On the Third Day

On the Third Day

On the Third Day

12" Vinyl

On the Third Day

Album by Electric Light Orchestra

Released November 1973

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Tracklist

1
Ocean Breakup / King of the Universe
4:05
4.0 ★
2
Bluebird Is Dead
4:25
3.5 ★
3
Oh No Not Susan
2:52
4.0 ★
4
New World Rising / Ocean Breakup (reprise)
4:40
5.0 ★
5
Daybreaker
3:50
3.6 ★
6
Ma‐Ma‐Ma Belle
3:52
3.8 ★
7
Dreaming of 4000
5:00
4.0 ★
8
In the Hall of the Mountain King
6:35
4.0 ★

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Release credits

Bev Bevan
drums (drum set), percussion [6]
Colin Walker
cello [5-8]
Denny Bridges
engineer [1, 5-8]
Dick Plant
engineer
Douglas Bogey
engineer
Electric Light Orchestra
arranger [8]
Jeff Lynne
Moog [6], guitar, harmonium [6], lead vocals [1-2, 5-7], producer, vocal [3-4]
John Middleton
engineer [1, 5-8]
Marc Bolan
guitar [6-7]
Michael d’Albuquerque
background vocals [6], bass
Mik Kaminski
violin [1-4]
Mike Edwards
cello [1-2, 5-8], performer [3-4]
Richard Tandy
Moog, background vocals [6], guitar [6], harmonium [6], piano
Wilfred Gibson
violin [5-8]

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On the Third Day
12" Vinyl
November 1973
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14 December 1973
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14 December 1973
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30 October 2015
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