Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra
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Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
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Released | 11 April 1995 | |||
Recorded | July 1970–January 1986 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 120:24 | |||
Label | Epic Associated, Legacy | |||
Producer | Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood (track 1) | |||
Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||||
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MusicHound | 3.5/5[3] |
Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra is a compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1995 only in the US.
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, but missing 3 from Xanadu, with exception of the European hit "Rockaria!" on disc one.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Jeff Lynne, except disc 1, track 2, written by Chuck Berry (*2).
Disc one (1972–1976)[edit]
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Disc two (1977–1986)[edit]
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Personnel
[edit]- Jeff Lynne - Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
- Bev Bevan - Drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy - Keyboards, guitar
- Kelly Groucutt - Bass, vocals (1975 onwards)
- Michael d'Albuquerque - Bass (1973 to 1974)
- Mik Kaminski - Violin
- Wilfred Gibson - Violin on "Roll Over Beethoven," "Showdown," "Daybreaker," and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- Mike Edwards - Cello (1973 to 1974)
- Melvyn Gale - Cello (1974 to 1977)
- Hugh McDowell - Cello (1974 to 1977)
- Colin Walker - Cello on "Roll Over Beethoven," "Showdown," "Daybreaker," and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- 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
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ DeGagne, Mike (11 April 1995). "Electric Light Orchestra Strange Magic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 382. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.