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Light Years: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra

1997 · Rock, Pop

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Light Years: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra by Electric Light Orchestra

Light Years: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra is a Rock album by Electric Light Orchestra, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1Turn To Stone3:47
  2. 1-2Evil Woman4:15
  3. 1-3Livin' Thing3:32
  4. 1-4Twilight3:37
  5. 1-5Telephone Line4:41
  6. 1-6Four Little Diamonds4:06
  7. 1-7Xanadu3:27
  8. 1-8Last Train To London4:32
  9. 1-9Strange Magic (7" Edit)4:06
  10. 1-10Ma Ma Ma Belle (7" Edit)3:11
  11. 1-11Confusion3:40
  12. 1-12Rock 'N' Roll Is King3:05
  13. 1-13The Way Life's Meant To Be4:39
  14. 1-14Can't Get It Out Of My Head (7" Edit)3:07
  15. 1-15Secret Messages (Special Version From The LP)3:34
  16. 1-16Calling America3:28
  17. 1-17Don't Walk Away4:39
  18. 1-18Don't Bring Me Down4:03
  19. 1-19Mr. Blue Sky5:03
  20. 2-1Sweet Talkin' Woman3:47
  21. 2-2I'm Alive3:43
  22. 2-3Shine A Little Love4:10
  23. 2-4Ticket To The Moon4:07
  24. 2-5Illusions In G Major2:38
  25. 2-6So Serious2:41
  26. 2-7Nightrider (7" Edit)3:43
  27. 2-8All Over The World4:01
  28. 2-9Here Is The News3:44
  29. 2-10The Diary Of Horace Wimp4:17
  30. 2-11Across The Border (EP Version)3:51
  31. 2-12Showdown4:10
  32. 2-13Hold On Tight3:07
  33. 2-14Wild West Hero4:40
  34. 2-15Do Ya3:45
  35. 2-1610538 Overture (7" Edit)3:56
  36. 2-17Getting To The Point4:29
  37. 2-18Rockaria!3:14
  38. 2-19Roll Over Beethoven (7" Edit)4:34

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Prog Rock
  • layered
  • triumphant
  • spacey

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Info from booklet (fold-out, five panels):
All tracks are 7" Versions unless otherwise stated.
'Thank you', 'Sony Thanks' and 'Very Special Thanks' appear.
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. are exclusive licensees for this compilation.
Info from CDs:
See inlay for all other credits.
Other info:
Some copies may carry a '11-054750-40 nice price Sony Music | Best of the Best' sticker.
Some copies may carry a clear removable sticker "Features all 29 UK hits including the No. 1 single 'Xanadu' 31-489039-10"
Title on CDs and spines is displayed as 'Light Years: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra' whereas on the front cover the colon is missing.
'Secret Messages' is erroneously billed as 'Secret Messages (Special Version From The LP)', but it is in fact the shorter 7" version that lacks the backmasked intro/outro present on the LP.

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3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 13 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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