A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra

A New World Record

Electric Light Orchestra

1976

A New World Record is a Rock album by Electric Light Orchestra, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 254 pressings tracked, owned by 51 collectors.

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Prog Rock
  • layered
  • anthemic
  • spacey

About

Electric Light Orchestra’s audacious dream of fusing classical orchestration with rock ’n’ roll approached near-perfection on <i>A New World Record</i>. This 1976 work justified the semi-successful experiments that bandleader Jeff Lynne had conducted earlier, and this time all the elements were held in balance: the pounding piano riffs, heroic guitar flourishes, and aching vocals fully compliment the swirling violins and moaning cellos surrounding them. Lynne applies these arrangements to a brace of songs both carnal and angelic in feel. Tracks like “Shangri-La” and “Tightrope” have an opulence that recalls the great Hollywood soundtracks of the 1930s. “Above the Clouds” conveys dreaminess, while “Rockaria!” ascends operatic heights on slide-guitar energy. ELO manages at times to compress its grandeur down to hit-single size, as “Telephone Line” and “Livin’ Thing” demonstrate, and Lynne even reaches back to his days with the Move for a remake of the surging “Do Ya.” Few other bands could follow ELO into the rarified realms of classical-rock without stumbling; <i>A New World Record</i> is practically a planet unto itself.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Tightrope5:00
  2. A2Telephone Line4:38
  3. A3Rockaria!3:12
  4. A4Mission (A World Record)4:24

Side B

  1. B1So Fine3:55
  2. B2Livin' Thing3:31
  3. B3Above The Clouds2:16
  4. B4Do Ya3:45
  5. B5Shangri-La5:34

Credits

Performers

51 collectors on Gatefold own this · 254 pressings tracked on Gatefold