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A New World Record
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A New World Record studio recordings fail to chart in their home market, A
New World Record became their first top ten album in the
UK. It became a huge global success and would consoli-
date the band’s position as one of the biggest selling rock
bands in the world, reaching multi-platinum status in the
US and UK, The album sold five million units worldwide
within its first year of release. The cover art features the
famous ELO logo, designed by Kosh, for the first time.
This logo would be included on several of the group’s
subsequent releases.
The album included the hit singles "Telephone Line",
which became the band’s first gold US single, "Livin’
Thing", and "Do Ya" (US); and "Rockaria!" (UK). "Do Ya"
was an ELO updating of The Move’s late 1972 final US sin-
gle on United Artists Records. The focus is more on short-
Studio album by Electric Light Orchestra er pop songs, a trend which would continue through-
out the rest of ELO’s future albums. In 2006, the album
Released 11 September 1976 (UK)
was remastered and released with bonus tracks on Sony’s
12 September 1976 (US)
Epic/Legacy imprint. "Surrender" was also issued as a
Recorded July 1976 at Musicland Studios, Munich promotional single and an iTunes download single,
Genre Symphonic rock, rock, art rock which entered the top 100 download chart.
The band’s frontman Jeff Lynne regards his own
Length 36:20 songwriting at this point to have reached a new high.
59:12 (Reissue)
“ The songs started to flow and most of them ”
Label Jet Records, United Artists Records, Columbia came quickly to me. To have all those hits, it
Records
was just ...I mean amazing really. Going from
Epic/Legacy (Reissue)
doing okay for probably three or four years to
Producer Jeff Lynne suddenly being in the big time, it was a
Electric Light Orchestra chronology
strange but great thing.
– Jeff Lynne 2006; A New World Record remaster
Face the Music A New World Record Out of the Blue
(1975) (1976) (1977)
Original track listing
A New World Record is the sixth studio album by Electric All songs written and composed by Jeff Lynne.
Light Orchestra, released in 1976. Side one
No. Title Length
Overview 1. "Tightrope" 5:03
The second album to be recorded at Musicland Studios 2. "Telephone Line" 4:38
in Munich, the LP proved to be the band’s long awaited 3. "Rockaria!" 3:12
breakthrough in the UK: after seeing their previous three
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A New World Record
Country Peak chart
position
Australia 1
Canada 1
Sweden 1
New Zealand 4
United States 5
United Kingdom 6
Spain 6
Austria 9
Norway 9
Japan 60
Preceded by Australian Kent Music Report number-one al- Succeeded by
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac bum Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs
18 April 1977 – 19 June 1977
4. "Mission (A World Record)" 4:25 • Richard Tandy – piano, Minimoog, Micromoog,
polyphonic keyboard, electric guitars, clavinet,
Side two
grand piano, Mellotron, percussion, vocals
No. Title Length • Kelly Groucutt – vocals, bass guitar, percussion,
1. "So Fine" 3:54 backing vocals
• Mik Kaminski – violin
2. "Livin’ Thing" 3:31
• Hugh McDowell – cello
3. "Above the Clouds" 2:16 • Melvyn Gale – cello
4. "Do Ya" 3:43 • Orchestra conducted by Louis Clark
5. "Shangri-La" 5:32 Additional personnel
• Mary Thomas – operatic vocals
The cassette tape had "Tightrope", "Rockaria!", "Mis-
• Patti Quatro – uncredited vocals
sion" and "Shangri-La" on Side A, with Side B the same as
• Mack – engineer
LP Side 2 except for "Telephone Line" at the end in place
• Orchestra and choral arrangements – Jeff Lynne,
of "Shangri-La".
Richard Tandy, Louis Clark
Bonus tracks (2006 remaster)
10. "Telephone Line" (Different vocal) – 4:41 Chart performance
11. "Surrender" – 2:37
• Previously unreleased
12. "Tightrope" (Instrumental early rough mix) – 4:55
External links
13. "Above the Clouds" (Instrumental rough mix) – 1:14 • A New World Record Remastered info
14. "So Fine" (Instrumental early rough mix) – 4:16
15. "Telephone Line" (Instrumental) – 4:51
Personnel
• Jeff Lynne – vocals, lead, rhythm and slide guitars,
percussion, piano, producer
• Bev Bevan – drums, Minimoog drum, percussion,
vocals
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Categories:
• Albums produced by Jeff Lynne
• Electric Light Orchestra albums
• 1976 albums
• Epic Records albums
• United Artists Records albums
• Jet Records albums
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