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#877: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! The subject of unofficial releases or 'bootleg' recordings can be emotive - if not emotional - for the fans and collectors of any band, especially ELO. From a personal point of view, I've rarely been tempted by such items but there are many folks who do include them in their collections and want lists. Yet, very rarely, something does come along that makes one consider another line of thinking.
The above 2LP coloured vinyl album contains the entire set from last September's Hyde Park spectacular by Jeff Lynne's ELO and has turned up recently on eBay and other vendor sites for seemingly ridiculous amounts of money. Whilst being very attractive and well presented, this album is not sanctioned. But it does make you wonder why an official album &/or DVD release of what many pundits stated was the gig highlight of last year has not been taken up by the BBC or the artist to date.
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What might have been? |
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No official DVD or Blu-ray release ... yet |
Until next "Time" in the ELO (and related) Universe ... KJS ... 21-March-2015
I am not sure what to say about it, in my opinion it's wrong in so many ways, it's Piracy and Fraud it's illegal and if the perpetrators get caught it can result in a heavy fine and a lengthy prison sentence, I would say hardly worth it just to "add to collection" I would rather not risk that knock on the door thank you very much, and I would imagine Jeff along with many other artists would frown on such behaviour from his so called fans.
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I don't disagree with you Stella. What i would say is that the BBC and maybe even Jeff's management and record company [Frontiers] have scored a commercial own goal with their relectance to release. Judging by the #1 success of the Blu-Ray edition of the Out Of The Blue: Live At Wembley concert, imagine what would have been achieved if the MBS documentary or the Hyde Park gig had been issued ...
DeleteJeff Lynne doesn't want to promote or tour, period, end of story.
ReplyDeleteHave some humble pie sir.
DeleteSo you his manager then??
DeleteGot to agree with you, Keith, they would have raked in loads of revenue, had they released this gem officially! The fans want a reminder of such a brilliant gig!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for YouTube!!