The Classic Albums Collection

~ Release by Electric Light Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

The individual discs of the release are numbered from 88697873262-1 to 88697873262-11.
2011 box set containing all of the group's studio albums 1971-86. All eleven albums, in vinyl replica sleeves, are stacked in a big fold-out cardboard box. A booklet with track listings and information is also included. All albums are the remastered versions with bonus tracks; the vinyl replica design does not indicate that, and the correct track listings can therefore only be found in the booklet.

Track Duration of Title 2-3 (Roll over Beethoven) is incorrect. There exists a 8:10 version on some versions of ELO II & on the 3 disc compilation 'Afterglow', but on this release the title's duration is only 7:04.

Tracks 1-1 to 1-9 originally released as United Artists UAS 5573, 1972.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-5 originally released as United Artists UA-LA040-F, 1973.
Track 2-7 is a session outtake.
Tracks 3-1 to 3-9 originally released as United Artists UA-LA 188-F, 1973.
Track 3-14 is previously unreleased.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-10 originally released as United Artists UA-LA 339-G, 1974.
Tracks 4-11 and 4-12 are previously unreleased.
Tracks 5-1 to 5-8 originally released as United Artists UA-LA 546-G, 1975.
Tracks 6-1 to 6-9 originally released as United Artists/Jet UA-LA 679-G, 1976.
Tracks 7-1 to 7-17 originally released as Jet/United Artists JT-LA 823-L2, 1977.
Tracks 7-19 and 7-20 are previously unreleased.
Tracks 8-1 to 8-9 originally released at Jet 35769, 1979.
Track 8-12 is previously unreleased.
Tracks 9-1 to 9-13 originally released as Jet 37371, 1981.
Track 9-14 was the B-side of UK 'Four Little Diamonds' 12" single.
Track 9-15 was the B-side of UK 'Hold On Tight' 12" single.
Track 9-16 was the B-side of UK 'Twilight' 12" single.
Tracks 10-1 to 10-11 originally released as Jet 38490, 1983.
Track 10-12 unused track from the original double album version of 'Secret Messages'.
Track 10-13 previously unreleased / unused track from the original double album version of 'Secret Messages'.
Track 10-14 was the B-side of 'Rock'n'Roll Is King' single.
Tracks 11-1 to 11-10 originally released as CBS Associated 40048, 1986.
Tracks 11-16 and 11-17 were B-sides of UK singles.

Tracks 1-1 to 1-13 Recorded between July 1970 and June 1971 at Philips Studios, London.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-12 Recorded between May and October 1972 at Air Studios, London and Philips Studios, London.
Tracks 3-1 to 3-13 Recorded at Air Studios, London and De Lane Lea Studios, London.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-12 Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, London.
Tracks 5-1 to 5-12 Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich. Strings recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, London. Remixed at Record Plant, New York. Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, CA.
Tracks 6-1 to 6-15 Recorded and mixed at Musicland Studios, Munich. Orchestra and choir recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, London. Edits and things at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
Tracks 7-1 to 7-20 Recorded and mixed at Musicland Studios, Munich.
Tracks 8-1 to 9-16 Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich.
Tracks 10-1 to 10-14 Recorded at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Holland.
Tracks 11-1 to 11-17 Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau and Hartmann Digital Studios, Untertrubach, Germany. Mixed at Musicland, Munich, Germany.
(Reissue) Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York, N.Y.

Tracklist

1CD: No Answer
2CD: ELO II
3CD: On the Third Day
4CD: Eldorado: A Symphony by the Electric Light Orchestra
5CD: Face the Music
6CD: A New World Record
7CD: Out of the Blue
8CD: Discovery
#TitleLength
1Shine a Little Love
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
Shine a Little Love (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:43
2Confusion
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1979, in 2005)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
Confusion (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:43
3Need Her Love
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979) and Jet Records (in 1979)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
Need Her Love (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
5:12
4The Diary of Horace Wimp
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1979, in 2005) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
The Diary of Horace Wimp (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:18
5Last Train to London
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
Last Train to London (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:31
6Midnight Blue
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979) and Jet Records (in 1979)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
Midnight Blue (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
4:19
7On the Run
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979) and Jet Records (in 1979)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
On the Run (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
3:56
8Wishing
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979) and Jet Records (in 1979)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
recording of:
Wishing (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
4:14
9Don’t Bring Me Down
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979), Jet Inc. (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 2005)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 215)
recording of:
Don’t Bring Me Down (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Copyright Control, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Inc., Jet Music Ltd. and Polygon Publishing Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:06
10On the Run (home demo)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
guitar and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne
vocals:
Jeff Lynne
recording of:
On the Run
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
1:01
11Second Time Around (home demo)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne
recording of:
Second Time Around
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
0:43
12Little Town Flirt
engineer:
Mack and Ryan Ulyate
producer:
Jeff Lynne
guitar, piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979 until 2001)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1979, from 1979 until 2001) and Bungalow Palace Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 2001)
cover recording of:
Little Town Flirt (from 1979 until 2001)
writer:
Maron McKenzie and Del Shannon
publisher:
Festival Music
2:54
9CD: Time
10CD: Secret Messages
11CD: Balance of Power

Credits

Release

producer:Jeff Lynne
Jeff Magid
Al Quaglieri
programming:Richard Tandy
strings arranger:Louis Clark
Jeff Lynne
Richard Tandy
mastering:Brian Gardner
Joseph M. Palmaccio
Stan the Man
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:Jeff Lynne
Roy Wood
bass:Michael d’Albuquerque
Kelly Groucutt
Jeff Lynne
Roy Wood
bassoon, clarinet, double bass, oboe and recorder:Roy Wood
cello:Mike Edwards
Melvyn Gale
Hugh McDowell
Colin Walker
Roy Wood
clavinet, electric piano, grand piano and mellotron:Richard Tandy
drums (drum set) and gong:Bev Bevan
electric guitar and lead vocals:Jeff Lynne
French horn and horn [hunting horn]:Bill Hunt
guitar, harmonium, keyboard, Moog, synthesizer and Wurlitzer electric piano:Jeff Lynne
Richard Tandy
Minimoog:Bev Bevan
Jeff Lynne
Richard Tandy
percussion:Bev Bevan
Kelly Groucutt
Jeff Lynne
Richard Tandy
Roy Wood
piano:Melvyn Gale
Jeff Lynne
Richard Tandy
saxophone:Christian Schneider
violin:Mik Kaminski
Wilf Gibson
Steve Woolam
conductor:Louis Clark
background vocals:Bev Bevan
Kelly Groucutt
Jeff Lynne
Dave Morgan
background vocals [vocal harmonies]:Michael d’Albuquerque
Richard Tandy
vocals:Roy Wood
arranger:Louis Clark
Jeff Lynne
Richard Tandy
design:Jeri Heiden
Edward ODowd
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment
copyrighted (©) by:EMI Records Ltd. (in 2003)
Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (in 1973, in 1974, in 1975, in 1976, in 1977, in 1979, in 1981, in 1983, in 1986, in 1990, in 2001, in 2003, in 2006, in 2007)
EMI Records Ltd. (in 2003)
mastered at:Sony Music Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
The Mastering Lab in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3315627 [info]
ASIN:UK: B005LTDPJI [info]
DE: B005LTDPJI [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/electric_light_orchestra/the_classic_albums_collection.p/ [info]