Showdown (album)
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| Compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra | ||
| Released | November 1974 | |
| Recorded | 1971 - 1973 | |
| Genre | Progressive Rock | |
| Label | Harvest Records 7C038-05698 | |
| Producer(s) | Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne | |
| Electric Light Orchestra chronology | ||
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| Showdown (1974) |
Olé ELO (1976) |
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Showdown is an Electric Light Orchestra compilation album, covering their Harvest years. It is the first in a very long line of Electric Light Orchestra compilation albums. It is also the first time the hit single Showdown featured on an album in the UK.
[edit] Track listing
- "10538 Overture" (Jeff Lynne) – 5:28
- "From the Sun to the World" (Boogie No.1) (Lynne) – 8:15
- "Whisper in the Night" (Roy Wood) – 4:44
- "Queen of the Hours" (Lynne) – 3:21
- "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry) – 7:00
- "First Movement (Jumping Biz)" (Wood) – 2:57
- "In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2)" (Lynne) – 6:50
- "Showdown" (Lynne) – 4:08
[edit] Personnel
- Jeff Lynne – Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Moog Synthesizer
- Roy Wood – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Cello, Wind Instruments
- Bev Bevan – Drums, Percussion
- Richard Tandy – Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer
- Mike de Albuquerque – Bass, backing vocals
- Wilfred Gibson – Violin
- Mike Edwards – Cello
- Colin Walker – Cello
- Bill Hunt – French Horn, Hunting Horn
- Steve Woolam – Violin
| Electric Light Orchestra |
| Founding members: Jeff Lynne | Roy Wood | Bev Bevan Other members in Electric Light Orchestra |
| Electric Light Orchestra discography |
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| Studio albums: The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer | ELO 2 | On the Third Day | Eldorado, A Symphony | Face the Music | A New World Record | Out of the Blue | Discovery | Xanadu | Time | Secret Messages | Balance of Power | Zoom |
| Live albums: The Night the Light Went On (In Long Beach) | Live at Winterland '76 | Live at Wembley '78 |
| Compilation albums: Showdown | Olé ELO | The Light Shines On | The Light Shines On Vol 2 | ELO's Greatest Hits | A Box of their Best | Afterglow | ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | Strange Magic | Flashback | The Essential Electric Light Orchestra | All Over the World |
