Album
A New World Record
1976 · Rock
89 collectors on Gatefold own this
A New World Record is a Rock album by Electric Light Orchestra, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 255 pressings tracked, owned by 89 collectors.
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
- A1Tightrope5:00
- A2Telephone Line4:38
- A3Rockaria!3:12
- A4Mission (A World Record)4:24
Side B
- B1So Fine3:55
- B2Livin' Thing3:31
- B3Above The Clouds2:16
- B4Do Ya3:45
- B5Shangri-La5:34
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- layered
- anthemic
- spacey
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ace KeffordBASS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Bev BevanBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION, DRUMS
- Hugh McDowellCELLO CELLO , EFFECTS CELLO , EFFECTS , TAPE
- Jeff LynneARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , MUSIC BY, LYRICS BY ARRANGED BY, ORCHESTRATED BY
- Kelly GroucuttBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION BASS GUITAR
- LoisARRANGED BY
- Louis ClarkARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY, ORCHESTRATED BY
- Melvyn GaleCELLO CELLO , EFFECTS CELLO , ELECTRONICS
- Mik KaminskiELECTRIC VIOLIN ELECTRIC VIOLIN , EFFECTS VIOLIN
- Mike EdwardsCELLO
- Richard TandyARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , ELECTRIC PIANO , SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRIC GUITAR , CLAVINET , GRAND PIANO , MELLOTRON , PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS, EFFECTS ARRANGED BY , ELECTRIC PIANO , SYNTHESIZER , GUITAR , CLAVINET , GRAND PIANO , MELLOTRON , EFFECTS , PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS, OTHER
89 collectors on Gatefold own this · 255 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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