7/15/2023 0 Comments Download out of the blue by elo![]() ![]() ![]() And well more than half is very solid, at least as songs, if not necessarily as recordings. The songs were flowing fast and freely from Jeff Lynne at the time, however, and the idea of a double LP was probably tempting as a chance to release an album that was irrefutably substantial. For starters, it was a double LP, a format that has proved daunting to all but a handful of rock artists. « The last ELO album to make a major impact on popular music, Out of the Blue was of a piece with its predecessor, A New World Record, as the most lavishly produced album in the group's history, but it's a much more mixed bag as an album, suffering from overkill in several departments. Reissued in 2017 (first time as a picture disc)ġ000 Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die - Ranked 373 Original LP Mastering by Stan Ricker (USA) and Kevin Metcalfe (UK) ![]() Recorded May–August 1977 at Musicland Studios, Munich Orchestral and choral arrangements by Jeff Lynne, Richard Tandy and Louis Clark Melvyn Gale – cello, jangle piano on "Wild West Hero" (uncredited) Kelly Groucutt – co-lead vocals on "Sweet Is the Night", backing vocals, Gibson G3 bass guitar, percussion ![]() Richard Tandy – Yamaha C7B piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, ARP 2600, Minimoog, Polymoog, ARP Omni, ARP Odyssey, Hohner clavinet, SLM Concert Spectrum, Mellotron M400, sequencers, Gibson SG Custom electric guitar Jeff Lynne – lead and backing vocals, lead, rhythm and slide guitars (Gibson EDS-1275, Gibson Les Paul Custom, Gibson Marauder, Ovation 1615/4, Ovation 1619/4), Wurlitzer electric piano, Minimoogīev Bevan – Slingerland drums, Remo Rototoms, Avedis Zildjian cymbals, Slingerland Bev Bevan drumsticks, Remo drumheads, gong, various percussion instruments, backing vocals, fire extinguisher on "Mr. ![]()
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