A New World Record
Occupation
- Vocals, guitar, piano: Jeff Lynne
- Vocals, drums: Bev Bevan
- Singing, piano, synthesizer, mellotron: Richard Tandy
- Vocals, Bass: Kelly Groucutt
- Violin: Mik Kaminski
- Cello: Hugh McDowell
- Cello: Melvyn Gale
A New World Record (german for: "A New World Record " ) is the sixth studio album by British rock band Electric Light Orchestra from 1976, the album reached the first of the band, the British album charts and is at a maximum quotation in 6th place as the. commercial breakthrough of the band in their home country. The album sold over five million copies.
- 4.1 album
- 4.2 Singles
Music style
Stylistically, the album is influenced by the Beatles, Allmusic sees in the song Telephone Line "the best Lennon / McCartney collaboration that never was ".
A New World Record contains both orchestral pop elements as well as " pounding Rock". It has " the brain and hooks".
Title list
Bonus Tracks (Remastered Version of 2006)
Reception
Jeff Lynne sees the album and its successor, Out of the Blue, a high point in the band's history. The website starling.rinet.ru throws ELO however ago, selling out with the album, and put that not of dilettantism, but because of the attempt to Classical compulsively in a rocking outfit.
Chart positions
Album
Singles
Awards
- Platinum record UK (1979)
- USA ( 1976)