Time
Released: July 1981
Holland Chart Position 2
Single Releases
Hold On Tight - Jet 7011
Holland Chart - 10
Twilight - Jet 7015
Holland Chart - 18
Here Is The News
Jet 7081 - Holland Chart - -
The Way Life's Meant to Be
Jet 809 - Holland Chart - -
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
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Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
JET LP 236
Country
Holland / Europe
Notes
1st Original Issue. On Jet label with yellow / pink light beams. Time is a concept album written about a man from the 1980s who is taken to the year 2095.
With thick paper grey tinted inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo.
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Some copies come with a back catalogue flyer insert.
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First issues had a gold sticker on the cover saying "New ELO featuring..."
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Second issues had a gold sticker saying "Electric Light Orchestra featuring..."
In Japan an alternative album art work was designed, but was not used, it became know as:
"Escape From Death Star”
This art work was eventually used for the UK 12" picture disc of "Ticket To The Moon" plus the German & Holland 7" issue's of "The Way Life's Meant To Be"
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
28379-6
Re-Issue Year
1981 - Holland / Europe
Notes
Club Edition - Jet label with yellow and pink light beams.
With thick paper grey tinted
inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo.
Format
Vinyl
Label
Jet Records
Catalogue
916015
Re-Issue Year
1981 - Holland / Europe
Notes
Club Edition - Jet label with yellow and pink light beams.
With thick paper grey tinted inner sleeve with printed lyrics & band photo.
Missing From My Collection
Format
Vinyl
Label
Epic
Catalogue
EPC 460212 1
Re-Issue Year
1988 - Holland / Europe
Notes
Re-issue on "Nice Price" Grey Epic label.
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With paper grey tinted inner sleeve
with printed lyrics & band photo.
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Also issued with a different Epic logo style/font printed on the LP label, see below.
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See more info on the "Nice Price" issue range HERE
Format
CD
Label
Epic Records
Catalogue
EPIC 460212 2
Re-Issue Year
1988 + 1991 - Holland / Europe
Notes
1st issue on CD in Holland/Europe/UK on Epic label. The CD was made in Austria.
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Came with a black or red plastic inlay tray.
All further re-issue's were Europe/UK wide releases that are covered in the UK Studio Album Section HERE