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Post by fourlittlediamonds on Aug 25, 2019 18:30:56 GMT
For me it was 1981. Up until then I was aware of the band but couldn't afford many records on my 50p a week pocket money and had to rely on Christmas/ Birthday presents and generous visiting relatives! But this was the year I became a teenager and suddenly music topped all other interests. This was the year I bought my first ELO single- Hold On Tight, quickly followed by Twilight which I loved. The year was topped off by getting a Walkman for Christmas and a voucher from Boots the chemist (yes, they had record dept then) and got Time as a cassette *and as I had a few quid left over, bought Human Leagues "Don't You Want Me" and Abba's "One Of Us". And then, of course, trudging out to the Birmingham NEC on a cold, snowy night on December 13th for my first ever concert having persuaded (begged) my brother to shell out £7.50 each (!) for two tickets but it was worth it. 38 years ago, where does the time go?
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Post by BSJ on Aug 25, 2019 20:58:25 GMT
1974, the year of Eldorado. I wasn't in love, love with the first three albums, just certain songs. But, I kept the faith!
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Post by unomusette on Aug 25, 2019 21:47:45 GMT
1978, I'd been impressed by previous singles such as Telephone Line but I invested in Out of the Blue with my 14th birthday money and never looked back. It was kind of the end of being a kid and the start of being a teenager which I've never grown out of.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 0:42:53 GMT
'76. Up to then I always loved the radio, but I never paid attention to who was behind the songs. Telephone Line changed that. I adored it. I lived for the next time it would be on the radio. I asked a knowledgeable friend who was singing. ELO? WTF? And then, when I did some research on ELO, I couldn't fucking believe that this was the same group who did Strange Magic, Evil Woman, Livin' Thing, Showdown, etc....all songs that I adored. I was floored, and hooked. And here we are.
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Post by 88keys on Aug 26, 2019 1:59:29 GMT
Around 2007 or 2008 I finally started listening to my dad's ELO cd's and was like yeahhhhh this is for me!
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Post by Horacewimp on Aug 26, 2019 7:52:10 GMT
1644 when the Battle of Marston Moor happened.
Alternatively....
1978 when I purchased Sweet Talkin’ Woman single, I’d already heard ANWR as my brother had borrowed it a few weeks prior. Played STW and the b side Bluebird is Dead non stop then came OOTB album and the rest of the back catalogue. After than every new release was purchased.
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Post by Timeblue on Aug 26, 2019 10:50:15 GMT
1644 when the Battle of Marston Moor happened. Alternatively.... 1978 when I purchased Sweet Talkin’ Woman single, I’d already heard ANWR as my brother had borrowed it a few weeks prior. Played STW and the b side Bluebird is Dead non stop then came OOTB album and the rest of the back catalogue. After than every new release was purchased. Ditto (well almost,apart from the Bluebird Is Dead bit and borrowing ANWR from my brother and also not buying OOTB.....)
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Post by cleldo on Aug 26, 2019 15:25:55 GMT
1977. Christmas day to be exact. My brother got Out of the Blue and the moment I heard it I was hooked forever.
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Post by Buttler on Aug 26, 2019 16:27:13 GMT
I became a huge fan of Jeff Lynne-ELO in 2013 (a bit late, sorry).
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Post by ajv on Aug 26, 2019 17:04:18 GMT
1986! One of my older brothers bought BOP when it came out, (We already had all the other albums; I was 11 at the time) and for a few weeks everyone at school knew who ELO was. My other older brother would inform us how Calling America was doing on Billboard from looking at the charts posted at the local record store Pickles (what, never heard of that Nebraska record store chain?). Then So Serious came out and he told us it wasn't charting, but kept it in perspective by saying "lots of singles don't make the top 100." I have remained a massive fan ever since. "After four. Four!"
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Post by queenofthehours on Sept 30, 2019 18:39:47 GMT
My crucial year was 2012. The 3rd of October to be precise, sometime around 7.40pm because that's the moment I saw Jeff on the BBC's One Show and fell in love.
I'd heard of Jeff Lynne before, of course, but didn't really care for him mainly because I was that person who looked at the Wilburys and saw Bob, Roy, Tom, George and that other guy, the one with the big hair. I didn't know Jeff had contributed as much as he had. I also knew many ELO songs from the radio and enjoyed them but I didn't know who'd written them at that point. I liked 'MBS' but back then I also felt guilty for liking it and I adored Tom Petty but never knew Jeff's work with him was much more than Wilbury work. Same with Orbison. But most of all I already was a big Roy Wood fan, he was talked about at least once a week in our house, but I never knew Jeff had worked with him on anything other than that weird song with all those screeching cellos that was on my mum's Woody compilation CD.
All this realisation came at once when I saw Jeff on the One Show and a couple of days later in the MBS documentary. I don't even want to think about what life might be like if I hadn't watched those shows and the only reason I tuned in was in case I got to see some snippets of Roys Orbison and Wood.
I mean, just LOOK at Jeff in this video (part one of two) . How could you not fall in love with him? I definitely became a Jeff fan as soon as I saw this interview, I can't believe I ever thought I disliked him! If I did it was because I'd never "met" him and from this interview and the documentary I got a sense of who he was and I fell in love with his character and the fact that he was so lovely and down to earth.
He had me completely when he mentioned Sparky's Magic Piano -
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Post by janne on Oct 1, 2019 5:52:29 GMT
I would say 1977. I had bought A New World Record when it came out but it was Out of The Blue that made me a total fan.
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Post by tremblinwilbury on Oct 1, 2019 7:14:41 GMT
Two crucial years for me... 1978 and 1980. 78 I coaught the video of Sweet Talkin Woman on telly and it met all my requirements. Slick, lively and had strings! 80 I was given the soundtrack to Xanadu by a dear uncle and aunt. In it was a leaflet advertising ELOs 'new' logo (remember what THAT looked like?). It also showed the previous albums. I straightaway wanted Eldorado - that's a magical cover. Having fallen for the orchestral sound, I wasn't taken with the earlier rockier stuff. I've 'matured'. Now I look on that early stuff as 'pure' ELO. Strings chucked in only when they're needed.
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Post by Timeblue on Oct 1, 2019 7:41:44 GMT
Two crucial years for me... 1978 and 1980. 78 I coaught the video of Sweet Talkin Woman on telly and it met all my requirements. Slick, lively and had strings! 80 I was given the soundtrack to Xanadu by a dear uncle and aunt. In it was a leaflet advertising ELOs 'new' logo (remember what THAT looked like?). It also showed the previous albums. I straightaway wanted Eldorado - that's a magical cover. Having fallen for the orchestral sound, I wasn't taken with the earlier rockier stuff. I've 'matured'. Now I look on that early stuff as 'pure' ELO. Strings chucked in only when they're needed. I have that leaflet somewhere too, it advertised Xanadu merchandise such as rollerskates and pink baseball caps!
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Post by stevelo on Oct 1, 2019 8:59:11 GMT
Two crucial years for me... 1978 and 1980. 78 I coaught the video of Sweet Talkin Woman on telly and it met all my requirements. Slick, lively and had strings! 80 I was given the soundtrack to Xanadu by a dear uncle and aunt. In it was a leaflet advertising ELOs 'new' logo (remember what THAT looked like?). It also showed the previous albums. I straightaway wanted Eldorado - that's a magical cover. Having fallen for the orchestral sound, I wasn't taken with the earlier rockier stuff. I've 'matured'. Now I look on that early stuff as 'pure' ELO. Strings chucked in only when they're needed. I have that leaflet somewhere too, it advertised Xanadu merchandise such as rollerskates and pink baseball caps! Attachments:
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