tracks

Turn To Stone
It's Over
Sweet Talkin' Woman
Across The Border
Night In The City
Starlight
Jungle
Believe Me Now
Steppin' Out
Standin' In The Rain
Big Wheels
Summer And Lightning
Mr. Blue Sky
Sweet Is The Night
The Whale
Birmingham Blues
Wild West Hero
Wild West Hero (Alternate Bridge Home Demo)
The Quick And The Daft
Latitude 88 North

notes

30th Anniversary Edition.
Remastered and expanded reissue of the 1977 album. Issued in clear tray jewel case with 12-page booklet.

— Booklet:
Special Effects: EMS, Vocoder 2000, Eventide harmonizer, Digital delay, MXR flanger, Analog delay line, Electronic mistress. Systec flanger, Roland space echo, Shaffer Vega diversity systems, Musictronics octave divider, Mutron 3M, Maestro stage phaser, fire extinguisher / Tarzan.
Amplification: Acoustic Control Corp. Harmon Kardon, Marshall amps (Tony Frank custom built for Jeff Lynne), Gauss speakers.
All road cases by Anvil.

Recorded & mixed at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany.

All songs composed in Bassins, Switzerland.
Dance sequence by Spradley's Dancing Academy featuring Bladys & Goreen Turvis.

Special thanks to Mack, who slaved over a hot mixer for 1,127 hours & wins the award.
Special thanks to Brian Jones who made everything run smoothly throughout this project & wins the other award.
Unique keyboard sounds & effects from the magic fingers of Richard Tandy.
Also thanks to Gerhard, Sid & Anna.
A very special thanks to Don & David Arden for all their help and guidance.

Special thanks to Harry Markewitz, Roy Guzman, & George Chacon.

Reissue credits:
Mastered [...] at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY.

All photos and memorabilia courtesy ELO and Face The Music Archive.
Thanks to: Lynn Hoskins, Ken Greenwell, Tim Hunt, Jo Mirowski, Shaun Mills, Patrik Guttenbacher, Yoshinori Ochi, Christopher Landt, David Zornig. Bob Coulter, Ralf Zurloh, Marc Haines

Tracks 1 to 20. EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)

— Back:
Originally released 1977.
℗ & © 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. 'EPIC & SONY BMG are the exclusive trademarks of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. 'SONY' and 'BMG' as used in the name SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT' and in the SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT logo, are trademarks of and are used under license from SONY CORPORATION and BERTELSMANN AG respectively. [...]
Made in the EU

Designed @ Mainartery featuring original cover.

credits

Arranged By [Orchestra & Choral] – Jeff Lynne, Louis Clark, Richard Tandy
Art Direction, Design – Kosh, Ria Lewerke
Artwork [Portraits] – Michael Bryan (4)
Cello – Hugh McDowell
Cello, Piano – Melvyn Gale
Conductor – Louis Clark
Drums, Percussion, Electronic Drums, Backing Vocals – Bev Bevan
Engineer – Mack (2), Ryan Ulyate (tracks: 18 to 20)
Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Shusei Nagaoka
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Piano, Guitar, Clavinet – Richard Tandy
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion, Keyboards – Jeff Lynne
Mastered By [Reissue] – Joseph M. Palmaccio
Producer, Written-By – Jeff Lynne
Reissue Producer – Jeff Lynne, Jeff Magid
Violin – Mik Kaminski
Vocals, Backing Vocals, Bass, Percussion – Kelly Groucutt
Arranged By [Orchestral & Choral Arrangements By] – Jeff Lynne, Louis Clark, Richard Tandy
Art Direction [With], Design [With] – Kosh,
Art Direction, Design – Ria Lewerke
Artwork [Portraits] – Michael Bryan (4)
Cello [William Lewis Cello] – Hugh McDowell
Cello [William Lewis Cello], Piano – Melvyn Gale
Conductor [Orchestra Conducted By] – Louis Clark
Coordinator [Reissue Coordinated By] – Charlie Stanford, Rob Caiger, Tim Fraser-Harding
Design [Reissue] – Mainartery Design, London,
Drums [Slingerland Drums, Remo Roto Toms, Slingerland "Bev Bevan" Drumsticks, Remo Drum Heads], Cymbal [Avedis Zildjian Cymbals], Gong, Percussion [Various Percussion], Backing Vocals – Bev Bevan
Engineer [Reissue: Bonus Tracks] – Ryan Ulyate (tracks: 18 to 20)
Engineer, Effects [Special Effects] – Mack (2)
Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Shusei Nagaoka
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Electric Guitar [Gibson EDS 1275, Les Paul Custom, Marauder], Acoustic Guitar [Ovation 1615/4, 1619/4], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer E.P. 200], Synthesizer [Mini-moog], Percussion – Jeff Lynne
Liner Notes – Jeff Lynne
Liner Notes [ELO Archivist, London, 2007] – Rob Caiger
Management [Representation] – Craig Fruin, HK Management
Mastered By [Reissue] – Joseph M. Palmaccio
Reissue Producer – Jeff Lynne, Jeff Magid
Synthesizer [Synthesizers: Polymoog, Mini-moog, ARP 2600, Odyssey, Omni, Sequencer, Minus Noise Mixer], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer E.P. 200], Piano, Synth [Moog], Guitar, Clavinet – Richard Tandy
Violin [Barcus Berry] – Mik Kaminski
Vocals, Backing Vocals, Bass [Gibson G.3], Percussion – Kelly Groucutt
Written-By, Producer – Jeff Lynne

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Copyright (c) – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Manufactured By – Epic
Distributed By – Epic
Pressed By – Sony DADC
Record Company – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Copyright (c) – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Published By – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Recorded At – Musicland Studios
Mixed At – Musicland Studios
Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Distributed By – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Designed At – Mainartery
Glass Mastered At – Sonopress Arvato

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