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Just as the third quarter of 2012 brought three exciting works from JEFF LYNNE–his second solo album Long Wave, the freshly recorded Mr. Blue Sky\u2013The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra and the illuminating documentary \u201cMr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO\u201d–2013 will be marked by more treats from the creative force of ELO and one of rock\u2019s most iconic figures. <\/p>\n
On April 19th in Europe (April 22nd in the UK) and April 23rd in North America, Frontiers Records will release three albums: ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA LIVE and two reissues, ELO\u2019s ZOOM (remastered and including a brand new track) and his debut solo album ARMCHAIR THEATRE (also remastered, with two new brand new tracks). It\u2019s all part of the 40th anniversary of ELO, who\u2019ve sold 50 million-plus records worldwide. These releases will all feature new packaging and the LIVE CD will come in a special ecolbook edition.<\/p>\n
\u25cf\u00a0 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA LIVE hasn\u2019t abeen issued as an album until now. Taken from a 2001 performance for a PBS television special in Los Angeles at CBS Television City, the music was released as a DVD that year. The new hits-packed CD offers fans four tracks that weren\u2019t on the DVD (“Secret Messages,\u201d \u201cSweet Talkin\u2019 Woman,\u201d \u201cTwilight,\u201d and \u201cConfusion\u201d) as well as two new, unreleased studio tracks, \u201cOut of Luck\u201d (recorded in 2010) and \u201cCold Feet\u201d (recorded in 1992). Although the singularly accomplished British singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer has always preferred the creative experience of the recording studio, he is a compelling performer who’s always figured out ways to bring his distinctive widescreen musical universe to life onstage when he needed to.<\/p>\n
\u25cf\u00a0 ELO\u2019s ZOOM–unavailable for over 10 years–has been remastered and features a brand new track, “One Day” (recorded in 2004) as an added bonus, along with a live version of \u201cTurn To Stone\u201d from 2001\u2019s ZOOM special on PBS.\u00a0 At the time of its original release in 2001, LYNNE hadn\u2019t issued an ELO album since 1986\u2019s Balance of Power. He called upon notable friends for a little help, enlisting contributions from longtime ELO member Richard Tandy as well as good friends George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The result is an album rich in that distinct ELO sound–classic LYNNE melodies and songwriting, foot-stomping rock anthems and sweet, sexy strings.<\/p>\n
\u25cf\u00a0 LYNNE\u2019s first solo album, 1990\u2019s ARMCHAIR THEATRE, is a melting pot of different styles and influences featuring unexpected collaborations with LYNNE\u2019s heroes and close friends, including Tom Petty, Richard Tandy and George Harrison.\u00a0 This reissue, unavailable for the last decade, includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks, \u201cBorderline\u201d and \u201cForecast\u201d (both recorded in 1989).\u00a0 Interestingly, the album also features a few notable covers–\u201cDon\u2019t Let Go,\u201d \u201cStormy Weather\u201d and \u201cSeptember Song\u201d–that demonstrated LYNNE\u2019s flair for covers two decades before the release of 2012\u2019s acclaimed Long Wave.\u00a0 Suitably, the core of the album is LYNNE himself, though he also left room for the contributions of a few friends and fellow travelers.\u00a0 Harrison contributed guitars and vocals on a number of tracks.\u00a0 Petty co-wrote \u201cBlown Away,\u201d a gorgeously romantic ballad. Longtime ELO band member Richard Tandy also contributed on keyboards and other instruments.\u00a0 ARMCHAIR THEATRE captures the musical genius of JEFF LYNNE when–perhaps more than ever before–the world was his stage.<\/p>\n
Outside of the success of ELO, LYNNE has led a remarkable career producing and collaborating with many of the greatest musical artists of all time. They include a number of LYNNE’s all-time heroes like Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and remarkably, even the Beatles themselves, as well as contemporaries like Tom Petty and Joe Walsh, whose new album Analog Man LYNNE recently produced some tracks for. Together with Harrison, Orbison, Petty and Bob Dylan, LYNNE was, of course, a member of the Grammy award-winning Traveling Wilburys–a super group like no other.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve been in love with music since I was probably just five years old,\u201d says LYNNE.\u00a0 I was mad for music then–and I still am today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Track listings:
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA LIVE: Evil Woman, Showdown, Secret Messages, Livin\u2019 Thing, Sweet Talkin\u2019 Woman, Mr. Blue Sky, Can\u2019t Get It Out Of My Head, Twilight, Confusion, Don\u2019t Bring Me Down, Roll Over Beethoven, Out of Luck (Bonus), Cold Feet (Bonus)<\/p>\n
ZOOM:\u00a0 Alright, Moment in Paradise, State of Mind, Just for Love, Stranger on a Quiet Street, In My Own Time, Easy Money, It Really Doesn\u2019t Matter, Ordinary Dream, A Long Time Gone, Melting in the Sun, All She Wanted, Lonesome Lullaby, One Day (Bonus), Turn to Stone (Live From CBS Television City) (Bonus)<\/p>\n
ARMCHAIR THEATRE:\u00a0 Every Little Thing, Don\u2019t Let Go, Lift Me Up, Nobody Home, September Song, Now You\u2019re Gone, Don\u2019t Say Goodbye, What Would It Take, Stormy Weather, Blown Away, Save Me Now, Borderline (Bonus), Forecast (Bonus)<\/p>\n
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