1980 box set by Electric Light Orchestra
A Box of Their Best |
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Box set by Electric Light Orchestra |
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Released | 7 August 1980 (1980-08-07) |
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Recorded | May 1975–April 1979 |
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Length | 2:35:52 |
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Label | Epic |
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Producer | Jeff Lynne |
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Electric Light Orchestra chronology |
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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
Side oneNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "So Fine" | 3:54 |
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2. | "Livin' Thing" | 3:31 |
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3. | "Above the Clouds" | 2:16 |
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4. | "Do Ya" | 3:43 |
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5. | "Shangri-La" | 5:32 |
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Side twoNo. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Tightrope" | 5:03 |
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7. | "Telephone Line" | 4:38 |
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8. | "Rockaria!" | 3:12 |
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9. | "Mission (A World Record)" | 4:25 |
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Out of the Blue
Side threeNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Turn to Stone" | 3:47 |
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2. | "It's Over" | 4:08 |
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3. | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | 3:47 |
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4. | "Across the Border" | 3:52 |
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Side fourNo. | Title | Length |
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5. | "Night in the City" | 4:02 |
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6. | "Starlight" | 4:30 |
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7. | "Jungle" | 3:51 |
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8. | "Believe Me Now" | 1:21 |
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9. | "Steppin' Out" | 4:38 |
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Side five — Concerto for a Rainy DayNo. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Standin' in the Rain" | 4:20 |
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11. | "Big Wheels" | 5:10 |
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12. | "Summer and Lightning" | 4:13 |
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13. | "Mr. Blue Sky" | 5:05 |
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Side sixNo. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Sweet is the Night" | 3:26 |
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15. | "The Whale" | 5:05 |
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16. | "Birmingham Blues" | 4:21 |
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17. | "Wild West Hero" | 4:40 |
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Discovery
Personnel
- Additional personnel on sides 1–6
References
- ^ A Box of Their Best at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
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