Electric Light Orchestra
Eldorado
LP
£24.99
Released in September 1974, Eldorado is the first complete ELO concept album.
Bandleader Jeff Lynne conceived the storyline before he wrote any music. The plot follows a Walter Mitty-like character who journeys into fantasy worlds via dreams, to escape the disillusionment of his mundane reality.
Lynne began to write the album in response to criticisms from his father, a classical music lover, who said that Electric Light Orchestra's repertoire "had no tune".
Bandleader Jeff Lynne conceived the storyline before he wrote any music. The plot follows a Walter Mitty-like character who journeys into fantasy worlds via dreams, to escape the disillusionment of his mundane reality.
Lynne began to write the album in response to criticisms from his father, a classical music lover, who said that Electric Light Orchestra's repertoire "had no tune".
Vinyl 1 – Side A:
- Eldorado Overture
- Can't Get It out of My Head
- Boy Blue
- Laredo Tornado
- Poorboy (The Greenwood)
Vinyl 1 – Side B:
- Mister Kingdom
- Nobody's Child
- Illusions in G Major
- Eldorado
- Eldorado Finale