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Album Club: ELO - A New World Record

Steve Lamacq plays ELO's 1976 album A New World Record in full. Join the conversation via #6MusicAlbumClub.

Released in September 1976, ELO's A New World Record was the band's 6th studio album and was a record that marked the shift towards shorter 'pop' songs. Indeed, Jeff Lynne noted that his song writing hit a peak on this album.

A New World Record became the band's first top ten album in the UK and reached multi-platinum status in the US and UK, selling five million units worldwide within its first year of release. The album yielded a number of hit singles, including "Livin' Thing", "Telephone Line", "Do Ya", a remake of the 1972 single by The Move, of which Lynne was a member between 1970 and 1972.

Join the album club & listen along as Steve Lamacq plays ELO's A New World Record in full. Join in the conversation via #6MusicAlbumClub.

1 hour

Music Played

  • New Order

    The Perfect Kiss

    • LONDON.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Tightrope

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Telephone Line

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Rockaria!

    • Single - Jet UP 36209.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mission (A World Record)

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    So Fine

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Livin' Thing

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Above The Clouds

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Do Ya

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Shangri-La

  • De La Soul

    The Magic Number

    • Big Life.

Broadcast

  • Wed 1 Dec 2021 18:00