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Post by Chippa on Jul 15, 2015 21:51:11 GMT
I'm getting back into listening to a lot of Jeff's outside production work-that is, projects other than those with the Jeff Lynne or ELO name attached-and came across quite a few gems that I'd forgotten about. I thought I'd share those, even if you've probably already heard them a million times. Jimmy Nail-"Blue Beyond the Grey" from the 1999 album Tadpoles in a Jar. "Wonderful Land" by Hank Marvin, from 1993. Mark Knopfler is also featured on this song. "God's Good Time" by sometime ELO member Dave Morgan, from the 1997 album Call. You can really hear Jeff's Brian Wilson influence, here. "Drole De Vie" by the French group Et Moi & Moi, from 1991. Love the sound of this one! "Nobody's Angel" by Miss B. Haven, from their 1990 self-titled album. "Tower of Babel" by the Sumo Giants, from 1986. Very interesting backstory to this song, which can be found at the Jeff Lynne Song Database, HERE!
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Post by unomusette on Jul 15, 2015 22:30:34 GMT
Looks mightily interesting, will have a good listen when I'm properly awake
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Post by skyclad1904 on Jul 15, 2015 23:51:48 GMT
"blue beyond the grey" is one of the best tracks, jeff ever produced... "god's good time" was released first in 1992 on daves "all god's blessings" album (credited with "produced by otis wilbury"), available on cassette at that time. "tower of babel" was released in 1988. all songs are great and to me it looks like "drole de vie" is nearly like a jeff solo song...
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Post by Platypus on Jul 16, 2015 14:01:08 GMT
Wonderful Land is familiar enough from old radio, and I wouldn't have known Jeff had anything to do with it.
Drole De Vie is definitely Wilburyish!
Jeff's name attached to Regina Spektor is certainly what triggered my interest and liking for her music.
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Post by 88keys on Jul 17, 2015 5:46:04 GMT
I wonder what prompted Jeff Lynne to have his name removed from the Tower Of Babel track? I think it sounds good,even if it's a little bit dated sounding.
Nobody's Angel is great, but the other two tracks which Jeff produced for Miss B Haven aren't all that good.
There's one lost song from this period that we'll never hear, and that's Ringo Starr's Call Me, which Jeff wrote and produced. I think it was Jeff himself said it's never going to see the light of day.
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Post by Chippa on Jul 17, 2015 7:39:01 GMT
I wonder what prompted Jeff Lynne to have his name removed from the Tower Of Babel track? I think it sounds good,even if it's a little bit dated sounding. Nobody's Angel is great, but the other two tracks which Jeff produced for Miss B Haven aren't all that good. There's one lost song from this period that we'll never hear, and that's Ringo Starr's Call Me, which Jeff wrote and produced. I think it was Jeff himself said it's never going to see the light of day. Mette Mathiesen, drummer from Miss B. Haven, played on "Armchair Theater", as well. It's also rumored that Jeff had a romantic relationship with her during this time.
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Post by unomusette on Jul 19, 2015 19:52:59 GMT
Working my way through these, I think the Jimmy Nail track might just as well have been a Jeff Lynne issue, you can barely make out Mr Nail beneath all the Lynne trademark flourishes. Wonderful Land doesn't sound a lot different to the original to me, but it's a great song so that's not a problem. The Dave Morgan one stands out because it's allowed to be a bit individual instead of being smothered with Jeff-ness. More to come as I get to them....
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Post by unomusette on Jul 19, 2015 20:45:45 GMT
Back again, Drole de Vie sound like the instrumental version of an ELO song which just needs the vocals adding on, there's nothing to indicate it's a different band at all. The last two fare better, the singer in Miss B Haven reminds me of Chrissie Hynde and her voice is well to the fore. Sumo Giants are exactly the sort of band to benefit from Jeff's input, but you can still tell they're an entity in their own right.
I wonder how some songs end up with Jeff's signature drowning them out and others not? Is it down to force of will from either side? How interesting, I'd love to be a fly on the wall at the negotiations.
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Post by Chippa on Jul 20, 2015 4:09:18 GMT
I'd like to see Jeff do an album covering some of these songs he's produced and written for others.
He didn't produce this one, but he wrote it for The Everly Bros. Fantastic stuff, kids.
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Post by Platypus on Jul 20, 2015 9:57:01 GMT
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Post by skyclad1904 on Jul 20, 2015 11:34:25 GMT
"the story of me" was produced by Dave Edmunds, but arranged by Jeff. He and Richard also play on that song. I also like the idea, of having an album with songs Jeff has written/produced for other people, sung by himself.
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Post by Southernman on Jul 20, 2015 13:30:30 GMT
One of my favourite Jeff collaborations. Not much heard from Jeff, but a great song
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Post by Helmut83 on Jul 20, 2015 23:00:56 GMT
I didn't know "Wonderful land" and I adored it, it's fantastic.
On "Drole de vie" I agree with what others said, it sounds to be the backing track of a Wilbury or late ELO song. There's that '80s snare sound for which Jeff has been so criticized.
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Post by Chippa on Jul 22, 2015 3:59:14 GMT
One of my favourite Jeff collaborations. Not much heard from Jeff, but a great song I think Jeff just sang backup, on that one. He produced this track, from the same Randy Newman album.
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Post by Spin on Jul 10, 2022 15:28:23 GMT
Jeff working with Randy Newman is an interesting one, given the fact that Randy parodied ELO on his song The Story Of A Rock & Roll Band.
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