MUSIC NEWS- Wow! 40 years of ELO, and to commemorate the anniversary, Electric Light Orchestra has announced the release of Electric Light Orchestra Live: The Early Years DVD on August 24 (via Eagle Rock Entertainment). Their union of orchestral harmonies with rock n' roll's electricity led to global album sales in excess of 50 million, and made ELO into one of the biggest selling bands of the seventies and eighties.
ELO was formed in 1970 by Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood from the ashes of their band The Move. Wood moved on shortly after, and Lynne led the band to international acclaim. A triple concert trip down memory lane, Electric Live Orchestra Live: The Early Years pulls excerpts from three 70s' performances. Filmed in 1973, the first concert is from the UK's Brunel University; the second is a six-track culmination from German TV's Rockpalast in 1974. Finally, ELO rocks through 12 songs at the Fusion concert from the New Victoria Theatre in London, as part of the "Face the Music" tour. As a bonus, fans are treated to a vintage band interview from Rockpalast.
Electric Light Orchestra Live: The Early Years is a welcome reflection on this band¹s beginnings, and proves why their music stands the test of time forty years later.
Electric Light Orchestra Live: The Early Years Music DVDTrack Listing:
Brunel University 1973
1.) King of the Universe
2.) Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
3.) In The Hall Of The Mountain King
4.) Great Balls of Fire
Germany 1974-Rockpalast
1.) Daybreaker
2.) Showdown
3.) Orange Blossom Special
4.) Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
5.) In The Hall Of The Mountain King
6.) Great Balls of Fire
London 1976-Fusion
1.) Poker
2.) Nightrider
3.) Showdown
4.) Eldorado Overture
5.) Can¹t Get It Out Of My Head
6.) Poor Boy (The Greenwood)
7.) Illusions in G Major
8.) Strange Magic
9.) 10538 Overture
10.) Do Ya
11.) Evil Woman
12.) Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
Bonus feature- Rockpalast Interview
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