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ELO, the first song I remember by these guys was a cover of Chuck Berry'*****, "Roll Over Beethoven". But I didn't buy an album until "Face The Music" came out in 1975, when I heard "Evil Woman" I had to have a copy. My favorite song off the the album was the opening instrumental track, "Fire On High", can't explain why but I just loved that song.
A few months later "Eldorado" was on sale at the local shop for $3.97, so I picked up a copy, and it knocked my socks off, and I was officially a fan of ELO.
Jeff Lynne was the driving force in the group, I will let Magic talk about him she has a "Unique" perspective to add to this thread. He and the drummer Bev Bevan were about the only two members to remain in the band over their long career, the line-up changes read like a soap opera, no surprise seeing more bands changed members routinely than ever stay together for a long time.
Discography:
1971 The Electric Light Orchestra (UK) / No Answer (US)
1973 ELO 2 (UK) / Electric Light Orchestra II (US)
1973 On the Third Day
1974 Eldorado, A Symphony
1975 Face the Music
1976 A New World Record
1977 Out of the Blue
1979 Discovery
1980 Xanadu
1981 Time
1983 Secret Messages
1986 Balance of Power
2001 Zoom
My collection of albums.
Eldorado
Face The Music
New World Record
Out Of The Blue
Discovery
+ The Definitive Collection (Compilation CD)
My favorite album is Eldorado, here's a great song.
My favorite recording.