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321:United Artists Records
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2810:Live: The Early Years
2718:Rock 'n' Roll Is King
2374:Definitive Collection
2180:Alone in the Universe
1659:Classic Rock magazine
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2462:Roll Over Beethoven
2325:A Box of Their Best
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2533:Livin' Thing
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1078:Mike Edwards
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394:Cover design
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344:Walter Mitty
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134:Warner Bros.
50:Studio album
26:
3004:1974 albums
2926:ELO Part II
2901:Discography
2865:Dave Morgan
2860:Louis Clark
2770:Videography
2367:Light Years
2257:Soundtracks
2197:Live albums
2074:Melvyn Gale
1925:26 December
1896:26 December
1869:26 December
1729:28 February
1454:13 December
1112:Louis Clark
976:"Dark City"
525:Music Story
400:still frame
384:Melvyn Gale
367:Louis Clark
363:overdubbing
305:(subtitled
2988:Categories
2885:Rosie Vela
2753:So Serious
2519:Nightrider
2505:Evil Woman
2016:Jeff Lynne
1631:PopMatters
1433:16 October
1358:References
1116:conducting
1045:percussion
1021:production
993:Jeff Lynne
751:Jeff Lynne
660:PopMatters
613:PopMatters
513:MusicHound
359:Jeff Lynne
159:chronology
150:Jeff Lynne
2942:Earthrise
2936:Violinski
2911:Song list
2880:Marc Mann
2647:I'm Alive
2633:Confusion
2605:It's Over
2544:Rockaria!
2455:Mr. Radio
2388:Flashback
2339:Afterglow
2145:Discovery
2095:No Answer
2024:Bev Bevan
1919:Billboard
1890:Billboard
1842:Billboard
1835:Billboard
1591:(4th edn)
1502:(5th edn)
1408:Flashback
1387:8 January
1324:Platinum
1273:Billboard
1265:position
1221:Billboard
1151:position
1037:Bev Bevan
1025:orchestra
987:Personnel
695:Accolades
350:Recording
255:Eldorado
2973:Category
2916:The Move
2739:Stranger
2686:Twilight
2656:" (with
2498:Eldorado
2494:Boy Blue
2469:Showdown
2283:Showdown
2117:Eldorado
2029:Roy Wood
1742:cite web
1735:Eldorado
1697:cite web
1478:AllMusic
1342:500,000
1327:100,000
1317:Canada (
1275:Year-End
1058:clavinet
1056:, Moog,
1005:electric
909:Eldorado
845:Side two
805:Boy Blue
756:Side one
722:magazine
711:Eldorado
709:, using
685:Boy Blue
669:Eldorado
665:Eldorado
635:Eldorado
631:AllMusic
437:AllMusic
355:Eldorado
336:Eldorado
302:Eldorado
281:Boy Blue
228:Eldorado
188:Showdown
179:Eldorado
145:Producer
84:, London
70:Recorded
62:Released
52: by
35:Eldorado
2921:Wizzard
2906:Members
2440:Singles
2290:Olé ELO
1863:CashBox
1483:3 March
1312:/sales
1303:Region
1235:CashBox
1122:reissue
1098:– cello
645:Beatles
331:Concept
315:by the
251:Singles
241:(1975)
232:(1974)
223:(1973)
192:(1974)
183:(1974)
174:(1974)
2948:L.E.O.
2829:(2017)
2821:(2015)
2813:(2010)
2805:(2006)
2797:(2001)
2789:(1990)
2781:(1980)
2654:Xanadu
2265:Xanadu
1804:
1687:16 May
1604:
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1129:Charts
1091:violin
1066:guitar
1029:choral
1027:&
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957:Length
858:Length
769:Length
430:Rating
427:Source
112:Length
78:Studio
2837:Tours
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2551:Do Ya
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1915:(PDF)
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1339:Gold
1082:cello
1054:piano
1041:drums
954:Title
935:39:03
855:Title
766:Title
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253:from
129:Label
90:Genre
2173:Zoom
2152:Time
1927:2020
1898:2020
1871:2020
1802:ISBN
1748:link
1731:2024
1703:link
1689:2018
1602:ISBN
1540:ISBN
1507:ISBN
1485:2013
1456:2022
1435:2023
1389:2019
1334:RIAA
1263:Peak
1208:RMNZ
1149:Peak
1017:Moog
1013:bass
997:lead
979:0:46
968:7:56
925:1:20
914:5:20
899:2:36
884:3:40
873:5:50
836:2:57
821:5:29
810:5:18
795:4:21
780:2:12
689:Gold
1767:RPM
1598:274
1536:383
1279:30
1270:US
1241:16
1232:US
1227:16
1223:200
1218:US
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1201:18
1171:RPM
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973:12.
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950:No.
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851:No.
762:No.
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