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ELO
REISSUES CONTINUE!
Limited
Edition 'Out of the Blue' plus a
feast of Exclusive promo items available only from FTM continue
ELO's Remaster Series in spectacular style...
 'OUT
OF THE BLUE 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR'S EDITION'
A
strictly limited one-off pressing in hardback book with expanded
24-page full colour booklet featuring full-length sleeve notes
by Jeff Lynne and ELO archivist Rob Caiger and a
huge amount of rare photos and memorabilia PLUS a push-out replica
ELO Space Station!!!
"ELO'S
NEXT TWO ALBUMS ARE HERE"
...declared
the ads in 1977 and now, almost 30 years later, definitive expanded
edition remasters of 'Out of the Blue' and 'Balance
Of Power' are released in the UK and Europe on February
26. In America, it's a whole different and confusing ball-game.
Retail stores in the USA are staggering the release of both CD's
over one month, beginning with 'Out of the Blue' on February 20
while 'Balance Of Power' has to wait until March 20!
So ignore all that and go straight to the FTM
SHOP where the remasters PLUS
exclusive items are available to ELO fans in America
and All Over The World RIGHT NOW!
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Out
of the Blue will be issued in 2 CD formats:
Limited 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition (88697053232)
One-off pressing in hardback "eco" book, 24-page
full colour complete booklet, push out ELO Space Station.
Standard
Edition (82796942722) Full colour 12-page edited booklet.
(Music
content on both albums is the same with 3 previously unreleased
tracks).
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Balance
Of Power:
Expanded Edition (82796942792) Full colour 12-page
booklet and 7 bonus tracks (5 previously unreleased). |
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Each album has been meticulously upgraded under the full supervision
of ELO songwriter and producer Jeff Lynne. Digitally remastered
from the original master tapes by Lynne with engineer Jeff
Magid, both albums have upgraded booklets with original memorabilia
and previously unseen and rare photos from band member archives,
restored and improved front sleeve artwork and new liner notes
from both Jeff Lynne and ELO archivist Rob Caiger.
All
editions are guaranteed and available from the FTM
SHOP.
Excited?!
There's more….
EXCLUSIVE
ELO COLLECTORS POSTCARDS
Order
from FTM and not only benefit from a price discount but also receive
Limited Edition Promotional ELO Collectors Postcards! (no. 8a,
8b & 14 in a series). Unavailable anywhere else, the postcards
are produced from original album and promo artwork by Ken Greenwell
and feature rare photos, memorabilia and new quotes by Jeff Lynne.
These are only available to fans until stocks run out!
EXCLUSIVE
ELO PROMO POSTER
Every
hardback edition of 'Out of the Blue' ordered via FTM will receive
a limited edition media-only promo poster - but once again,
only while stocks last! The new A-3 sized print of the original
artwork from ELO's 1978 "Big Night Tour" looks
absolutely stunning!
LATITUDE
88 NORTH
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Locked
away in the vaults for almost 30 years, ELO's new single is
quite simply brilliant! Written and produced Jeff Lynne, 'Latitude
88 North' is a previously unreleased song from 'Out
of the Blue'. Available worldwide as a digital download
on 6 February, full CD release may follow depending on
demand. 7" orange vinyl and CD promos have also been
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RELEASE
SCHEDULE
UK
& Europe:
February 26 - CD and Digital for both albums.
USA
only:
February 20 - Out of the Blue (CD and Digital).
USA only: March 20 - Balance Of Power
(CD)
Japan:
Late February - CD limited edition LP replicas (special FTM offer
coming soon)
Worldwide:
January 12 - Balance Of Power (Digital)
Pre-release
ordering is available NOW in the FTM
SHOP.
Click
on OUT OF THE BLUE
and BALANCE OF POWER
for Song Previews, Lyrics, Tracklistings and much more!
Go
to PROMO for the inside scoop
on all the rare promotional items and exclusive downloads.
Despite
earlier announcements, expanded remastered editions of 'Xanadu'
and 'ELO's Greatest Hits' will not
be happening this time though we hope to announce updates shortly.
Don't forget, all the albums listed in this section have UPDATED
exclusive information, definitive lyrics, previews and more while
all can be ordered from the FTM SHOP.
Keep
checking back for updates - and happy reading and listening!
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