Cat. No. 2715: ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA ~ ALL OVER THE WORLD - THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA. EPIC / SONY 5201292000.

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (OR ELO AS THEY BECAME AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN) HIT THE MUSIC SCENE IN THE 1970s AND WERE A PHENOMENON BEING ONE OF THE FIRST BANDS TO FEATURE A LASER LIGHT SHOW AS PART OF THEIR ACT. THE BAND WAS ORIGINALLY FORMED IN 1970 BY JEFF LYNNE AND ROY WOOD WITH DRUMMER BEU BEVAN. AFTER WOOD’S DEPARTURE IN 1972 LYNNE BECAME THE BANDS SOLE LEADER, ARRANGING AND PRODUCING EVERY ALBUM WHILE WRITING NEARLY ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL MATERIAL. DURING ELO’s ORIGINAL 13 YEAR PERIOD OF ACTIVE RECORDING AND TOURING, THEY SOLD OVER 50 MILLION RECORDS WORLDWIDE AND COLLECTED 19 CRIA, 21 RIAA AND 38 BPI AWARDS. FROM  1972 TO 1986, ELO ACCUMULATED 27 TOP 40 SONGS ON THE UK SINGLES CHART AND FIFTEEN TOP 20 SONGS ON US BILLBOARD'S 100. THIS CD FEATURES 20 OF ELO's BEST AND IS A MORE THAN WORTHY ADDITION TO EVERYONE’S CD LIBRARY ******

TRACK LISTING: Mr. Blue Sky / Evil Woman / Don’t Bring Me Down / Sweet Talkin’ Woman / Shine A Little Love / Turn To Stone / Confusion / Hold On Tight / Livin’ Thing / Telephone Line / All Over The World / Wild West Hero / Showdown / Ma-Ma-Ma Belle / Xanadu / Rockaria / Strange Music / Alright! / Rock’N’Roll Is King.

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