ELO Rarest UK Issued 7" & 12" Singles Discography (excluding test pressings)
There were 4 types of ELO 7" singles issued in the UK:
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4 Prong Push Out
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Solid Centre
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Moulded Plastic
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Large Hole / Jukebox
Plus different formats were issued:
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Demo / Promo
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Paper Labels
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Plastic Injection
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Coloured Vinyl
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Picture Disc's
ELO UK & Irish Vinyl Singles were issued on the labels:-
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EMI Harvest
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Warned Brothers
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Polydor
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United Artists
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Jet Records
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Epic
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Sony
Listed below are the rarest & hardiest to find pressings/versions/variations of Electric Light Orchestra 7" & 12" issued in the UK.
Shine A Little Love - 12" BLACK Vinyl - S JET 12 144
Extremely hard to find, sellers often think the white vinyl is rare, where as its the black vinyl that is the very rare version,
Expect to pay £150, if you can find one !
Getting To The Point - 12" Black Vinyl - TA 7317 12"
Due to a strike at the distributors in 1986, not many copies were pressed and issued.
10538 Overture - 7" Black Vinyl - HAR 5053 - Demo 4 Prong Push Out
All "Promo 7" Singles" can be hard to find as they were only issued in limited amounts, but this being ELO's first single issue is hard to find.
Roll Over Beethoven - 7" Black Vinyl - HAR 5063 - Demo 4 Prong Push Out
All "Promo 7" Singles" can be hard to find as they were only issued in limited amounts, but this issue was withdrawn shortly after issue, rumours was this was because Roy Woods name was on the B Side...
Showdown - 7" Black Vinyl - HAR 5077 - Solid Centre
Very hard to find solid centre pressing.
Can't Get It Out Of My Head - 7" Black Vinyl - K 16510 - 4 Prong Push Out
Very hard to find 4 prong push out version with a large "A" printed to the left of text and with different track text lay out.
Can't Get It Out Of My Head - 7" Black Vinyl - K 16510 - Solid Centre
Very hard to find solid centre with large raised inner circle with a indented ring around it. With a large "A" printed to the left of text and with different track text lay out.
Telephone Line - 7" Black Vinyl - UP 36254 - Solid Centre
Very hard to find solid centre issue. Not to be confused with S Jet 101 re-issue in 1978
Telephone Line - 7" Black Vinyl - UP 36254 - Promo Solid Centre
All "Promo 7" Singles" can be hard to find as they were only issued in limited amounts, but this copy is a rare solid centre issue.
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Only one has ever been for sale.
Turn To Stone - 7" Black Vinyl - UP 36313 - Solid Centre
Hard to find issue on almost flat solid centre with large raised ring and medium sized raiser inner ring.
Turn To Stone - 7" Black Vinyl - UP 36313 - Promo Solid Centre
All "Promo 7" Singles" can be hard to find as they were only issued in limited amounts, but this copy is a rare solid centre issue.
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Only one has ever been for sale.
Mr Blue Sky - 7" Black Vinyl - UP 36342 - Solid Centre
Hard to find issue on almost flat solid centre with large raised ring and medium sized raiser inner ring.
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Much rarer than the Blue Vinyl issue !
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Not to be confused with S Jet 104 re-issue in 1978
The Diary Of Horace Wimp - 7" Clear Vinyl - JET 153
In July 2023 a clear vinyl pressing was found in a job lot of records bought on eBay. It does play Horace Wimp and Down Home town.
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It looks to be a legit pressing, as per the black vinyl edition, the label on Side A is missing 2nd “ mark after "Discovery"
Look at Taken From The Album “Discovery’
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Might be a one off test pressing or a one off pressing made by someone in the pressing plant.
More info is required. Credit/owner Simon Cleary
Don't Bring Me Down - 7" Black Vinyl - JET 153 - 4 Prong Push Out
Rare 4 prong push out version that has the ELO band name in a curly font and a different text layout compared to the straight text version.
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One of ELO's biggest selling singles has a rare issue version !
Xanadu - 7" Black Vinyl - JET 185 - Promo Solid Centre
All "Promo 7" Singles" can be hard to find as they were only issued in limited amounts, but this copy is a rare solid centre issue.
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One of ELO's biggest selling singles has a rare promo issue version !
Ticket To The Moon / Here Is The News - 7" Black Vinyl - JET 7018 - Promo Solid Centre
All "Promo 7" Singles" can be hard to find as they were only issued in limited amounts, but this copy is a rare solid centre issue.
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Only two have ever been seen for sale, in 2024.
Secret Messages - 7" Black Vinyl - A 7038 - Export Issue -Solid Centre
This is an export issue, the record was Made in the UK, the sleeve was made in Holland, for export to Europe mainly to Germany & France.
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So most copies have a large hole punched out, but a very rare solid centre version does exist.
Not to be confused with the normal UK issue of A 3720
So Serious / Calling America - 7" Black Vinyl - Double Pack - DA 7090
Very Rare Double Pack. Issued in a plastic double gatefold sleeve containing So Serious and Calling America 7" singles.
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The singles were the normal issues versions.
Surrender - 7" Blue Vinyl - Promo - ELOPR1
One sided limited edition blue vinyl promo single, run of 500 copies.
​Issued in a plain white cardboard sleeve to promote the expanded edition of the album "A New World Record".
Latitude 88 North - 7" Orange Vinyl - Promo - 88697048787
One sided limited edition orange vinyl promo single, run of 500 copies.
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​Issued in a plain white cardboard sleeve to promote the expanded edition of the album "Out Of The Blue".
Xanadu - Live - 7" Picture Disc
Ltd Edition Issued with 'Wembley Or Bust' book only 1500 pressed
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The single is misprinted as the label stating Xanadu is on the A-side and Don't Bring Me Down on the B-side. However, the songs that play are reversed with Don't Bring Me Down on the A-side.
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This was a worldwide issue, not exclusive to the UK.
