LONG ENDURANCE, BULKY CURTINS ctd

 

A still from George Harrison's My Sweet Lord official video

Happy 74th Birthday, Jeff Lynne!

I hope everyone has a happy and joyous new year.  Bring on 2022!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Jeff Lynne's ELO! We miss you, and are looking forward to seeing you all soon! 🛸 pic.twitter.com/1Dr8yNrsbh

— Jeff Lynne's ELO (@JeffLynnesELO) December 24, 2021

ELDORADO SUPER BOX !!

 

Mobile Fidelity is apparently pulling out all the stops for ELO's Eldorado.  On top of the 180g SuperVinyl edition and the SACD coming out in the Spring of 2022, there is now a 180g 45rpm 2LP box "coming soon."

Here's a link to what their record-making process entails and what to expect.  It's USD$125.  You can't pre-order yet and there's no set release date.

Do you get the sense that after 50 years, some people are finally realizing how good these records are?  I think every album deserves this kind of treatment, but I'm just one opinion.

MY SWEET LORD

In celebration of @GeorgeHarrison’s “All Things Must Pass” 50th Anniversary, I joined in with over 40 other musicians, actors, and comedians to shoot the first official music video for “My Sweet Lord." I had a lovely time. Watch the video now at https://t.co/RyRiMu4gqu pic.twitter.com/Z5dW99IbPZ

— Jeff Lynne's ELO (@JeffLynnesELO) December 15, 2021

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

Cheers to 50 years of ELO! 🛸🎉 pic.twitter.com/K1ACSCNXsA

— Jeff Lynne's ELO (@JeffLynnesELO) December 3, 2021

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

 

 On this date, exactly 50 years ago, Electric Light Orchestra was released in the UK, marking the start of a band that eventually became the soundtrack to the lives of many.  Also the start of a band that would have a sold-out concert arena tour, not in 1978 but in 2016, and didn't do too shabby in 2018/19 either.

You'd think there'd be more ways to celebrate other than an art print and a couple of pint glasses, but here we are. (And you can't even buy either of them now.)  If you're on Spotify, I suppose you can commemorate.  But most of us have way better digitized CDs collections than what's available to casually stream.

But either way, today is a great day to raise a pint.  Happy 50th Birthday, ELO!  Here's hoping #ELO51 will be, uh, er, more exciting?

ALL OVER THE WORLD EXCLUSIVE more

 

ALL OVER THE WORLD EXCLUSIVE

 

 

WalMart will have an exclusive edition of All Over The World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra in stores on 2LPs this Friday 12 November 2021.  It will be pressed on red vinyl and white vinyl.  It also available to ship in the USA.

WEMBLEY OR BUST

 

A much more reasonably-priced Wembley or Bust book by  Jeff Lynne's ELO is already out in some places overseas, but domestically, the book is on track for a November 2, 2021 release from Genesis Publications.

THE ETERNAL DREAM WILL HAVE TO WAIT

 

 

For the record, the Mobile Fidelity edition of ELO's Eldorado, which was supposed to ship in December  2021 is now 'pushed back' to Spring 2022.

NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION

 

ELDORADO

 

Mobile Fidelity invites you into a new world via ELO’s classic LP Eldorado. Mastered from the original analog master tapes, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl at RTI, and housed in a tip-on jacket, this numbered-edition 180g LP of Eldorado is a treasure https://t.co/4FpgwxV9lp* pic.twitter.com/OetUUkc6bR

— Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (@mofisoundlab) August 19, 2021

JAPAN RE-ISSUES

 

Jeff Lynne's both solo albums Armchair Theatre and Long Wave, the ELO titles Electric Light Orchestra Live and Zoom and the Jeff Lynne's ELO titles Alone In The Universe, Wembley or Bust and From Out Of Nowhere - will be re-issued in a Mini-LP CD formats.  ELO Live, Armchair Theatre and Zoom are already Mini-LP, but now the others will follow.  All titles will be uniform now.

In addition, ELO's main Sony catalog will be joining them from 1973's On The Third Day, 1974's Eldorado, 1975's Face The Music, 1976's A New World Record, 1977's Out Of The Blue, 1979's Discovery, 1981's Time, 1983's Secret Messages (will supposedly be the 2018 'double LP' version) and 1986's Balance of Power.

 Edit: I'm going to suspect these CDs will be void of any bonus tracks.

All of these CDs will have a fresh 50th Anniversary obi on them.

That's the good news.  The not-so-good news is that ELO 1, ELO 2, Long Beach, and Xanadu, as well as any compilation (Ole ELO, ELO's Greatest Hits, Flashback, etc) will not be taking part.  This does not bode well for the future.

These are all slated for an August 25, 2021 release.

NEW STORE ITEMS

Some t-shirts and other memorabilia are ready for the taking.  Just visit jefflynneseloshop and get a look at some of the new items available for purchase including this print celebrating 50 years of ELO.

BUNGALOW PALACE MOVING?

 

According to a story on dirt.com, Jeff Lynne just dropped a cool $10 million on a house in Brentwood.  Nice way to celebrate 50 years of ELO, isn't it??

CRUELLA

 

 

The Way Life's Meant To Be from #ELO50 is featured on the songtrack for the upcoming live-action movie Cruella starring Emma Stone, who could already be in contention for an Oscar for this role.

Funny, some ELO friends and I have been wondering lately which ELO album should be getting a long-overdue fresh appreciation.

 

 

#ELO50

2021 marks 50 years of ELO. We’ve been all over the world and have so many incredible memories to look back on, and more to create! Throughout the year, we will be sharing special 50th anniversary surprises with you. Follow along to see what we have in store! 🛸#ELO50 pic.twitter.com/biPT7WVi5N

— Jeff Lynne's ELO (@JeffLynnesELO) February 22, 2021

LOUIS CLARK

A huge loss.  The sounds of those classic ELO records we loved so much were thanks, in no small part, to Louis Clark.

I WON'T BACK DOWN - ISOLATED VOCAL

 Here's a little something for your ears to enjoy - the isolated vocal track from Tom Petty's I Won't Back Down: