Olé ELO
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Olé ELO is the second compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by the 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...

 covering their early years. Released in 1976, this LP was originally compiled by United Artists Records
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...

 as a promotional album for American radio stations, but when copies of the LP started selling to fans "underground" United Artists decided to release it in the US to capitalize on the band's growing popularity.

Chart position

  • #32 Billboard 200
    Billboard 200
    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

    , RIAA certification: Gold

Track listing

All tracks written by Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...

, except "Roll Over Beethoven" by Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...

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Original US United Artists pressings of the album contained the full-length versions of "Kuiama" and "Roll Over Beethoven", as included in the album Electric Light Orchestra II. Original promotional copies were pressed on gold vinyl. Later US releases and CBS/Jet reissues have included edited versions of these two songs.
  1. "10538 Overture
    10538 Overture
    -Song history:The song, written by Jeff Lynne, was intended to be a B-side on one of The Move's singles. Rick Price of The Move played bass on the track originally but was never credited, apparently with all the overdubs and layers that were added to the track the bass line 'got lost' in the mix...

    " - 5:25
    • From the album The Electric Light Orchestra
      The Electric Light Orchestra (album)
      The Electric Light Orchestra is the debut studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra, released in December 1971. In the US, the album was released in early 1972 as No Answer, after a misunderstood telephone message made by a United Artists Records executive asking about the album name...

      (1971), issued in the US in 1972 under the title No Answer.
  2. "Kuiama" - 11:10 (1st United Artists pressing), 9:08 (later editions)
    • From the album Electric Light Orchestra II (1973).
  3. "Roll Over Beethoven" - 8:02 (1st United Artists pressing), 4:31 (45 RPM edit; later editions)
    • From Electric Light Orchestra II.
  4. "Showdown" - 4:12
    • 1973 non-LP single, later included in the US version of the album 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:...

      (1973).
  5. "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...

    " - 3:35
    • From On the Third Day.
  6. "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...

    " - 4:26
    • From the album Eldorado, A Symphony by The Electric Light Orchestra
      Eldorado (Electric Light Orchestra album)
      Eldorado - A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra is the fourth studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra, released in 1974.-Concept:...

      (1974).
  7. "Boy Blue
    Boy Blue (Electric Light Orchestra Song)
    "Boy Blue" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by the Electric Light Orchestra which first appeared as track number 3 from their 1974 album, Eldorado....

    " - 4:12
    • 45 RPM single edit; full version included on Eldorado.
  8. "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...

    " - 4:15
    • From the album Face the Music (1975).
  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....

    " - 4:05
    • From Face the Music.
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