Electric Light Orchestra – Out of the Blue" (ASP) (in German). Media Control . Retrieved 17 June 2019. Press Out Space Ship model with JET DP 400 codes now printed on them at the bottom corner by the ELO logo. After the change of distribution partner from Jet Records to CBS on 5 May 1978, there were logistical

Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn) . London: Omnibus Press. p.915. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8. Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, PBL-35531-IG etched, variant 2): 20_JET_400_IB_I PBL-35531-IG A

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Out Of The Blue was originally distributed by United Artists Records (UAR) upon it's 1977 release. However UAR was sold to Capitol Records in 1978. Don Arden (ELO Manager and Jet Records owner) wanted a change away from UAR. CBS Records then paid 11 million dollars to get ELO on contract with them. This printing error occurs on various UK, Canada, USA, Holland and Europe issues. Some 1980's editions seem to have corrected the error, but the orange text error can be seen again on 1990's Epic Re-issues and even on the Epic 2012 and later issues.Each issue comes with a with full colour booklet with lyrics and the band members pictures from the LP poster. ELO 'Out Of Blue' Hassle Heating Up". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 10 February 1979 . Retrieved 16 September 2018– via Google Books. Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1979. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021 . Retrieved 2 April 2022. Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped, PAL-35532-ID etched, variant 2): 20_JET_400_IC_I PAL-35532-ID 1B

So Jet Records came up with the notion to sue UAR for "allegedly selling defective copies“ just to convince the record buyer not to buy the UAR copies. The first test pressings were made in November 1978 in Orange Vinyl. W e believe that the marketing department of Jet Records thought those orange vinyl issues would be great for the “12 month Charts commemorate edition”. And so they test pressed 12 copies in orange. British album certifications – Electric Light Orchestra – Out of the Blue". British Phonographic Industry.a b c "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on 19 May 2012 . Retrieved 12 September 2011. In 2000 it was voted number 346 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. [56] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [57] New Jet Records label design, now in brighter blue with yellow and pink light beams shinning from the “Jet Records” tower. The nice price inners are a different design and the text starts with the words "Hundreds of Great Value…"

The 1st CBS distributed re-issues used Catalogue Number JETDP 400 / UAR 100 with yellow & white light beams on the label and had the LP title above the ELO name. In 2017, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album, a double picture vinyl disc was released by Sony Music and Epic Records. norwegiancharts.com Electric Light Orchestra – Out of the Blue" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista . Retrieved 24 February 2012.

I've heard somewhere that the original 70s pressings of this Out Of The Blue were stamped during a low point in vinyl records when the pressing plants tried to save money by reusing the same stampers, people complain about the records sounding worn out, apparently they did the same thing with The Eagles "Hotel California"