Eldorado is a 1974 concept album by the Electric Light Orchestra. Image File history File links Elo_Eldorado. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... “ELO” redirects here. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Symphonic rock is a subgenre of rock music. ... Art rock is a term used by some to describe rock music that is characterized by ambitious or avant-garde lyrical themes and/or melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic experimentation, often extending beyond standard modern popular music forms and genres, toward influences in jazz, classical, world music or the experimental avant... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Warner Bros. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... United Artists Records was a record label founded by United Artists soon after its own founding in 1919 to distribute soundtracks from its movies. ... Jet Records was a small record label set up by Don Arden with artists like Electric Light Orchestra, Roy Wood, Ozzy Osbourne, Riot and Magnum. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... Legacy Recordings is the reissue division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment which was founded in 1990 by CBS Records (renamed Sony Music in 1991) to handle reissues of recordings from the vast catalogues of Columbia Records, Epic Records and associated labels. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) is a Grammy Award-nominated English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... ARTISTdirect, Inc. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... Georgiy Sergeevich Starostin, (Russian: , born July 4, 1976) is a linguistics researcher, head of the Sinology Department of the Institute of Oriental Cultures at the Russian State University for the Humanities, where he also teaches. ... “ELO” redirects here. ... The Night the Light Went On (in Long Beach) is a 1974 live album by Electric Light Orchestra. ... Face the Music is an LP by Electric Light Orchestra. ... // January - The Ramones form. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “ELO” redirects here. ...

Overview

The album is considered by many critics and fans to be one of their greatest creative achievements. On this album Jeff Lynne stopped overdubbing strings, as he had on the first three ELO albums, and instead hired an orchestra. Reportedly, the sound of impatient double-bass players putting away their instruments can be heard at one point during the album's climax track "Eldorado Finale". Eldorado was also the first ELO album to feature Louis Clark arranging and conducting the strings. Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) is a Grammy Award-nominated English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... The double bass is the largest and lowest pitched bowed string instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. ... Eldorado Finale is the tenth and final track from Eldorado a symphony by the Electric Light Orchestra. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ...

Concept

Conceptually, Eldorado is about a Walter Mitty-like character who mentally journeys into a fantasy world via dreams to escape a mundane reality he can't tolerate (note the lyrics "Robin Hood and William Tell and Ivanhoe and Lancelot, they don't envy me" in "Can't Get It Out of My Head"). Walter Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurbers short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, published in 1941. ... Robin Hood memorial statue in Nottingham. ... Statue of William Tell and his Son in Altdorf, Switzerland (Richard Kissling, 1895). ... For other uses, see Ivanhoe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Lancelot (disambiguation). ... Cant Get It Out of My Head is a song by The Electric Light Orchestra First released on the bands fourth album, Eldorado, in July of 1974. ...

Mike de Albuquerque departed before recording, so despite the credits (De Albuquerque was featured in the group photo on the original LP inner sleeve), Lynne played bass and provided all vocals for this album. It was also on this album that allegations of hidden satanic backmasking messages were first voiced, Jeff Lynne responded by including deliberate backwards messages on later albums. Mike de Albuquerque, born 24 June 1947 in Wimbledon, London, England was the Electric Light Orchestras bass player from 1972 to 1974. ... For other uses, see Satan (disambiguation). ... Backmasking (also known incorrectly as backward masking[1]) is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backwards onto a track that is meant to be played forwards. ...

"Can't Get It Out of My Head" was released as a single with "Illusions in G Major" and was a success in the US, although surprisingly in the UK the album and the singles were completely ignored. The album soon reached Gold status, however. Aside from the success of "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" this has partly been attributed to the front cover, which comprises a still from the hugely popular 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. (Other examples of bands taking inspiration from this film include Toto and Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.) This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE [2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a multiple Grammy and Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the eighth album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1973. ...

The album was remastered and reissued in 2001 with two bonus tracks, "Eldorado Instrumental Medley", a symphonic highlight of the album, plus "Dark City" which according to Jeff Lynne was an early idea for the track "Laredo Tornado".

Chart Position

• #16
• #40

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

1. "Eldorado Overture" – 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
6. "Mister Kingdom" – 5:29
7. "Nobody's Child" – 3:56
8. "Illusions in G Major" – 2:37
9. "Eldorado" – 5:17
10. "Eldorado Finale" – 1:34

Eldorado Overture is the opening track to Eldorado a symphony by the Electric Light Orchestra. ... Cant Get It Out of My Head is a song by The Electric Light Orchestra First released on the bands fourth album, Eldorado, in July of 1974. ... Boy Blue is a song by The Electric Light Orchestra. ... Mister Kingdom is a song recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra. ... Illusions in G Major is a song recorded by Electric Light Orchestra. ... Eldorado is the title track from the 1974 album of the same name by the Electric Light Orchestra. ... Eldorado Finale is the tenth and final track from Eldorado a symphony by the Electric Light Orchestra. ...

Bonus tracks (2001 reissue)

11. "Eldorado Instrumental Medley" – 7:56
12. "Dark City" – 0:46

• Orchestra and choral arrangements - Jeff Lynne, Richard Tandy and Louis Clark
• Orchestra conducted by Louis Clark.

Personnel

• Jeff Lynne - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards
• Bev Bevan - drums, percussion
• Richard Tandy - piano, moog synthesiser, guitar, backing vocals
• Mike de Albuquerque - bass
• Mik Kaminski - violin
• Hugh McDowell - cello
• Mike Edwards - cello
• Peter Forbes-Robertson - spoken word "Eldorado Overture"

Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) is a Grammy Award-nominated English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... Bev Bevan was the drummer, as well as one of the original members of the Electric Light Orchestra and served as the drummer for Black Sabbath from 1983-1984. ... Richard Tandy played synthesizers for the Electric Light Orchestra. ... Mike de Albuquerque, born 24 June 1947 in Wimbledon, London, England was the Electric Light Orchestras bass player from 1972 to 1974. ... Mik Kaminski played violin for the Electric Light Orchestra (1973-1979). ... Hugh McDowell was a cellist for the Electric Light Orchestra (1972-1979). ... Mike Edwards is an English Cellist. ...

External links

• Album review