Tracklist

1-1	Turn To Stone	3:47
1-2	Evil Woman	4:15
1-3	Livin' Thing	3:32
1-4	Twilight	3:37
1-5	Telephone Line	4:41
1-6	Four Little Diamonds	4:06
1-7	Xanadu	3:27
1-8	Last Train To London	4:32
1-9	Strange Magic (7" Edit)	4:06
1-10	Ma Ma Ma Belle (7" Edit)	3:11
1-11	Confusion	3:40
1-12	Rock 'N' Roll Is King	3:05
1-13	The Way Life's Meant To Be	4:39
1-14	Can't Get It Out Of My Head (7" Edit)	3:07
1-15	Secret Messages (Special Version From The LP)	3:34
1-16	Calling America	3:28
1-17	Don't Walk Away	4:39
1-18	Don't Bring Me Down	4:03
1-19	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03
2-1	Sweet Talkin' Woman	3:47
2-2	I'm Alive	3:43
2-3	Shine A Little Love	4:10
2-4	Ticket To The Moon	4:07
2-5	Illusions In G Major	2:38
2-6	So Serious	2:41
2-7	Nightrider (7" Edit)	3:43
2-8	All Over The World	4:01
2-9	Here Is The News	3:44
2-10	The Diary Of Horace Wimp	4:17
2-11	Across The Border (EP Version)	3:51
2-12	Showdown	4:10
2-13	Hold On Tight	3:07
2-14	Wild West Hero	4:40
2-15	Do Ya	3:45
2-16	10538 Overture (7" Edit)	3:56
2-17	Getting To The Point	4:29
2-18	Rockaria!	3:14
2-19	Roll Over Beethoven (7" Edit)	4:34

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
• Distributed By – Sony Music
• Published By – EMI Songs Ltd.
• Published By – Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Sony Music – S0148903910-0102
• Manufactured By – Sony Music – S0148903910-0202
• Licensed From – EMI Commercial Markets

Credits

• Liner Notes – Rob Caiger
• Written-By – Chuck Berry (tracks: 2-19), Jeff Lynne (tracks: 1-1 to 2-18)

Notes

Info from booklet (fold-out, five panels):
All tracks are 7" Versions unless otherwise stated.
'Thank you', 'Sony Thanks' and 'Very Special Thanks' appear.
The latest ELO news can be found in FTM: P.O. Box 718, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 7UD, England.
All Tracks Published by EMI Songs Ltd. Except Disc 2 Track 19 Published by Jewel Music Co. Ltd.
Disc 2 Track 12 ℗ 1973. Licensed courtesy of EMI Commercial Markets.
Disc 2 Track 16 ℗ 1971. Licensed courtesy of EMI Commercial Markets.
Disc 2 Track 19 ℗ 1972. Licensed courtesy of EMI Commercial Markets.
This compilation ℗ 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
© 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. are exclusive licensees for this compilation.
Distribution: Sony Music, 'Epic' Registered trademark. [Epic logo] is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Info from CDs:
See inlay for all other credits.

Other info:
Some copies may carry a '11-054750-40 nice price Sony Music | Best of the Best' sticker.
Title on CDs and spines is displayed as 'Light Years: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra' whereas on the front cover the colon is missing.

'Secret Messages' is erroneously billed as 'Secret Messages (Special Version From The LP)', but it is in fact the shorter 7" version that lacks the backmasked intro/outro present on the LP.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 099748 903921
• Barcode (Scanned): 5099748903921
• Rights Society: MCPS/BIEM/SDRM
• Other (Distribution Code): DC
• Label Code: LC 0199
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, Variant 1): Sony Music IFPI L551 S0148903910-0102 11 A12
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, Variant 1): Sony Music IFPI L551 S0148903910-0202 31 A6
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, Variant 2, 5): Sony Music S0148903910-0102 11 A7
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, Variant 2): Sony Music S0148903910-0202 41 A3
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, Variant 3): Sony Music S0148903910-0102 61
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, Variant 3): Sony Music S0148903910-0202 165
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, Variant 4): Sony Music IFPI L551 S0148903910-0102 21 A4
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, Variant 4): Sony Music IFPI L551 S0148903910-0202 41 D7
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, Variant 5): Sony Music S0148903910-0202 31 A10
• Mastering SID Code (Discs 1 & 2, Variants 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5): IFPI L551
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1, Variant 1): IFPI 94E4
• Mould SID Code (Disc 2, Variant 1): IFPI 94D3
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1, Variant 2): IFPI 94W3
• Mould SID Code (Disc 2, Variant 2): IFPI 94X1
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1 & 2, Variant 3): IFPI 94K1
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1, Variant 4): IFPI 945C
• Mould SID Code (Disc 2, Variant 4, 5): IFPI 949C
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1, Variant 5): IFPI 946A

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
489039-4	Electric Light Orchestra	Light Years: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra ‎(2xCass, Comp)	Epic	489039-4	Netherlands	1997
489039-4	Electric Light Orchestra	Light Years: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra ‎(2xCass, Comp)	Epic	489039-4	Russia	1997
489039 2	Electric Light Orchestra	Light Years: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra ‎(2x12", Album, Comp)	CBS	489039 2	USA & Canada	1997
489039000, 489039/9	Electric Light Orchestra	The Danish Collection ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Epic, Epic	489039000, 489039/9	Europe	1997
EPC 489039 2, 42-489039-10	Electric Light Orchestra	Light Years: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Sony Music Special Marketing, Sony Music Special Marketing	EPC 489039 2, 42-489039-10	Spain	1998