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~ Electric Light Orchestra (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (22 Oct 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony Music TV
  • ASIN: B00005QF46
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 36,246 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc 1:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Hold On TightElectric Light Orchestra 3:06£0.59
Listen  2. Rock 'N' Roll Is KingElectric Light Orchestra 3:07£0.69
Listen  3. Calling AmericaElectric Light Orchestra 3:26£0.69
Listen  4. I'm AliveElectric Light Orchestra 3:42£0.69
Listen  5. ConfusionElectric Light Orchestra 3:40£0.69
Listen  6. Last Train To LondonElectric Light Orchestra 4:31£0.69
Listen  7. Do YaElectric Light Orchestra 3:45£0.69
Listen  8. ShowdownElectric Light Orchestra 4:09Album Only
Listen  9. The Way Life's Meant To BeElo 4:37£0.69
Listen10. Turn To StoneElectric Light Orchestra 3:44£0.69
Listen11. Here Is The NewsElo 3:43£0.69
Listen12. Evil WomanElectric Light Orchestra 4:14£0.69
Listen13. Can't Get It Out Of My HeadElectric Light Orchestra 3:06£0.69
Listen14. Shine A Little LoveElectric Light Orchestra 4:10£0.69
Listen15. Strange MagicElectric Light Orchestra 4:05£0.69
Listen16. TwilightElo 3:36£0.69
Listen17. Wild West HeroElectric Light Orchestra 4:38£0.69
Listen18. Nightrider (7" Edit)Electric Light Orchestra 3:42£0.69
Listen19. XanaduElectric Light Orchestra 3:28£0.69


Disc 2:

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Don't Bring Me DownElectric Light Orchestra 4:03£0.69
Listen  2. Livin' ThingElectric Light Orchestra 3:31£0.69
Listen  3. All Over The WorldElectric Light Orchestra 3:59£0.69
Listen  4. Mr. Blue SkyElectric Light Orchestra 5:00£0.69
Listen  5. Sweet Talkin' WomanElectric Light Orchestra 3:46£0.69
Listen  6. Don't Walk AwayElectric Light Orchestra 4:38£0.69
Listen  7. 10538 Overture (7" Edit)Electric Light Orchestra 4:03Album Only
Listen  8. Secret MessagesElectric Light Orchestra 3:34£0.69
Listen  9. Ticket To The MoonElo 4:06£0.69
Listen10. Telephone LineElectric Light Orchestra 4:40£0.69
Listen11. Ma Ma Ma Belle (7" Edit)Electric Light Orchestra 3:19£0.69
Listen12. Rockaria!Electric Light Orchestra 3:13£0.69
Listen13. Getting To The PointElectric Light Orchestra 4:28£0.69
Listen14. Across The BorderElectric Light Orchestra 3:51£0.69
Listen15. Roll Over BeethovenElectric Light Orchestra 4:31£0.69
Listen16. So SeriousElectric Light Orchestra 2:41£0.59
Listen17. Illusions In G MajorElectric Light Orchestra 2:38£0.69
Listen18. The Diary Of Horace WimpElectric Light Orchestra 4:17£0.69
Listen19. Four Little DiamondsElectric Light Orchestra 4:05£0.69

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Why the disrespect? The Electric Light Orchestra were one of the biggest and most successful bands of the late 1970s, producing a massive string of hit singles and albums that almost any other band would envy. Their works have been cited as influences by such hip new acts as Grandaddy and Super Furry Animals. Their frontman and leader Jeff Lynne has been the producer of choice for people such as Paul McCartney, Tom Petty and George Harrison. Yet, for some inexplicable reason, ELO have for too long been the object of ridicule, considered relics of a bygone era. Hopefully, that all ends here: The Ultimate Collection is a two-disc set that gathers the biggest hits of this important and influential band. From "Evil Woman", "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Mr Blue Sky" to "Livin' Thing", "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Hold On Tight", there are few duds amongst these 38 remastered tracks (okay, "Xanadu" is a bit cringe-worthy in retrospect). ELO produced some of the biggest and best singles in rock & roll's history, and The Ultimate Collection is an excellent reintroduction to this great band. Hopefully, this also signals the beginning of a long-overdue revival and re-evaluation. --Robert Burrow


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38 track collection showcasing the classical-rock formula that was massively successful in their 1970's heyday. Birmingham innovators, ELO formed from the ashes of The Move and scored 19 UK Top 20 hits including, 'Telephone Line', 'Livin' Thing', 'Mr. Blue Sky' and 'Don't Bring Me Down'.

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56 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At Last.............the Best From the Best, 12 Nov 2001
By S. W. Ladd - See all my reviews
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This is the compilation that the world has been waiting for. Wall to wall remastered classics. Hit after hit after hit after hit! No padding or fillers simply the best of the Electric Light Orchestra on two jam packed CDs. Every track is familiar even to casual listeners and the remastering has breathed new live into what were already superb recordings. This package will have you dancing round the Christmas Tree!
This release can be summed up in one word....Brilliant! An essential purchase for fans both old and new, and at a reasonable price.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the late 70's, 11 Aug 2003
By robojam - See all my reviews
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This band really dominated the UK charts in the last few years of the 1970's, and deservedly so. Initially the brainchild of Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne, it was left to Lynne after the first album to write and produce some of the best british music of the 70's.

Fantastic numbers like 'Sweet Talkin Woman', 'Turn to Stone', and many others are instantly memorable songs. There are one or two turkeys here like the instantly forgettable 'Twilight', or the dreadful 'Xanadu', but for the most part these are good solid Rock/Pop songs of the highest calibre.

From the early rockin 'Roll Over Beethoven' to later songs like 'Calling America', there is a wonderful conglomeration of conventional rock instruments and strings, without the music suffering and getting muddied. The production is often not mentioned as the songwriting is often the first thing mentioned, but Jeff Lynne manages to capture the spirit of each decade with his production, and does so flawlessly.

I wish there was a best of ELO album that concentrated on the 70's, which is when all their best work was done, but this is the next best thing.

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69 of 88 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive British hits collection, 11 Jan 2005
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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ELO evolved from another British group, The Move, which was successful in the late sixties with such hits as Flowers in the rain and Blackberry way. Bev Bevan, Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne, all previously with The Move, created ELO. With other new members, they recorded their debut album, which yielded the UK top ten hit 10538 overture. After that, there were a series of line-up changes but the biggest change came because Roy and Jeff disagreed about the way that ELO should develop. Roy and two others quit and formed their own group, Wizzard (essentially a rock'n'roll group, updated for the seventies) who had a couple of UK number one hits (See my baby jive, Angel fingers), but is now best remembered for the top five hit, I wish it could be Christmas every day.

With Roy gone, Jeff was free to do what he wanted. He added classical music influences to a basic rock sound, making something unique and distinctive, though this vision took a few albums to be fully realized. ELO had a long string of hits on both sides of the Atlantic in the seventies, particularly from the albums A new world record, Out of the blue and Discovery, but were unable to sustain that success in the eighties. Their last UK top ten hit was in 1981 and they only came close once after that - in 1983, with Rock'n'roll is king. In America, their fortunes faded equally dramatically but they had already recorded a body of work that is well worth listening to.

This brilliant compilation contains all ELO's big UK hits and most if not all of their big American hits. Here you will find Xanadu, I'm alive and All over the world, frequently omitted from ELO compilations on both sides of the Atlantic, together with Living thing, Mr Blue Sky, Hold on tight, Roll over Beethoven, Telephone line, Rockaria, Wild west hero, Don't bring me down, Sine a little love and all the other classic tracks that you would expect to find. Do ya, an American hit that wasn't released as a British single, is also here. The only UK hits missing are Out of my head (the lead track of an EP that made the singles chart although it didn't get very high) and Honest men (a very minor hit from 1991), Neither of these tracks is important. The tracks are not in chronological order, which will disappoint some people, but it is far better to have all the tracks that matter than to have a chronological compilation that omits essential tracks.

This is truly the ultimate ELO collection - if you only want one collection of their music, this is the best there is, or is ever likely to be.

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You are not going to buy this CD unless you like ELO. An excellent compilation which rocks! Turn it up so loud that you wont hear the neighbours banging on the wall!!
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