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Flashback

Box set by

Electric Light Orchestra

Released

21 November 2000

Recorded

1970–2000

Genre

Rock

Length

213:13

Label

Epic/Legacy

Producer

Jeff Lynne, Al Quaglieri, Jeff Magid

Electric Light Orchestra chronology

Friends & Relatives
(1999)

Flashback
(2000)

The Ultimate Collection
(2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

Flashback is the second box set compilation by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in November 2000 in the US and the following month in the UK.

History

In 2000, Jeff Lynne found a new impetus to work on the music of his old band and returned to the recording studio to work on an ELO project for the first time in some 15 years just prior to the comeback album Zoom in 2001. This work resulted in a digitally remastered compilation released in late 2000. Unlike its predecessors, this project, Flashback, was personally approved and endorsed by Lynne. The set includes songs featured from all 11 studio albums up to that point, including an edit of "Great Balls of Fire" from their live album The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach, plus some new recordings amongst the band's extensive back catalogue, most notably a reworking of Lynne's only UK number one hit "Xanadu". The album includes a booklet inside, plus liner notes by David Wild with quotes on each song from Lynne.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jeff Lynne, except where noted. Tracks marked (*) co-produced by Roy Wood.

CD 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"10538 Overture *"		The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer, 1971 (UK)/1972 (US)	5:32
2.	"Showdown"		On the Third Day (US), 1973; Showdown, 1974	4:12
3.	"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"		On the Third Day	3:55
4.	"Mr. Radio *"		The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer	5:04
5.	"Roll Over Beethoven"	Chuck Berry	ELO 2, 1973	7:48
6.	"Mama" (New edit)		ELO 2	4:06
7.	"One Summer Dream" (Single version)		Face the Music, 1975	5:21
8.	"Illusions in G Major"		Eldorado, 1974	2:41
9.	"Strange Magic"		Face the Music	4:29
10.	"Eldorado Overture"		Eldorado	2:12
11.	"Can't Get It Out of My Head"		Eldorado	4:24
12.	"Eldorado"		Eldorado	5:18
13.	"Eldorado Finale"		Eldorado	1:29
14.	"Do Ya" (Unedited alternative mix)		Previously unreleased; Originally from A New World Record, 1976	4:09
15.	"Mister Kingdom"		Eldorado	5:08
16.	"Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor"	Edvard Grieg	Previously unreleased, 2000 (recorded 1982)	2:58

CD 2

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Tightrope"	A New World Record	5:23
2.	"Evil Woman"	Face the Music	4:19
3.	"Livin' Thing"	A New World Record	3:33
4.	"Mr. Blue Sky"	Out of the Blue, 1977	5:07
5.	"Mission (A World Record)" (Alternative mix)	Previously unreleased; originally from A New World Record	4:31
6.	"Turn to Stone"	Out of the Blue	3:48
7.	"Telephone Line"	A New World Record	4:45
8.	"Rockaria!"	A New World Record	3:15
9.	"Starlight"	Out of the Blue	4:45
10.	"It's Over"	Out of the Blue	3:55
11.	"The Whale"	Out of the Blue	5:07
12.	"Sweet Talkin' Woman"	Out of the Blue	3:49
13.	"Big Wheels"	Out of the Blue	5:32
14.	"Shangri-La"	A New World Record	5:36
15.	"Nightrider"	Face the Music	4:24
16.	"Tears in Your Life"	Previously unreleased (recorded 1982)	3:05

CD 3

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Don't Bring Me Down"		Discovery, 1979	4:04
2.	"The Diary of Horace Wimp"		Discovery	4:17
3.	"Twilight"		Time, 1981	3:43
4.	"Secret Messages"		Secret Messages, 1983	4:38
5.	"Take Me On and On"		Secret Messages	4:58
6.	"Shine a Little Love"		Discovery	4:11
7.	"Rock 'n' Roll Is King"		Secret Messages	3:15
8.	"Last Train to London"		Discovery	4:31
9.	"Confusion"		Discovery	3:40
10.	"Getting to the Point"		Balance of Power, 1986	4:51
11.	"Hold on Tight"		Time	3:07
12.	"So Serious"		Balance of Power	2:43
13.	"Calling America"		Balance of Power	3:26
14.	"Four Little Diamonds"		Secret Messages	4:06
15.	"Great Balls of Fire" (Live)	Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer	The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach, 1974	3:06
16.	"Xanadu" (New version)		Previously unreleased; originally from the Xanadu soundtrack, 1980	3:21
17.	"Indian Queen" (Demo)		Previously unreleased (recorded 1973)	0:57
18.	"Love Changes All"		Previously unreleased (recorded 1980)	3:28
19.	"After All"		Previously unreleased on CD; originally B-side to "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" single, 1983	2:24
20.	"Helpless"		Previously unreleased (recorded 1982)	3:19
21.	"Who's That?"		Previously unreleased (recorded 1982)	1:26

Personnel

Jeff Lynne – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, producer (1970–1986, 2000)
Roy Wood – vocals, electric guitar, classical guitar, cello, bass guitar, wind instruments, producer (1970)
Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, vocals (1970–1986)
Richard Tandy – keyboards, electric guitar, vocals (1970–1986)
Michael d'Albuquerque – bass guitar, vocals (1972–1974)
Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, vocals (1975–1983)
Bill Hunt – french horn (1970)
Steve Woolam – violin (1970)
Wilfred Gibson – violin (1972–1973)
Mik Kaminski – violin (1973–1977, 1983)
Mike Edwards – cello (1972–1974)
Colin Walker – cello (1972–1973)
Hugh McDowell – cello (1973–1977)
Melvyn Gale – cello (1975–1977)
Marc Bolan – electric guitar on "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (1973)
Marc Mann – keyboards on "Xanadu", engineer, mastering assistant (2000)
Al Quaglieri – producer (2000)
Jeff Magid – producer (2000)
Doug Sax, Robert Hadley – digital remastering at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California
Ryan Ulyate – engineer, mastering assistant (2000)
David Wild – liner notes (2000)

References

^ Flashback at AllMusic
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th edn). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 275. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

v t e Electric Light Orchestra
Jeff Lynne Bev Bevan Roy Wood Richard Tandy Bill Hunt Steve Woolam Mike Edwards Wilfred Gibson Hugh McDowell Andy Craig Mike de Albuquerque Colin Walker Mik Kaminski Kelly Groucutt Melvyn Gale
Studio albums	The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer) ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II) On the Third Day Eldorado Face the Music A New World Record Out of the Blue Discovery Time Secret Messages Balance of Power Zoom Alone in the Universe From Out of Nowhere
Live albums	The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach Live at Wembley '78 Live at Winterland '76 The BBC Sessions Live at the BBC Electric Light Orchestra Live Wembley or Bust
Soundtracks	Xanadu
Compilations	Showdown Olé ELO The Light Shines On Three Light Years The Light Shines On Vol 2 ELO's Greatest Hits A Box of Their Best Four Light Years Afterglow ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra Strange Magic Light Years Definitive Collection Friends & Relatives Flashback The Ultimate Collection The Essential Electric Light Orchestra All Over the World Ticket to the Moon The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2 CD Edition) Mr. Blue Sky
Videography	Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (1980) Fusion – Live in London (1990) Zoom Tour Live (2001) ELO – Total Rock Review (2006) Live: The Early Years (2010) Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park (2015) Wembley or Bust (2017)
Tours	Jeff Lynne's ELO Tour 2019
Touring members	Louis Clark Dave Morgan Martin Smith Gregg Bissonette Matt Bissonette Marc Mann Rosie Vela
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