ELO EP
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The ELO EP was the final 1978 release from Electric Light Orchestra
. It was a seven-inch extended play
album played at 33 revolutions per minute and it was released in the UK and Ireland only to promote the three-LP box set Three Light Years
. "Can't Get It Out of My Head
" was the lead-off track and had originally appeared on the band's fourth album Eldorado. It thus finally became a hit in their homeland, nearly four years after it had charted in the US. The other three tracks had already been UK hit singles, though only "Evil Woman" had reached the Top 10.
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...
. It was a seven-inch extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
album played at 33 revolutions per minute and it was released in the UK and Ireland only to promote the three-LP box set Three Light Years
Three Light Years
Three Light Years was a boxed set of three studio albums by Electric Light Orchestra. It was released in December 1978 and reached #38 on the UK Albums Chart.-Contents:...
. "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...
" was the lead-off track and had originally appeared on the band's fourth album Eldorado. It thus finally became a hit in their homeland, nearly four years after it had charted in the US. The other three tracks had already been UK hit singles, though only "Evil Woman" had reached the Top 10.
Track listing
All songs composed by Jeff LynneChart positions
Chart (1978) | Peak Position |
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Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
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UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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