Electric Light Orchestra - On The Third Day (1973) [Full Album]

On the Third Day is the third studio album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), and the first to be recorded without input from Roy Wood. It was released in the United States in November 1973 by United Artists Records, and in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1973 by Warner Bros. Records. From this album on, the word The was dropped from the band's name (other than The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach which was one of their live albums). The album was reissued on 12 September 2006.

Tracklist:
1. Ocean Breakup / King of the Universe 0:00
2. Bluebird Is Dead 4:07
3. Oh No Not Susan 8:31
4. New World Rising / Ocean Breakup (Reprise) 11:26
5. Showdown 15:59
6. Daybreaker 20:08
7. Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
8. Dreaming of 4000
9. In the Hall of the Mountain King 32:52

Personnel
Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitars
Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
Richard Tandy – piano, Moog, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano
Mike de Albuquerque – bass, backing vocals
Mike Edwards – cello
Mik Kaminski – violin (on tracks 1–4)
Ted Blight – cello (credited on the UK pressing, but said to be a figment of Lynne's imagination)

Additional personnel
Wilf Gibson – violin (on tracks 5–14)
Colin Walker – cello (on tracks 5–14)
Marc Bolan - co-lead guitar ("Ma Ma Ma Belle", "Dreaming of 4000", "Everyone's Born to Die"

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