Recommended: David Myhr: Live In Concert

#414: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! Yours Truly KJS just had to post this fantastic footage of a concert by ELOBF recommended artiste David Myhr from a concert held in his Swedish home town Piteå back on Thursday 28th July last year where he performed songs in advance of his superb debut album "Soundshine". I truly hope that this gig finds its way onto DVD in the very near future. David visited London to support the much loved and mighty Pugwash earlier this year. We crossed each others paths after David saw the ELOBF review of that Pugwash gig. I later reviewed: "Soundshine" for ELOBF and also interviewed David thus:

REVIEW: SOUNDSHINE [David Myhr]

INTERVIEW: DAVID MYHR

And the rest, they say, is history. I'm pretty sure that many ELO and/or Beatles fan will enjoy the above performance. ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] recommends "Soundshine" by David Myhr to those enlightened folks who enjoy the music of ELO, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move, The Idle Race, 'Brum Beat', The Beatles and related artistes.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 30-Sep-2012

One Day At A Time: New Joe Walsh Promo Video

#413: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! I like Joe Walsh. I like his music and I like his message of recovery from the very, very dark place of alcohol and drug abuse. One of the best tracks on Joe's latest stu dioalbum "Analog Man" is "One Day At A Time" and, as it is his new single, a new music video has been released to accompany it [see above]. Here are the words of Joe himself regarding the song:

"This song is about my path out of the darkness of drug addiction and alcoholism. The message is that there is a way out and a new life waiting in recovery that is good. The first step is to ask for help. The included links are a good place to start. I'm doing this because if it helps one person - it was worth it. It's by giving back that we receive and I am eternally grateful for my sobriety and my life today."

"One Day At A Time" is one of the tracks that is produced by Jeff Lynne on the album, as is wholly evident upon listening to it. The video is excellent and, also, further demonstrates those strong bonds between ELO and The Beatles in that it also features Ringo Starr and Jeff Lynne.

ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] recommends both "One Day At A Time" and "Analog Man" by Joe Walsh to those enlightened folks who enjoy the music of ELO, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move, The Idle Race, 'Brum Beat', The Beatles and related artistes.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 29-Sep-2012

Sharon Osbourne: Jeff & Roy

#412: Hello... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! The above interview article is a small part of a fantastic six [6] page article which includes an exclusive interview with Jeff Lynne in the November 2012 issue of MOJO magazine and quotes Sharon Osbourne on the subject of the musical marriage between Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne that transformed The Move into the Electric Light Orchestra [ELO]. The issue also includes a short review of "Sportin' Wood" by The Flashcubes as well as a half page full colour advert for both "Long Wave" and "Mr. Blue Sky".

MOJO magazine is published monthly and is available from all good newsagents and media outlets for just £4.60 or for a bargain annual subscription of £20 for twelve [12] issues.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 28-Sep-2012

Jeff Lynne: Long Wave Samplers

#411: Hello... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! You can now order and listen to snippets of all eleven tracks from the European and UK version of the new Jeff Lynne solo album "Long Wave" over on the official ELO/Jeff Lynne web site at elo.biz thus: "She"; "If I Loved You"; "So Sad"; "Mercy Mercy"; "Running Scared"; "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"; "Smile"; "At Last"; "Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing"; "Let It Rock"; "Beyond The Sea".

Hence, you can now sample all the tracks on both "Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra" and "Long Wave". You can now also order them directly via elo.biz [and other reputable retailers] too. In the meantime, enjoy this taste of things to come and get your pre-orders in for maximum album chart impact in early October!

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 28-Sep-2012

Long Wave: Jeff Lynne BBC Blitz Next Week!

#410: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! The ELO & Jeff Lynne media spaceship are definitely ramping up their activities! Not only is Jeff turning up on British TV channels BBC2 and BBC4 next week [commencing Monday 1st October], he is to also now appear on BBC Radio 2's 'The Steve Wright Afternoon Show' from 2:00PM on Friday 5th October!

Add to that the news that "Long Wave" is also the BBC Radio 2 "Album of the Week" for this week [commencing Monday 24th September] too! There are also unconfirmed reports that Jeff may appear on the BBC1's flagship prime time early evening TV programme The One Show next week and possibly the BBC Breakfast Show too at some point.

Doubtless there are many more media events planned for next week that will become public knowledge in the near future. Yours Truly KJS and ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] are happy to keep swimming in the "... moving stream of information ..." that is flowing at the moment!

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 27-Sep-2012

Jeff Lynne: New Mr. Blue Sky Promo Video

#409: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! Without further ado, here is the newly released official promo music video for "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra [Jeff Lynne] from Frontiers Records thus:

Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky from Frontiers Music srl on Vimeo.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 26-Sep-2012

Jeff Lynne: Later With Jools Holland

#408: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! Not only do we have an ELO and Jeff Lynne themed evening on BBC4 on Friday 5th October, we now can look forward to seeing Jeff appearing on "Later Live - with Jools Holland" (Series #41; Episode #2) on BBC2 on Tuesday 2nd October from 10:00PM to 10:30PM thus with an extended edition running on Friday 5th October from 11:50PM to 12:55AM.

This means, of course, that the extended edition will clash with "Jeff Lynne Acoustic - Live from Bungalow Palace" which runs from 11:50PM to 12:20AM on BBC4 meaning that the ELO and/or BBC TV schedule now looks like this for the week beginning Monday 1st October thus:

Tuesday 2nd October

BBC2: 2200-2230: Later Live - with Jools Holland

Friday 5th October

BBC4: 2100-2200: Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO

BBC4: 2200-2300: ELO Live at Wembley 1978

BBC4: 2300-2350: Rock Family Trees - The Birmingham Beat

BBC4: 2350-0020: Jeff Lynne Acoustic - Live from Bungalow Palace

BBC2: 05/10/12: 2350-0055: Later Live - with Jools Holland [extended]

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 25-Sep-2012

BBC4 TV Schedule for Mr. Blue Sky Premiere

#407: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! Details of the much anticipated Jeff Lynne/ELO documentary "Mr. Blue Sky: The Story Of Jeff Lynne and ELO" to be held on Friday 5th October over at BBC4 [Sky channel #116; Freeview channel #9; Virgin/Freesat channel #107] have now been published by famed British TV guide "The Radio Times".

The one hour documentary, produced by Martyn Atkins, will run from 9:00PM commencing a four programme ELO themed evening bookended by a thirty [30] minute Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy acoustic performance entitled "Jeff Lynne Acoustic: Live from Bungalow Palace". Sandwiched in between these two new programmes will be repeats of "ELO Live at Wembley 1978" as well as the excellent ELO, The Move, Roy Wood and Moody Blues edition of "Rock Family Trees". The first three programmes will then be immediately repeated starting at 12:20AM early on Saturday 6th October until 3:10AM. Here is the BBC4 TV schedule for your perusal, complete with programme overviews:

Friday 5th October

2100-2200: Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO

2200-2300: ELO Live at Wembley 1978

2300-2350: Rock Family Trees - The Birmingham Beat

2350-0020: Jeff Lynne Acoustic - Live from Bungalow Palace

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 24-Sep-2012

BGO II Worldwide Release Date

#406: Hello... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! The much anticipated follow-up to the Bubble Gum Orchestra [BGO] self-titled first album has now been given a worldwide release date of Tuesday 2nd October. Naturally,Yours Truly KJS will be reviewing the new album for ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] in due course.

 You can listen to one of the ten [10] new songs "Blowin' Away" by visiting the new BGO II web site. and check out all the release details as well as the album cover art too. You may recall that ELOBF has recently posted these articles in advance of "BGO II" as the project has advance from vision to reality:

BGO TO SPREAD WINGS WITH STEVE HOWARD

NEW BGO ALBUM NEWS   COMING SOON: BGO II

ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] recommends "BGO II" by Bubble Gum Orchestra to those enlightened folks who enjoy the music of ELO, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move, The Idle Race, 'Brum Beat', The Beatles and related artistes.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 23-Sep-2012

Recommended: Dragonfly [Maxi Dunn]

"Dragonfly" is taken from the forthcoming Maxi Dunn LP "Edmund & Leo" ...

#405: Hello... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! One of the artistes that ELOBF supports is Liverpool based songstress Maxi Dunn. You may recall this article published back in December 2011 wherein I reviewed her first two studio albums: "Welcome To Soonville" and "The Neglected Gambit" - which were largely produced by Peter Hackett alias Cult of Wedge.

Maxi is releasing her third album in February 2013 - entitled "Edmund and Leo" - and, based on the superlative trio of tracks already released: "Watching The Stars"; "Dragonfly" [see below] and now "Change The Record", it promises to be a real release highlight next year.

Indeed, Yours Truly KJS hopes to interview both Maxi and Peter, whilst also reviewing her new album nearer the time. So while we await that, why not have a listen to "Dragonfly" and check out the fantastic music at Maxi Dunn and/or Maxi Dunn [YouTube]?

ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] recommends Maxi Dunn to those enlightened folks who enjoy the music of ELO, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move, The Idle Race, 'Brum Beat', The Beatles and related artistes.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 22-Sep-2012

Jeff Lynne: Mercy Mercy Promo Video + Reviews

#404: Hello... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! It looks as if the lead singles for the new Jeff Lynne album "Long Wave" in the USA and UK will be "Mercy Mercy" [USA] and "At Last" [UK] respectively, judging from the airplay and reviews out there that are starting to spread out over the airwaves and internet.

And over in the States, Rolling Stone have just published exclusively the first new Jeff Lynne promo music video for over two [2] decades for "Mercy Mercy" - which reminds me a little of the 1980 music video for "Coming Up" by Paul McCartney. Add to that the increasing number of positive reviews for both the lead singles and it looks like the ELO & Jeff Lynne media machine is ramping up nicely for those twin album releases.

A four [4] page feature including a double page picture of Jeff Lynne and ELO is also due for publication in the November 2012 issue of MOJO magazine!

Click on these links to see and hear the new video and read those reviews thus:

Jeff Lynne "Mercy Mercy" Video Premiere and Review

Jeff Lynne interview - "Mercy Mercy" [excerpt]

Jeff Lynne interview - Why re-record those ELO classics?

USA Today - "Mercy Mercy" Review

So check out the video and, in the meantime, get your pre-orders in for maximum album chart impact on the 5th, 8th or 9th October - depending on where you reside!

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 21-Sep-2012

When ELO met Bolan

#403: Hello... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! September 16th is not only a significant date for me on a personal level, this year it marks the 35th anniversary of another of my musical heroes: Marc Bolan. I am very grateful that my friend Pete Hackett from Cult of Wedge alerted me to a nice article in the latest edition of The Sunday Mercury. In the above article, Bev Bevan writes fondly about that legendary coming together of ELO and Marc Bolan both at Air Studios and later on stage at Watford Town Hall @ Tuesday 10th April 1973 thus:

"It's not widely known but Marc Bolan once joined ELO! We'd been friends with Marc since the early days of Tyrannosaurus Rex, with whom we'd appeared at a number of gigs - but a chance encounter in the recording studio led to something more. We were at AIR [Studios] London, putting down some new tracks for an album ["On The Third Day"], and who should walk in but Marc, who had been recording there earlier in the day. After we exchanged pleasantries we got down to work with Marc joining us and we completed a couple of tracks. Listen to the single version of "Ma Ma Ma Belle" and it's Marc playing twin lead guitar with Jeff Lynne. We thought he was kidding but one night in Watford, he turned up with his guitar and jammed with us on "Roll Over Beethoven". It was surprise for everyone and we felt a bit sorry for him when he first came on stage. Our audiences were quite 'heavy' and with Marc's pop image he came in for a bit of stick from some of the folk there, but he soon won them over and we all enjoyed ourselves. The song that night lasted around 15 minutes, much to the delight of the fans!"

Yours Truly KJS also posted this article back in 2010 on the 33rd anniversary of the death of Marc, noting also that he featured on more than one song recorded during the OTTD sessions:

EVERYONE'S BORN TO DIE

It was ironic that Marc died in the year that ELO had begun to reach the same levels of success with "Out Of The Blue" that he achieved in those early seventies years when ELO were largely unknown and Marc was [and still is] an iconic Superstar.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 16-Sep-2012

Delayed Release: The Lost Broadcasts [The Move]

#402: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! Please be advised that the release date for the much anticipated DVD release "The Move: The Lost Broadcasts" has been further delayed from Monday 10th September to Monday 24th September to [at the time of writing] Monday 1st October. Please click on these links for further information about this release thus:

RECOMMENDED: THE LOST BROADCASTS [The Move]

www.spincds.com/the-lost-broadcasts-dvd-35650

ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] recommends "The Move: The Lost Broadcasts" to those enlightened folks who enjoy the music of ELO, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move, The Idle Race, 'Brum Beat', The Beatles and related artistes.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 15-Sep-2012

Report: Mr. Blue Sky Premiere

#401: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! The reviews and reports from the Los Angeles premiere at The Grammy Museum on Wednesday 12th September of the new biographical documentary "Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO" are now starting to filter through to international news feeds.

This report on the event from The Hollywood Reporter via yahoo.com/movies gives a concise overview of the proceedings hence there is no need for Yours Truly KJS and ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] to offer further comment just yet:

elos-jeff-lynne-discusses-movie-albums-at-grammy-museum

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 14-Sep-2012

Showdown: Another Jeff Lynne Album Due Next Year?

#400: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! My good friend and ELO gig buddy Christian 'Poker' Evans has alerted Yours Truly KJS and ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] to this interesting news via the Showdown mailing list, posted earlier today thus:

"There's a rumour that there are actually three new albums in the works ... "Long Wave" and "Mr. Blue Sky" due out next month, and another album of new songs coming out in 2013. Eight tracks finished so far. Who started this rumour? Jeff did! [On] Wednesday night at the debut screening of "Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO" at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles!"

With the twin releases in October to look forward to together with the much anticipated "Armchair Theatre" and "Zoom" expanded editions, an "ELO Live" album plus a possible follow-up to "Long Wave" and now an album of Jeff Lynne original compositions, the next year [or whenever] looks like being the busiest for the ELO maestro from since "When Time Stood Still"! You can rely on ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] to keep you posted of any further developments ...

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 13-Sep-2012

Review: Above The Blue [Vegas With Randolph]

#399: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! Another independent and talented band who feature both on my Friday radio show and on Hamilton Radio in general are Vegas With Randolph [VWR]. The DC based band sent their latest [2011] release "Above The Blue" over the pond last month for Yours Truly KJS to listen to and review accordingly.

And what [at first listen] appears to be a great if not manic fusion of guitar driven American Power Pop gives way to some wonderfully constructed songs and superb studio work. After the second and third listens, Yours Truly KJS was happily driving around tapping my fingers to this most excellent album that pleasingly also features guest appearances by fellow ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] featured artistes Maxi Dunn and Vinnie Zummo too.

"Above The Blue" comprises: [1] "The Better Part"; [2] "Above The Blue"; [3] "Some Time To Live"; [4] "Supergirl"; [5] "A Lesser Fool"; [6] "She Does It For Me"; [7] "Summertime"; [8] "Marisa"; [9] "Lagavulin For Christmas"; [10] "The Tree Song"; [11] Double Play: "End Of The Party"; [12] Double Play: "Since You're Not Around"; [13] Double Play: "Alone"; [14] Double Play: "Wondering"; [15] Double Play: "Even Though"; [16] Double Play: "Light Of Day"; [17] "Above The Blue [Reprise]"; [18] "The Sippy Cup Song"

I like the catchy "A Lesser Fool" [featuring the wonderful Maxi Dunn on vocals], the ballad "The Tree Song", the anthem that is "Even Though" and the rousing "Light Of Day". Add to that the string laden reprise of the title track and you have an attractive and highly enjoyable album to savour!

Vegas With Randolph are: John Ratts; Eric Kern; Dan Aylestock; Dave Purol and Brock Harris. Check out the band and their biography via their official web site at: vegaswithrandolph.com. You can also order "Above The Blue" from the VWR official web site and/or download it via amazon.com thus:

Caged Giant Records.com/Above The Blue

amazon.com/VWR/Above-The-Blue

ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] recommends "Above The Blue" by Vegas With Randolph to those enlightened folks who enjoy the music of ELO, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move, The Idle Race, 'Brum Beat', The Beatles, Pugwash and related artistes.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 12-Sep-2012

Review: On The Green Seventy Seen [Cult of Wedge]

#398: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! You may recall that ELOBF reviewed an album entitled "Tape Recorders Changed Everything" by local ELO fan and multi-talented songwriter and musician Peter Hackett - alias Cult of Wedge - last November.

I'm pleased to announce that Cult of Wedge [CoW] have just released their latest album entitled "On The Green Seventy Seen" and what an impressive new collection of innovative and enjoyable songs it is! Whilst my world view seemingly differs from that of CoW, this album oozes class with clever lyrical guile and infectious tunes intermingled with an expansive demonstration of musical prowess. Indeed, the quirky nature and sense of Peter Hackett is evidenced also by the fact that at the last count there are at least six [6] different album covers to choose from [see above!]. 

Tracks: [1] "Mother Natures Kids" (4:18); [2] "1977" (4:06); [3] "Misunderstood Master Of The Universe" (4:53); [4] "On The Green Seventy Seen" (5:05); [5] "The Girl From N.A.S.A." (4:04); [6] "Back To The Caveman" (3:02); [7] "Heads Are Rolling" (3:30); [8] "Glory For Me" (5:04); [9] "Super Duper Sunshine Man" (3:53); [10] "The Trouble With Armageddon" (3:24)

Whilst "1977" affectionately wants to return to the dizzy days of the Silver Jubilee - with a mention for ELO's "Out Of The Blue" in there naturally! - and "The Girl From N.A.S.A." lyrically being the twin sister of ELO's "Yours Truly 2095" plus a big nod to Pink Floyd with the mellow "Glory For Me", the whole album instantly becomes cult listening material literally after a couple of plays. I have to say that the title track really is worthy of the adjective "awesome" too.

"On The Green Seventy Seen" for me is not so an improvement upon "Tape Recorders Changed Everything" as a graduation into a musical and lyrical position worthy of a much wider audience and critical acclaim or - in other words - the backing of a strong, supportive record label.

The beauty of this release is that you can download the whole album [in absolutely any format!] for the princely sum of just £3.50 and its predecessor for just £3.00 thus:

Download "On The Green Seventy Seen"

Download "Tape Recorders Changed Everything"

ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] recommends "On The Green Seventy Seen" by Cult of Wedge to those enlightened folks who enjoy the music of ELO, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move, The Idle Race, 'Brum Beat', The Beatles and related artistes.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 11-Sep-2012

Caught Live: The Cohen Brothers

 #397: Hello... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! When keyboardist and vocalist Julian Crook bounded onto the stage for his debut gig with Bev Bevan, Trevor Burton and The Move [in place of a busy Neil Lockwood] at the Brewood Music Festival back in July, I was indeed impressed with his versatility and performance. Hence it was only natural to touch base with Julian and investigate his own ongoing musical project The Cohen Brothers too!

And that I did on the night of Friday 7th September at the fantastic Queen's Head in cosy Wolverley when Yours Truly KJS travelled the 20 odd miles south to catch the band in concert. The Cohen Brothers - who are Julian Crook [Keyboards/Vocals], David Smaylen [Drums], Peter Cottom [Percussion/Effects], Sean Griffin [Guitars/Harmonica] and Brian Richards [Bass] - produced a performance par excellence at a packed venue in front of an enthusiastic and appreciative audience which included fellow Move member Phil Tree and Trevor Burton Band bassist Pez Connor.

This five [5] piece outfit - strongly influenced by Steve Winwood, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Santana -  delivered two [2] sets of their own compositions intertwined with classics including the likes of "Little Wing", "This Is Life" [the title track from their latest album], "Can't Find My Way Home", "Moving On"' "Black Magic Woman", "Memphis Without Elvis", "Do It Right" and "Gimme Some Lovin'" [naturally!] - amongst not a few others.

KJS plus The Cohen Brothers ...

The band sound great producing a superb bluesy jazzy set of songs that would grace the stage of much larger venues yet sounded very much at home in this intimate setting. And you can find out what those Cohen Brothers are up to for yourselves by checking out their excellent web site thus:

www.thecohenbrothers.co.uk

ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] recommends The Cohen Brothers to those enlightened folks who also like ELO, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, 'Brum Beat', The Idle Race, The Move, The Beatles and related artistes.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 10-Sep-2012

Coming Soon: BGO II

#396: Hello... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! Besides all the hectic activity with those new ELO and Jeff Lynne albums, one of the other new release highlights later in 2012 will be the second Bubble Gum Orchestra album entitled "BGO II" - conceived, written, performed, recorded, produced and to be released by Michael Laine Hildebrandt.

ELOBF has been in frequent contact with MLH and BGO during 2011 and 2012 as the new album has developed and I have even been privy to a couple of those new ten [10] tracks. All I can say at this point is that "BGO II" will be a worthy successor to "Out Of This World":

BGO TO SPREAD WINGS WITH STEVE HOWARD

NEW BGO ALBUM NEWS

The new album - replete with a Prologue and Epilogue - will feature these trax:
"Prologue"; [1] "Today Is Beautiful"; [2] "Loving On Another"; [3] "Distant Song"; [4] "Blowin' Away" [featuring Steve Howard]; [5] "Cloud 9 [When We Were Young"]; [6] "To You From Me"; [7] "Carrie In My Dreams"; ["Movements In A Major"]; [8] "Oh Can We Save It"; [9] "Symphony Of Sorrow"; [10] "A Trillion To One"; "Epilogue"

This will be another album well worth the anticipation when it arrives. Stay tuned to ELOBF for worldwide "BGO II" release and purchase information.

ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] recommends "BGO II" by Bubble Gum Orchestra to those enlightened folks who enjoy the music of ELO, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move, The Idle Race, 'Brum Beat', The Beatles and related artistes.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 06-Sep-2012

Recommended: Made In Brum

 

#395: Hello... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! It was always going to be a hard act to follow with the amazing success of Brum Rocks and It's Only Rock 'n' Roll! so when Brian Yeates formally announced details today of a seventeen [17] date new show entitled MADE IN BRUM touring major venues in the Midlands. The show is described as "A concert of great music, anecdotes and laughter" and features Bev Bevan, Jasper Carrott, Trevor Burton, the legendary Danny King, Geoff Turton, Joy Strachan-Brain [from Quill] and The Bev Bevan Band [Tony Kelsey, Phil Tree and Abby Brant].

ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] has no hesitation in recommending what looks like a tremendous series of concerts between Monday 11th April and Thursday 30th May next year including a three [3] night residency at the Garrick Theatre in Lichfield and two [2] nights at the Alexander Theatre in Birmingham amongst not a few other local fantastic venues. Click the link below to find out more about the show and where to see it during Spring 2013:

Made In Brum

ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] recommends Made In Brum to those enlightened folks who enjoy the music of ELO, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move, The Idle Race, 'Brum Beat', The Beatles and related artistes.

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 03-Sep-2012

Mr. Blue Sky Samplers

#394: Hello... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! The Official ELO/Jeff Lynne web site has now confirmed the track listing for "Mr. Blue Sky" - the new Jeff Lynne album of ELO reinterpretations - replete with snippets of the twelve tracks: "Mr. Blue Sky"; "Evil Woman"; "Strange Magic"; "Don't Bring Me Down"; "Turn To Stone"; "Showdown"; "Telephone Line"; "Livin' Thing"; "Do Ya"; "Can't Get It Out Of My Head"; "10538 Overture" and the brand new song "Point Of No Return".

Enjoy this taste of things to come and get your pre-orders in for maximum album chart impact in October!

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 01-Sep-2012