ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA / LIVE : THE EARLY YEARS (DVD)

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TRACKLISTING: Brunel University 1973: 1 King Of The Universe, 2 Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, 3 In The Hall Of The Mountain King, 4 Great Balls Of Fire, Germany 1974 - Rockpalast: 1 Daybreaker, 2 Showdown, 3 Day Tripper, 4 Orange Blossom Special, 5 Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, 6 In The Hall Of The Mountain King, 7 Great Balls Of Fire, 8 Roll Over Beethoven, London 1976 - Fusion: 1 Poker, 2 Nightrider, 3 Showdown, 4 Eldorado Overture, 5 Can’t Get It Out Of My Head, 6 Poor Boy (The Greenwood), 7 Illusions In G Major, 8 Strange Magic, 9 10538 Overture, 10 Do Ya, 11 Evil Woman, 12 Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, 13 Roll Over Beethoven. Bonus Feature: Rockpalast Interview.

2010 is the 40th Anniversary of the Electric Light Orchestra.

ELO were formed in 1970 by Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood from the ashes of The Move. Roy Wood soon left to form Wizzard and Jeff Lynne lead ELO on to become one of the biggest selling acts of the seventies and eighties with global album sales in excess of 50 million.

This DVD brings together three live concerts from the earlier part of the band’s career.

The first is a four track excerpt from a show at Brunel University in 1973, the second a longer eight track set filmed for the German TV series Rockpalast in 1974 and finally the Fusion concert from the New Victoria Theatre in London in 1976, filmed during the ‘Face The Music’ tour.

First time any of this material has been released on DVD and only the Fusion show was ever released on VHS.

Features many of their early classics including: ‘Showdown’, ‘Evil Woman’, ‘Ma-Ma-Ma Belle’, ‘Can’t Get It Out Of My Head’, ‘10538 Overture’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, ‘Do Ya’, ‘Strange Magic’ and more.

Technical: Region 0. Screen Format: 4:3. Sound Formats: DTS, Dolby 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo. Running Time: 110 minutes.

Price: £12.99