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Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra

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Released
  
11 April 1995

Length
  
120:24

Release date
  
11 April 1995

Genre
  
Rock music

Recorded
  
July 1970–January 1986

Artist
  
Electric Light Orchestra

Label
  
Epic/Sony Records

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Strange Magic The Best of Electric Light Orchestra(1995)
  
Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra(1997)

Producers
  
Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood (Track 1)

Similar
  
Electric Light Orchestra albums, Rock music albums

Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra is a compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1995 only in the US.

Contents

The compilation favours album versions rather than single versions; tracks such as "Rock 'n' Roll Is King", "Shine a Little Love" and "Boy Blue" are longer. The compilation is sequenced chronologically and is drawn from US singles, sans 3 from Xanadu, with exception of the European hit "Rockaria!" on disc one.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jeff Lynne, except disc 1, track 2, written by Chuck Berry (*2).

Personnel

  • Jeff Lynne - Vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Bev Bevan - Drums, percussion
  • Richard Tandy - Keyboards, guitar
  • Kelly Groucutt - Bass, vocals (1974 onwards)
  • Michael d'Albuquerque - Bass (to 1974)
  • Mik Kaminski - Violin
  • Wilfred Gibson - Violin on "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Showdown"
  • Mike Edwards - Cello (to 1974)
  • Melvyn Gale - Cello (1974 onwards)
  • Hugh McDowell - Cello
  • Colin Walker - Cello on "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Showdown"
  • Marc Bolan - Guitar on "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
  • Roy Wood - Vocals, guitars, cello, bass, wind instruments on "10538 Overture"
  • Ira Robbins (Trouser Press) - Liner notes edited from Afterglow

    • Songs

    110538 Overture5:31
    2Roll Over Beethoven8:10
    3Showdown4:10

    References

    Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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