- art rock, rock, symphonic rock, progressive rock
- 41 min
- 9 tracks
- Harvest
The Electric Light Orchestra is the debut studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released on 3 December 1971 in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records.
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Grave, spare, earnest and character-led.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB−
- CreemC+
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Artistdirect.com4.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A110538 Overture5:30
- A2Look at Me Now3:16
- A3Nellie Takes Her Bow5:58
- A4Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644)6:02
- B11st Movement (Jumping Biz)2:58
- B2Mr. Radio5:02
- B3Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre)4:21
- B4Queen of the Hours3:21
- B5Whisper in the Night4:48
9 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Label
- Harvest
- Released
- December 3, 1971
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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