ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – OUT OF THE BLUE Blue Vinyl 2LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ UK 1977 JEFF LYNNE

Electric Light Orchestra – Out Of The Blue
(Jet Records  1977  JETDP400)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1/C1/D3 – UK Pressing

Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some wear to edges/corners & a few marks & some rubbing/ringwear – “SPECIAL EDITION BLUE VINYL” sticker on front
Inner Sleeves in Excellent condition
– some wear but no splits
Poster in Nr MINT condition
No Space Ship Cut Out

Double Blue Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(Vinyl 1 – NM/EX+ there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give some light pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall
– Vinyl 2 – NM – there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan.

Out of the Blue is the seventh studio album by the British rock group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released on 24 October 1977 in the United States and four days later in the UK on 28 October. Written and produced by ELO frontman Jeff Lynne, the double album is among the most commercially successful records in the group’s history, selling about 10 million copies worldwide by 2007.

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

Side one

1. “Turn to Stone” – 3:47
2. “It’s Over” – 4:08
3. “Sweet Talkin’ Woman” – 3:47
4. “Across the Border” – 3:52

Side two

5. “Night in the City” – 4:02
6. “Starlight” – 4:30
7. “Jungle” – 3:51
8. “Believe Me Now” – 1:21
9. “Steppin’ Out” – 4:38

Side three – Concerto for a Rainy Day

10. “Standin’ in the Rain” – 4:20
11. “Big Wheels” – 5:10
12. “Summer and Lightning” – 4:13
13. “Mr. Blue Sky” – 5:05

Side four

14. “Sweet Is the Night” – 3:26
15. “The Whale” – 5:05
16. “Birmingham Blues” – 4:21
17. “Wild West Hero” – 4:40

Personnel

ELO

• Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
• Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, backing vocals, fire extinguisher on “Mr. Blue Sky”
• Richard Tandy – keyboards, guitar
• Kelly Groucutt – co-lead vocals on “Sweet Is the Night”, backing vocals, bass guitar, percussion
• Mik Kaminski – violin
• Melvyn Gale – cello, piano
• Hugh McDowell – cello
• Louis Clark – Orchestra conductor

Production

• Jeff Lynne – Producer
• Mack – Engineer
• Jeff Lynne – Orchestral and Choral arrangements
• Richard Tandy – Orchestral and Choral arrangements
• Louis Clark – Orchestral and Choral arrangements