Live at the BBC (Electric Light Orchestra)
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'Live at the BBC' is a Live two disc compilation album featuring various line ups of the rock group Electric Light Orchestra
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...

. Released in 1999 and featuring various live BBC sessions as well as Live concert segments recorded by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

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Disc One

  1. "From the Sun to the World"
  2. "Kuiama
    Kuiama
    Kuiama is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by The Electric Light Orchestra.This song is the last track of the ELO 2 LP. At 11:19, it is the longest track on the album, and the longest song ever recorded by Electric Light Orchestra. It tells the tale of a soldier who has found an orphan...

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  3. "In the Hall of the Mountain King
    In the Hall of the Mountain King
    In the Hall of the Mountain King is a piece of orchestral music composed by Edvard Grieg for the sixth scene of Act II in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, which premiered in Christiania on February 24, 1876....

    " (Grieg)
  4. "Roll Over Beethoven
    Roll Over Beethoven
    "Roll Over Beethoven" is a 1956 hit single by Chuck Berry originally released on Chess Records, with "Drifting Heart" as the B-side. The lyrics of the song mention rock and roll and the desire for rhythm and blues to replace classical music...

    " (Berry)
  5. "King of the Universe"
  6. "Bluebird is Dead"
  7. "Oh No Not Susan"
  8. "New World Rising"
  9. "Violin Solo / Orange Blossom Special" (Kaminski / Rouse)
  10. "In the Hall of the Mountain King
    In the Hall of the Mountain King
    In the Hall of the Mountain King is a piece of orchestral music composed by Edvard Grieg for the sixth scene of Act II in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, which premiered in Christiania on February 24, 1876....

    " (1974) (Grieg)
  11. "Great Balls of Fire
    Great Balls of Fire
    "Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 song recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer...

    " (Hammer / Blackwell)

Disc Two

  1. "Fire on High
    Fire On High
    "Fire on High" is the opening instrumental track from the 1975 Electric Light Orchestra album Face the Music.The song was the UK B-side to the band's worldwide hit single Livin' Thing, issued in blue vinyl...

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  2. "Poker"
  3. "Nightrider"
  4. Medley – On the Third Day
    On the Third Day
    On the Third Day is the third studio LP by Electric Light Orchestra and the first to be recorded without any input from Roy Wood.-Overview:...

  5. "Showdown
    Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra song)
    "Showdown" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra.It was the band's last contemporary recording to be released on the Harvest label....

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  6. "Eldorado Overture
    Eldorado Overture
    "Eldorado Overture" is the opening track on Electric Light Orchestra's 1974 concept album Eldorado.It was a new experience for Jeff Lynne to use a full orchestra and choir for the band's songs. The opening starts with haunting sounds provided by Richard Tandy on the synthesizer...

    " / "Can't Get It Out of My Head
    Can't Get It Out of My Head
    Can't Get It Out of My Head is a song by Electric Light Orchestra.First released on the band's fourth album, Eldorado, in July 1974, the song is the second track on the album and follows "Eldorado Overture." The song was released in November of that same year as a single.The song became the band's...

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  7. "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)
    Poor Boy (The Greenwood)
    Poor Boy is a song written by Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra.The song is track number 5 from their 1974 album Eldorado and tells the story of the Dreamer on the hill fantasising he is one of Robin Hood's merry men, this forms the fourth dream."A Robin Hood type character who actually...

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  8. "Illusions in G Major
    Illusions in G Major
    Illusions in G Major is a song recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra.The song is track eight on the band's highly-acclaimed 1974 album Eldorado....

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  9. "Strange Magic
    Strange Magic
    For the greatest hits collection of the same name, see Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra."Strange Magic" is a song written and performed by the Electric Light Orchestra. It can be found on the 1975 Face the Music LP....

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  10. "Evil Woman
    Evil Woman (Electric Light Orchestra song)
    "Evil Woman" is a song written by lead vocalist Jeff Lynne and recorded by Electric Light Orchestra.First released on the band's fifth album, 1975's Face the Music. Released as a single in late-1975, the song became the band's first worldwide hit...

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  11. "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
    Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
    "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" is a song recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra.It was taken from the 1973 album On the Third Day. In the UK, the single version had a slightly different mix from the album original featuring a descending string crescendo and was edited in length.Marc Bolan plays twin lead...

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