Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. 10538 Overture
2. Mr. Radio
3. Kuiama
4. In Old England Town (Boogie #2)
5. Mama
6. Roll Over Beethoven
7. Bluebird Is Dead
8. Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
9. Showdown
10. Can't Get It Out of My Head
11. Boy Blue
12. One Summer Dream
DISC 2:
1. Evil Woman
2. Tightrope
3. Strange Magic
4. Do Ya
5. Nightrider
6. Waterfall
7. Rockaria!
8. Telephone Line
9. So Fine
10. Livin' Thing
11. Mr. Blue Sky
12. Sweet Is the Night
13. Turn to Stone
14. Sweet Talkin' Woman
15. Steppin' Out
16. Midnight Blue
17. Don't Bring Me Down
DISC 3:
1. Prologue
2. Twilight
3. Julie Don't Live Here
4. Shine a Little Love
5. When Time Stood Still
6. Rain Is Falling
7. Bouncer - (previously unreleased)
8. Hello My Old Friend - (previously unreleased)
9. Hold on Tight
10. Four Little Diamonds
11. Mandalay - (previously unreleased)
12. Buildings Have Eyes - (previously unreleased)
13. So Serious - (previously unreleased)
14. Matter of Fact, A - (previously unreleased)
15. No Way Out
16. Getting to the Point
17. Destination Unknown - (previously unreleased)
18. Rock 'N Roll Is King
| Details | | Playing Time: | 211 min. | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes
Though all of ELO's albums, at least through 1979's DISCOVERY, are excellent examples of vista-rich pop songcraft, the 1990 box set AFTERGLOW is a handy condensation of the group's enormous catalogue into three excellently remastered compact discs. AFTERGLOW is an excellent set, though it only lightly details the band's early years with co-founder Roy Wood (only two tracks, including the fantastic "10538 Overture," are included from the first LP) and skip's the band's underrated contributions to the soundtrack of the flop film XANADU. Discs one and two cover the band's years of megastardom and include all the classic hits. Disc three details the less commercially successful though still artistically impressive '80s records, and the high points nearly match up to the better-known earlier tracks. Jeff Lynne's layered arrangements and flawless production were simply made for CD sound, and the songs sound even better than they did in the '70s.
Editorial Reviews
..probing synth epics, extended string sections, unreleased treasures, and the hits...shiny and fresh.
Spin (11/01/1990)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...AFTERGLOW is everything but the sexual experience its title suggests...
Q (10/01/1994)
..probing synth epics, extended string sections, unreleased treasures, and the hits...shiny and fresh.Q (10/94, p.136) - 4 Stars - Excellent - ...AFTERGLOW is everything but the sexual experience its title suggests...
Spin (11/01/1990)
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