because the first generation cd-players could not play discs longer then approximately 60 mins.

One year later they put everything on one cd for the UK/ Euro market.

Manufactured by CBS/Sony in Japan for UK/Europe.

CDs are JET CD 400 & the box is CDJET 400!

Album - ELO Greatest Hits

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

CDJET 525

Label

Jet

1st issue year

1986

Notes

1st UK/Europe CD Issue.

Album - Discovery

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

CDJET 500

Label

Jet

1st issue year

1983

Notes

ELO's 1st ever UK/Euro CD issue by Jet Records. Later issues had a barcode on the rear cover and different CD text layout.

Album - Xanadu

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

EPC 486620 2

Label

Epic

1st issue year

1998

Notes

1st issue on CD in Europe/UK on Epic label

Album - Time

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

EPC 460212 2

Label

Epic

1st issue year

1988

Notes

1st issue on CD in Europe/UK on Epic label

Album - Secret Messages

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

CDJET 527

Label

Jet

1st issue year

1983

Notes

1st issue on CD in UK/Europe. Secret Messages album was digitally recorded and was to have been ELO's first original issue CD, until CBS made Jeff reduce the it to a single album

Album - Balance Of Power

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

EPC 26467

Label

Epic

1st issue year

1986

Notes

1st issue on CD in Europe/UK on Epic label

Album - ELO Greatest Hits Vol. Two

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

EPC 471956 2

Label

Epic

1st issue year

1992

Notes

1st issue on CD in UK/Europe on Epic label

Album - The Night The Light Went On in Long Beach

The Night The Light Went On In Long Beach - 491103 2

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

EPC 491103 2

Label

Epic

1st issue year

1998

Notes

1st issue on ELO Live Album issued on CD in UK /Europe on Epic label. Taken from a cleaner master tape than the LP issue in 1985

Album - Zoom

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

EPC 502500 2

Label

Epic

1st issue year

2001

Notes

1st issue on CD in UK/Europe on Epic label

Album - Mr.Blue Sky

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

FR CD 570 E

Label

Frontiers

1st issue year

2012

Notes

1st issue on CD in UK/Europe, released as hard cover booklet.

Album - Electric Light Orchestra - Live

Electric Light Orchestra Live 2001 - FR CD 595E

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

FR CD 595E

Label

Frontiers

1st issue year

2013

Notes

Issued in UK, made in the EU. Came in in a hard cover booklet. ELO Live 2001. All tracks except Out Of Luck and Cold Feet recorded live at CBS Television City, Los Angeles in 2001.

Album - Alone In The Universe

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

88875164642

Label

Columbia

1st issue year

2015

Notes

1st issue on CD in UK/Europe in two versions in a gatefold cardboard cover and a "Delux Edition" with hologram cardboard gatefold cover and two extra tracks

Album - Wembley Or Bust

Country

UK/Europe

Cat No.

8 89854 92220 1

Label

Columbia

1st issue year

2017

Notes

1st issue - Double CD of the concert in a 3 fold cardboard slip case. Was also issued in a standard jewel case and with a DVD & Blu-Ray of the concert in a portrait cardboard slip case.

A list of ELO websites. Fan sites and official sites.

ELO Light Years Ahead - http://www.elolya.co.uk/

ELO Beatles For Ever - http://elobeatlesforever.blogspot.co.uk/

ELO Discovery - http://www.elodiscovery.com/all-over-the-world.html

Face The Music - http://ftmusic.com/

Jeff Lynne / ELO Song Database - http://www.jefflynnesongs.com/

Jeff Lynne's ELO - http://elo.biz/

Horace Wimp ELO Forum - http://jefflynneselo.proboards.com/

Jeff Lynne & Related Blog - http://unofficialjefflynne.blogspot.co.uk/

ELO Spain - http://www.elosp.com/

Out of the Blue Artifacts - http://outoftheblueartifacts.com/category/elo-singles/