Eldorado. Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) Coloured Vinyl Album JETLP203. VGC
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Eldorado. Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) Special Edition Coloured Vinyl Album (Yellow)
JETLP203. VGC.
The actual record itself has been played only once so is therefor in as new condition.
Eldorado is the first complete ELO concept album; band leader Jeff Lynne conceived the storyline before he wrote any music. The plot follows a Walter Mitty-like character who journeys into fantasy worlds via dreams, to escape the disillusionment of his mundane reality.
Lynne began to write the album in response to criticisms from his father, a classical music lover, who said that Electric Light Orchestra's repertoire "had no tune". The influence of The Beatles is prevalent, especially in the melody of the verse of "Mister Kingdom" which to some degree resembles the Beatles' "Across The Universe"
Eldorado marks the first album on whichJeff Lynne hired an orchestra; on previous albums, he would overdub the strings. Louis Clark co-arranged, with Lynne (and keyboardist Richard Tandy), and conducted the strings. The group's three resident string players continued to perform on recordings, however, and can be heard most prominently on the songs "Boy Blue" and "Laredo Tornado". Mike de Albuequerque departed early on in the recording process, as touring made him feel separated from his family. Lynne plays most of, if not all, the bass tracks and backing vocals for the album, but de Albuquerque still featured on the final release as well as getting credited. Kelly Groucutt replaced him for the subsequent tour, when cellist Melvyn Galealso joined (replacing the departing Mike Edwards). "Eldorado Finale" is heavily orchestrated, much like "Eldorado Overture". Jeff Lynne said of the song, "I like the heavy chords and the slightly daft ending, where you hear the double bass players packing up their basses, because they wouldn't play another millisecond past the allotted moment.
Side One
1. "Eldorado Overture"(instrumental) 2:12
2. "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" 4:21
3. "Boy Blue" 5:18
4. "Laredo Tornado" 5:29
5. "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)" 2:57
Side Two
6. "Mister Kingdom" 5:50
7. "Nobody's Child" 3:40
8. "Illusions In G Major" 2:36
9. "Eldorado" 5:20
10. "Eldorado Finale"
Please note...
I will be listing more ELO Coloured Vinyl albums and other rare Albums from my collection in the coming days.
Nearly all of them have never been played, or at most, played only once. So the actual vinyl are all scratch-free and as they were when purchased. ..unless otherwise stated. The outer covers may show a few signs of very light bottom or top edge damage, mostly caused by being moved around in their case during several house moves over the years. Please check out the pictures provided...Thanks.
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