ELO Jet Records - Coloured Vinyl's Re-issues & Jet Record Labels in the UK

Due to the “Out Of The Blue” United Artists pressing issues in 1977/1978, Jet Records changed record distributor on May, 6th 1978 from United Artists to CBS, so all ELO LPs numbered JET LP 200 to JET DP 400 were released in 1978 on black vinyl.
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Out Of The Blue was the only coloured (Blue) vinyl which was actually released in late 1978. This was aimed to counter act United Artists flooding the UK market with the USA issues of the album. As they were imports, each one had part of the cover cut out or hole punched in it. (that’s why there are still so many available on UK eBay to this day)
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The “Three Light Years” box set was issued in December 1978 and had an ad for the box set that ONLY stated: Out Of The Blue “Now in Blue Vinyl”

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The coloured vinyl of series of JET LP 200 to JET LP 203 (clear, yellow, green & red) were actually

released in April/May 1979 to support the upcoming release of “Discovery” (1st June 1979)

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Here is an ad for the LP “Discovery” from 16 June 1979 were for the first time ALL the coloured vinyl’s

are advertised. The “Four Light Years” box set was then issued in spring 1981. (not in December 1980)

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The JET/CBS re-issues were first manufactured in 1978, and then every time when they run out, Jet/CBS

repressed new batches (of the same cat.no.) until the albums were again Re-Issued with new

Catalogue-Numbers (1984 to 1987):

• On The Third Day - 1978:  JET LP 202 runs out in circa 1984:  - no UK Re-Issue

• Eldorado – 1978:  JET LP 203 until 1984:  -  Then issued as JET 32397

• Face The Music - 1978:  JET LP 201 until 1985  -  The issued as EPC 32544

• A New World Record - 1978:  JET LP 200 until 1984:  -  Then issued as JET 32545

• Out Of The Blue – 1978:  JET DP 400 until 1987:  -  Then issued as EPC 450885 1 

Different Coloured Jet Labels

In the mid/late 1970’s the ELO Records were manufactured at two pressing plants: 1. Shorewood Packaging, and 2. Robert Stace & Co Ltd.  This meant some inner sleeves got 4 corners and some inner sleeves got 8 corners, depending in which printing plant they were printed.

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The plant details are stated on the back cover below the copyright sentence. This “could” explain why some Jet/CBS records used the "older" Jet Label with white/yellow light beams and some the "newer" yellow/pink light beams Jet label. Once the "old er" Jet labels were finished, they used the "newer" Jet Labels.

But then again it could be that every pressing machine had their own stock of labels. So it could be that (for example) one machine used the older labels for Face The Music and the next machine used the new labels for A New World Record

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Or it could be that there was a pattern to the re-issue labels, namely:

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The Cat.no. and the (sub-cat.no.) on the sleeve and labels
 

1st 1978 JET/CBS re-issues used Catalogue Number JET LP xxx with original issue sub-number in brackets (UAG 300xx, resp. UAR100) 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 Catalogue Number JET LP xxx (no UAx sub-number) with yellow & white light beams on the label.

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3rd re-issues used catalogue Number JET LP xxx (again with no UAx sub-number) now with yellow & pink light beams on the label.

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Credit to Partrik Guttenbacher from FTM Germany for the above info.

Title

On The Third Day

Label

Issue Date

1978 & 1979

Jet Records

Catalogue

Vinyl Colour

Label Layout

Jet LP 202 (UAG 30091)         Black       Yellow/White Light Beams

- On The Third Day above ELO

Jet LP 202 (UAG 30091)         Black      Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 202 (UAG 30091)         Clear       Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 202                               Black       Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 202                               Clear        Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 202                               Black       Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Jet LP 202                               Clear        Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Green text = missing from my collection or may not exist.

Full details of On the Third Day issues can be found HERE

Title

Eldorado

Label

Issue Date

1978 & 1979

Jet Records

Catalogue

Vinyl Colour

Label Layout

Jet LP 203 (UAG 30092)         Black        Yellow/White Light Beams

- Eldorado above ELO

Jet LP 203 (UAG 30092)         Black        Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 203 (UAG 30092)         Yellow      Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 203                                Black        Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 203                                Yellow       Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 203                                Black        Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Jet LP 203                                Yellow       Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Green text = missing from my collection or may not exist.

Full details of Eldorado issues can be found HERE

Title

Face The Music

Label

Issue Date

1978 & 1979

Jet Records

Catalogue

Vinyl Colour

Label Layout

Jet LP 201 (UAG 30034)          Black         Yellow/White Light Beams

- Face The Music above ELO

Jet LP 201 (UAG 30034)         Black         Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 201 (UAG 30034)         Green         Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 201                                Black         Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 201                                Green         Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 201                                Black         Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Jet LP 201                                Green         Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Green text = missing from my collection or may not exist.

Full details of Face The Music issues can be found HERE

Title

A New World Record

Label

Issue Date

1978 & 1979

Jet Records

Catalogue

Vinyl Colour

Label Layout

Jet LP 200 (UAG 30017)             Black          Yellow/White Light Beams

- A New World Record above ELO

Jet LP 200 (UAG 30017)             Black          Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 200 (UAG 30017)             Red             Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 200 (UAG 30017)             Black          1 Side ELO Logo - Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 200 (UAG 30017)             Red            1 Side ELO Logo - Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 200                                   Black          Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 200                                   Red             Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 200                                   Black          1 Side ELO Logo - Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 200                                   Red             1 Side ELO Logo - Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet LP 200                                   Black          1 Side ELO Logo - Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Jet LP 200                                   Red             1 Side ELO Logo - Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Jet LP 200                                   Black          Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Jet LP 200                                   Red             Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Green text = missing from my collection or may not exist.

Full details of A New World Record issues can be found HERE

Title

Out Of The Blue

Label

Issue Date

1978 & 1979

Jet Records

Catalogue

Vinyl Colour

Label Layout

Jet DP 400 (UAR100)             Black          Yellow/White Light Beams

- Out Of The Blue above ELO

Jet DP 400 (UAR100)             Black          Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet DP 400 (UAR100)             Blue            Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet DP 400 (UAR100)             Blue            Yellow/White Light Beams

Artic Lite Cover

Jet DP 400                              Black          Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet DP 400                              Blue            Yellow/White Light Beams

Jet DP 400                              Black          Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Jet DP 400                              Blue            Yellow/Pink Light Beams

Jet DP 400                              Black           EPIC Grey

Green text = missing from my collection or may not exist.

Full details of Out Of The Blue issues can be found HERE