A Message From the Country: The Jeff Lynne Years, 1968-1973

Compilation by Jeff Lynne

Released 1989

Academy of St Martin in the Fields
performing orchestra [6]
Bev Bevan
drums (drum set) [1-2, 4-6, 8, 11, 13-15, 17], percussion [1-2, 4-6, 8, 13-14]
Bill Hunt
French horn [6, 11]
Bob Irwin
producer [11]
Colin Walker
cello [4, 14-15]
Denny Bridges
engineer [4, 14-15]
Eddy Offord
producer [10]
Gerald Chevin
producer [10]
Jeff Lynne
Moog [4], background vocals [8], bass [11, 17], electric piano [8], guitar [1-2, 4-5, 8, 11, 13-15], harmonium [4], lead vocals [1-2, 4-6, 8, 11, 13-14, 17], piano [5-6], producer [1-2, 4-6, 8, 11, 13-15, 17], vocal [15]
John Middleton
engineer [4, 14-15]
Michael d’Albuquerque
background vocals [4, 14], bass [4, 14-15]
Mike Edwards
cello [4, 14-15]
Peter Olliff
engineer [6, 11, 17]
Richard Tandy
Moog [4, 14-15], background vocals [4], guitar [4, 15], harmonium [4], piano [4, 14-15]
Rick Price
bass [11]
Roger Wake
engineer [6, 11, 17]
Roy Wood
background vocals [8], bass [1-2, 5, 8, 15], cello [6, 11, 15, 17], clarinet [13], guitar [1-2, 5, 8, 11, 13], lead vocals [1-2, 5, 13], producer [1-2, 5-6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17], recorder [5, 13], vocal [11]
Steve Woolam
violin [6, 11, 17]
The Idle Race
producer [10]
Wilfred Gibson
violin [4, 14-15]