Face The Music
Released: 14 November 1975
UK Chart Position -
Single Releases
Evil Woman - Jet 764
UK Chart - 10
Nightrider - Jet 769
UK Chart -
Strange Magic - Jet 779
UK Chart - 38
Album Track Listing
Side one
1.Fire on High
2.Waterfall
3.Evil Woman
4.Nightrider
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Side two
5.Poker
6.Strange Magic
7.Down Home Town
8.One Summer Dream
Re-issue CD Bonus tracks (2006 remaster)
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9.Fire on High Intro (Early alternate mix)
10.Evil Woman (Stripped down mix)
11.Strange Magic (US single edit)
12.Waterfall (Instrumental mix)
Personnel
Jeff Lynne
Bev Bevan
Richard Tandy
Kelly Groucutt
Hugh McDowell
Melvyn Gale
Mik Kaminski
Louis Clark
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
​Jet LP 11 / 2310 414
Country
UK
Notes
1st Original Issue on Jet Record Label (Richard Tandy is looking away in the band photo as he didn't like the idea of the photo)
Issued with thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with square corners, printed lyrics & a hand on a electric chair.
Marketed by Polydor, only the UK Pressings used Green Jet Labels
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
ACB 246
Re-Issue Year
1975
Notes
Released through Polydor's mail-order "Audio Club Of Great Britain" on Jet Record Label.
It may only have came with a plain white inner sleeve.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet
Catalogue
UAG 30034 / Jet LP 11
Re-Issue Year
Feb 1977
Notes
Re-Issue 1977 as Jet Records bought the rights of the Polydor distributed album. Issued on Jet Record Label with white/yellow light beams.
It came with an inner sleeve with square corners, printed lyrics & a hand on a electric chair. Marketed by United Artists
ELO albums were originally distributed by United Artists's. However Jet, the record company and the band sued United Artists for producing 'defective' copies of Out Of The Blue, and using an escape clause moved to CBS in May 1978, where the LP was repressed without the defects.
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Jet records then proceeded to re-issue all the ELO albums and some ELO singles using CBS as a distributor but at first still using the old UAR record labels until a new Jet / CBS label and a new brighter design with the yellow light beam over the pink light beam was designed.
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1st re-issues used Catalogue Number JETLP 201 / UAG 30094 with yellow & white light beams on the label. Early issues had the LP title above the ELO name.
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2nd re-issues used used Catalogue Number JETLP 201 with yellow & white light beams on the label.
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3rd re-issues used used Catalogue Number JETLP 201 with yellow & pink light beams on the label.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet
Catalogue
Jet LP 201 / UAG 30034
Re-Issue Year
From May 1978
Notes
1st issue 1978 - On Jet Record Label with white/yellow light beams.
Marketed by CBS, all CBS covers had a more "washed" out rear cover with red eyes.
It came with thick paper inner sleeves that were printed with lyrics / hand on a electric chair.
Depending on the printer, they had angled or clipped or rounded corners.
Often UAG main sleeves were used with a JET LP 201 sticker on the rear.
Version 1
Version 2
Version 3
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet
Catalogue
Jet LP 201
Re-Issue Year
Late 1978 / Early 1979
Notes
Label variation with JUST JETLP 201 on the label and and with a different text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Black Vinyl, on Jet Record Label with white/yellow light beams.
It came with thick paper inner sleeves that were printed with lyrics / hand on a electric chair.
Depending on the printer, they had angled or clipped or rounded corners.
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There are THREE slightly different text label layouts :
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Version 1 music credits has:
..Tandy & Louis...
and ... Jet Mus./United Artists Mus. Ltd
With Distributed by CBS Records
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Version 2 music credits has:
...Tandy and Louis...
and ... Jet Music/United Artists Music Ltd
With "Manufactured and Distributed by CBS Records
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and is missing the text "CBS Records are the exclusive licensees for the UK"
The 33 1/3 is also slightly different to version 1.
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Version 3 music credits has:
...Tandy and Louis...
and ... Jet Music/United Artists Music Ltd
With "Manufactured and Distributed by CBS Records
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and has the text "CBS Records are the exclusive licensees for the UK"
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The 33 1/3 is also slightly different to version 1.
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Credit Peter Miles
Version 1
Version 2
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet
Catalogue
JET LP 201
Re-Issue Year
Early 1979
Notes
Label variation JUST JETLP 201 on the label and with a different text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Green Vinyl on Jet Records.
Marketed by CBS, on Jet Record Label with white/yellow light beams.
It came with thick paper inner sleeves that were printed with lyrics / hand on a electric chair.
Depending on the printer, they had angled or clipped or rounded corners.
​
There are two slightly different text label layouts :
​
Version 1 music credits has:
..Tandy & Louis...
and ... Jet Mus./United Artists Mus. Ltd
With Distributed by CBS Records
​
Version 2 music credits has:
..Tandy and Louis...
and ... Jet Music/United Artists Music Ltd
With "Manufactured and Distributed by CBS Records
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and is missing the text "CBS Records are the exclusive licensees for the UK"
The 33 1/3 is also slightly different.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet
Catalogue
Jet LP 201
Re-Issue Year
Late 1979
Notes
New Jet Records label design, now in brighter blue with yellow and pink light beams shinning from the “Jet Records” tower.
With thick paper / cardboard inner sleeve, cut/angled corners, with printed lyrics & a hand on a electric chair.
Missing From My Collection or May NOT Exist
Format
Green Vinyl
Label
Jet
Catalogue
JETLP 201
Notes
New Jet Records label design, now in brighter blue with yellow and pink light beams shinning from the “Jet Records” tower on Green Vinyl with Yellow/pink Light Beams on Jet Label
Format
Vinyl
Label
Epic
Catalogue
EPC 32544
Re-Issue Year
June 1985
Notes
Re-Issue - On Epic label / Nice Price. Cover is dark green, almost black.
Comes with single printed coloured lyric sheet, white CBS Nice price advert sleeve.
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See more info on the "Nice Price" issue range HERE
Format
CD
Label
Epic
Catalogue
982648 2
Re-Issue Year
1991 + 1994
Notes
1st UK Cd Issue. Epic/Collectors Choice. Distributed by Pickwick Group
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There is a later 1994 issue with different track credits in the booklet and different rear inlay design.
1994 Issue - Missing From My Collection
Format
CD
Label
Epic
Catalogue
82796942782
Re-Issue Year
2006
Notes
Re-Issue - Part of the ELO ReMaster series with 4 bonus tracks.
Including an expanded 12 page full colour booklet with history and information on the album.
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There is a later issue/pressing that has a better layout of the credits/text and bar code on the rear CD tray in-lay and different spine text layout.
2nd Issue - Missing From My Collection
Format
Vinyl
Label
Epic/Legacy Music
Catalogue
88985312341
Re-Issue Year
2016
Notes
Reissue on 180G clear vinyl with plain white inner sleeve.
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These are limited to 5,000 (of each) worldwide, with around 1,000 or so allocated to the UK market.
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The LP label has incorrect copyright info, as it list 1979, where as it should be 1975.
Plus this issue/pressed year was 2016, not 1979.
