MORE: RADIO 2 IN CONCERT

Jeff Lynne's ELO will be In Concert on BBC Radio 2 on 12 November 2015.  From the blurb:

Jeff Lynne's ELO play his classic tracks along with some new songs from their first album of new material in almost 15 years, Alone in the Universe, to an intimate crowd of fans.

FROM THE LA TIMES

An even better article on Jeff Lynne from the LA Times...

FINANCIAL TIMES

There's a fresh new article about Jeff Lynne at The Financial Times.  His mom wanted him to be a cameraman. :-)

NOW AVAILABLE: ONE STEP AT A TIME

One Step At A Time now available to buy and download from iTunes and Amazon -- as well as the official video for When I Was A Boy.

NOW AVAILABLE: GET UP BY BRYAN ADAMS

Pono Music and HD Tracks now have Get Up by Bryan Adams at 96kHz/24bit flac.

NOW PLAYING - ONE STEP AT A TIME

There's an Entertainment Weekly article with a few words from Jeff about the track and the album.

COMING SOON: ONE STEP AT A TIME

NOW PLAYING - WHEN I WAS A BOY, THE OFFICIAL VIDEO

The official music video for When I Was A Boy -- Directed by Warren Fu.

And here's the link to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon's tumblr page to watch the video there.

COMING TOMORROW - WHEN I WAS A BOY, THE OFFICIAL VIDEO

NEWS: THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE

Jeff Lynne's ELO is now on the huge list of artists now slated to play this year's Royal Variety Performance.  Tickets are still available at their website.  Stay tuned...

FROM ROLLING STONE

NOW PLAYING: WHEN THE NIGHT COMES ctd

When The Night Comes (lyric video)

TAKE THAT III V.2

A 2015 edition of Take That III is now available for pre-order.  This edition will have four new songs.  Though Jeff Lynne is listed as one of the album's four producers, it's unclear whether he's involved in any of the four new songs.  The only produced by Jeff Lynne track released so far is Fall Down At Your Feet and is exclusive to Google Play in the UK.

NOW AVAILABLE: WHEN THE NIGHT COMES

When The Night Comes from Jeff Lynne's ELO is now available to buy and download from

iTunes
Amazon
PonoMusic (for CD quality)

ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE - JAPAN ctd

Amazon Japan now confirming an additional track on their editions of Alone In The Universe.  The deluxe edition Blu-Spec CD2 will contain 13 tracks.

1. When I Was A Boy
2. Love & Rain
3. Dirty To The Bone
4. When The Night Comes
5. The Sun Will Shine On You
6. Ain't It A Drag
7. All My Life
8. I'm Leaving You
9. One Step At A Time
10. Alone In The Universe
11. Fault Line
12. Blue
13. On My Mind

In addition, Sony Japan will be release a fresh batch of original ELO card sleeve editions - same as 2006 and 2007 except on Blu-Spec CD2 discs (really no different than standard CDs.)  All of ELO's current Sony remasters from On The Third Day to Balance of Power will be released along side Alone In The Universe on November 18, 2015 in Japan only.

Then the following week, Sony Japan will also put out a 2 CD grouping of All Over The World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra and Ticket To The Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Volume 2.  That is on the docket for November 25, 2015 in Japan.
 

NOW PLAYING: WHEN THE NIGHT COMES

BBC RADIO 2 RECORD OF THE WEEK

SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME

NOW PLAYING: DON'T EVEN TRY

NOW AVAILABLE: DON'T EVEN TRY

Don't Even Try from the new Bryan Adams album Get Up now available to download from iTunes.

BBC RADIO SCOTLAND

BBC Radio Scotland now has a three-part interview with Jeff Lynne talking about the new album.

The entire show including the first play of I'm Leaving You and Alone In The Universe will be online for a limited time.

JEFF LYNNE: THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA BEFORE AND AFTER

The John Van Der Kiste paperback bio on Jeff Lynne comes to the USA this month.