ELO & Olivia Newton-John – All Over The World/Xanadu (France 12″ Promo)

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Originally posted on August 13, 2015

Happy New Year 2023!

This 1980 France Promo 12” Single is a rare collectors item for both ELO and Olivia Newton-John fans and sells for a nice chunk of change if you have the rare opportunity to find a copy. This promo is one of my favorite and prized possessions from my Olivia Newton-John collection. I hope you enjoy it.

The interesting thing about this particular release is that it contains not only Olivia’s hit single “Xanadu”, but it also contains a continuous mix of ELO’s “All Over The World” and “Last Train To London” as far as I know this mix is only available on this release. Also of note “All Over The World” is an edited version removing the crowd noise found on the intro of the “Xanadu” soundtrack LP version. “All Over The World” was released hot on the heels of the single “Xanadu” , this was the third Top 20 ELO single released from the 1980 soundtrack, peaking at #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. “Last Train To london” was was taken fom the 1979 ELO album “Discovery” the song was released in the US in early 1980 and peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Xanadu” is performed by the Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John. Newton-John sings the primary vocals, with ELO adding “parenthetic” vocals in the style of their other songs on the “Xanadu” soundtrack, along with providing the instrumentation. A rare collaboration for ELO, the single reached #1 in several countries and was the band’s only UK #1 single when it peaked there for two weeks in July 1980. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

SIDE A:
All Over The World/Last Train To London 7:53
Performed by Electric Light Orchestra

SIDE B:
Xanadu 3:29
Performed By Electric Light Orchestra sung by Olivia Newton-John

All Over The World (Edit) 3:45
Performed ByElectric Light Orchestra

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: JET Records ‎– PRO111
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo
Country: France
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Written-By –Jeff Lynne

NOTES:
Side A – Tracks Un Chained
Side B – Tracks Non Chained
Special Promotion
33 tours Maxi-Single

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
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Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
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DAC:
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Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
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SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Will
Will
September 16, 2023 10:32 am

I hope everyone knows that is a RARE treat. The blended mix of All Over The World/Last Train To London is the only official 12″ mix of these songs. It is impossible to find it other than right here. If you didn’t play this record, you’d never know it even was a mix or that it even existed.

Grant
Grant
January 3, 2023 9:06 am

Thanks for this!

Javier
Javier
January 2, 2023 10:54 am

Thank you for this new recording.
The truth is that it sounds much better than the one you uploaded years ago. This one has more dynamics and definition, with better bass and treble.
You can see the Ortofon capsule!!!! I hope you upload new recordings of Disco music from the 70s and 80s.
I wish you a Happy New Year 2023!!!!

Jeff
Jeff
January 1, 2023 10:54 am

Great post to start the new year off right!! Thank you, Paul!!

Jeff

Wayne King
Wayne King
January 1, 2023 8:19 am

Thank you for sharing! My favorite recording by Electric Light Orchestra is their rendition of Roll Over Beethoven! I used to occasionally hear it on the barbershop radio when I was a young pup!

Moisés Martínez
Moisés Martínez
December 31, 2022 6:08 pm

When I try to unzip it..it sends and error message “File contains an unknown fomat or it is damaged” I am using WinRar Archiver.

Song And Dance
Song And Dance
December 31, 2022 5:22 pm

Happy New Year, Paul and Jeff and everybody. As you know, I’m living in the future haha. 2023 is 22 minutes old over here.
All the best!
s’n’d

Jeff
Jeff
Reply to  Song And Dance
January 1, 2023 10:53 am

Happy New Year Song And Dance!! May the new year bring you many bright blessings and much love!! So cool you got to be in the future before a lot of us!!

Jeff

Julio
Julio
December 31, 2022 4:56 pm

An ELO Classic to close the year. Thank you dear Paul and a very happy new year to you!

Will
December 31, 2022 4:36 pm

Oh! This one is a treat, indeed. Thanks much and happy, happy new year to you Paul!

ING
ING
December 31, 2022 4:35 pm

Xanadu… xan-a-duuu…
Still one of my all-time faves. We had all the 45’s from the movie and rented the VHS regularly. Had no clue the movie was a flop since the music was omnipresent at the time! So glad I got to see Olivia live and see her sing these songs! Maybe someday I’ll get to see ELO too. So would like to see a “complete soundtrack” deluxe remaster !!!! 🫶