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Post by poorbob on Jan 14, 2021 5:18:02 GMT
So a while back I was looking through some bootlegs from 70s artists and I noticed lots of them are mainly US radio broadcasts. And I was thinking did ELO ever have any shows aired? I mean they were big enough by the mid 70s and it did seem a great promotional tool at the time. I did come across one reference on (although I think it's more of LP/tour plug than a live broadcast announcement) eBay... Are any of our "older" forumites aware of any live radio shows at the time, or did ELO not bother with this seemingly popular pratice?
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Post by Timeblue on Jan 14, 2021 9:51:43 GMT
I'm not aware of any radio shows in the UK in the 70s,unless maybe ELO did the Radio 1 'In Concert' series that they did...
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Post by orioles70 on Jan 14, 2021 12:53:40 GMT
I read this old interview from the FTM days and laughed at Jeff's description of a 1975 UK "tour" which paled in comparison to the US shows. “Yeah,” he remarks in his singular Birmingham accent, “we’re doing a British tour - three universities, the New Victoria in London and the Birmingham Odeon.” was anyone on the forum at one of those 1975 UK tour dates? theelonetwork.weebly.com/jeff-lynne--bev-bevan-interview-1975.html
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Post by cleldo on Jan 14, 2021 15:06:02 GMT
Wasn't the Live at the Winterland CD from this tour in 1976?
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Post by poorbob on Jan 14, 2021 17:58:03 GMT
Wasn't the Live at the Winterland CD from this tour in 1976? I was really meaning unreleased stuff, like on Amazon and eBay there are a lot of "grey market" releases sourced from US radio broadcast, Queen, Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac for example. I guess ELO simply didn't do any live broadcast shows. I think in the UK they really only did a handful of radio sessions (in the early days). Was the Victoria show a radio broadcast?
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Post by orioles70 on Jan 14, 2021 19:36:54 GMT
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Post by Grroosss on Jan 15, 2021 4:08:16 GMT
I also see that they used to include cello and violin solos. I wonder why? Was that a built in break so Jeff or Bev could visit the loo? I always thought it was logical since they were an 'orchestra' after all. Gave the strings players a moment to shine, and from the live performances I've heard it seems that the solos usually went down a storm.
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Post by Timeblue on Jan 15, 2021 10:04:22 GMT
I also see that they used to include cello and violin solos. I wonder why? Was that a built in break so Jeff or Bev could visit the loo? I always thought it was logical since they were an 'orchestra' after all. Gave the strings players a moment to shine, and from the live performances I've heard it seems that the solos usually went down a storm. .... especially when it involved explosions and grapefruits
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Post by StrangeMagic on Jan 16, 2021 4:22:27 GMT
So a while back I was looking through some bootlegs from 70s artists and I noticed lots of them are mainly US radio broadcasts. And I was thinking did ELO ever have any shows aired? I mean they were big enough by the mid 70s and it did seem a great promotional tool at the time. I did come across one reference on (although I think it's more of LP/tour plug than a live broadcast announcement) eBay... Are any of our "older" forumites aware of any live radio shows at the time, or did ELO not bother with this seemingly popular pratice? I have a bootleg recording on cassette of ELO doing a concert on a Dutch radio station in probably 1973, judging by the setlist. There's nothing after On the Third Day. The performance contains a smokin' rendition of "Kuiama" and a really nice version of "Showdown."
I found it on the internet somewhere, perhaps on Face the Music. Honestly, I don't remember where I downloaded it from. It was long ago and far away.
Perhaps a resourceful person could find it. Or someone who remembered to write it down could tell you.
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Post by poorbob on Jan 16, 2021 16:01:24 GMT
So a while back I was looking through some bootlegs from 70s artists and I noticed lots of them are mainly US radio broadcasts. And I was thinking did ELO ever have any shows aired? I mean they were big enough by the mid 70s and it did seem a great promotional tool at the time. I did come across one reference on (although I think it's more of LP/tour plug than a live broadcast announcement) eBay... Are any of our "older" forumites aware of any live radio shows at the time, or did ELO not bother with this seemingly popular pratice? I have a bootleg recording on cassette of ELO doing a concert on a Dutch radio station in probably 1973, judging by the setlist. There's nothing after On the Third Day. The performance contains a smokin' rendition of "Kuiama" and a really nice version of "Showdown."
I found it on the internet somewhere, perhaps on Face the Music. Honestly, I don't remember where I downloaded it from. It was long ago and far away.
Perhaps a resourceful person could find it. Or someone who remembered to write it down could tell you.
Thanks StrangeMagic I'll try track it down
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Post by onthethirdday on Jan 17, 2021 22:32:06 GMT
Bootlegzone is down for now or it would be easy to double-check sources. Pretty sure at least a couple of old school vinyl boots I have were sourced from FM radio concert broadcasts. I still have them.
Electric Light Orchestra – Freedom City Pandemonium: Live In The City By The Bay
The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label – TAKRL 1994 (1977) Recorded in 1976 in San Francisco - NOT an audience recording
BUT, one site says: This show, recorded on February 14th 1976 was officially released in 1998 on the CD “Live at Winterland ’76”. My recollection is it sounds like it was taken from an FM broadcast. I have some ELO radio transcription interview LP's, but no US live shows that I can recall. Bootlegzone would be SO helpful right now, but they are rebuilding out of necessity. It may be a while. Miss the forums there!!!
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