Getting to the Point
~ Recording by Electric Light Orchestra
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:28 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 28AP 3153 |
| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| CBS Associated Records | ZK 40048 |
| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| Jet Records | 26467 |
| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | CDEPC 26467 |
| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | FZ 40048 |
| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 32DP 407 |
| 2.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 466558 2 |
| 3.16 | Getting to the Point | 4:29 | Electric Light Orchestra | Afterglow | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic Associated | Z3K 46090 |
| 2.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 4665581 |
| 2.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | CDCBS2464 |
| 1.11 | Getting to the Point | 4:31 | Electric Light Orchestra | Collection Gold | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.10 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | Singles Collection | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Phonogram | ELO 110197 TVB |
| 2.17 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | Light Years | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.17 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | Light Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 489039 2 |
| 2.17 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Danish Collection | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.17 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Swedish Collection - The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 489039 5, 4890395000 |
| 2.13 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Ultimate Collection | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | Epic 504428 2 |
| 2.13 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Ultimate Collection | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | STVCD126 |
| 2.17 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | Light Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:31 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | MHCP 1163 |
| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:31 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
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| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:31 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) | |
| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:31 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 82796942792 |
| 11.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:31 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Classic Albums Collection | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697873262 |
| 11.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Classic Albums Collection | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | |
| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:31 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:31 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | SICP-30901 |
| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.18 | Getting to the Point | 4:31 | Electric Light Orchestra | ELO 50th Anniversary, Vol. 2 | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.3 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | Balance of Power | Electric Light Orchestra | Album |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 4685762 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Getting to the Point | 4:30 | Electric Light Orchestra | The Best of 1971-2001 | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.17 | Getting to the Point | 4:33 | Electric Light Orchestra | StarCollection | Electric Light Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| United Sounds | |
Relationships
| programming: | Richard Tandy |
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| engineer: | Bill Bottrell Tom Thiel (German electronic producer) |
| producer: | Jeff Lynne |
| mixer: | Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) |
| bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and piano and background vocals and lead vocals: | Jeff Lynne (from 1985 until 1986) |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1985 until 1986) |
| keyboard and piano: | Richard Tandy (from 1985 until 1986) |
| saxophone: | Christian Schneider (saxophone, guitar, keyboard) (from 1985 until 1986) |
| recorded at: | Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1985 until 1986) Hartmann Digital in Obertrubach, Bayern, Germany (from 1985 until 1986) |
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| mixed at: | Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany |
| recording of: | Getting to the Point (from 1985 until 1986) |
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Related works
Getting to the Point
| lyricist and composer: | Jeff Lynne |
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