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)
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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
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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
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.
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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.
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 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 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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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.
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2nd re-issues used used Catalogue Number JETLP 202 with yellow & white light beams on the label.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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
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.
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Various fake Eastern Europe issues exist.
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
