ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
& JEFF LYNNE SOLO

UK DISCOGRAPHY 1971-1991

Dec 1971 LP (+ CD) THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
  1. 10538 Overture 5.31
  2. Look at Me Now 3.16
  3. Nellie Takes Her Bow 5.58
  4. Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644) 6.02 //
  5. 1st Movement (Jumpin' Biz) 2.58
  6. Mr Radio 5.03
  7. Manhattan Rumble (49th St. Massacre) 4.21
  8. Queen of the Hours 3.21
  9. Whisper in the Night 3.48 (LP: Harvest, SHVL 797)
Recorded at Philips Studios, London, July 1970 to June 1971.

July 1972 7" 10538 Overture

    10538 Overture 3.56 [edit]/1st Movement (Jumpin' Biz) 2.58 (Harvest, HAR 5053)

Jan 1973 7" Roll over Beethoven

    Roll over Beethoven 4.34 [edit]/Queen of the Hours 3.21 (Harvest, HAR 5063)
March 1973 LP (+ CD) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA II
  1. In Old England Town (Boogie # 2) 6.53
  2. Mama 7.02
  3. Roll over Beethoven 8.08 //
  4. From the Sun to the World (Boogie # 1) 8.14
  5. Kuiama 11.18 (LP: Harvest, SHVL 806)
Recorded at Philips and Air Studios, London May to October 1972.

Oct 1973 7" Showdown

    Showdown 4.09/In Old England Town (Boogie # 2) (instrumental) 2.35 (Harvest, HAR 5077)
Dec 1973 LP (+ CD) ON THE THIRD DAY
  1. Ocean Breakup - King of the Universe 4.05
  2. Bluebird Is Dead 4.23
  3. Oh No Not Susan 2.52
  4. New World Rising - Ocean Breakup Reprise 4.40
  5. Showdown 4.09 //
  6. Daybreaker 3.50
  7. Ma-Ma-Ma Belle 3.51
  8. Dreaming of 4000 (5.00)
  9. In the Hall of the Mountain King 6.35 (LP: Warner Bros. K56021)
Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Wembley, Middlesex & Air Studios, London.

March 1974 7" Ma-Ma-Ma Belle

    Ma-Ma-Ma Belle 3.11 [edit]/Oh No Not Susan 2.52 (Warner Bros. K16349)

Nov 1974 LP (+ CD) ELDORADO

  1. Eldorado Overture 2.12
  2. Can't Get It out of My Head 4.24
  3. Boy Blue 5.19
  4. Laredo Tornado 5.30
  5. Poorboy (the Greenwood) 2.54 //
  6. Mister Kingdom 5.29
  7. Nobody’s Child 3.56
  8. Illusions in G Major 2.38
  9. Eldorado 5.17
  10. Eldorado - Finale 1.26 (LP: Warner Bros. K56090)
Jan 1975 7" Can't Get It out of My Head
    Can't Get It out of My Head 3.07 [single edit]/Illusions in G Major 2.38 (Warner Bros. K16510)

Nov 1975 7" Evil Woman

    Evil Woman 4.15/10538 Overture (live) 5.14 (7": Jet 764)
14 Nov 1975 LP (+ CD) FACE THE MUSIC
  1. Fire on High 5.30
  2. Waterfall 4.26
  3. Evil Woman 4.15
  4. Night Rider 4.22 //
  5. Poker 3.31
  6. Strange Magic 4.29
  7. Down Home Town 3.53
  8. One Summer Dream 5.45 (LP: Jet LP 11)
March 1976 7" Night Rider
    Night Rider 3.43 [edit]/Daybreaker (live) 4.50 (7": Jet 769)
June 1976 7" Strange Magic
    Strange Magic 4.01 [edit]/Showdown (live) 4.57 (7": Jet 779)
June 1976 coll-LP (+CD) OLÉ ELO
  1. 10538 Overture 5.31
  2. Kuiama 9.09 [edit - LP version is 11.18]
  3. Roll over Beethoven 4.31 [single edit]
  4. Showdow 4.09
  5. Ma-Ma-Ma Belle 3.11 [single edit]
  6. Can't Get It out of My Head 4.24
  7. Boy Blue 4.12 [edit - LP version is 5.19]
  8. Evil Woman 4.15
  9. Strange Magic 4.01 [single edit] (LP: Jet LP 19)

Oct 1976 LP (+ CD) A NEW WORLD RECORD

  1. Tightrope 5.00
  2. Telephone Line 4.38
  3. Rockaria! 3.12
  4. Mission (a world record) 4.24 //
  5. So Fine 3.55
  6. Livin' Thing 3.31
  7. Above the Clouds 2.16
  8. Do Ya 3.45
  9. Shangri-La 5.34 (LP: Jet UAG 30017)
Nov 1976 7" Livin' Thing
    Livin' Thing 3.32/Fire on High 5.29 [from 'FACE THE MUSIC' 1975] (7": Jet UP 36184)
Feb 1977 7" Rockaria!
    Rockaria! 3.12/Poker 3.31 [from 'FACE THE MUSIC' 1975] (7": Jet UP 36209)
May 1977 7" Telephone Line
    Telephone Line 4.38//
    Poorboy (the Greenwood) 2.54 [from 'ELDORADO' 1974]/King of the Universe 3.49 [from 'ON THE THIRD DAY' 1973] (7": Jet UP 36254)

1977 12" Jeff Lynne: Doin' That Crazy Thing

    Doin' That Crazy Thing 3.25/Goin' Down To Rio 3.45 (Jet UP 36281)

Oct 1977 7" Turn To Stone

    Turn To Stone 3.47/Mister Kingdom 5.50 [from 'ELDORADO' 1974] (7": Jet UP 36313)
Oct 1977 2-LP (+ CD) OUT OF THE BLUE
  1. Turn To Stone 3.47
  2. It's Over 4.08
  3. Sweet Talkin' Woman 3.47
  4. Across the Border 3.52 //
  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
  1. Standin' in the Rain 4.20
  2. Big Wheels 5.10
  3. Summer and Lightning 4.13
  4. Mr. Blue Sky 5.03
  5. Sweet Is the Night 3.26
  6. The Whale 5.05
  7. Birmingham Blues 4.21
  8. Wild West Hero 4.40 (2-LP: JETDP 400)
Jan 1978 7" Mr. Blue Sky
    Mr. Blue Sky 5.03/One Summer Dream 5.45 [from 'FACE THE MUSIC' 1975] (7": Jet UP 36342)
May 1978 7" Wild West Hero
    Wild West Hero 4.40/Eldorado 5.15 [from 'ELDORADO' 1974] (7": Jet 109)
29 Sep 1978 7" Sweet Talkin' Woman
    Sweet Talkin' Woman 3.47/Bluebird Is Dead 4.23 [from 'ON THE THIRD DAY' 1973] (7": Jet 121)

May 1979 LP (+ CD) DISCOVERY

  1. Shine a Little Love 4.42
  2. Confusion 3.40
  3. Need Her Love 5.09
  4. The Diary of Horace Wimp 4.17 //
  5. Last Train To London 4.31
  6. Midnight Blue 4.20
  7. On the Run 3.56
  8. Wishing 4.14
  9. Don't Bring Me Down 4.03 (UK LP: Jet LX 500)
June 1979 7" Shine a Little Love
    Shine a Little Love 4.10 [edit]/Jungle 3.51 [from 'OUT OF THE BLUE' 1977] (7": Jet 144)
Aug 1979 7" The Diary of Horace Wimp
    The Diary of Horace Wimp 4.17/Down Home Town 3.53 [from 'FACE THE MUSIC' 1975] (7": Jet 150)
31 Aug 1979 7"/12" Don't Bring Me Down
    Don't Bring Me Down 4.03/Dreaming of 4000 (5.00) [from 'ON THE THIRD DAY' 1973] (7": Jet 153; 12": 12 153)
Nov 1979 7" Confusion
    Confusion 3.40/Last Train To London 4.31 (7": Jet 166)

Nov 1979 coll-LP (+ CD) ELO'S GREATEST HITS

  1. Evil Woman 4.11
  2. Livin’ Thing 3.31
  3. Can't Get It out of My Head 4.22 [LP version, not single edit]
  4. Showdown 4.09
  5. Turn To Stone 3.47
  6. Rockaria 3.12 //
  7. Sweet Talkin’ Woman 3.46
  8. Telephone Line 4.38
  9. Ma ma ma belle 3.51 [LP version, not single edit]
  10. Strange Magic 4.01 [single edit]
  11. Mr. Blue Sky 5.03 (Jet LX 525)

23 May 1980 soundtrack 7" I'm Alive

    I'm Alive 3.43/Drum Dreams 3.06 (7": Jet 179)
20 June 1980 soundtrack 7"/12" Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra: Xanadu
    Xanadu 3.27/Olivia Newton-John: Fool Country 2.27 [B-side not by ELO] (7": Jet 185; 12: JET 12-185)
July 1980 soundtrack LP (+ CD) XANADU
  1. Olivia Newton-John: Magic 4.25
  2. Olivia Newton-John with Cliff Richard: Suddenly 4.03
  3. Olivia Newton-John with Tubes: The Dancin' 5.14
  4. Olivia Newton-John: Suspended in Time 3.52
  5. Olivia Newton-John with Gene Kelly: Whenever You're Away from Me 4.15 //
  6. Electric Light Orchestra: I'm Alive 3.46
  7. Electric Light Orchestra: The Fall 3.34
  8. Electric Light Orchestra: Don't Walk Away 4.48
  9. Electric Light Orchestra: All Over the World 4.01
  10. Electric Light Orchestra & Olivia Newton-John: Xanadu 3.30 (LP: Jet LX 526)
Aug 1980 soundtrack 7" All Over the World
    All Over the World 4.01/Midnight Blue [from 'DISCOVERY' 1979] (7": Jet 195)
28 Nov 1980 soundtrack 7" Don't Walk Away
    Don't Walk Away/Across the Border 3.51 [edit] [from 'OUT OF THE BLUE ' 1977] (7": Jet 7004)

17 July 1981 7" Hold on Tight

    Hold on Tight 3.06/When Time Stood Still 3.31 (7": Jet 7011)
31 July 1981 LP (+ CD) TIME
  1. Prologue 1.16
  2. Twilight 3.37
  3. Yours Truly, 2095 3.11
  4. Ticket to the Moon 4.07
  5. The Way Life's Meant To Be 4.38
  6. Another Heart Breaks 3.49 //
  7. Rain Is Falling 3.55
  8. From the End of the World 3.17
  9. The Lights Go Down 3.33
  10. Here Is the News 3.44
  11. 21st Century Man 4.03
  12. Hold on Tight 3.06
  13. Epilogue 1.31 (LP: Jet LP 236)
16 Oct 1981 7" Twilight
    Twilight 3.37/Julie Don't Live Here 3.40 (7": Jet 7015)
11 Dec 1981 7" Ticket to the Moon
    Ticket to the Moon 4.07/Here Is the News 3.44 (7": Jet 7018)
March 1982 7" The Way Life's Meant To Be
    The Way Life's Meant to Be 4.39/Wishing 4.14 [from 'DISCOVERY' 1979] (7": Jet 7021)

3 June 1983 7"/12" Rock 'n' Roll Is King

    Rock 'n' Roll Is King 3.05 [edit]/After All 2.21 (7": Jet A 3500)

    Rock 'n' Roll Is King 3.15//After All 2.21/Time after Time 4.01 (12": TA 3500)

24 June 1983 LP (+ CD) SECRET MESSAGES
  1. Secret Messages 4.44
  2. Loser Gone Wild 5.27
  3. Bluebird 4.13
  4. Take Me On and On 4.58
  5. Time after Time 4.01 [extra track on CD]
  6. Four Little Diamonds 4.05
  7. Stranger 4.27
  8. Danger Ahead 3.52
  9. Letter from Spain 2.51
  10. Train of Gold 4.21
  11. Rock 'n' Roll Is King 3.15 (LP: Jet LX 527)
This was originally planned as a double LP, with "Mandalay", "Hello My Old Friend", "No Way Out" and other tracks.

2 Sep 1983 7" Secret Messages

    Secret Messages 3.34 [edit]/Buildings Have Eyes 3.54 (7": Jet 3720)
28 Oct 1983 7"/12" Four Little Diamonds
    Four Little Diamonds 4.05/Letter from Spain 2.51 (7": Jet A 3869)

    Four Little Diamonds 4.05//Letter from Spain 2.51/The Bouncer 3.12 (12": TA 3869)

13 July 1984 solo soundtrack 7"/12" Jeff Lynne: Video

    Video 3.27/Sooner Or Later 3.45 (7": Virgin VS 695; 12": VS 12-695)
Oct 1984 various artists soundtrack LP/CD ELECTRIC DREAMS

21 Feb 1986 7"/12" Calling America

    Calling America 3.28/Caught in a Trap 3.44 (7": Epic A 6844)

    Calling America 3.28//Caught in a Trap 3.44/Destination Unknown 4.05 (12": QTA 6844)

March 1986 LP/CD BALANCE OF POWER
  1. Heaven Only Knows 2.66
  2. So Serious 2.41
  3. Getting To the Point 4.29
  4. Secret Lives 3.32
  5. Is It Alright 3.26 //
  6. Sorrow About To Fall 4.04
  7. Without Someone 3.51
  8. Calling America 3.28
  9. Endless Lies 3.00
  10. Send It 3.07 (LP: Epic, EPC 26467)
2 May 1986 7"/12" So Serious
    So Serious 2.41/A Matter of Fact 3.56 (7": Epic A 7090)

    So Serious 2.41//A Matter of Fact 3.56/A Matter of Fact (alternate lyrics) 3.52 (TA 7090)

8 Aug 1986 7"/12" Getting to the Point
    Getting to the Point 4.29/Secret Lives 3.32 (7": A 7317)

    Getting to the Point 4.29//Secret Lives 3.32/ELO Megamix 10.08 [remixed by Dakeyne of Disco Mix Club] (12": TA 7317)

June 1990 solo 7"/12"/CDM Jeff Lynne: Every Little Thing

    Every Little Thing 3.41/I'm Gone 2.50 (7": Reprise W 9799)

    Every Little Thing (12" Remix) 7.46//Every Little Thing 3.41/I'm Gone 2.50 (12": W9799T)

  1. Every Little Thing (12" Remix) 7.46
  2. Every Little Thing 3.41
  3. I'm Gone 2.50 (CD-maxi: W-9799CD)
2 July 1990 solo LP/CD JEFF LYNNE: ARMCHAIR THEATRE
  1. Every Little Thing 3.41
  2. Don't Let Go 3.00
  3. Lift Me Up 3.36
  4. Nobody Home 3.51
  5. September Song 2.57
  6. Now You're Gone 3.57
  7. Don't Say Goodbye 3.09
  8. What Would It Take 2.40
  9. Stormy Weather 3.42
  10. Blown Away 3.29
  11. Save Me Now 2.39 (CD: Reprise/Warner 7599-26184-2)
Sep 1990 solo 7"/12"/CDM Jeff Lynne: Lift Me Up
    Lift Me Up 3.36/Sirens 3.48 (7": Reprise 5439-19795-7)

    Lift Me Up 3.36//Sirens 3.48/Borderline 2.17 (12": W9795T)

  1. Lift Me Up 3.36
  2. Sirens 3.48
  3. Borderline 2.17 (CD-maxi: WEA W-9795CD)

15 July 1991 soundtrack CD/LP ROBIN HOOD - PRINCE OF THIEVES

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