The Electric Light Orchestra is the debut studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in December 1971 in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records. In the United States, the album was released in March 1972 as No Answer, after a misunderstood telephone message made by a United Artists Records executive asking about the album name; the caller, having failed to reach the ELO contact, wrote down "no answer" in his notes, and this was misconstrued to be the name of the album.
- Jeff Lynne – vocals, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, bass, Moog synthesizer
- Roy Wood – vocals, cello, classical acoustic guitar, bass, double bass, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, recorder, slide guitar, percussion, bass clarinet, krumhorn
- Bev Bevan – drums, timpani, percussion
- Bill Hunt – French horn, hunting horn, piccolo trumpet
- Steve Woolam – violin
Additional:
Rick Price – bass
Richard Tandy – bass, keyboards
Wilf Gibson – violin
Hugh McDowell – cello
Mike Edwards – cello
Andy Craig – cello
1 - 10538 Overture <5:31>
2 - Look at Me Now <3:18>
3 - Nellie Takes Her Bow <6:00>
4 - Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd, 1644) <6:04>
5 - 1st Movement (Jumping Biz) <3:00>
6 - Mr. Radio <5:04>
7 - Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre) <4:23>
8 - Queen of the Hours <3:22>
9 - Whisper in the Night <4:48>
