Studio Albums 1973–1977

Tracklist

• CD 1: On the Third Day (1973)
• 1
  Ocean Breakup / King of the Universe
  4:07
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Bluebird Is Dead
  4:22
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Oh No Not Susan
  3:28
• 4
  New World Rising / Ocean Breakup (reprise)
  4:07
  3.5 ★
• 5
  Showdown
  4:12
  4.4 ★
• 6
  Daybreaker
  3:51
  3.6 ★
• 7
  Ma‐Ma‐Ma Belle
  3:52
  3.8 ★
• 8
  Dreaming of 4000
  5:03
  4.0 ★
• 9
  In the Hall of the Mountain King
  6:34
  4.0 ★
• CD 2: Eldorado (1974)
• 1
  Eldorado Overture
  2:12
  3.4 ★
• 2
  Can’t Get It out of My Head
  4:22
  4.3 ★
• 3
  Boy Blue
  5:20
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Laredo Tornado
  5:30
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Poor Boy (The Greenwood)
  2:55
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Mister Kingdom
  5:30
  4.5 ★
• 7
  Nobody’s Child
  3:57
  4.5 ★
• 8
  Illusions in G Major
  2:38
  3.6 ★
• 9
  Eldorado
  5:17
  3.6 ★
• 10
  Eldorado Finale
  1:30
  5.0 ★
• CD 3: Face the Music (1975)
• 1
  Fire on High
  5:30
  4.1 ★
• 2
  Waterfall
  4:27
  2.0 ★
• 3
  Evil Woman
  4:19
  4.2 ★
• 4
  Nightrider
  4:23
  3.8 ★
• 5
  Poker
  3:31
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Strange Magic
  4:29
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Down Home Town
  3:54
  3.4 ★
• 8
  One Summer Dream
  5:47
  3.5 ★
• CD 4: A New World Record (1976)
• 1
  Tightrope
  5:02
  3.8 ★
• 2
  Telephone Line
  4:38
  4.4 ★
• 3
  Rockaria!
  3:12
  3.9 ★
• 4
  Mission (A World Record)
  4:25
  4.0 ★
• 5
  So Fine
  3:54
  3.6 ★
• 6
  Livin’ Thing
  3:31
  4.3 ★
• 7
  Above the Clouds
  2:16
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Do Ya
  3:44
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Shangri‐La
  5:34
  3.5 ★
• CD 5: Out of the Blue (1977)
• 1
  Turn to Stone
  3:47
  4.8 ★
• 2
  It’s Over
  4:08
  3.8 ★
• 3
  Sweet Talkin’ Woman
  3:50
  4.4 ★
• 4
  Across the Border
  3:53
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Night in the City
  4:02
  4.2 ★
• 6
  Starlight
  4:27
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Jungle
  3:52
  3.6 ★
• 8
  Believe Me Now
  1:21
  3.6 ★
• 9
  Steppin’ Out
  4:39
  3.5 ★
• 10
  Standin’ in the Rain
  4:19
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Big Wheels
  5:08
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Summer and Lightning
  4:10
  3.6 ★
• 13
  Mr. Blue Sky
  5:06
  4.6 ★
• 14
  Sweet Is the Night
  3:28
  3.8 ★
• 15
  The Whale
  5:02
  3.8 ★
• 16
  Birmingham Blues
  4:23
  3.6 ★
• 17
  Wild West Hero
  4:41
  4.4 ★

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Release credits

• Addie Lee
  background vocals [6]
• Bev Bevan
  background vocals [13], drums (drum set) [2.1-10, 3.1, 3.3-8, 4.1-8, 1.1-9, 5.1-17], other instruments [13], percussion [3.1, 3.3-8, 4.1-8, 1.5, 1.7, 5.1-17, 2.1-10], spoken vocals [1]
• Brian Jones
  effects [4], foot stomps [1]
• Brie Brandt
  background vocals [6]
• Colin Walker
  cello [5-9]
• David Thoener
  engineer [1, 4-8]
• Denny Bridges
  engineer [1, 4-9]
• Dick Plant
  engineer [4.1-9, 2.1-10, 1.1-4, 1.6-9]
• Douglas Bogey
  engineer [1-4, 6-9]
• Duane Scott
  engineer [1-9]
• Electric Light Orchestra
  arranger [9]
• Ellie Greenwich
  background vocals [3-4, 6-8]
• Hugh McDowell
  cello [2.3-8, 3.1, 3.3-8, 4.1-9]
• Jeff Lynne
  Moog [2.1-10, 1.7], arranger [2.9, 3.3, 3.8, 5.1, 5.3, 5.13, 5.17], choir vocals [3.1, 4.6], electric piano [9], guitar [1.1-9, 2.1-10, 4.1-9, 3.1, 3.3-8, 5.1-17], harmonium [7], lead vocals [1.1-8, 2.2-9, 3.3-8, 4.1-9, 5.1-14, 5.16-17], orchestrator [3.1, 4.6], other vocals [7], producer, synthesizer [1-17]
• Jimmy Iovine
  engineer [1, 3-8]
• John Middleton
  engineer [1, 4-9]
• John Richards
  assistant [1-2], engineer [1-9]
• Kelly Groucutt
  background vocals [4.1-9, 5.13, 3.4-7], bass [4.1-8, 5.1-17, 3.1, 3.3-8], drums (drum set) [9], percussion [9]
• Kenny Denton
  assistant [1-2]
• Louis Clark
  arranger [2.9, 3.3, 3.8, 5.1, 5.3, 5.13, 5.17], choir vocals [4.6, 3.1], conductor [3.1, 3.3-8, 4.1-9, 5.1-17, 2.1-3, 2.5-7, 2.9-10], orchestrator [4.6, 3.1]
• Mack
  engineer [5.1-10, 5.12-17, 3.1, 3.3-8, 4.1-9]
• Marc Bolan
  guitar [7-8]
• Margaret Raymond
  background vocals [3-4, 6-8]
• Mary Thomas
  soprano vocals [9], vocal [3]
• Melvyn Gale
  cello [4.1-9, 3.1, 3.3-8], piano [17]
• Michael d’Albuquerque
  background vocals [2.3, 1.5, 1.7], bass [2.1-10, 1.1-9]
• Mik Kaminski
  violin [5.3, 5.5, 5.17, 1.1-4, 3.1, 3.3-8, 4.1-9, 2.3-8]
• Mike Edwards
  cello [1.1-9, 2.3-8]
• Mike Pela
  engineer [1-10]
• Nancy O'Neill
  background vocals [3-4, 6-8]
• Patti Quatro
  background vocals [6]
• Peter Forbes-Robertson
  spoken vocals [1, 10]
• Richard Tandy
  Moog [1.1-9, 4.1-9, 2.1-10, 3.1, 3.3-8], arranger [2.9, 3.3, 3.8, 5.1, 5.3, 5.13, 5.17], background vocals [7], choir vocals [3.1, 4.6], clavinet [4.1-9, 3.1, 3.3-8], electric guitar [9], guitar [1.7, 4.1-8, 3.1, 3.3-8], harmonium [7], keyboard [4.9, 5.1-17], orchestrator [4.6, 3.1], piano [1.1-9, 2.1-10, 4.1-8, 3.1, 3.3-8]
• Susan Collins
  background vocals [3-4, 6-8]
• Wilfred Gibson
  violin [5-9]
• Show all credits (35)

Issues

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  Studio Albums 1973–1977

  5x CD
  10 June 2016