BACK UP AGAIN

Pre-order links at the Sony Music Store are back up for the USA remastered editions of No Answer and ELO II... release day, according to the listings, is now March 28.

FOR THOSE OF YOU KEEPING SCORE... PART 2

The release schedule is starting to crowd in.

Various Artists - Brumbeat: The Story of the 60s Midlands Sound (on Castle/Sanctuary)  February 20.

Carl Wayne: Songs From The Wood and Beyond  (on Castle/Sanctuary)  Already released.

Electric Light Orchestra - The Collection (EMI collection)   March 6

Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue Live at Wembley DVD  (allegedly with stereo/surround mix at last)   March 20

Electric Light Orchestra - No Answer &  ELO II (USA remastered editions)  April

Roy Wood - Look Through The Eyes of Roy Wood (on Castle/Sanctuary)  March 13

Roy Wood - The Wizzard (on EMI)  April 3

LIKE THE GOOD 'OL DAYS

Today in the UK is the release day of something that I don't believe we've seen for a long time: a Harvest Records sampler. OK, Harvest Showdown is, but it's all ELO and related.   The 10-track sampler, called It Wasn't My Idea To Dance, features one track from the Move (if you haven't guessed) and one track by ELO.

That's one part of the Message From The Country website I hope gets completed: the Harvest Records Today feature article.  I really am interested in reading about that.

FOR THOSE OF YOU KEEPING SCORE...

ELO and related fans, I hope you're saving your money.  Here's the running tab:

Electric Light Orchestra - The Collection (EMI collection)   March 6

Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue Live at Wembley DVD  (allegedly with stereo/surround mix at last)   March 20

Electric Light Orchestra - No Answer &  ELO II (USA remastered editions)  March 21.  More likely April.

Roy Wood - Look Through The Eyes of Roy Wood (on Castle/Sanctuary)  March 13

Roy Wood - The Wizzard (on EMI)  April 3

 

None of these have official announcements yet, so expect changes.  At least it looks like they're on the way.