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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
Amazon.co.uk Review
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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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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!!!!!!!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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 1 month ago by Leepy Lee
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 4 months ago by A. Sneddon
ELO does Prog
...and it's stupendously good. A Rock Opera. A concept album up there with Sgt Pepper and Dark Side of the Moon IMHO: Jeff Lynne's open-heart musical surgery exploring the theme of... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Lloyd Ezra Fortune
good in parts..
Well this is not one of Jeff Lynnes best creations.. but worth buying just for the classic track 'cant get it out of my head' which is one of his finest songs - the lead in... Read more
Published 19 months ago by M. T. Ashworth-jones
Can't get this out of my head
I bought this as a risk purchase as my third option in a three for two HMV deal and didn't unwrap it for over a year. What a gem to finally find.. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2008 by N. Poingdestre
Extended edition (2 extra tracks) review, 4.5 stars
I am just reviewing the main extra track here, as all the other reviews tell you what you need to know about the main album. Read more
Published on 12 April 2008 by Cheshire Dave
Do yourself a favour......buy it!
I remember this one first time around. I bought the vinyl version back in the mid-70s and swapped it recently for the digital version. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2008 by Mr. M. G. Gamble
slightly overrated?
I originally owned this album on vinyl and I never listened to it that much, mainly because the sound quality was dreadful (it must just have been a bad copy). Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2006 by Trebor H
elo as it should be
This album is early ELO and is how it should sound. Mik Kaminski , Bev Bevan , Kelly groucutt etc. The strings are brilliant. If you buy one ELO album buy this one.
Published on 28 Feb 2002 by Mr. S. F. Edwards
Is a great record
This would be the next composition of Beethoven or Mozart, if they lives in our days!!! Is great, so great than Jeff Lynne wants !. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2002 by Jesus Ramirez Barroso
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