21/08/2006
- Lots of updates to the site - Phil Bates live in Tamworth review, rare
photo's & screen shots from past E.L.O. gigs plus reviews from
Orchestra gigs in Manchester, Edinburgh and York.
20/08/2006 - Congratulations to Kelly Groucutt and his partner
Anna, who have just got married in Dudley on the 15th August. Check out Ken
Latta's photos at Kelly's
Official Site and Serena Torz's photos at the
ULS Fanzine
Photo Pages. Below is a photo of the happy couple after the ceremony, kindly
supplied & (c) Martin Kinch.
20/08/2006 - A little late in posting this news, but Woody 'superfan'
Martin Kinch of the
Cherry
Blossom Clinic, was fortunate to be in the audience of the last-ever 'Top Of
The Pops'. He appeared on screen a number of times, most notably at the end of
the show sat alongside all of the shows presenters wearing his Woody T-shirt!!!
13/08/2006 - The Orchestra's recent U.K. tour was a resounding
success, with almost every show a sell-out. Lots of merchandise available to
purchase as well including the all new 2006 edition of 'No Rewind' with new
artwork, a full colour 2006 UK Tour programme, a special 'Pre-show Sampler' cd
featuring tracks by the individual members of the band, and at last a live dvd
of the guys Live in Reno featuring full orchestral backing and two choirs. Check
out
The Official Orchestra
Website
and
Parthenon
Huxley's Website
for more details.
12/08/2006 - Remember the fantastic E.L.O. Megamix cd released
earlier this year? Well Mix 2 is out now. Check out
Ebay or
www.elomix.com for full
details of how to get hold of this second mix.
12/08/2006 - Available now from
www.parthenonhuxley.com
is Hux's latest cd called P. Hux - Mile High Fan (L.A. Recordings
1988-1993). This recording features Parthenon Huxley, Rusty Anderson, Jen
Condos, Rob Ladd, Jason Falkner, Robin Lane, and more... it's the P. Hux Missing
Link. Mile High Fan is a 15-song collection of songs that P. Hux wrote back when
he was a staff writer for MCA Records, with all but one track previously
unreleased.
The liner notes include The Story Of Mile High Fan, song notes, and bios, all
written by P. Hux in inimitable P. Hux style.
Here's what he wrote about the opening track, R.E.D. (Revolution Every Day):
"Jon Stewart recently joked 'Oprah has purchased France!'. Fourteen years
earlier we sang 'Sony bought Brazil.' Cool riff on this one and great stuff from
Rusty and ex-Captain Beefheart [soon to be ex-Parthenon Huxley] drummer Robert
Williams". Check out Hux's official site to listen to sound samples, read about
the history, and buy the CD from the P. Hux store.
12/08/2006 - If you like karaoke, Zoom Entertainment have a 12 track
compilation karaoke cd out now, featuring the hits of Supertramp and the
Electric Light Orchestra. If you have a cd+g karaoke player you can sing
along as the lyrics are displayed on screen.
12/08/2006 - Giovanni's cover version of E.L.O.'s 'Ticket To
The Moon' has been released in Germany as a 3-track cd single on House Of Music.
Catalogue No: 40195 93000036 2. The disk also features the promotional video for
the song, and can be purchased at
www.amazon.de.
12/08/2006 - First posted on the Showdown ELO Mailing List is this
bit of news about Matthew Sweet covering E.L.O.'s 'Livin' Thing' on the
soundtrack album 'My Name Is Earl - The Album'.............
From
www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002725544
Kracker, Hiatt, Sweet Cozy Up To 'Earl'
June 21, 2006, 11:00 AM ET
Katie Hasty, N.Y.
Previously unreleased songs from Matthew Sweet, Uncle Kracker and
John Hiatt will be featured on "My Name Is Earl -- The Album." The
soundtrack hits stores Sept. 5 via Shout! Factory, the same day the
NBC television show's first season DVD is released.
Jason Lee, who plays the karma-conscious "Earl," and the show's
creator Greg Garci compiled the album under the premise that it's a
gift from Earl to his brother.
Uncle Kracker covers the Band's "The Weight" on the album, while
Hiatt performs his own spin on John Lennon's "Instant Karma" and
Sweet recasts ELO's "Livin' Thing." Songs that have appeared in the
show, including tracks from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Young M.C. and Los
Lobos, are also included.
Here is the track list for "My Name Is Earl -- The Album":
East Bound and Down - Jerry Reed
The Weight - Uncle Kracker
One Time One Night - Los Lobos
Bust a Move - Young M.C.
Livin' Thing - Matthew Sweet
It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) - Sammy Davis, Jr.
Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Joy - Harry Nilsson
Amos Moses - Jerry Reed
Instant Karma - John Hiatt
What Goes Around Comes Around (vocal version) - Nescobar-a-lop-lop
and the Camden Country Band
99 Red Balloons - Van Nuys
12/08/2006 - Tom Petty's new album 'Highway Companion' is out now and
was produced by Jeff Lynne. More details at
www.tompetty.com.
Track listing............
1.
Saving Grace
2. Square One
3. Down South
4. Flirting With Time
5. Jack
6. Turn This Car Around
7. Night Driver
8. Big Weekend
9. Damaged By Love
10. This Old Town
11. Ankle Deep
12. The Golden Rose
12/08/2006 - Released for the first time on cd, and in remastered
form is the soundtrack album 'All This And World War II'. The recording features
tracks by Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne and can be ordered via
www.hip-oselect.com. It
is a limited edition 2cd set featuring deluxe slipcase, gatefold sleeve, and
32-page full colour booklet containing the complete original artwork with lyrics
from the original album release.
The price is $29.98 plus postage, and the company ships to most areas of the world.
Track listing.........
Disc 1
1. Magical Mystery Tour - Ambrosia
2. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
3. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight - The Bee Gees
4. I Am The Walrus - Leo Sayer
5. She's Leaving Home - Bryan Ferry
6. Lovely Rita - Roy Wood
7. When I'm Sixty-Four - Keith Moon
8. Get Back - Rod Stewart
9. Let It Be - Leo Sayer
10. Yesterday - David Essex
11. With A Little Help From My Friends/Nowhere Man - Jeff Lynne
12. Because - Lynsey De Paul
13. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window - The Bee Gees
14. Michelle - Richard Cocciante
Disc 2
1. We Can Work It Out - The Four Seasons
2. The Fool On The Hill - Helen Reddy
3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Frankie Laine
4. Hey Jude - The Brothers Johnson
5. Polythene Pam - Roy Wood
6. Sun King - The Bee Gees
7. Getting Better - Status Quo
8. The Long And Winding Road - Leo Sayer
9. Help - Henry Gross
10. Strawberry Fields Forever - Peter Gabriel
11. Come Together - Tina Turner
12. You Never Give Me Your Money - Wil Malone & Leo Reizner
13. The End - The London Symphony Orchestra
12/08/2006 - Grandaddy's final album 'Just Like The Fambly Cat',
features a short cover version of E.L.O.'s 'Shangri-La'.
10/08/2006 - 12th September finally sees the release of fully
remastered cd editions of the Electric Light Orchestra's 'On The Third
Day', 'Face The Music' and 'A New World Record'. All releases feature bonus
material and expanded sleeve notes. Check out the
Face The Music website for
full details of these superb SonyBMG releases.
'On The Third Day' track listing............
Ocean Breakup/King Of The Universe
Bluebird Is Dead
Oh
No Not Susan
New World Rising/Ocean Breakup (reprise)
Showdown
Daybreaker
Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
Dreaming of 4000
In
The Hall Of The Mountain King
Bonus tracks:
Auntie (Ma Ma Ma Belle Take 1)
Auntie (Ma Ma Ma Belle Take 2)
Mambo (Dreaming of 4000 Alt. Mix)
Everyone’s Born To Die
Interludes
'Face
The Music' track listing............
Fire On High
Waterfall
Evil Woman
Nightrider
Poker
Strange Magic
Down Home Town
One Summer Dream
Bonus Tracks:
Fire On High Intro
(Early Alt. Mix)
Evil Woman (Stripped
Down Mix)
Strange Magic (US
Single Edit)
Waterfall
(Instrumental Mix)
'A New World
Record' track listing............
Tightrope
Telephone Line
Rockaria!
Mission (A World
Record)
So Fine
Livin' Thing
Above The Clouds
Do Ya
Shangri-La
Bonus Tracks:
Telephone Line (Alt.
Vocals)
Surrender
Tightrope
(Instrumental Early Rough Mix)
Above The Clouds
(Instrumental Rough Mix)
So Fine
(Instrumental Early Rough Mix)
Telephone Line
(Instrumental)
10/08/2006 - Just released by EMI on 30th July is a superb
Electric Light Orchestra 3cd set featuring all the tracks from ELO, ELO II
and a disk of rarities, alternate mixes plus quad mixes.
Track listing...............
Disc 1
10538 Overture
Look At Me Now
Nellie Takes Her Bow
The Battle Of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644)
First Movement (Jumping Biz)
Mr Radio
Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre)
Queen Of The Hours
Whisper In The Night
ELO first album sessions (1970-1971)
10538 Overture (Take 1 Recorded 12/7/70)
The Battle Of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644) (Take 1 Recorded
28/4/71)
Whisper In The Night (Take 1/Take 2 Edit Recorded 28/4/71)
Mr Radio (Take 9 Recorded 18/11/70)
Disc 2
In Old England Town (Boogie No 2)
Momma
Roll Over Beethoven
From The Sun To The World (Boogie No.1)
Kuiama
Harvest Sessions (1972-1973)
In Old England Town (Boogie No 2) (Take 1 Quad SQ Mix)
Roll Over Beethoven (Take 1) (Session Master 8 September 1972)
Mambo (Dreaming Of 4000 Take 1)
Wilf's Solo (Instrumental)
Baby I Apologise (Session Outtake 1 June 1973)
Showdown (Take 1)
Disc 3
The Harvest Singles (1972-1973)
10538 Overture (Single Version)
Mr Radio (7'' Single Version)
Roll Over Beethoven (Single Version)
Showdown
In Old England Town (Instrumental)
The Electric Light Orchestra Alternate Album Mix
10538 Overture (Quad SQ Mix)
Look At Me Now (Quad Mix)
Nellie Takes Her Bow (Quad Mix)
The Battle Of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644) (Quad Mix)
First Movement (Jumping Biz) (Quad Mix)
Mr Radio (Quad SQ Mix)
Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre) (Quad Mix)
Queen Of The Hours (Quad Mix)
Whisper In The Night (Quad Mix)
10/08/2006 - Two new soundclips added
to the site, featuring 'Blackberry Way' performed live by Bev Bevan's Move in Glasgow
in 2005, and an excellent club track by The Hamptons featuring a sample
of 'Evil Woman'.
07/08/2006 - Jeff Lynne appeared at the premiere of The Beatles
'Love' musical by Cirque Du Soleil on 30th June in Las Vegas. Image below is of
Jeff with Dave Stewart and is courtesy & (c)
www.wireimage.com.
07/08/2006 - Lots of rare clips of E.L.O., The Move,
The Orchestra and more can be found at
Youtube. Jeff appeared on
stage at Ringo Starr's show on July 1st with some video clips at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhhzejp3uz0 and
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H82StB7KCZU. These links first posted on the
Showdown ELO Mailing List.
07/08/2006 - The
September 2006 issue of Q magazine has a list of the Top 100 'Guilty Pleasures'.
The chart features songs which people love to listen to but hate to admit it. At
number 1 is E.L.O.'s 'Livin' Thing'. For further details check out these
BBC News site links -
Item 1 /
Item 2.
06/08/2006 - Many new items added to the site, including
reviews from The Orchestra's recent gigs
in York and Edinburgh. Also a review with photo's and video clips from a superb
acoustic gig by Phil Bates and friends at Tamworth's Castle Hotel on June
30th. A live recording of 'Ticket To The Moon' from The Orchestra's
recent U.K. tour added to the soundclips page.
23/07/2006 -
HMV online have advertised a new E.L.O. dvd due out in August called
Total Rock Review priced at £9.99.
23/07/2006 - There's a nice interview with ex-E.L.O. bassist Mike
De Albuquerque at
http://olliehalsall.co.uk/albuquerque.htm.
23/07/2006 - Thanks to Pete Koz who spotted this news at
www.thenoise-boston.com/gossip - Columbia recording artist
Bleu
is spearheading a new project called L.E.O. (a tribute to
Jeff Lynne and his
Electric Light Orchestra) that features
a star-studded list of contributors:
Paula Kelley (Paula Kelley Orchestra)
Andy Sturmer (Jellyfish),
Mike Viola (The Candy Butchers),
Jason Scheff (Chicago),
Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes),
Matt Mahaffey (Self),
John Fields (big-time pop-producer),
Tony Goddess (The Rudds),
Hanson, and more.
23/07/2006 - The Zoom Tour Live dvd by E.L.O. is currently
number 5 in the official U.K. music dvd chart.
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