Tracks 5–7, 11, 13, 17, and 21 from that night have never been released on video or compact disc, the rest have appeared on the DVD. A Blu-ray of the concert was released in March 2015 and featured bonus footage of various performances from other concerts.īelow is the entire set from the concert. A new DVD release of the concert has been scheduled with bonus material and new packaging according to the ftmusic website. However, due to "bleed-through" some tracks like "Standin' in the Rain", "Night in the City" and "Turn To Stone", the pre-recorded backing tapes are still present, but much better subdued. In 2006, the concert master tapes were obtained and properly remixed, hence restoring the sound originally intended for the video and presented in DTS sound, at last resembling the sound that was heard by the audience. As previously mentioned, the sound quality of the Wembley concert contained in some of these early releases is relatively poor, and elevates the prominence of the studio backing tapes on many tracks. It has also been released previously on VHS, Betamax and Laserdisc in 1980, VHS again in '89, then in '98 as a DVD and VHS coupled with their music video album produced for the Discovery album (for which the band never toured). This concert, along with The Face the Music Tour 1976, were released as live compact discs in 1998. The Out of the Blue Tour or Big Night tour as it was known in the United States, became the highest-grossing concert tour of 1978, with the North American leg of the tour breaking many attendance and sales records. The original TV broadcast edit in mono sound was poorly mixed from the concert and used some of the backing tapes used by the band pushed high in the mix which appeared to make the band look like they were lip-synching. Due to the nature of the sound acoustics on the huge metal and fiberglass flying saucer shaped stage, the band had difficulty hearing their monitors and keeping time, so backing tapes were used that only the band were supposed to hear. The concert was one of the first examples of lasers used at a live rock concert. The stage was a huge flying saucer with hydraulic lifts, the 'roof' would open up to reveal the band. The opening night (a charity Gala event) was filmed in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the band were introduced by US actor Tony Curtis. In 1978 the band played the Wembley Arena for a record eight appearances. "From the Sun to the World (Boogie No.Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley is a concert film by the Electric Light Orchestra. Songs Name of song, writer(s), lead vocal(s), original release, and year of releaseī-side to " Calling America" and " So Serious"ī-side to " I'm Alive" and " All Over the World" The 1975 album Face the Music moved away from symphonic concept elements of Eldorado in favor of more radio friendly songs. The presence of an orchestra would be a common part of future ELO albums. The concept album Eldorado (1974) saw the first time that an orchestra was used, where previously Lynne would overdub strings. Later in 1973, On the Third Day marked when the band developed its sound and improvements in Lynne's songwriting. The album contained a cover of the song " Roll Over Beethoven", the single would be a hit in the US. Before the release of ELO 2 (1973, Electric Light Orchestra II in the US) Wood left the band, making Lynne the sole songwriter. In 1971 the band released their self-titled debut album, The Electric Light Orchestra ( No Answer in the US), the songwriting duties were split between band members Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne, Wood's songs were more classically influenced than Lynne's art rock influenced songs. The band's music is characterised by their blending of Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography. The English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) recorded over 190 songs from 1971 to 2019. ELO performing live during their 1981 Time Tour.įrom left: Jeff Lynne, Louis Clark (obscured), Kelly Groucutt, Bev Bevan, and Richard Tandy
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