ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (ELO) Out of the Blue COMPLETE

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Artist or Band: ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (ELO)

Album Title: Out of the Blue.

Producer(s): Jeff Lynne .

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Length; Turn to Stone; It's Over; Sweet Talkin' Woman; Across the Border.

Side 2: Night In The City; Starlight; Jungle; Believe Me Now; Steppin' Out.

Side 3: Standin' in the Rain; Big Wheels; Summer and Lightning; Mr. Blue Sky.

Side 4: Sweet is the Night; The Whale; Birmingham Blues; Wild West Hero.

Label/Format: Jet (Please see my label scan).

Label Conditions: All four very clean and attractive with only very light, few and faint spindle traces and no wear around the hole area.

Cat Number: UAR 100.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of these Records: 115 / 127 grams. [These days, many modern Audiophile reissues are pressed on super-heavyweight 180 gram vinyl. Only a small percentage of ‘vintage vinyl’ was ever pressed this heavy. Records pressed in the 1960s averaged around 140 to 150 grams. Records pressed in the 1970s were usually lighter and averaged more around 115 – 125 grams. Some records pressed around 1973 were very thin and light due an oil crisis and shortage around this time. Some records were even issued on recycled vinyl from this period and sounded poor with crackle and surface noise evident from the very first play. If any record I buy is deemed ‘recycled’, I will never offer it, I have a very simple test to detect these records if I suspect this to be the case other than audible imperfection. Some records from this period were even pressed on other materials the most notable was ‘Dynaflex’, used by RCA around this time. Although inferior to vinyl, this at least mostly sounded reasonably acceptable but pressings on this material were wafer thin and flimsy. Beyond the 70s, records often became thinner and lighter still but most played fine but were never quite the quality as from the ‘Golden Era’]. (This was based on ‘average’ weights for 20 records from these eras. Later pressings were usually lighter still).

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: A fairly common album, it sold in vast numbers. But, and a significant ‘but’: this is a complete first issue example that includes both inners, an unmounted poster, and, most elusive of all, an unbuilt ELO spaceship insert with all the parts still in one piece and near pristine. Most all examples seen and offered are minus this fragile large insert or have the parts separated (or missing). Some torn, creased and damaged, few could resist building the spaceship following the instructions on the back of the sheet. Genuine complete early pressings of this classic double album are far more elusive than you may, or the price guides, think.

Original Year of Release: 1977

Matrix Nos: UAS 1100 A-1U / UAS 1100 B-1U / UAS 2100 A-1U / UAS 2100 B-1U

Run-Out Groove Etchings: ‘KEV’ ‘ARTHUR’ / ‘KEV’ ‘ARTHUR’ / ‘KEV’ / ‘KEV’

Musicians: Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, slide guitar, rhythm guitar, Mini-moog, percussion; Bev Bevan – drums, Remo Roto Toms, cymbals, gong, various percussion instruments, backing vocals, Fire extinguisher; Richard Tandy – Polymoog, Minimoog, ARP 2600, ARP Odyssey, ARP Omni, Sequencer, Wurlitzer E.P. 200, piano, mellotron M 400, clavinet, guitar; Kelly Groucutt – vocals, backing vocals, bass, percussion; Mik Kaminski – Barcus Berry violin; Melvyn Gale – William Lewis cello, piano; Hugh McDowell – William Lewis cello.

Brief Info: A band at the very peak of their powers, this was their seventh album and it sold in vast numbers but failed to top the charts anywhere bar Canada. It included five hit singles and remains an ever-popular classic album. Unusually, hardly played and complete as mentioned above. Never underestimate how hard it is to find an unmounted, as new poster and the fragile spaceship insert that falls to pieces almost by just picking it up. Just about every copy seen at fairs exclude this piece and without it, a easy album to obtain. Complete examples are a far different matter however, this is a lovely one and it plays to perfection from beginning to end despite a fine mark on side one that is totally ignored.

Cover Grade and Format: Excellent or very near too. An unlaminated gatefold format. Printed and made in England by Garrod & Lofthouse. Includes both inners, poster and unbuilt spaceship insert.

Cover Front: A light scuff near the bottom edge, but little else to fault.

Cover Back: The back similar again minus the scuff, odd minor surface mark.

Cover Inner Gatefold: The bottom of each face has a ring arc near the bottom edge, those apart, little else to fault.

Top Edges: Thick and solid with barely any wear.

Bottom Edges: Rubbing near the right corner on both, anything else is light and faint.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, very sharp with little wear and no feathering or trimming. Records entered on these right outside edges.

Spine and Text: The thick spine is immaculate and practically as made. Solid, straight, uncompressed and square, both right edges meet up perfectly together. All text is near perfect and unworn, this is totally uncrushed.

Corners: Just rubbing to the bottom right pair, others have barely any and retain very fine shape. The spine pair are in superb condition especially.

Cover Summary: A strong all round example of this somewhat wear-prone 70’s cover, one that could prove difficult to find much better. This beautiful item should please many collectors.

The Inners: Both near mint with no edge splits or repairs and that is unusual. Often these were split on purchase with record movement in transit knifing through them. These are also G&L printed and unlined, hence not record surface friendly. Both have the wide top openings which are undamaged. Both clean, uncreased with any handling traces ligth and faint.

The Poster: Practically Mint as made and unmounted e.g. the back has no pin-holes, cellotape marks or blu-tack residues. A single folded poster printed on one side only, the back is as clean as the front. No creasing and with razor sharp edges and corners, this is of connoisseur standard.

The Spaceship Insert: Near Mint and only downgraded a fraction because a small part has broken its ultra fragile tab, so slightly disconnected on one small part. BUT ALL STILL IN ONE PIECE, and that is highly unusual. Few could resist building the ELP spaceship, but this owner sure did. The parts are very fragile and only held on the sheet with tiny few tabs, these pieces were designed to be easily pushed out for construction and most fall apart just by removal from the cover. Clearly, this has hardly been touched and retains a superb glossy finish with no tearing, creasing or blemishes. I cannot emphasise enough how elusive this is just to find, but intact, they are pretty rare. I can hardly imagine finding a better example of this fragile insert and again, this will delight even the discerning collector.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: Side one is EX with a fine mark that has NO sound whatsoever, the others are Mint(-). A super visual pair that are very clean, shiny, jet black and solidly pressed. A pair hardly even played on all the evidence. Visually lovely records that should please many, if not most collectors again.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippetts or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or miniscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: Both records play up to their high visual grading and side one above with nothing to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. This is real high-end audiophile standard production and sounds marvellous. No surface sounds or pops or clicks were noted and this is an exceptional clean pressing. Few copies will outperform this early pressing significantly I feel sure. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading these fine records. The records and all inserts will prove difficult to find much better, the cover has minor storage blemishes. The star of the piece is that unbuilt spaceship insert and to a lesser degree the unmounted poster. Again do no under-estimate these, a wonderful set from one of the most original bands of their time.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay - on average ONEADAY, a couple more at weekends if time permits, hence the name - time rarely allows for more as I Play-Grade virtually every record I offer in their entirety, not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get and scanned labels will give a more accurate representation of the genuine colour than flash photography where light is variable. I cannot guarantee total accuracy for colours however but most will be very close. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Rondo Red moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Nait 5i with Project USB phono stage and Chord interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with QED Silver terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional Moth vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too.

First-time, zero-rated bidders, who do not ask permission to bid, will be cancelled immediately and blocked – NO exceptions. For winning bidders who I consider excessively slow to make contact or submit payment, I will use my right to block future bids. If any bidder who wins in the final seconds is present to do so, surely they can at least email me to inform of intention and payment method? If swift or promp payment is a problem, please do not bid.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET - PLEASE SEE MY TYPICAL PACKING BOX PICTURE.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my Moth Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional thick boxes (NOT Mailers or Cruciforms, these do not offer maximum protection). The record(s) REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with THREE or EVEN FOUR ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. The thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. Please see my picture of a typical finished box packet that will now be used on ALL transactions as from now. I do not profit on posting and the cost of this lavish packing is NOT even charged for, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. These boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffners and bubble wrap make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than one in two thousand based on over 6,000+ items sold in over 8 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Even one of these stiffners cannot be bent by hand, so what chance 3 or 4 inside a box? Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FOUR records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). I will not respond to questions on shipping costs as all the details are included here and on ALL of my adverts. Details below:

NOTE: First Time Bidders: I will cancel ALL first-time bidders with no feedbacks or excessive negatives who do not ask me if its OK to bid first – NO EXCEPTIONS.

Please Note: I will now offer any item to the runner-up after the mandatory Ebay 3 days if no contact is made by the winning bidder unless prior notice of any delay is given beforehand. The same applies if no payment is received within the mandatory 7 days so any bidder who has just lost out can still email me to reserve the item as priority second chance – it’s always worth asking.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£40 maximum]) = £9. (insurance optional extra £3). Add £2.50 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£39 maximum]) = £13. Add £4 per extra LP. (insurance optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: Please do not bid if you have negative feedback unless checking first, I will cancel any bids I feel are timewasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT neccessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.