Albumul zilei: Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record (1976)

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Side 1

00:00 - Tightrope 
05:07 - Telephone Line 
09:46 - Rockaria! 
13:00 - Mission (A World Record) 
Side 2
17:25 - So Fine 
21:21 - Livin' Thing 
24:53 - Above the Clouds 
27:10 - Do Ya 
30:56 - Shangri-La

The second album to be recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich, the LP proved to be the band's long awaited breakthrough in the UK: after seeing their previous three 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 consolidate 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. Lynne considers A New World Record and Out of the Blue to be the group's crowning achievements

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 single on United Artists Records. The focus is more on shorter pop songs, a trend which would continue throughout the rest of ELO's future albums. In 1977, many of the album's songs were featured on the "Joyride" soundtrack

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Incepind de astazi 15 iunie 2013, cind aniversam 4 ani de la crearea retelei altmarius, vom incerca sa prezentam zilnic cite un album de muzica usoara. Vom incepe cu Electric Light Orchestra, si vom continua cu aceasta grupare si in zilele urmatoare, atragind atentia asupra inserturilor simfonice de la inceputul pieselor.

In paginile destinate muzicii clasice, vom demara un program de redare a principalelor opere din domeniul simfonic si dramatic.