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On The Third Day

Released: December 1973

UK Chart Position -

Single Releases

Ma Ma Ma Belle

Warner Brothers K16349

UK Chart Position 22

Album Track Listing

 

Side one

1.Ocean Breakup/King of the Universe
2.Bluebird Is Dead
3.Oh No Not Susan
4.New World Rising/Ocean Breakup (Reprise)

Side two
5.Daybreaker
6.Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
7.Dreaming of 4000
8.In the Hall of the Mountain King

Personnel

Jeff Lynne

Bev Bevan

Richard Tandy

Colin Walker

Mike Edwards

Michael de Albuquerque

Wilf Gibson

Mik Kaminski

2006 Issue, Compact Disc Track Listing


1.Ocean Breakup/King of the Universe
2.Bluebird Is Dead
3.Oh No Not Susan
4.New World Rising/Ocean Breakup (Reprise)
5.Showdown
6.Daybreaker
7.Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
8.Dreaming of 4000
9.In the Hall of the Mountain King

Bonus tracks
Auntie (Ma-Ma-Ma Belle)" (Take 1)
Auntie (Ma-Ma-Ma Belle)" (Take 2)
Mambo (Dreaming of 4000)" (Take 1)
Everyone's Born to Die
Interludes

ELO - On The Third Day K56021
ELO - On The Third Day K56021

Format

Vinyl

Label

Warner Brothers

Catalogue

K56021

Country

UK

Notes

1st Original Issued in a tri-fold out gatefold sleeve with white inner sleeve.

 

The first LP to be recorded without input from Roy Wood and from this album on, the definite  "The" was dropped from the band's name.

On this original issue, Side 2, Dreaming of 4000 was listed as I'm Only Dreaming on the label.

Early "test pressings" were put in a "printing draft" of the tri cover that ended up looking like over sized poster sleeve, as below. Info & photo credits Patrik Guttenbacher - Face The Music Germany.

On The Third Day Poster Cover
On The Third Day Poster Cover
On The Third Day Poster Cover
On The Third Day Poster Cover

Format

Vinyl

Label

Jet / UAG

Catalogue

UAG 30091 - UA LA 188

Re-Issue Year

May 1977

Notes

Jet / UAG Re-Issue 1977 as Jet Records bought the rights of the Warner Brother Issued Albums. 

Jet label with yellow/white light beams. With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics. Marketed by United Artists

ELO - On The Third Day UAG 30091
ELO - On The Third Day UAG 30091

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.

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.

1st re-issues used Catalogue Number JETLP 202 / UAG 30091 with yellow & white light beams on the label. Early issues had the LP title above the ELO name.

2nd re-issues used used Catalogue Number JETLP 202 with yellow & white light beams on the label.

3rd re-issues used used Catalogue Number JETLP 202 with yellow & pink light beams on the label.

Format

Vinyl

Label

Jet

Catalogue

JETLP 202 / UAG 30091

Re-Issue Year

From May 1978

Notes

1st issue on Jet label with the white light beam over the top of the yellow light beam.

 

Still showing UAG 30091 on label. With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics. 

 

Distributed by CBS.

ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202 / UAG 30091
ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202 / UAG 30091
ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202 / UAG 30091
ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202 / UAG 30091

Format

Vinyl

Label

Jet

Catalogue

JETLP 202 / UAG 30091

Re-Issue Year

Late 1978

Notes

Updated/new label design with a new text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Jet label with the white light beam over the top of the yellow light beam.

 

Still showing UAG 30091 on label. But with updated label layout with ELO above the LP name. With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics. 

 

Distributed by CBS.

ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202 / 30091
ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202 / 30091

Format

Vinyl

Label

Jet

Catalogue

JETLP 202 / UAG 30091

Re-Issue Year

Early 1979

Notes

Updated/new label design with a new text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Clear Vinyl on Jet label with the white light beam over the top of the yellow light beam.

 

Still showing UAG 30091 on label. But with updated label layout with ELO above the LP name.

 

With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics. Distributed by CBS.

ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202 / 30091
On The Third Day JETLP 202 Side 1
On The Third Day JETLP 202 Side 2

Format

Vinyl

Label

Jet

Catalogue

JETLP 202 

Re-Issue Year

Late 1978 / Early 1979

Notes

Label variation with JUST JETLP 202 on the label and a different text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Black Vinyl on Jet label with the white light beam over the top of the yellow light beam.

 

But with updated label layout with ELO above the LP name.

With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics. Distributed by CBS.

Missing From My Collection or May NOT Exist

Format

Clear Vinyl

Label

Jet

Catalogue

JETLP 202 

Notes

Label variation JUST JETLP 202 on the label and with a different text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Black Vinyl on Clear Vinyl with Yellow/White Light Beams on Jet Label

Format

Vinyl

Label

Jet

Catalogue

JETLP 202

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 with printed lyrics. Distributed by CBS.

ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202
ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202

Format

Vinyl

Label

Jet

Catalogue

JETLP 202

Re-Issue Year

Early 1979

Notes

New Jet Records label design, now in brighter blue with yellow and pink light beams shinning from the “Jet Records” tower issued in Clear Vinyl

 

With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics. Distributed by CBS

ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202
ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202
ELO - On The Third Day JetLP 202

Format

CD

Label

Epic

Catalogue

EPC 460728 2

Re-Issue Year

1988 - Holland / Europe

Notes

First Holland/Europe issue on CD, on Epic label. The CD was made in Austria and was also sold in the UK.

Various fake Eastern Europe issues exist.

ELO - On The Third Day EPC 460728 2

Format

CD

Label

Epic

Catalogue

82796942712

Re-Issue Year

2006

Notes

Re-Issue - ReMaster with bonus tracks and expanded full colour booklet with history and information on the album

ELO - On The Third Day CD
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