The labels of ELO UK Vinyl Issues through the years...
ELO were first signed to EMI Harvest Records, then Warner Brothers and then the famous Jet (aka Jeff...) Records.
Polydor was the first distributor for Face The Music album, then United Artists was the distribution company for the albums A New World Record and Out Of The Blue and used record labels that were green/blue with yellow & white light beams. When Jet Records changed to CBS for distribution in 1978, eventually in 1979 new record labels were designed that were a brighter blue with pink & white light beams.
Except for the LP "Time" as the LP music style was meant to be more like the prog rock of the mid 1970's so the older yellow & white light beams design was used !
Finally Jet Records was taken over by Epic/Sony.
The changes in record companies and distributors made for some interesting UK label designs through the years.
A New World Record
Jet Records Style Issue - Yellow & White Light Beams
A New World Record
Jet Records Style - different text layout Issue - Yellow & White Light Beams
Out Of The Blue
Jet Records "Green" Style Issue - Yellow & White Light Beams
On The Third Day / Eldorado / Face The Music / A New World Record / Out Of The Blue Jet Records Re-Issues
Different text layouts - Yellow & White Light Beams
New CBS Issue Style - Yellow & Pink Light Beams
Time - Yellow & White Light Beams
Face The Music - Re-Issue on Epic Label
Credit Peter Miles
Side 1 and Side 2 do not match.
This is because there is an below stack and a above stack of labels feeding to the pressing stampers.
No one in the pressing plant or Jet Records took notice if different labels were loaded in the feeders.
And that is the reason why sometimes wrong labels or different labels were on the same record.
Label Miss Press.
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Side A: Face The Music Label on A New World Record RED Vinyl issue !!
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This NOT a photo edit of the label.
Label Miss Press.
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On The Third Day
Side A : Jet LP202 with Yellow/Pink Light Beams
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Side B: Jet LP202 (UAG30091) Yellow/White Light Beams
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This NOT a photo edit of the label.