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Track Listings
| 1. Eldorado Overture |
| 2. Can't Get It Out Of My Head |
| 3. Laredo Tornado |
| 4. Nobody's Child |
| 5. Eldorado |
| 6. Eldorado - Finale |
| 7. Eldorado Overture |
| 8. Can't Get It Out Of My Head |
| 9. Boy Blue |
| 10. Laredo Tornado |
| 11. Poorboy (The Greenwood) |
| 12. Mister Kingdom |
| 13. Nobody's Child |
| 14. Illusions In G Major |
| 15. Eldorado |
| 16. Eldorado - Finale |
| 17. Eldorado Instrumental Medley |
| 18. Dark City |
Product Description
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A concept album about the fantastic world of dreams, Eldorado may be the Electric Light Orchestra's most fully realised recording. Combining the grand, sweeping vision that founders Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood first envisioned when they formed ELO, with the craftsmanship and outstanding production values that marked the mega-hit albums A New World Record and Out of the Blue, Eldorado is a near-perfect fusion of rock & roll with a full orchestra. While newcomers to the band won't necessarily find much here in terms of stand-out tracks, true ELO fans will know that this merely demonstrates the quality of the album as a coherent whole. Digitally remastered, it now sounds better than ever. --Robert Burrow
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ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Eldorado - A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra (2001 issue UK 12-track digitally remastered CD album - ELOs classic and brilliant concept album tour-de-force is an orchestral rock n roll masterpiece complete withsymphonic sounds lush strings and Jeff Lynnes peerless panoramic production. With its yearning tale of a magical and elusive dream world Eldorado transports the listener both sonically and lyrically to an enchanting space in a distant time... journey to the fantastic realm of Eldorado. With the Bonus Recordings Eldorado Instrumental Medley and Dark City. Complete with a picture booklet containing liner notes from Jeff Lynne photos and lyrics)
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Yovra
Format:Audio CD
Just after purchasing the remastered version of A New World Record and listening to Out of the Blue, I guess this is the best ELO-album, the one you'll be going to listen to frequently. It's their grandest sounding-album, complete with choirs and orchestra and it's (almost) a fantasy-concept-album. Other than bands like King Krimson, Yes and Genesis, ELO will never be 'cool'; too much melodies, very influenced by the Beatles, but that never mattered to me.
Highlights are the intro/I can't get it out of my head, Poorboy and the Eldorado/Eldorado(finale)-tracks! If you want to try something by this band, start here (for under four quid!). You'll be amazed!
Highlights are the intro/I can't get it out of my head, Poorboy and the Eldorado/Eldorado(finale)-tracks! If you want to try something by this band, start here (for under four quid!). You'll be amazed!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Neilio
Format:Audio CD
This is the best of all of ELO's albums, being not as harsh as their early experimental work, neither as over synthesised or over produced as later albums. The album of course benefits from the use of a large orchestra accompanying the main players but this only enhances the fantasy soundscape Jeff Lynne was trying to produce. Standout tracks for me are "Laredo Tornado" I love the bluesy bass line in parts and "Mister Kingdom" the way it goes lifts you up in a crescendo then calms you down again, Brilliant! But hey all the tracks are great! If you only ever buy one ELO album, don't buy one of the multitude of greatest hits, buy THIS!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This is a brilliant beautifully crafted album.It is the essence of great lyrics as in the songs like Cant get it out my head,added to the great music arrangements too,make this a semi-operatic number really, with great choral backing and strings too,and a great thing about this album is that all the songs lead into each other effortlessly.From the prologue right through the rest of the album especially noticable when Mister Kingdom ends and Poor Boy the Greenwood starts.Other great songs are Illusions in G Minor,and Laredo Toredo. Nobodys Child has a kind of blusey feel to it too.A kind of wild west hero rehearsal if you like. When Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood first thought of the ELO this is what they really meant it to be like. It took 4 years to perect the style of there original idea and what proved a great idea in the years to come. This is the electric light orchestras arrival. Bin the albums this is great on cd!!!!!!!!
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One of the best albums that ELO have done up to Zoom, but eh this is ELO what more can you say BRILLLL.
Published 15 days ago by andypuddy
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Brings back memories. Good album. I will be playing this album for many years to come. Would recommend this too my friends.
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Not good
Read all the reviews that I could find....But no complaint with the service but the product did not come up to my expectations. Good job we are all differant !
Published 3 months ago by R FordredROBERT FORDRED
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ELDORADO
This was bought as a present and arrived on time. the recipient of this was very happy as this is a hard cd to find it was also at a very good price,
Published 4 months ago by Cat
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Wonderful
Bought to replace a lost original LP (record). Really pleased with the purchase, just as described. As new and fits nicely into the disc holder on my laptop!
Published 5 months ago by Christopherdouglas
1.0 out of 5 stars
dissapointing- eldorado cd
this should be a great album, but very dissapointed to find majority of tracks have 'clipped' endings, as if it has been squeezed on.
Published 10 months ago by silentstan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Music on Vinyl - Eldorado LP
Very nice - one of the best ELO albums in my opinion and nice to see it reproduced by Music on Vinyl - would have given 5 stars but LP has both sides labelled as side 1 - however,... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Jimmy Dee
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Forgotten Gem !!
This album is probably ELO at their most creative peak. Jeff Lynne certainly knows how to produce some stunning tunes, just listen to Eldorado and Mr Kingdom. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Leepy Lee
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Superb
A great ELO album. To quote another reviewer this is a great mix of prog and pop. This is very much a transitional album with still a few nice rough edges. Read more
Published 16 months ago by A. Sneddon
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