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?