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Harvest, Warner Bros.From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated more combined UK and US Top 40 hit singles than any other band in the world, with 46.Guest musicians on studio albums
3.Wood had already decided to form a new band that would use cellos, violins, horns and woodwinds to give their music a classical sound, to take rock music in a new direction.The Move evolved into the Electric Light Orchestra in October 1970 and started work on an album.To help finance the fledgling project, two more Move albums were released during the lengthy ELO recordings.The resulting debut album, The Electric Light Orchestra, released in 1971 (1972 in the US as No Answer), produced a UK top ten hit "10538 Overture".Amid the recordings for the band's second LP, Wood left the band, taking cellist Hugh McDowell and horn player Bill Hunt with him to form Wizzard.Despite predictions from the music press that the band would fold without Wood, who had been the driving force behind the creation of ELO, Jeff Lynne stepped up to lead the band, with Bevan remaining on drums, joined by Richard Tandy on the Moog synthesizer, Mike de Albuquerque on bass, Mike Edwards and Colin Walker adding cello and Wilfred Gibson replacing Steve Woolam on violin.On the Third Day album cover portrait of ELO by Richard Avedon.The resulting album, On the Third Day was released in late 1973 and featured the US hit "Showdown."Global success
For the band's fourth album, Eldorado, A Symphony, a concept album about dreams, Lynne was finally able to stop overdubbing strings, and hire an orchestra and choir.The lineup stabilized as the band took to a decidedly more accessible sound.Face the Music was released in 1975, producing the hit singles "Evil Woman" and "Strange Magic."The opening instrumental "Fire On High", with its mix of strings and blazing acoustic guitars, saw heavy exposure as background music on CBS Sports Spectacular montages, though most viewers had no idea of the song's origins, today, "Fire On High" has become a staple of classic rock radio.They were still largely ignored in the United Kingdom until their sixth album, A New World Record, hit the top ten there in 1976.It contained the hit singles "Livin' Thing", "Telephone Line", "Rockaria!"Blue Sky," and "Wild West Hero," each becoming a hit in the United Kingdom.In the United States the concerts were billed as The Big Night and were their largest to date, with 80,000 people seeing them at the Cleveland Stadium.During the famous spaceship tour, the band were criticized for allegedly playing backing tapes."Don't Bring Me Down", the album was criticized for its heavy disco influence.Discovery also produced the hits "Shine A Little Love", "Last Train to London", "Confusion" and "The Diary of Horace Wimp".Although there would be no live tour associated with Discovery, the band recorded the entire album in video form.Mik Kaminski and the two cellists Hugh McDowell and Melvyn Gale were dismissed.The Electric Light Orchestra finished 1979 as the biggest selling act in the United Kingdom.Randy Newman album Born Again.John and ELO, is ELO's only song to top the singles chart in the United Kingdom.The Electric Light Orchestra Story, Bev Bevan's memoirs from his early days and throughout his career with The Move and ELO, was also published in 1980.Time, a throwback to earlier, more progressive rock albums like Eldorado.With the string section laid off, synthesizers took a dominating role, as was a trend in the larger music scene.Time topped the UK charts for two weeks and is the last ELO studio album to date to be certified gold.Decline
Jeff Lynne wanted to follow Time with a double album, but CBS blocked his plan, claiming it would be too expensive.Rumours from fans about the group disbanding were publicly denied by Bev Bevan.Although Secret Messages debuted at number four in the UK, it fell off the charts, failing to catch fire with a lack of hit singles and a lukewarm media response.By 1984, Bevan was expressing a desire to join Black Sabbath permanently, Lynne and Tandy were recording tracks for the Electric Dreams soundtrack under Jeff Lynne's name, and, with Groucutt's departure, ELO was assumed to be finished.However, Lynne was contractually obligated to make one more ELO album.Christian Schneider playing saxophone on some tracks) to record ELO's final album of the 20th century, Balance of Power, released early in 1986.Along with US appearances on American Bandstand, Solid Gold and at Disneyland, ELO performed in England and Germany, including at the Heartbeat charity concert (organized by Bevan) in ELO's hometown of Birmingham , and ELO's last performance of the century, on July 13 in Stuttgart.Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty) Traveling Wilburys Vol.Bevan approached Lynne to make another ELO album in 1988.ELO Part II
Bev Bevan formed his own band titled ELO Part II, initially with no other former ELO members except Louis Clark.ELO Part II released their debut album Electric Light Orchestra Part Two in 1990.Mik Kaminski, Kelly Groucutt and Hugh McDowell joined the band for the first tour in 1991.McDowell left after that tour.Bevan, Groucutt, Kaminski and Clark recorded a second album in 1994 and toured extensively until 1999.Bevan retired in 1999 and sold his share of the ELO name to Jeff Lynne in 2000.The remaining members continue to tour and record, renamed as The Orchestra.Though billed and marketed as an ELO album, the only returning member other than Jeff Lynne was Richard Tandy, who performed on one track.Zoom took on a more organic sound, with less emphasis on strings and electronic effects.Rosie Vela (who had released her own album "Zazu", in 1986) and announced that ELO would tour again.The track "Twilight" was used in the opening (animated) sequence of the immensely popular Densha Otoko drama in Japan, actually as an homage to a classic Gainax animation for an anime convention that used the same track and similar animation.Also car commercials such as VW (2005) and Honda, then also Sears Department Stores, both in 2007.Lynne's unique orchestrated sound.During their 2007 "Beautiful World" tour, the reformed Take That used part of ELO's "Mr.Current releases
Although there has been no news on any forthcoming new ELO projects, ELO's core studio albums have now all been remastered and expanded with bonus tracks, leaving only The Night the Light Went On (in Long Beach), ELO's Greatest Hits, Xanadu, Zoom and ELO's Greatest Hits Live AKA Zoom Tour Live to be done.Legacy series were Out of the Blue and Balance of Power which were released in February, 2007.United Kingdom as a download single on February 6, 2007 titled "Latitude 88 North".All the original ELO albums were released in mini replica sleeves in Japan.To further cash in on the success of the remasters, another ELO compilation hit the German, then UK shops in October, 2007, now set for release stateside on February 5th, 2008.All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra and is called Ticket to the Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Volume 2.The group's name is an intended pun based not only on electric light (as in a light bulb as seen on early album covers) but also using "electric" rock instruments combined with a "light orchestra" (orchestras with only a few cellos and violins that were popular in Britain during the 1960s).The 4008 speaker was, itself, based upon the upper cabinet of the most popular jukebox of all time, the Wurlitzer model 1015.The band's previous logo (right) was similar to the General Electric logo.The new logo has appeared on most of the bands albums in various forms.Again, on the follow up Discovery, the logo became a small glowing artifact on top of a treasure chest.Bev Bevan usually displayed the logo on his drum kit.Debut Tour
Roy Wood's only live ELO tour.After the tour, Wood, Hunt and
McDowell leave ELO and form Wizzard.ELO 2 Tour
Bassist Mike de Albuquerque and cellist Colin Walker join ELO after the departure of Wood, Hunt, McDowell, Craig and Smith.Classic Lineup, touring in support of the albums
Face The Music, A New World Record and Out Of The Blue
Edwards is replaced by cellist Melvyn Gale.The band's most successful period.Zoom Tour
Featuring a whole new band save for Lynne and Tandy.The only time the band has not featured a violinist although the cellos return.Discography
This is a text only simple list; For a full discography with chart placings and alternative titles please see Electric Light Orchestra discography.Electric Light Orchestra: Eldorado.Jeff Lynne Song Database.Official ELO and related artists information site.Website includes interviews with former members of The Electric Light Orchestra.ELO's Greatest Hits Vol.See Copyrights for details.Set : false,
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fullUrl : document.Are you a fan site webmaster?Add a link to your "Electric Light Orchestra" fan site on VH1.The Electric Light Orchestra's ambitious yet irresistible fusion of Beatlesque
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the 70s like we do, jump on board.Did you know you can post a link to your fan site?Add a link to your Electric Light Orchestra fan site on VH1.Keep tabs on Electric Light Orchestra!The Electric Light Orchestra is the debut LP by Electric Light Orchestra released in 1971.The Electric Light Orchestra (First Light Series)
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3.The album is centred around the core trio of Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne, and Bev Bevan who were the remaining members of rock group The Move.The more mainstream "10538 Overture" became a top ten hit in the UK, later sampled by Paul Weller on his hit song "The Changingman" in 1995.The original LP was mixed in Quadrophonic sound but was only released in this format in South America.The edited single version made its first appearance on the 2005 compilation album Harvest Showdown instead.The Electric Light Orchestra (First Light Series) is a two disc expanded special 30th anniversary edition of their debut album.Jeff Lynne: Guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals.Bev Bevan: Drums, Percussion, vocals.To share this media with a friend, you must have AIM installed.What's That Song in the Honda Accord Commercial?Want More Electric Light Orchestra?Highlights: A smokin version of her hit single Tambourine and a killer verse from Party Like a Rockstar.Pepsi Smash
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