Electric Light Orchestra - OLE ELO - First issued 1976 on United Artists Records label in the USA
Due to the size of the USA and various pressing plants around the USA, it is nearly impossible to collect and show all the different label variations. So instead, listed below are the main found issues of ELO's "OLE ELO" Compilation album issues on LP & CD in the USA.
Originally a promo-only release, received a commercial release upon UA's realization that ELO fans were selling it "underground".
Single Releases
Showdown UA-XW842-Y
Red, Blue & White vinyl versions, Missing From My Collection
Format
Vinyl
Label
United Artists
Catalogue
SP-123
Re-Issue Date
1976
Notes
Promo / DJ issue in 1976 in golden vinyl with sheet for D.J's
Album sleeve is made from thick cardboard and is totally mono.
The front cover is does not have the band name and just a small OLE ELO is at the top front.
This LP features the long versions of ROB and Kuiama
There are also Red, Blue & White vinyl versions, they all come in three white plain covers.
This Tri-colour Set was only made in a very low limited number for the Bicentennial of the USA in 1976 and are very rare.
Some copies came with an black and white promotional insert which was an "appreciation" letter to radio stations.
The Promo issue credits Roy Wood for production on track A1 on the LP label and on the back cover.
Missing From My Collection
Title
OLE ELO
Format
Vinyl
Label
United Artists
Catalogue
UA-L630-G
Issue Date
April/May 1976
Chart Position
32
Notes
ELO's first compilation album issued with plain white inner sleeve, no lyric sheet.
The first issue UA LP label credits Roy Wood for production track A1 on label but not on back cover.
Mono design except for the front sleeve that had coloured album sleeves. The liner notes on the back featuring producer credit for Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood plus info on Strange Magic being a forth coming single.
Second regular Issue in November 1976 with the same cat.no. UA-LA-630-G, but with edited versions of ROB and Kuiama, but the LP label listed the (wrong) full length track times. Plus it had new and different info about Strange Magic (which by then was a hit single).
Missing From My Collection
Format
Vinyl
Label
United Artists
Catalogue
UA-LA630-G
Re-Issue Date
1977
Notes
Re-issue in 1977 by United Artist with a "Sunburst" label design. This issue still has the incorrect label track times of the edited versions of ROB and Kuiama.
The Jeff & Roy producer info is now removed from the top of the rear cover,
But Roy's producer credit was still on early issue side 1 LP labels !
It came with a UA advert paper inner sleeve.
There was two very different label layouts issued.
Missing From My Collection
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JZ 35528
Re-Issue Date
1978
Notes
Re-issue in 1978 by Jet Records with the edited versions of ROB and Kuiama, still has the label track length times printed wrong again.. !
UA logo is now removed from the rear cover, it came with a plain white paper inner sleeve no lyric sheet.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
Promo JZ 35528
Re-Issue Date
1978
Notes
Re-issue in 1978 by Jet Records with the edited versions of ROB and Kuiama,still has the label track length times printed wrong again.. !
UA logo is now removed from the rear cover, it came with a plain white paper inner sleeve no lyric sheet.
Missing From My Collection
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
PZ 35528
Re-Issue Date
1981
Notes
"Nice Price" re-issue in 1981 by Jet Records with the edited versions of ROB and Kuiama, still has the label track length times printed wrong again.. !
UA logo is now removed from the rear cover, it came with a plain white paper inner sleeve, no lyric sheet.
See more info on the "Nice Price" issue range HERE
Missing From My Collection
Missing From My Collection
Format
CD
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
ZK 35528
Re-Issue Date
1987
Notes
"Nice Price" CD issue in 1987 by Jet/CBS records, with lyric booklet.
Finally the track times for ROB & Kuiama are printed correctly !
All CD’s in the USA were released in long boxes, until in 1991 when the US record industry turned against it. Because of ecological reasons & decreasing the costs for a CD.
There are two versions with different rear cover bard codes:
Barcode: 0 7464-35528-2
Barcode 8 86972 48722 9
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First 1987 issue.
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There is a later issue from around 1990 - 1994 that has the DIDP code printed on the CD below the Cat. No. ZK 35528
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Third issue from around 1994 that has a different track layout on the disc, plus adds "TM" under the Jet Logo and has the DIDP code printed on the CD below the Cat. No. ZK 35528
