10-7-09 E: Electric Light Orchestra
Jeff Lynne & Co. I was a fan of The Move, after trying the “Looking On” LP. I was all over “No Answer”, as their debut LP was known in the
7" 10538 OVERTURE promo U.A.
1972 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo – debut US single
LP BALANCE OF POWER CBS ASSOC. FZ 40048
1986 10 TRKS
7" BOY BLUE promo U.A.
1974 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo
12" CALLING
1986 3 TRKS with pic sleeve
LP DISCOVERY CBS/JET
1979 9 TRKS insert
7" DO YA (mono) / (stereo) U.A. US UA-XW939-Y
1976 2 TRKS with pic sleeve, promo
LP ELDORADO U.A.
1974 10 TRKS
LP ELO II U.A.
1973 5 TRKS 2nd album
LP FACE THE MUSIC U.A. US US-LA-546G
1975 8 TRKS
7" I'M ALIVE / DRUM DREAMS JET
1980 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
7" MA-MA-MA BELLE promo U.A. US UA-XW405-W
1973 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo
LP NEW WORLD RECORD, A U.A. DE UAS 30017 XOT
1976 9 TRKS
LP NIGHT THE LIGHT WENT ON IN
1974 7 TRKS Live
CD NO ANSWER CBS/SONY JPN CSCS 6026
1971 9 TRKS
LP NO ANSWER U.A.
1972 9 TRKS 1st album
LP OLE ELO U.A.
1976 9 TRKS yellow vinyl, promo-only issue
1973 9 TRKS 3rd album
LPx2 OUT OF THE BLUE U.A./JET
1977 17 TRKS
7" ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN promo U.A.
1973 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo
LP SECRET MESSAGES EPIC/JET
1983 10 TRKS
7" SHINE A LITTLE LOVE / JUNGLE JET US ZS8 5057
1979 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
7" SHOWDOWN / IN
1973 2 TRKS no pic sleeve
7" STRANGE MAGIC / NEW WORLD RISING U.A.
1975 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
CDx2 STRANGE MAGIC: BEST OF EPIC
1995 29 TRK Collection
7" SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN / FIRE ON HIGH U.A./JET
1978 2 TRKS with pic sleeve, purple vinyl
7" TELEPHONE LINE / POOR BOY ( THE
1976 2 TRKS with pic sleeve , green vinyl
LP TIME EPIC/JET
1981 13 TRKS
7" TURN TO STONE /
1977 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
As I began working in a record store in the summer of 1976, I was present for the increased popularity of the Electric Light Orchestra around the time of the “A New World Record” LP’s release. People who had never even heard of The Move were suddenly buying E.L.O. records, way back then!
2 comments:
I feel very torn on the topic of ELO. Some of their songs are emotional or memory triggers for me, and there was always something about that "super-produced" sound of theirs, but I always got a SUPER strong "douchebag" vibe off Jeff Lynne himself, and his "War of the Worlds" is the "Plan 9" of concept albums.
That said, he played an important role in resurrecting Roy Orbison's career, and I have to give him props for that. Probably would have done the same for Del Shannon had he lived. Ah well.
PS. There's an episode of Doctor Who -- a very atypical episode, possibly one of the oddest ones every produced -- that features ELO's music very prominently in the story (!). It's called "Love and Monsters" if you ever happen to be watching.
Zing! Charles - that was Jeff WAYNE'S WOTW 2xLP...!! Ha HA!! I trump you!
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