A Box of Their Best
A Box of Their Best je prvi ameriški box set skupine Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), ki je izšel leta 1980. Set vsebuje albume A New World Record (z zamenjanima stranema), Out of the Blue in Discovery. Set vsebuje tudi prvi Lynnov solo singl, »Doin' That Crazy Thing«, ki ga niso vsebovale vse izdaje. Set je skoraj identičen britanskemu setu Four Light Years, ki je izšel v istem letu.
| A Box of Their Best | ||||
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| Glasbeni komplet: | ||||
| Izdan | 7. avgust 1980 | |||
| Posnet | maj 1975–april 1979 | |||
| Dolžina | 2:35:52 | |||
| Založba | Epic Records | |||
| Producent | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Kronologija: Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
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| Strokovne kritike | |
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| Ocene | |
| Vir | Ocena |
| AllMusic |   [1]
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Seznam skladb
urediAvtor vseh skladb je Jeff Lynne.
- 7" singl
- »Doin' That Crazy Thing« – 3:21
| Stran 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Št. | Naslov | Dolžina |
| 1. | "So Fine" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Livin' Thing" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Above the Clouds" | 2:16 |
| 4. | "Do Ya" | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Shangri-La" | 5:34 |
| Stran 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Št. | Naslov | Dolžina |
| 6. | "Tightrope" | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Telephone Line" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Rockaria!" | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Mission (A World Record)" | 4:24 |
| Stran 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Št. | Naslov | Dolžina |
| 1. | "Turn to Stone" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "It's Over" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Across the Border" | 3:52 |
| Stran 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Št. | Naslov | Dolžina |
| 5. | "Night in the City" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Starlight" | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Jungle" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Believe Me Now" | 1:21 |
| 9. | "Steppin' Out" | 4:38 |
| Stran 5: Concerto for a Rainy Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| Št. | Naslov | Dolžina |
| 10. | "Standin' in the Rain" | 4:20 |
| 11. | "Big Wheels" | 5:10 |
| 12. | "Summer and Lightning" | 4:13 |
| 13. | "Mr. Blue Sky" | 5:05 |
| Stran 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Št. | Naslov | Dolžina |
| 14. | "Sweet Is the Night" | 3:26 |
| 15. | "The Whale" | 5:05 |
| 16. | "Birmingham Blues" | 4:21 |
| 17. | "Wild West Hero" | 4:40 |
| Stran 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Št. | Naslov | Dolžina |
| 1. | "Shine a Little Love" | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Confusion" | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Need Her Love" | 5:11 |
| 4. | "The Diary of Horace Wimp" | 4:17 |
| Stran 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Št. | Naslov | Dolžina |
| 5. | "Last Train to London" | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Midnight Blue" | 4:19 |
| 7. | "On the Run" | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Wishing" | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Don't Bring Me Down" | 4:02 |
Glasbeniki
uredi- Jeff Lynne – vokali, kitare, klavir, sintetizator
- Bev Bevan – bobni, tolkala
- Richard Tandy – klavir, sintetizator, električni klavir, clavinet
- Kelly Groucutt – bas kitara, vokali
- Mik Kaminski – violina (razen Discovery)
- Melvyn Gale – čelo (razen Discovery)
- Hugh McDowell – čelo (razen Discovery)