''A Box of Their Best'' is the first US

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(ELO), released in 1980. It consisted of the albums ''

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'' (with the sides reversed), '' Out of the Blue'' and ''

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''. Also included was Jeff Lynne's first ever solo single, "

Doin' That Crazy Thing "Doin' That Crazy Thing" is a song written, recorded and produced by Jeff Lynne. The song and its associated dance started in the mind of Lynne when he took a short break from being Electric Light Orchestra's frontman. He released the single "Doi ...

". This single, a one-sided single that was marked as a promo, was not in all releases of the box. The box set is almost identical to the UK release '' Four Light Years'', released the same year.

Track listing

All songs written by

Jeff Lynne Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder of the rock music, rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970. As a songwriter, h ...

. ;7" single #"

" – 3:21

A New World Record

Out of the Blue

Discovery

Personnel

– vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizer *

Bev Bevan Beverley Bevan (born 25 November 1944) is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Part II. Bevan also was drumm ...

– drums, percussion *

Richard Tandy Richard Tandy (born 26 March 1948) is an English musician. He is best known as the keyboardist in the rock band Electric Light Orchestra ("ELO"). His palette of keyboards (including Minimoog, Clavinet, Mellotron, and piano) was an important in ...

– piano, synthesizer,

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clavinet The Clavinet is an electrically amplified clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds by a rubber pad striking a point on a tension ...

Kelly Groucutt Kelly Groucutt (born Michael William Groucutt; 8 September 1945 – 19 February 2009) was an English musician, best known as the bassist and occasional vocalist for the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) between 1974 and 1982. Early care ...

– bass guitar, vocals ;Additional personnel on sides 1–6 *

Mik Kaminski Michael Kaminski (born 2 September 1951) is an English musician. He is best known for playing violin in the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) between 1973 and 1979 and touring from 1981 to 1986, as well as being a member of Electric Ligh ...

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cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

Hugh McDowell Hugh Alexander McDowell (31 July 1953 – 6 November 2018)ELO and ...

– cello

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Box of Their Best, A 1980 greatest hits albums Albums produced by Jeff Lynne Electric Light Orchestra compilation albums Epic Records compilation albums