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href="/release-group/61898fda-ac4d-3292-93ad-72dd40f1f502/aliases"><bdi>Aliases</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/release-group/61898fda-ac4d-3292-93ad-72dd40f1f502/tags"><bdi>Tags</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/release-group/61898fda-ac4d-3292-93ad-72dd40f1f502/ratings"><bdi>Reviews</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/release-group/61898fda-ac4d-3292-93ad-72dd40f1f502/details"><bdi>Details</bdi></a></li><li><a href="/release-group/61898fda-ac4d-3292-93ad-72dd40f1f502/edit"><bdi>Edit</bdi></a></li></ul></div><script type="application/json">{"collapse":true,"entity":{"entityType":"release_group","gid":"61898fda-ac4d-3292-93ad-72dd40f1f502"},"numberOfRevisions":0}</script><div class="annotation"></div><script type="application/json">{"cachedWikipediaExtract":null,"entity":{"entityType":"release_group","gid":"61898fda-ac4d-3292-93ad-72dd40f1f502"}}</script><div class="wikipedia-extract"></div><h2>Album + Compilation</h2><form action="/release/merge_queue?returnto=%2Frelease-group%2F61898fda-ac4d-3292-93ad-72dd40f1f502" method="post"><table class="tbl"><thead><tr><th>Release</th><th>Artist</th><th>Format</th><th>Tracks</th><th>Country/Date</th><th>Label</th><th>Catalog#</th><th>Barcode</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="subh"><th colSpan="8">Official</th></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="/release/372c61cc-0189-4b1a-9a7d-6df2e4829cb4/cover-art"><span class="artwork-icon caa-icon" title="This release has artwork in the Cover Art Archive"></span></a><a href="/release/372c61cc-0189-4b1a-9a7d-6df2e4829cb4"><bdi>The Essential Electric Light Orchestra</bdi></a></td><td><a href="/artist/0c502791-4ee9-4c5f-9696-0602b721ff3b" title="Electric Light Orchestra (British rock group)"><bdi>Electric Light Orchestra</bdi></a></td><td>CD</td><td>15</td><td><script 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class="comment">(<bdi>US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony</bdi>)</span></td><td><span class="catalog-number">TVK 89072</span></td><td class="barcode-cell">777496081904</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><span class="blank-icon"></span><a href="/release/1f2f2afa-13f9-4367-b332-6a49f798704e"><bdi>The Essential Electric Light Orchestra</bdi></a> <span class="comment">(<bdi>BMG Direct Edition</bdi>)</span></td><td><a href="/artist/0c502791-4ee9-4c5f-9696-0602b721ff3b" title="Electric Light Orchestra (British rock group)"><bdi>Electric Light Orchestra</bdi></a></td><td>CD</td><td>15</td><td><script type="application/json">{"events":[{"country":{"editsPending":false,"gid":"489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98","last_updated":"2013-06-15T18:06:39Z","end_date":null,"iso_3166_1_codes":["US"],"begin_date":null,"id":222,"comment":"","name":"United States","iso_3166_2_codes":[],"primary_code":"US","ended":false,"country_code":"US","iso_3166_3_codes":[],"entityType":"area","typeID":1},"date":{"year":2003,"month":null,"day":null}}]}</script><div class="release-events-container"><ul aria-label="Release events" class="release-events abbreviated"><li aria-label="Release event" class="release-event"><span class="flag flag-US release-country"><a href="/area/489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98"><abbr title="United States">US</abbr></a></span><span class="release-date">2003</span></li></ul></div><script src="https://static.metabrainz.org/MB/common/components/ReleaseEvents-60e9344.js" async=""></script></td><td><a href="/label/132282be-91ba-4185-ae10-0cb570a1288c"><bdi>BMG Direct</bdi></a> <span class="comment">(<bdi>BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions</bdi>)</span>, <a href="/label/8f638ddb-131a-4cc3-b3d4-7ebdac201b55"><bdi>Epic</bdi></a> <span class="comment">(<bdi>US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony</bdi>)</span>, <a href="/label/45ffe1d8-92da-4750-9a4a-f42861f46e2c"><bdi>Legacy</bdi></a> <span class="comment">(<bdi>reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment</bdi>)</span></td><td><span class="catalog-number">D146993</span>, <span class="catalog-number">EK 89072</span></td><td class="barcode-cell">[none]</td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><a href="/release/70287efc-a0fc-428d-affd-943fefa853ae/cover-art"><span class="artwork-icon caa-icon" title="This release has artwork in the Cover Art Archive"></span></a><a href="/release/70287efc-a0fc-428d-affd-943fefa853ae"><bdi>The Essential Electric Light Orchestra</bdi></a></td><td><a href="/artist/0c502791-4ee9-4c5f-9696-0602b721ff3b" title="Electric Light Orchestra (British rock group)"><bdi>Electric Light Orchestra</bdi></a></td><td>CD</td><td>15</td><td><script 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class="comment">(<bdi>US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony</bdi>)</span></td><td><span class="catalog-number">EK 89072</span></td><td class="barcode-cell">696998907225</td></tr><tr class="even"><td><a href="/release/6a324dae-5777-4647-846d-aca1a6ab561d/cover-art"><span class="artwork-icon caa-icon" title="This release has artwork in the Cover Art Archive"></span></a><a href="/release/6a324dae-5777-4647-846d-aca1a6ab561d"><bdi>Playlist: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra</bdi></a></td><td><a href="/artist/0c502791-4ee9-4c5f-9696-0602b721ff3b" title="Electric Light Orchestra (British rock group)"><bdi>Electric Light Orchestra</bdi></a></td><td>Enhanced CD</td><td>15</td><td><script type="application/json">{"events":[{"country":{"id":222,"comment":"","name":"United 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<a href="/label/45ffe1d8-92da-4750-9a4a-f42861f46e2c"><bdi>Legacy</bdi></a> <span class="comment">(<bdi>reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment</bdi>)</span></td><td><span class="catalog-number">88691 90135 2</span></td><td class="barcode-cell">886919013528</td></tr></tbody></table></form><h2 class="relationships">Relationships</h2><table class="details" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><th>part of:</th><td style="word-break:break-all"><span class="serieslink"></span><a class="wrap-anywhere" href="/series/884ab89d-11aa-4c92-8a2c-d190043cab72"><bdi>The Essential</bdi></a> <span class="comment">(<bdi>Sony/Legacy compilations</bdi>)</span> (order: 9)<br/></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="details" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><th>Discogs:</th><td style="word-break:break-all"><span></span><a class="wrap-anywhere" href="https://www.discogs.com/master/503606"><bdi>https://www.discogs.com/master/503606</bdi></a> [<a 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href="/artist/0c502791-4ee9-4c5f-9696-0602b721ff3b" title="Electric Light Orchestra (British rock group)"><bdi>Electric Light Orchestra</bdi></a></dd><dt>Type:</dt><dd class="type">Album + Compilation</dd></dl><h2 class="rating">Rating</h2><p><span class="inline-rating"><span class="star-rating" tabindex="-1"></span></span></p><div id="sidebar-tags"><h2>Tags</h2><h3>Genres</h3><div class="genre-list"><p><a href="/tag/pop%20rock">pop rock</a>, <a href="/tag/pop">pop</a>, <a href="/tag/art%20rock">art rock</a>, <a href="/tag/electronic">electronic</a>, <a href="/tag/progressive%20rock">progressive rock</a></p></div><h3>Other tags</h3><div id="sidebar-tag-list"><p>(none)</p></div><p><a href="/release-group/61898fda-ac4d-3292-93ad-72dd40f1f502/tags"><bdi>See all tags</bdi></a></p></div><h2 class="external-links">External links</h2><ul class="external_links"><li class="discogs-favicon"><a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/503606">Discogs</a></li><li class="wikidata-favicon"><a 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