A New World Record

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Collection Audit:

Yester-day I listened to Electric Light Orchestra's A New World Record, and I noticed something about the string parts in a couple songs.  Aside from the key, the same string part is in "So Fine" and "Livin' Thing."  I guessed on the keys based on the notes in the parts themselves, but here they are in notation (with the disclaimer that I might be wrong; notation still isn't my strong point). 

"So Fine" 

 

"Livin' Thing" 

 

Having what is virtually the same part in two songs (which are back-to-back in the track listing) helps give the album a greater consistency.

Here's a thing I noticed about a couple songs on A New World Record when I listened to it recently for my Collection Audit project.