Getting to the Point
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"Getting to the Point" is a song by the rock music group Electric Light Orchestra
from their 1986 album Balance of Power
. Released in the UK as the last single from the album in July 1986. It would be the last original release from the band for some fifteen years.
Due to a strike on Epic's distribution department at the time of its release, the single did not make much of an impression on the singles chart. Its highest position was reported at #95 in the UK.
There was no release in the rest of Europe. A small number of copies were sold by a German reseller called DISC CENTER.
The B-Side of this single is the 1986 Balance of Power album-track "Secret Lives". It was meant to be a separate single outtake as labelled on the Balance of Power album cover (Dutch pressings with JET or EPIC Label Catno. 26467).
There was also a UK 12 inch Epic 3 track version with the "ELO Megamix" on the B-Side. Mixed by Paul Dakeyne
for DMC
, the sound quality of it was somewhat poor.
The song was later covered by Mark Bram, from the band Ruby Topaz, on the Ruby Topaz "Rarities" CD (CD Baby and itunes). Mark did all the instruments and vocals.
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...
from their 1986 album Balance of Power
Balance of Power (Electric Light Orchestra album)
Balance of Power is an album by the Electric Light Orchestra released in 1986.-Overview:Balance of Power was the last studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra for a period of over 15 years...
. Released in the UK as the last single from the album in July 1986. It would be the last original release from the band for some fifteen years.
Due to a strike on Epic's distribution department at the time of its release, the single did not make much of an impression on the singles chart. Its highest position was reported at #95 in the UK.
There was no release in the rest of Europe. A small number of copies were sold by a German reseller called DISC CENTER.
The B-Side of this single is the 1986 Balance of Power album-track "Secret Lives". It was meant to be a separate single outtake as labelled on the Balance of Power album cover (Dutch pressings with JET or EPIC Label Catno. 26467).
There was also a UK 12 inch Epic 3 track version with the "ELO Megamix" on the B-Side. Mixed by Paul Dakeyne
Tinman
Tinman is the alias of British House music producer / remixer, Paul Dakeyne. In 1994, his single "Eighteen Strings" also written as "18 Strings", became an international club hit...
for DMC
Disco Mix Club
Disco Mix Club is a DJ remix service founded by Tony Prince which began as a radio show in 1981 on Radio Luxembourg in the UK. Prince helped popularise a new style of DJ mixes using the turntable as an instrument. DMC started operating as a remix service in 1983. They started producing remix...
, the sound quality of it was somewhat poor.
The song was later covered by Mark Bram, from the band Ruby Topaz, on the Ruby Topaz "Rarities" CD (CD Baby and itunes). Mark did all the instruments and vocals.
Chart positions
| Chart (1986) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
97 |