Time
Released: July 1981
UK Chart Position 1
Single Releases
Hold On Tight - Jet 7011
UK Chart - 4
Twilight - Jet 7015
UK Chart - 30
Here is the News/
Ticket to the Moon -
7" & 12" Picture Disc
Jet 7018 - UK Chart - 24
The Way Life's Meant to Be
Jet 7021 - UK Chart - 85
Album Track Listing
Side one
1.Prologue
2.Twilight
3.Yours Truly, 2095
4.Ticket to the Moon
5.The Way Life's Meant to Be
6.Another Heart Breaks
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Side two
7.Rain Is Falling
8.From the End of the World
9.The Lights Go Down
10.Here Is the News
11.21st Century Man
12.Hold On Tight
13.Epilogue
Re-issue CD Bonus tracks (2001 remaster)
14.The Bouncer
15.When Time Stood Still
16.Julie Don't Live Here
Personnel
Jeff Lynne
Bev Bevan
Richard Tandy
Kelly Groucutt
Rainer Pietsch (strings)
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JET LP 236 / FZ 37371
Country
UK
Notes
1st Original Issue. On Jet label with white / yellow light beams. Time is a concept album written about a man from the 1980s who is taken to the year 2095.
With light blue tinted thick paper inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo. (euro & USA issues had a mono/grey inner sleeve).
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All 3 JET LP 236 UK issues have "Mastered at Allen Zentz in L.A. California" stamped in the run out groove.
Personally, one of my favourite ELO Albums.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JET LP 236
Country
UK
Notes
2nd Issue with brighter Jet label with yellow and pink light beams.
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Different ELO Logo design, different layout of all text/fonts & different album credits.
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Issued with a light blue tinted thick
paper inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo.
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All 3 JET LP 236 UK issues have "Mastered at Allen Zentz in L.A. California" stamped in the run out groove.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Epic Records
Catalogue
JET LP 236
Re-Issue Year
1986
Notes
Issued on grey Epic style label, but with JET LP Cta Number.
Came with thick paper blue tinted inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo.
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All 3 JET LP 236 UK issues have "Mastered at Allen Zentz in L.A. California" stamped in the run out groove.
Format
CD
Label
Epic
Catalogue
EPC 4602122
Re-Issue Year
1988
Notes
1st issue on CD, made in Holland, imported in to the UK
Format
Vinyl
Label
Epic Records
Catalogue
EPIC 460212 1
Re-Issue Year
June 1988
Notes
Re-issue on grey Epic style label, with lyric sheet.
CBS Nice price advert sleeve & further text on rear cover.
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This Epic re-issue also "Mastered at Allen Zentz in L.A. California" stamped in the run out groove.
Format
CD
Label
Epic
Catalogue
501906 2
Re-Issue Year
June 2001
Notes
Re-Issue - ReMaster with bonus tracks Issued in a standard jewel case with 3x2 panel 'poster style' fold out booklet with lyrics, original album art work along with history and information on the album.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Epic/Legacy
Catalogue
88985312331
Re-Issue Year
2016
Notes
Reissue - Legancy Music on Clear Vinyl 180Gram 5000 issued - plain white inner sleeve, no lyric sheet. Mastered From The Original Analogue Sources
Format
Vinyl
Label
Epic/Legacy
Catalogue
88985370881
Re-Issue Year
2016
Notes
Reissue - Legancy Music on Back Vinyl 180Gram - plain white inner sleeve, no lyric sheet. Mastered From The Original Analogue Sources
