Electric Light Orchestra-The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2011)

 


Artist: Electric Light Orchestra

Title: The Essential Electric Light Orchestra

Label: Epic/Legacy

Format: 2XCD

Catalog Number: 88697977522RE1

Year of Release: 2011

Country and Year of Edition: US 2011

Sell Price: $8.55

Sell Date: 8/17/26

Condition: VG+/VG+

Discogs Last Sold: 8/12/26 M/NM $16.17

Low: $3.65

Median: $9.50

Average: $10.60

High: $21.73

Current low price: $8.50

Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 8

Have/Want: 376/33

Where Sold: Louisville, OH

Time It Took To Sell:  3  years

Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A

Sad To See It Go: No

I was a big fan of the ELO's Greatest Hits compilation that came out in the early 80's.  It didn't have any of the hits from Discovery and I was fine with that for a sampler.  I'm usually not a big fan of these "Essential" Sony series releases, they seem a bit corporate and overkill.  However, in the case of ELO, this one does the job.  All the tracks are in chronological order from the first self titled album all the way to Balance of Power in 1986 with a couple unreleased tracks at the end.

I was always a bit miffed that "Do Ya" didn't make the cut of the old greatest hits even if it was more associated with The Move.  This album corrects that omission.  The other big thing is the strength of the second group of hits.  I'm not just talking about the disco era Discovery tracks "Shine A Little Love," "Last Train To London" and "Don't Bring Me Down," but also "The Diary of Horace Wimp."  We get to hear "Xanadu" without Olivia Newton-John.  It sounds pretty cool and different the way Jeff Lynne sings it.  The other thing was how well the later hits like "Hold On Tight," "Calling America" and "Rock and Roll Is King" sound great here. One thing that is noticable is the 80's tracks, while certainly sounding of the era, didn't sound overwhelmingly dated to the time period.

I had to finally see what was the infamous "Don't Bring Me Down, BRUCE" lyric.  It turned out the word was "Groos" and meant to be replaced, until the German engineer thought it sound like the German salutation "Gruss," so Jeff Lynne decided to keep it in there.  Accidental magic.

Bruce!

FOR FURTHER REVIEW:

Eldorado: A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra (1974)

Soundtrack-Xanadu (1980)

Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/17/24


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