Four Little Diamonds

~ Recording by Electric Light Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
  • US1983-06-17
Jet RecordsQZ 38490
1.5Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
  • GB1983-06-24
Jet RecordsJETLX 527
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbumJet RecordsCDJET 527, DIDP-72, ZK 38490
1.5Four Little Diamonds4:04Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
Jet Records25AP 2640
1.5Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
Jet RecordsJETLX 527
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
Jet RecordsZK 38490
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 462487 2
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)CSCS 6036
2.13Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraStrange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra (club edition)Electric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1995-04-11
Epic Associated, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CZ2K 64157
2.13Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraStrange Magic: The Best of Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)Z2K 64157
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraLight Years: The Very Best of Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-10-27
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)01-489039-10, 489039 2
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraLight YearsElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997-11
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraLight Years: The Very Best of Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)489039 2
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraThe Danish CollectionElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
3.14Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraFlashbackElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-12-11
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 5009312
3.14Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraFlashbackElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)E3K 85123, EK 85124, EK 85125, EK 85126
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraThe Swedish Collection: The Very Best of Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)489039 5, 4890395000
3.14Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraFlashbackElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2001-06-06
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SRCS-2458~60
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
  • AT2001-06-11
  • XE2001-06-11
  • GB2001-06-11
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)502496 2, 5024962000
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
  • US2001-06-12
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 85424
2.19Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraThe Ultimate CollectionElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2001-07-30
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)Epic 504428 2
2.19Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraThe Ultimate CollectionElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music TVSTVCD126
1.3Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraGrand Theft Auto: Vice City, Volume 4: Flash FMVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2002-10-29
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 87001
4.3Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraGrand Theft Auto: Vice City: Official Soundtrack Box SetVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • XE2002-10-29
Rockstar Games, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)5100642000, EPC 510064 2
1.3Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraGrand Theft Auto: Vice City, Volume 4: Flash FMVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)5100572000
1.3Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraGrand Theft Auto: Vice City, Volume 4: Flash FMVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)2 510057
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraLight Years: The Very Best of Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
  • JP2007-02-21
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Jet RecordsMHCP 1162
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
  • GB2007-10-08
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)
1.9Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraTicket to the Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra, Volume 2Electric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-10-15
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697179932
1.9Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraTicket to the Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra, Volume 2Electric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-02-08
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697 22174 2
2.15Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraThe Essential Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2011-10-07
2.12Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraThe Essential Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-10-07
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)
2.15Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraThe Essential Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)
2.15Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraThe Essential Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-10-24
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697977522RE1
10.5Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraThe Classic Albums CollectionElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-11-14
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)
10.6Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraThe Classic Albums CollectionElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-11-14
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697873262
2.15Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraThe Essential Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)88697973612
3.14Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraFlashbackElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
2.9Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraThe Very Best of Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2015-11-25
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)SICP 30902-3
1.5Four Little Diamonds4:10Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.12Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraELO 50th Anniversary, Vol. 2Electric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2021-11-12
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.5Four Little Diamonds4:10Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 462487 1
1.5Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbumEpic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)
Promotion
1.5Four Little Diamonds4:10Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
Jet RecordsQZ 38490
Bootleg
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:05Electric Light OrchestraSecret MessagesElectric Light OrchestraAlbum
CD‐Maximum (Russian label)CDM 898-167
4.2Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraGrand Theft Auto: Vice City Radio (Individual tracks from the stations)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • XW2002-10-29
Rockstar Games
1.15Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraGreatest HitsElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Epic (counterfeit releases pretending to be on Epic), Star Mark (Russian bootleg production)14034-1/2
1.8Four Little Diamonds4:06Electric Light OrchestraThe Best of 1971–2001Electric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • -2010
(unknown)
1.12Four Little Diamonds4:09Electric Light OrchestraStarCollectionElectric Light OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
United Sounds
1.6Four Little Diamonds4:07Electric Light OrchestraSecret Messages (35th anniversary edition)Electric Light OrchestraAlbum

Relationships

engineer:Bill Bottrell
producer:Jeff Lynne
drum machine and synthesizer:Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983)
Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (from 1982 until 1983)
drums (drum set):Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1982 until 1983)
electric piano and grand piano:Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) (from 1982 until 1983)
guitar, piano and lead vocals:Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983)
percussion:Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1982 until 1983)
Jeff Lynne (from 1982 until 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1983)
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1990)
recorded at:Wisselord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1982 until 1983)
recording of:Four Little Diamonds (from 1982 until 1983)

Four Little Diamonds

lyricist and composer:Jeff Lynne
publisher:EMI April Music Inc.
Polygon Publishing Ltd.
EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)