Track Listing
1. 10538 Overture
2. Showdown
3. Ma Ma Ma Belle
4. Mr Radio
5. Roll Over Beethoven
6. Mama (new edit)
7. One Summer Dream
8. Illusions In G Major
9. Strange Magic
10. Eldorado Overture
11. Can't Get It Out Of My Head
12. Eldorado
13. Eldorado (finale)
14. Mister Kingdom
15. Do Ya (unedited alternative mix/previously unreleased)
16. Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor (previously unreleased)
17. Tightrope
18. Evil Woman
19. Livin' Thing
20. Mr Blue Sky
21. Mission (A World Record) (alternative mix/previously unreleased)
22. Turn To Stone
23. Telephone Line
24. Rockaria
25. Starlight
26. It's Over
27. Whale
28. Sweet Talkin' Woman
29. Big Wheels
30. Shangri La
31. Night Rider
32. Tears In Your Life (previously unreleased)
33. Don't Bring Me Down
34. Diary Of Horace Wimp
35. Twilight
36. Secret Messages
37. Take Me On And On
38. Shine A Little Love
39. Rock 'n' Roll Is King
40. Last Train To London
41. Getting To The Point
42. Hold On Tight
43. So Serious
44. Calling America
45. Four Little Diamonds
46. Great Balls Of Fire (live)
47. Xanadu (new version)
48. Indian Queen (demo/previously unreleased)
49. Love Changes All (previously unreleased)
50. After All
51. Helpless (previously unreleased)
52. Who's That (previously unreleased)
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 3 | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Sony Music/Arvato Services | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes
Electric Light Orchestra: Jeff Lynne, Roy wood, Bev Bevan, Steve Woolam, Bill Hunt, Richard Tandy, Michael De Albuquerque, Wilf Gibson, Colin Walker, Mike Edwards, Kelly Groucutt, Mik Kaminski, Hugh McDowell, Melvyn Gale, Louis Clark, Dave Morgan.Compilation producers: Jeff Lynne, Al Quaglieri, Jeff Magid.Contains a 44 page booklet with liner notes by David Wild.Digitally remastered by Doug Sax and Robert Hadley (The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California).Formed in 1971 as a side project to the Move by Roy Wood, Bev Bevan, and singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Jeff Lynne, the Electric Light Orchestra immediately revealed the Brits' genius in combining rococo pop songs with classical instrumentation. Though the multitalented Wood largely produced the band's debut, his departure pushed Lynne's style to the fore, as evidenced by the listener-friendly "Showdown" and crunchier "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle." Beautiful classical arrangements also grace "Mama." In 1974 the group's slickly produced pop rock cracked the Top 10 with the atmospheric ballad "Can't Get It Out of My Head." Although ELO's sound became increasingly commercial in the late '70s, it was no less grand, as demonstrated by the violin arpeggios in "Livin' Thing" and the swirling, complex string arrangement of "Telephone Line." The group continued its chart success in the face of MTV and changing tastes with polished '50s style gems like "Rock and Roll Is King" and "Hold On Tight," before disbanding in 1986. Including previously unreleased tracks, and tunes recently completed by Lynne, FLASHBACK is a fine set.
Editorial Reviews
...The most packed power-pop ouvre of the '70s, full of stark stacking effects whose sonic wit is still unsurpassed... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (12/01/2000)
...All the hits are here....ELO are a tremendous influence on the current musical landscape.
CMJ (11/27/2000)
3 stars out of 5 - ...As a singles band they were unbeatable. There are few pop songs better than, say, 'Telephone Line', 'Livin' Thing', 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head', 'Turn To Stone', 'Mr Blue Sky' and even...'Hold OnTight'...
Q (03/01/2001)
...The most packed power-pop ouvre of the '70s, full of stark stacking effects whose sonic wit is still unsurpassed... - Rating: A-Q (3/01, p.117) - 3 stars out of 5 - ...As a singles band they were unbeatable. There are few pop songs better than, say, 'Telephone Line', 'Livin' Thing', 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head', 'Turn To Stone', 'Mr Blue Sky' and even...'Hold OnTight'...CMJ (11/27/00, p.17) - ...All the hits are here....ELO are a tremendous influence on the current musical landscape.
Entertainment Weekly (12/01/2000)
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