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Nowadays, 1977 is remembered as both the year of punk and the year of disco. At the time, though, it was the year of Fleetwood Mac's RUMOURS and Electric Light Orchestra's OUT OF THE BLUE, two albums that were simply inescapable. But where overexposure made RUMOURS feel somewhat stale and dated, OUT OF THE BLUE sounds as fresh now as it did at the time. This is due in large part to the obsessive insularity of Jeff Lynne's aesthetic. He seems not to be ignoring musical trends, but to be simply unaware of them.

Lynne's mid-period Beatles fixation combines with his love of lush orchestrations and pristine production to create some of his strongest music, including the enormous hits "Turn to Stone," "Sweet Talkin' Woman" and "Mr. Blue Sky." However, the autobiographical "Birmingham Blues" suggests that Lynne was tiring of the rock-star grind, which might explain ELO's lowered profile after this release.

Illustrator: Shusei Nagaoka.

Electric Light Orchestra: Jeff Lynne (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Mik Kaminski (violin); Hugh McDowell, Melvyn Gale (cello); Richard Tandy (keyboards); Kelly Groucett (bass); Bev Bevan (drums, percussion).

Personnel: Jeff Lynne (vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer); Richard Tandy (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer); Bev Bevan (vocals, drums); Kelly Groucutt (vocals, percussion); Mik Kaminski (violin); Hugh McDowell, Melvyn Gale (cello).

Q (p.119) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Their virtuoso musicianship dazzled. But the real genius was in the songwriting and wonderfully unorthodox arrangements."
Uncut (p.95) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The symphonic pretensions and STAR WARS-via-Sergio Leone imagery have impacted everyone from Air to Muse."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.114) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t shows ELO at their most lush and broad: the choral arrangements have something of '30s Hollywood, the strings arrive simultaneously from several eras -- past and future..."

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Category Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Art Rock
Label Jet
Orig Year 1977
All Time Product Rank 6,353
CD Universe Part number 1085737
Discs 1
Release Date Jan 01, 1990
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Jeff Lynne; Harvey Brooks; W. Pete; Nick Gravenites; Jeff Lynne
Recording Time 70 minutes
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1Turn To Stone * See All 33 Electric Light Orchestra TURN TO STONE Lyrics5:48 $1.29
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2It's Over * See All 8 Electric Light Orchestra ITS OVER Lyrics4:09 $0.99
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3Sweet Talkin' Woman * See All 31 Electric Light Orchestra SWEET TALKING WOMAN Lyrics3:47 $0.99
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4Across the Border * See All 4 Electric Light Orchestra ACROSS THE BORDER Lyrics3:54 $0.99
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5Night In the City * See All 6 Electric Light Orchestra NIGHT IN THE CITY Lyrics4:04 $0.99
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6Starlight * See All 5 Electric Light Orchestra STARLIGHT Lyrics4:32 $0.99
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7Jungle * See All 2 Electric Light Orchestra JUNGLE Lyrics3:51 $0.99
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8Believe Me Now * See All 2 Electric Light Orchestra BELIEVE ME NOW Lyrics1:21 $0.99
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9Steppin' Out * See All 2 Electric Light Orchestra STEPPING OUT Lyrics4:38 $0.99
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10Standin' In The Rain * See All 12 Electric Light Orchestra STANDING IN THE RAIN Lyrics3:59 $0.99
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11Big Wheels * See All 3 Electric Light Orchestra BIG WHEELS Lyrics5:31 $0.99
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12Summer and Lightning * Electric Light Orchestra SUMMER AND LIGHTNING Lyrics4:13 $0.99
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13Mr. Blue Sky * See All 31 Electric Light Orchestra MISTER BLUE SKY Lyrics5:02 $0.99
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14Sweet Is The Night * See All 3 Electric Light Orchestra SWEET IS THE NIGHT Lyrics3:28 $0.99
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15Whale * See All 35:05 $0.99
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16Birmingham Blues * See All 5 Electric Light Orchestra BIRMINGHAM BLUES Lyrics4:23 $0.99
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17Wild West Hero * See All 14 Electric Light Orchestra WILD WEST HERO Lyrics4:40 $0.99
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5 stars Great ELO Classic
If you like ELO, you'll love this CD.
Submitted by ftjones (San Antonio, TX, USA) Verified Buyer
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5 stars ELO...
I've been a fan of ELO since a very small boy and Im proud to say to this day ELO remains my favourite band and favourite music. This wasn't the first CD I heard but I recommend it 100% In fact buy this, then buy the rest!! You will love ELO... Prove me wrong!!!
Submitted by DistantUK (Telford, SH, UK)
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5 stars THIS IS A TEN STAR ALBUM BUT, WAIT TO BUY THIS UNTIL 2007...
...when it will reissued by Sony. This album will be remastered soon in 2007 on it's 30th anniversary. This is, without a doubt, Electric Light Orchestra's best album. It is one of the few full length albums (from any artist) that you can listen to all the way through from beginning to end without skipping any songs. I can't wait for the new remaster because, this masterpiece seriously deserves a proper reissue with top quality sound and original liner notes.
Submitted by ELO (United States)
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3 stars Good ELO album but lots of filler
This (originally double) album has its high points, but certainly its low points too. With great tunes like "Turn to Stone" and "Mr. Blue Sky", this could have been as good as the albums before (New World Record) and after (Discovery) if it weren't issued as a double album.
Submitted by Jason (New York, NY)
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5 stars ELO At There Height
I think I'm the youngest ELO fan out there. I'm only 12 but I just love these guys. Out of the Blue was one of ELO finests albums. Each song on it had the pontential of a hit. This is when Jeff Lynne was really into ELO and some of his best work is on this album.
Submitted by Kevin (Derry, NH, USA)
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