Track Listing
1. 10538 Overture
2. Mr Radio
3. Kuiama
4. In Old England Town (Boogie No 2)
5. Mama
6. Roll Over Beethoven
7. Bluebird Is Dead
8. Ma Ma Ma Belle
9. Showdown
10. Can't Get It Out Of My Head
11. Boy Blue
12. One Summer Dream
13. Evil Woman
14. Tightrope
15. Strange Magic
16. Do Ya
17. Night Rider
18. Waterfall
19. Roackarial
20. Telephone Line
21. So Fine
22. Livin' Thing
23. Mr Blue Sky
24. Sweet Is The Night
25. Turn To Stone
26. Sweet Talkin' Woman
27. Stepping Out
28. Midnight Blue
29. Don't Bring Me Down
30. Twilight
31. Julie Don't Live Here
32. Shine A Little Love
33. When Time Stood Still
34. Rain Is Falling
35. Bouncer
36. Hello My Old Friend
37. Hold On Tight
38. Four Little Diamonds
39. Mandalay
40. Buildings Have Eyes
41. So Serious
42. Matter Of Fact
43. No Way Out
44. Getting To The Point
45. Destination Unkown
46. Rock 'n' Roll Is King
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 3 | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Sony Music/Arvato Services | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes
Though all of ELO's albums, at least through 1979's DISCOVERY, are excellent examples of vista-rich pop songcraft, the 1990 box set AFTERGLOW is a handy condensation of the group's enormous catalogue into three excellently remastered compact discs. AFTERGLOW is an excellent set, though it only lightly details the band's early years with co-founder Roy Wood (only two tracks, including the fantastic "10538 Overture," are included from the first LP) and skip's the band's underrated contributions to the soundtrack of the flop film XANADU. Discs one and two cover the band's years of megastardom and include all the classic hits. Disc three details the less commercially successful though still artistically impressive '80s records, and the high points nearly match up to the better-known earlier tracks. Jeff Lynne's layered arrangements and flawless production were simply made for CD sound, and the songs sound even better than they did in the '70s.
Editorial Reviews
..probing synth epics, extended string sections, unreleased treasures, and the hits...shiny and fresh.
Spin (11/01/1990)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...AFTERGLOW is everything but the sexual experience its title suggests...
Q (10/01/1994)
..probing synth epics, extended string sections, unreleased treasures, and the hits...shiny and fresh.Q (10/94, p.136) - 4 Stars - Excellent - ...AFTERGLOW is everything but the sexual experience its title suggests...
Spin (11/01/1990)
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