Vinyl pressings
by Electric Light Orchestra · 1976
Olé ELO was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 6 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
UA-LA630-1-RE1-2Side A Runout [Variant 1]
UA-LA630-2-1Side B Runout [Variant 1]
UA-LA630-1 EcK 33Side A Etched [Variant 2]
UA-LA630-2 EcK 33Side B Etched [Variant 2]
UALA-630-1 CH UA 5 OHHRunout side A, etched
UALA-630-2 UA 7 OHHRunout side B, etched
T1 UA-LA630-1-RE1-1 EcKVariant 1, side A runout
T1 UA-LA630-2-3Variant 1, side B runout
T1 UA-LA630-1-RE1-1 EcK CVariant 2, side A runout
T1 UA-LA630-2-4 EcK T 8Variant 2, side B runout
UA-LA-630-1 S̶P̶-̶1̶2̶3̶-̶1̶ CH UA #16Runout A, variant 1
S̶P̶-̶1̶2̶3̶-̶2̶ - UA-LA-630-1 UA #31Runout B, variant 1
#48 UA-LA-630-1 S̶P̶-̶1̶2̶3̶-̶1̶ CH UARunout A, variant 2
#2 UA -LA-630-2 S̶P̶-̶1̶2̶3̶-̶2̶ - UA 3Runout B, variant 2
T1 UA-LA630-1-4Side A etched Variant 1
T2 UA-LA630-2-1Side B etched Variant 1
T1 UA-LA630-1-5 CHSide A etched Variant 2
T2 UA-LA630-2-2 ASide B etched Variant 2
Side 1 Etched UA-LA630-1-RE1-X
Side 2 Etched UA-LA-630-2 UA
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2310 475First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2310 475First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Greece | Polydor 2310 475 / Jet Records 2310475First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Jet Records JET LP 903 / Jet Records UA-CA 630-HLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1976 | Singapore | United Artists Records UA-LA 630-G / Jet Records UA-LA 630-GFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records SP-123 / Jet Records SP-123First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA630-GLP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Jet Records JZ 35465First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records LA 630 GFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA630-GLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA630-GFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | UK | Jet Records JET LP 19First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA630-GFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA630-GFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA630-GFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Jet Records PZ 35465LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Jet Records PZ 35528LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Jet Records PZ 35528LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Jet Records PZ 35528LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brazil | Epic 131.005/1-466305 / Sony Music Marketing Especial 131.005/1-466305LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Jet Records JT 6011LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Jet Records PZ 35465 / Jet Records WPZ 35465LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Jet Records PZ 35465LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Jet Records JET LP 903LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Jet Records JET LP 903LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Jet Records JET LP 903LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | United Artists Records DY・5210~2 / Jet Records DY・5210~2LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5106LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA630-G / Jet Records UA-LA630-GLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA630-GLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Jet Records JZ 35528LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA630-GLP, Compilation, Misprint | LP, Compilation, Misprint |
| ? | US | Jet Records JZ 35528LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA630-GLP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA630-G / Jet Records UA-LA630-GLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
61 vinyl pressings of Olé ELO are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1976 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA630-G, released June 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA630-G, PZ 35528, JZ 35465, LA 630 G) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UA-LA630-1-RE1-2 and UA-LA630-2-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
