A New
World Record
Released: 19 November 1976
UK Chart Position 6
Single Releases
Livin Thing - Jet786 / UP36184 - Black & Blue Vinyl - UK Chart - 4
Rockaria ! -UP 36209
UK Chart - 9
Telephone Line - UP36254
UK Chart - 8
Album Track Listing
Side one
1.Tightrope
2.Telephone Line
3.Rockaria!
4.Mission (A World Record)
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Side two
5.So Fine
6.Livin' Thing
7.Above the Clouds
8.Do Ya
9.Shangri-La
Re-issue CD Bonus tracks (2006 remaster)
10."Telephone Line (Different vocal)
11.Surrender
13.Tightrope (Instrumental early rough mix)
14.Above the Clouds (Instrumental rough mix)
15.So Fine (Instrumental early rough mix)
16.Telephone Line (Instrumental)
Personnel
Jeff Lynne
Bev Bevan
Richard Tandy
Kelly Groucutt
Hugh McDowell
Melvyn Gale
Mik Kaminski
Louis Clark
Surrender - Download & 500 Ltd-Edition Blue 7" single. From 2006 Remaster CD edition.
UK Chart - 81
Format
Vinyl
Label
United Artists
Catalogue
UAG 30017 / Jet LP 20
Country
UK
Notes
Rare 1st Original Issue - Embossed Cover - Understand this to be a very early issue with a cream UA label, (like the Livin' Thing 7" single) before a re-design to the Jet label design and ELO Logo label on side two.
With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo. Some early
versions had clipped/angled corners.
Marketed by United Artists. Heavy grade vinyl.
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This issue may also have been sold in smaller European countries, or generally sold in Europe.
Some copies have a white sticker on the rear cover with the code 30 017 XOT.
More information is needed.
Format
Label
Catalogue
Re-Issue Year
Vinyl
Jet Records
UAG 30017 / Jet LP 20
1976
Notes
2nd Issue - Embossed Cover on Jet Record Label with white/yellow light beams and ELO Logo label on side two.
With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo. Marketed by United Artist
Format
Label
Catalogue
Re-Issue Year
Vinyl
Jet Records
UAG 30017 / Jet LP 20
1977
Notes
2nd Issue - Different Label layout due to a new arrangement with United Artists.
Embossed Cover on Jet Record Label with white/yellow light beams and ELO Logo label on side two.
With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo. 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 distributer.
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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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As A New World Record was still in production and in the charts, Jet initially continued to use the United Artists printed sleeves and record labels.
Plus Jet catalogue number stickers were placed over the album cover UA catalogue number.
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This continued until new CBS labels and a new brighter design
was used and the UAG 30017 was dropped after the Jet LP 200.
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1st re-issues used Catalogue Number JETLP 200 / UAG 30017 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 200 with yellow & white light beams on the label.
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3rd re-issues used used Catalogue Number JETLP 200 with yellow & pink light beams on the label.
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Versions of all re-issues of A New World Record were issued with a ELO logo label on Side 2 of the album.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JETLP 200 (UAG 30017)
Re-Issue Year
From May 1978
Notes
1st CBS distributed issue on (ANWR title above ELO and different label text layout) Black Vinyl on Jet Record Label with white/yellow light beams on both sides of the LP. Some had a Embossed Cover.
With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with angle cut top and printed lyrics & band photo. Distributed by CBS
After the distributor change was to CBS on May 5th 1978, it may have been that Jet/CBS pressings took their time to get manufactured. So a number of Holland pressed JET LP 200 records (as below) may have been imported and sold in UK sleeves in UK record shops.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JETLP 200 (UAG 30017)
Re-Issue Year
Late 1978
Notes
Updated/new label design with a new text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Black Vinyl on Jet Record Label with white/yellow light beams on both sides of the LP. New label text layout and UAG 30017 under JETLP 200.
With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo. Distributed by CBS
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JETLP 200 / UAG 30017
Re-Issue Year
Early 1979
Notes
Updated/new label design with a new text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Red Vinyl on Jet Record Label with white/yellow light beams on both sides of the LP
New label text layout and UAG 30017 under JETLP 200.
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"Made in England" is missing from bottom of the LP label.
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Very thin vinyl, is very translucent.
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With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo. Distributed by CBS
Missing From My Collection or May NOT Exist
Format
Black Vinyl
Label
Jet
Catalogue
JETLP 200 / UAG 30017
Notes
Updated/new label design with a new text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Black Vinyl with Yellow/White Light Beams on Jet Label with ELO Logo label on side two.
Missing From My Collection or May NOT Exist
Format
Red Vinyl
Label
Jet
Catalogue
JETLP 200 / UAG 30017
Notes
Updated/new label design with a new text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Red Vinyl with Yellow/White Light Beams on Jet Label with and ELO Logo label on side two.
Missing From My Collection or May NOT Exist
Format
Black Vinyl
Label
Jet
Catalogue
JETLP 200
Notes
Label variation with a different text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Black Vinyl (no UAG 30017 on label) on Black Vinyl with Yellow/White Light Beams on Jet Labels on both sides.
Missing From My Collection or May NOT Exist
Format
Red Vinyl
Label
Jet
Catalogue
JETLP 200
Notes
Label variation with a different text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Black Vinyl (no UAG 30017 on label) on Red Vinyl with Yellow/White Light Beams on Jet Labels on both sides.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JETLP 200
Re-Issue Year
Late 1978 / Early 1979
Notes
Label variation with JUST JETLP 200 on the label and a different text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Black Vinyl on black Vinyl on Jet/ Record Label with white/yellow light beams on one side of the LP and ELO Logo label on side two.
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Just JETLP 200 cat. number on the label.
With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo. Distributed by CBS
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JETLP 200
Re-Issue Year
Early 1979
Notes
Label variation JUST JETLP 200 on the label and with a different text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Black Vinyl on Red Vinyl on Jet Record Label with white/yellow light beams on one side of the LP and ELO Logo label on side two.
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Just JETLP 200 cat. number on the label.
Very thin vinyl, is very translucent.
With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo. Distributed by CBS
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JETLP 200
Re-Issue Year
Mid 1979 onwards
Notes
New Jet Records label design, now in brighter blue with yellow and pink light beams shinning from the “Jet Records” tower.
Jet label on one side & ELO logo on other side of the LP. With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with humped top with printed lyrics & band photo. Distributed by CBS
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JETLP 200
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.
Jet label on one side & ELO logo on other side of the LP.
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Very thin vinyl, is very translucent.
With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with humped top with printed lyrics & band photo. Distributed by CBS
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JETLP 200
Re-Issue Year
Mid 1979 onwards
Notes
New Jet Records label design, now in brighter blue with yellow and pink light beams shinning from the “Jet Records” tower. Jet labels on both sides of the LP.
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With thick paper/cardboard inner sleeve with humped top and printed lyrics & band photo. Distributed by CBS
Note "lighter/brighter blue" Jet Label.
Missing From My Collection or May NOT Exist
Format
Red Vinyl
Label
Jet
Catalogue
JETLP 200
Notes
4th issue on Red Vinyl with Yellow/pink Light Beams on Jet Labels on both sides.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JET 32545
Re-Issue Year
16th November 1984
Notes
Re-Issue CBS Nice Price range. Jet label with the yellow light beam over the top of the pink light beam.
Comes with single printed coloured lyric sheet and a CBS "Nice Price" advert inner sleeve that can be white with black text or black with white text.
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See more info on the "Nice Price" issue range HERE
There is also a Limited Edition Promo Red "Kit Kat" slip case that contains A New World Record Jet 32545 as above.
Believe the slip case was made by Nestle as a gift to their sales team for hitting record sales numbers.
So not really a Jet Records official issue.
One sold on eBay in June 2023 for £77, that's just for the cardboard slip case !
Missing From My Collection
Format
CD
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
CDJET 200
Re-Issue Year
1986 +1988
Notes
1st UK CD issue - miss print on CD and rear cover, Above The Clouds is missing... the track is on the CD
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This first issue single CD was made by CBS/Sony Inc. in Japan.
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In 1988 there was a second CD issue which was “Made in Austria” with different rim text.
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Both booklets were printed in Holland.
Early issues were missing the bar code on the rear inlay.
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Note different CD Rim text.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JET 32545
Re-Issue Year
March 1987
Notes
Re-Issue CBS Nice Price range on Epic grey label.
CBS Nice price advert inner sleeve, and single lyric/band info sheet.
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See more info on the "Nice Price" issue range HERE
Format
LP
Label
Epic
Catalogue
EPIC – 902198 1
Re-Issue Year
1990
Notes
RARE UK re-issue on Epic, plain white inner sleeve, no inner printed lyrics sleeve or sheet.
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See more info on the "Nice Price" issue range HERE
Format
LP
Label
Epic
Catalogue
EPIC – 902198 1
Re-Issue Year
1990
Notes
VERY RARE UK re-issue on Epic, plain white inner sleeve & no printed lyrics.
Sleeve is made in UK, has UK licence details.
Record is made in Holland for UK market and the record has UK licence details.
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See more info on the "Nice Price" issue range HERE
Format
CD
Label
Epic
Catalogue
EPIC – 902198 2
Re-Issue Year
1990
Notes
UK re-issue basic cover, no printed lyrics
Format
CD
Label
Epic
Catalogue
69699854222
Re-Issue Year
2006
Notes
Re-Issue - ReMaster with bonus tracks and expanded booklet with history and information on the album
Format
Vinyl
Label
Epic/MOVLP
Catalogue
MOVLP495
Re-Issue Year
2012
Notes
"Classic Albums" re-issue on Epic/Music On Vinyl on 180g Black Vinyl.
Plain black inner sleeve with double sided printed lyric sheet, Embossed Cover.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Epic/Legacy Music
Catalogue
0888751524415
Re-Issue Year
8th January 2016
Notes
Epic/Legacy Music - Reissue on 180g Clear Vinyl.
These are limited to 5,000 (of each) worldwide, with around 1,000 or so allocated to the UK market.
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Issued in the USA on 18th December 2015 & the UK & Europe 8th January 2016.
Plain white inner sleeve & double sided printed lyric sheet, Embossed Cover
Format
Vinyl
Label
Epic/Legacy Music
Catalogue
88875175281
Re-Issue Year
May 2016
Notes
Epic/Legacy Music - Reissue on 180g Black Vinyl with plain white inner sleeve & double sided printed lyric sheet.
