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Post by Timeblue on Jul 16, 2022 7:43:22 GMT
ELO were at no1 in the UK with Xanadu
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Post by Horacewimp on Jul 16, 2022 7:50:21 GMT
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Post by Timeblue on Jul 16, 2022 16:40:38 GMT
12.07.80 for two weeks.
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Post by laredo on Jul 16, 2022 18:22:59 GMT
There was a musicians' union strike going on during June and July so we never got to see it announced on Top Of The Pops as the new number 1.
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Post by lasttrain929 on Jul 16, 2022 19:27:21 GMT
Top 40 that week
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Post by Timeblue on Jul 16, 2022 21:25:00 GMT
Some bangers in that rundown eh?
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Post by lasttrain929 on Jul 16, 2022 21:56:02 GMT
Some bangers in that rundown eh? Bought 6 of these back in the day....
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Post by Horacewimp on Jul 17, 2022 7:29:01 GMT
Some bangers in that rundown eh? Bought 6 of these back in the day.... Including ELO I’ve got eight of them.
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Post by lasttrain929 on Jul 17, 2022 12:38:12 GMT
Bought 6 of these back in the day.... Including ELO I’ve got eight of them. Funny how tastes change as we get older but there is about five other songs I would buy now and three I bought back then I wouldn’t buy now......
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Post by Timeblue on Jul 17, 2022 16:59:54 GMT
I bought 5 with a couple on mixed LPs
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Post by lawrev on Jul 18, 2022 17:53:44 GMT
Then and now love the album The Game by Queen.
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Post by Timeblue on Jul 19, 2022 6:23:12 GMT
Then and now love the album The Game by Queen. Good album indeed.
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Post by lawrev on Jul 19, 2022 21:08:38 GMT
Sometimes change is good. I have a few of those albums, and liked some of the singles, many of which I won't admit today. LOL Now I am into heavier blues rock - the stuff I should have listened to in my teens and twenties, but hey - at least it happened. Which is why most latter day Jeff Lynne stuff does nothing for me at all. Now, if Jeff would cut an album like the Stones did in 2016 (Blue and Lonesome) I'm very interested! But that is not his method and he can't give up complete control.
But back to Xanadu at #1 in 1980....I think ONJ is the reason it went to #1. A JL lead vocal probably wouldn't have done it - even if a high harmony from Kelly was there.
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Post by lasttrain929 on Jul 19, 2022 23:58:26 GMT
Yes ONJ could do no wrong then, Grease was massive and that certainly helped Xanadu to the top of the charts, But Jeff wrote and produced it a pretty good song and along with the ELO sound it was a big summer hit for both artists. The Pink 10 inch vinyl and gatefold 7 inch also helped.
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Post by Timeblue on Jul 22, 2022 19:04:31 GMT
I wonder what position Xanadu would have reached if ONJ wasn't involved? We know what it sounds like with Jeff singing it but I doubt it would have reached the top spot. Top 10 at best I guess ...
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