Electric Light Orchestra – Out Of The Blue
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United Artists Records – JT-LA823-L2 |
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US |
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Rock |
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Pop Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Turn To Stone | 3:48 | |
| A2 | It's Over | 4:08 | |
| A3 | Sweet Talkin' Woman | 3:48 | |
| A4 | Across The Border | 3:52 | |
| B1 | Night In The City | 4:02 | |
| B2 | Starlight | 4:30 | |
| B3 | Jungle | 3:51 | |
| B4 | Believe Me Now | 1:21 | |
| B5 | Steppin' Out | 4:38 | |
| Concerto For A Rainy Day | |||
| C1 | Standin' In The Rain | 4:20 | |
| C2 | Big Wheels | 5:10 | |
| C3 | Summer And Lightning | 4:13 | |
| C4 | Mr. Blue Sky | 5:05 | |
| D1 | Sweet Is The Night | 3:26 | |
| D2 | The Whale | 5:05 | |
| D3 | Birmingham Blues | 4:21 | |
| D4 | Wild West Hero | 4:40 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
- Copyright © – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
- Recorded At – Musicland Studios
- Mixed At – Musicland Studios
- Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
- Manufactured By – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
- Distributed By – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
- Published By – Unart Music Corp.
- Published By – Jet Music Inc.
Credits
- Arranged By [Orchestra & Choral Arrangments] – Richard Tandy
- Art Direction, Design – Ria Lewerke
- Artwork [Portraits] – Michael Bryan (4)
- Cello [William Lewis Cello] – Melvyn Gale
- Conductor – Louis Clark
- Cover [Illustrtion By], Illustration [Cover] – Shusei Nagaoka
- Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Bev Bevan
- Engineer, Effects [Special Effects] – Mack (2)
- Keyboards, Guitar [Gibson S.G. Custom], Synthesizer [Polymoog, Mini-moog, ARP2600], Mellotron [M 400], Clavinet [Hohner], Piano [Yamaha C7b], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer E.P. 200] – Richard Tandy
- Lacquer Cut By – SR*
- Producer – Jeff Lynne
- Violin [Barcus Berry Violin] – Mik Kaminski
- Vocals, Backing Vocals, Bass [Gibson G.3], Percussion – Kelly Groucutt
- Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Guitar [Gibson E D S 1275, Les Paul Custom], Keyboards, Percussion, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer E.P. 200], Synthesizer [Mini-moog] – Jeff Lynne
- Written-By – Jeff Lynne
Notes
PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN pressing denoted by PRC etch in runouts. Radio promo on blue vinyl.
Half-speed mastered by Stan Ricker, per "SR/2" etches.
LPs issued in glossy cardstock inner sleeves with lyrics, a foldout poster with band member images, and a punch-out cardstock space ship.
Side III is entitled "Concerto For A Rainy Day"
Recorded and mixed at Musicland, Munich, .
On labels:
© 1977 United Artists Music and Records Group Inc.
Published by Unart Music Crop./Jet Music Inc. BMI
Made in U.S.A.
Runout info:
JTLA-823 all sides stamped, the rest is etched
Half-speed mastered by Stan Ricker, per "SR/2" etches.
LPs issued in glossy cardstock inner sleeves with lyrics, a foldout poster with band member images, and a punch-out cardstock space ship.
Side III is entitled "Concerto For A Rainy Day"
Recorded and mixed at Musicland, Munich, .
On labels:
© 1977 United Artists Music and Records Group Inc.
Published by Unart Music Crop./Jet Music Inc. BMI
Made in U.S.A.
Runout info:
JTLA-823 all sides stamped, the rest is etched
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Price Code (On spine): 1198
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): JTLA-823 SIDE A-2-11-11 SR/2 PRC
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): JTLA- 823 SIDE B SR/2 2 1-1 PRC
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 1): JTLA- 823 SIDE C-1-1-11 SR/2 PRC
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 1): SIDE D SR/2 JTLA- 823-2-1-1 PRC
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): JTLA-823 SIDE A-2-11-11 SR/2 PRC
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): JTLA- 823 SIDE B-1-1-1 SR/2 PRC
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 2): JTLA- 823 SIDE C-1-1-11 SR/2 PRC
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 2): SIDE D SR/2 JTLA- 823-2-1-1 PRC
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Out Of The Blue (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Richmond Pressing) | Jet Records | JT-LA823-L2 | US | 1977 | ||
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Out Of The Blue (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | Jet Records | JETDP 400 | UK | 1977 | ||
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Out Of The Blue (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Jet Records | UAR 100, JTLA 823, UAS 1100, UAS 2100 | UK | 1977 | ||
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Out Of The Blue (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | United Artists Records | 5C 154-60170/71 | Netherlands | 1977 | ||
| Out Of The Blue (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Jet Records | UAS 30 309 FT | 1977 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Some historical info regarding the original Stan Ricker pressings printed below by someone in the know:
There are at least 2 cuts he did. You can tell by slight differences in the groove layout on the LPs. One actually sounds a bit better than the other. The groove spacing is a bit wider, so the LPs end a bit closer to the label and they're cut about 2 dB louder. It's most noticeable on side 3 (the concerto). You do need a good tracking cart/stylus to avoid IGD, but they do sound nice. The louder cut overwhelms the surface noise and adds a bit of punch to the sound. I have over a dozen copies of OOTB and only 2 are this "alternate" cut. But they do have SR/2 on all 4 sides (written smaller because the runout section is smaller). As the story goes, Jeff and the band hand delivered the master tapes to Stan for the vinyl mastering. (He was so impressed that Stan then also cut "Discovery" and is credited as "Stan The Man".)
This blue original pressing the the wider groove loud cut so enjoy!! -
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Probably the most commercially successful E.L.O album of general opinion and it is certainly a classic packed with great songs from start to finish. Almost no fillers at all. Probably the last great E.L.O album.
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