CBS Master Sound LP HZ-46310: Electric Light Orchestra ‎– Greatest Hits, 1981 SS

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Background -

Vintage audiophile LPs are getting harder and harder to find as inventories disappear. Here is your chance to get a truly mint copy. This item is Factory SEALED since 1981! The only issue is that it has a small drill hole at the front, bottom, left side of the jacket - see pictures with this listing as they are of the actual item. Don't miss your chance as you may never see another sealed copy again.

By ignoring the band's first two albums, the Roy Wood-dominated Electric Light Orchestra and the transitional ELO II, the 1979 singles compilation ELO's Greatest Hits presents a somewhat skewed vision of the band. Ironically, this revision has become the normative view of the band: slick, almost mechanical purveyors of undeniably catchy but somewhat soulless hit singles. "Evil Woman," "Showdown," "Turn to Stone," "Telephone Line," "Strange Magic" -- anyone who was anywhere near a radio in the latter half of the '70s knows them all by heart, whether they like them or not. - Stewart Mason

The Electric Light Orchestra's ambitious yet irresistible fusion of Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography rocketed the group to massive commercial success throughout the 1970s. ELO was formed in Birmingham, England in the autumn of 1970 from the ashes of the eccentric art-pop combo the Move, reuniting frontman Roy Wood with guitarist / composer Jeff Lynne, bassist Rick Price, and drummer Bev Bevan. Announcing their intentions to "pick up where 'I Am the Walrus' left off," the quartet sought to embellish their engagingly melodic rock with classical flourishes, tapping French horn player Bill Hunt and violinist Steve Woolam to record their self-titled debut LP (issued as No Answer in the U.S.). In the months between the sessions for the album and its eventual release, the Move embarked on their farewell tour, with Woolam exiting the ELO lineup prior to the enlistment of violinist Wilf Gibson, bassist Richard Tandy, and cellists Andy Craig and Hugh McDowell; despite the lengthy delay, Electric Light Orchestra sold strongly, buoyed by the success of the U.K. Top Ten hit "10538 Overture.”

However, Wood soon left ELO to form Wizzard, taking Hunt and McDowell with him; Price and Craig were soon out as well, and with the additions of bassist Michael D'Albuquerque, keyboardist Richard Tandy, and cellists Mike Edwards and Colin Walker, Lynne assumed vocal duties, with his Lennonesque tenor proving the ideal complement to his increasingly sophisticated melodies. With 1973's ELO II, the group returned to the Top Ten with their grandiose cover of the Chuck Berry chestnut "Roll Over Beethoven"; the record was also their first American hit, with 1974's Eldorado yielding their first U.S. Top Ten, the lovely "Can't Get It Out of My Head." Despite Electric Light Orchestra's commercial success, the band remained relatively faceless; the lineup changed constantly, with sole mainstays Lynne and Bevan preferring to let their elaborate stage shows and omnipresent spaceship imagery instead serve as the group's public persona. 1975's Face the Music went gold, generating the hits "Evil Woman" and "Strange Magic," while the follow-up, A New World Record, sold five million copies internationally thanks to standouts like "Telephone Line" and "Livin' Thing.”

The platinum-selling double-LP, Out of the Blue, appeared in 1977, although the record's success was tempered somewhat by a lawsuit filed by Electric Light Orchestra against their former distributor, United Artists, whom the band charged flooded the market with defective copies of the album. Columbia distributed the remainder of the group's output, issued through their own Jet Records imprint, beginning with 1979's Discovery, which notched the Top Ten entries "Shine a Little Love" and "Don't Bring Me Down." In the wake of ELO's best-selling Greatest Hits compilation, Lynne wrote several songs for the soundtrack of the Olivia Newton-John film Xanadu, including the hit title track. The next proper Electric Light Orchestra album, 1981's Time, generated their final Top Ten hit, "Hold on Tight." Following 1983's Secret Messages, Bevan left the group to join Black Sabbath, although he returned to the fold for 1986's Balance of Power, which despite the presence of the Top 20 hit "Calling America," received little interest from fans and media alike.

However, as Electric Light Orchestra's career descended, Lynne emerged as a sought-after producer, helming well-received comebacks from George Harrison (1987's Cloud Nine) and Roy Orbison (1989's Mystery Girl) and additionally re-teaming with both rock legends as well as Bob Dylan and Tom Petty in the hit supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. Lynne made his solo debut in 1990 with Armchair Theatre but otherwise spent the decade out of the limelight, instead producing material for Joe Cocker, Tom Jones, and Paul McCartney in addition to working on the Beatles' Anthology project. In 1988, meanwhile, Bevan formed Electric Light Orchestra Part II with vocalist Neil Lockwood, keyboardist Eric Troyer, and bassist Pete Haycock; although Lynne filed suit against the group (hence the "Part II" tag), a self-titled LP followed in 1991, with a live collection recorded with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra appearing a year later.

In 2001, having successfully secured the rights to the Electric Light Orchestra name, Lynne recorded the album Zoom -- largely by himself -- and released it as an ELO album. After Zoom, Lynne took time off from ELO, working on several projects including his 2002 collaboration with George Harrison, Brainwashed, and his 2009 collaboration with Tom Petty, Highway Companion.

In 2012, Lynne returned to ELO with Mr. Blue Sky, an album of re-recorded Electric Light Orchestra songs. In 2013, Lynne released a solo album of '50s and '60s pop hits titled Long Wave, as well as the ELO album Live, which featured concert performances ELO recorded during the tour for Zoom. Two years later, Lynne revived ELO -- this time the billing was Jeff Lynne's ELO -- for Alone in the Universe, his first album of originals in 14 years. It appeared on Columbia Records in November 2015. With new songs at their disposal the band went on tour, including dates in America, festival appearances, and a U.K. show at Wembley that was recorded for their 2017 live album, Wembley or Bust. - Jason Ankeny

• CBS MASTER SOUND (Audiophile LP) Record LP item - FACTORY SEALED
  

• Record Made in the USA

• Pressing is in STEREO (half speed mastered)
  

• Limited Edition LP
  

• Record Speed: 33 1/3 rpm

• Record Made / Issued in: 1981
  

• Record Catalog Number: HZ 46310

Featured on this item:

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

LP Title -

Greatest Hits

Track Listing -

A1 Evil Woman - 4:10         
A2 Livin’ Thing - 3:31         
A3 Can't Get It Out Of My Head - 4:22         
A4 Showdown - 3:51         
A5 Turn To Stone - 3:46         
A6 Rockaria! - 3:12         
B1 Sweet Talkin’ Woman - 3:47         
B2 Telephone Line - 4:37         
B3 Ma-Ma-Ma Belle - 3:35         
B4 Strange Magic - 4:07         
B5 Mr. Blue Sky - 5:05
Other Information / Performers / Credits on this LP include -

• Manufactured By – CBS
• Distributed By – CBS Records
• Arranged By [Strings And Choir] – Lynne, Clark, Tandy
• Bass, Vocals, Backing Vocals – Groucutt
• Conductor – Clark
• Drums, Percussion, Tom Tom [Roto Toms] – Bevan
• Engineer – Mack
• Grand Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Clavinet – Tandy
• Producer, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Music By, Written-By – Lynne         
Audiophile pressing: Half-speed mastered, extended range recording from the CBS Mastersound-series. 
• Barcode: 07464463101
Factory SEALED

CONDITION Details:

LP Jacket:

• The Gate-Fold jacket is in near MINT condition - NO seam splits, NO discoloration, but does have a small drill hole - FACTORY SEALED!

• The jacket has NO splits of any kind - it is completely solid and intact.
  

• It has a drill hole at the bottom, front, left corner of the jacket - see pictures with this listing for detail as they are of the actual item.
  

• There is NO writing on the front or back of the jacket.
  

• The cover has clean and sharp colors and it comes with the paper insert describing the CBS Master Sound series of LPs.
  

The LPs (vinyl) itself:

• The LP is assumed to be in MINT condition as this item is FACTORY SEALED!

• This is the copy you want for your LP collection - any super picky audiophile should be happy with this one!
  

• As for any record, even brand new, sealed ones, we always recommend a proper record cleaning before playing!

A Short Note About LP GRADING -

• Mint = Only used for sealed items.
• Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
• Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
• Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
• Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.

For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them.

The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).

Do not let this rarity slip by!