A Box of Their Best
1980 box set by Electric Light Orchestra
A Box of Their Best | ||||
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Box set by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
Released | 7 August 1980 (1980-08-07) | |||
Recorded | May 1975–April 1979 | |||
Length | 2:35:52 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
A Box of Their Best is the first US box set by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1980. It consisted of the albums A New World Record (with the sides reversed), Out of the Blue and Discovery. Also included was Jeff Lynne's first ever solo single, "Doin' That Crazy Thing". This single, a one-sided single that was marked as a promo, was not in all releases of the box. The box set is almost identical to the UK release Four Light Years, released the same year.
Track listing
All songs written by Jeff Lynne.
- 7" single
- "Doin' That Crazy Thing" – 3:21
A New World Record
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "So Fine" | 3:54 |
2. | "Livin' Thing" | 3:31 |
3. | "Above the Clouds" | 2:16 |
4. | "Do Ya" | 3:43 |
5. | "Shangri-La" | 5:32 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Tightrope" | 5:03 |
7. | "Telephone Line" | 4:38 |
8. | "Rockaria!" | 3:12 |
9. | "Mission (A World Record)" | 4:25 |
Out of the Blue
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Turn to Stone" | 3:47 |
2. | "It's Over" | 4:08 |
3. | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | 3:47 |
4. | "Across the Border" | 3:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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5. | "Night in the City" | 4:02 |
6. | "Starlight" | 4:30 |
7. | "Jungle" | 3:51 |
8. | "Believe Me Now" | 1:21 |
9. | "Steppin' Out" | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Standin' in the Rain" | 4:20 |
11. | "Big Wheels" | 5:10 |
12. | "Summer and Lightning" | 4:13 |
13. | "Mr. Blue Sky" | 5:05 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Sweet is the Night" | 3:26 |
15. | "The Whale" | 5:05 |
16. | "Birmingham Blues" | 4:21 |
17. | "Wild West Hero" | 4:40 |
Discovery
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Shine a Little Love" | 4:43 |
2. | "Confusion" | 3:42 |
3. | "Need Her Love" | 5:11 |
4. | "The Diary of Horace Wimp" | 4:17 |
No. | Title | Length |
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5. | "Last Train to London" | 4:32 |
6. | "Midnight Blue" | 4:19 |
7. | "On the Run" | 3:55 |
8. | "Wishing" | 4:13 |
9. | "Don't Bring Me Down" | 4:02 |
Total length: | 155:52 |
Personnel
- Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizer
- Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy – piano, synthesizer, electric piano, clavinet
- Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, vocals
- Additional personnel on sides 1–6
- Mik Kaminski – violin
- Melvyn Gale – cello
- Hugh McDowell – cello
References
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- Bev Bevan
- Roy Wood
- Richard Tandy
- Mike Edwards
- Wilfred Gibson
- Hugh McDowell
- Mike de Albuquerque
- Colin Walker
- Mik Kaminski
- Kelly Groucutt
- Melvyn Gale
- The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer)
- ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II)
- On the Third Day
- Eldorado
- Face the Music
- A New World Record
- Out of the Blue
- Discovery
- Time
- Secret Messages
- Balance of Power
- Zoom
- Alone in the Universe
- From Out of Nowhere
- The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach
- Live at Wembley '78
- Live at Winterland '76
- The BBC Sessions
- Live at the BBC
- Electric Light Orchestra Live
- Wembley or Bust
- Xanadu
- Showdown
- Olé ELO
- The Light Shines On
- Three Light Years
- The Light Shines On Vol 2
- ELO's Greatest Hits
- A Box of Their Best
- Four Light Years
- Afterglow
- ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
- The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
- Strange Magic
- Light Years
- Definitive Collection
- Friends & Relatives
- Flashback
- The Ultimate Collection
- The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
- All Over the World
- Ticket to the Moon
- The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2 CD Edition)
- Mr. Blue Sky
- "10538 Overture"
- "Mr. Radio" (withdrawn)
- "Roll Over Beethoven"
- "Showdown"
- "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
- "Can't Get It Out of My Head" / "Illusions in G Major"
- "Boy Blue" / "Eldorado"
- "Evil Woman"
- "Strange Magic"
- "Nightrider"
- "Strange Magic"
- "Livin' Thing" / "Fire On High"
- "Rockaria!"
- "Do Ya"
- "Telephone Line" / "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)"
- "Turn to Stone" / "Mister Kingdom"
- "Mr. Blue Sky" / "One Summer Dream"
- "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
- "Wild West Hero"
- "It's Over"
- "Shine a Little Love"
- "The Diary of Horace Wimp"
- "Don't Bring Me Down"
- "Confusion"
- "Last Train to London"
- "I'm Alive"
- "Xanadu" (with Olivia Newton-John)
- "All Over the World"
- "Don't Walk Away"
- "Hold On Tight"
- "Twilight"
- "Here Is the News" / "Ticket to the Moon"
- "Rain Is Falling"
- "The Way Life's Meant to Be"
- "Rock 'n' Roll Is King"
- "Secret Messages"
- "Four Little Diamonds"
- "Stranger"
- "Calling America"
- "So Serious"
- "Getting to the Point"
- Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (1980)
- Fusion – Live in London (1990)
- Zoom Tour Live (2001)
- ELO – Total Rock Review (2006)
- Live: The Early Years (2010)
- Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park (2015)
- Wembley or Bust (2017)
- Louis Clark
- Dave Morgan
- Gregg Bissonette
- Matt Bissonette
- Marc Mann
- Rosie Vela
- Discography
- Members
- Song list
- The Move
- Wizzard
- ELO Part II
- The Orchestra
- Violinski
- Earthrise
- L.E.O.
- Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO
- Category