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Jeff Lynne Chats with Dennis Miller

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:48:00 -0700

Jeff recently chatted with Dennis Miller about whats new in the world of ELO and his solo career. Check out the interview below:

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2013 TO BRING THREE MORE RELEASES FROM JEFF LYNNE AND ELO AS PART OF ELO’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:30:00 -0800

ON APRIL 23 IN THE U.S., FRONTIERS RECORDS WILL RELEASE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA LIVE AND TWO REISSUES:S AND THE LYNNE SOLO ALBUM ARMCHAIR THEATRE

Just as the third quarter of 2012 brought three exciting works from JEFF LYNNE--his second solo album Long Wave, the freshly recorded Mr. Blue SkyThe Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra and the illuminating documentary Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO--2013 will be marked by more treats from the creative force of ELO and one of rocks most iconic figures.

On April 23 in the U.S. (and April 19 in Europe), Frontiers Records will release three albums: ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA LIVE and two reissues, ELOs ZOOM (remastered and including a brand new track) and his debut solo album ARMCHAIR THEATRE (also remastered, with two new brand new tracks). Its all part of the 40th anniversary of ELO, whove sold 50 million-plus records worldwide. These releases will all feature new packaging and the LIVE CD will come in a special ecobook edition.

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA LIVE hasnt been issued as an album until now. Taken from a 2001 performance for a PBS television special in Los Angeles at CBS Television City, the music was released as a DVD that year. The new hits-packed CD offers fans four tracks that werent on the DVD ("Secret Messages", "Sweet Talkin Woman", "Twilight", and "Confusion") as well as two new, unreleased studio tracks, Out of Luck (recorded in 2010) and Cold Feet (recorded in 1992). Although the singularly accomplished British singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer has always preferred the creative experience of the recording studio, he is a compelling performer whos always figured out ways to bring his distinctive widescreen musical universe to life onstage when he needed to.

ELOs ZOOM--unavailable for over 10 years--has been remastered and features a brand new track, "One Day" (recorded in 2004) as an added bonus, along with a live version of Turn To Stone from 2001s ZOOM special on PBS. At the time of its original release in 2001, LYNNE hadnt issued an ELO album since 1986s Balance of Power. He called upon notable friends for a little help, enlisting contributions from longtime ELO member Richard Tandy as well as good friends George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The result is an album rich in that distinct ELO sound--classic LYNNE melodies and songwriting, foot-stomping rock anthems and sweet, sexy strings.

LYNNEs first solo album, 1990s ARMCHAIR THEATRE, is a melting pot of different styles and influences featuring unexpected collaborations with LYNNEs heroes and close friends, including Tom Petty, Richard Tandy and George Harrison. This reissue, unavailable for the last decade, includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks, and (both recorded in 1989). Interestingly, the album also features a few notable covers--t Let Go, Stormy Weather and September Song--that demonstrated LYNNEs flair for covers two decades before the release of 2012s acclaimed Long Wave. Suitably, the core of the album is LYNNE himself, though he also left room for the contributions of a few friends and fellow travelers. Harrison contributed guitars and vocals on a number of tracks. Petty co-wrote Blown Away, a gorgeously romantic ballad. Longtime ELO band member Richard Tandy also contributed on keyboards and other instruments. ARMCHAIR THEATRE captures the musical genius of JEFF LYNNE when--perhaps more than ever before--the world was his stage.

Outside of the success of ELO, LYNNE has led a remarkable career producing and collaborating with many of the greatest musical artists of all time. They include a number of LYNNEs all-time heroes like Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and remarkably, even the Beatles themselves, as well as contemporaries like Tom Petty and Joe Walsh, whose new album Analog Man LYNNE recently produced some tracks for. Together with Harrison, Orbison, Petty and Bob Dylan, LYNNE was, of course, a member of the Grammy award-winning Traveling Wilburys--a super group like no other. ve been in love with music since I was probably just five years old, says LYNNE. I was mad for music then--and I still am today.

Track listings:

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA LIVE: Evil Woman, Showdown, Secret Messages, Livin Thing, Sweet Talkin Woman, Mr. Blue Sky, Cant Get It Out Of My Head, Twilight, Confusion, Dont Bring Me Down, Roll Over Beethoven, Out of Luck (Bonus), Cold Feet (Bonus)

ZOOM: Alright, Moment in Paradise, State of Mind, Just for Love, Stranger on a Quiet Street, In My Own Time, Easy Money, It Really Doesnt Matter, Ordinary Dream, A Long Time Gone, Melting in the Sun, All She Wanted, Lonesome Lullaby, One Day (Bonus), Turn to Stone (Live From CBS Television City) (Bonus)

Listen to two snippets from the album here.

ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Every Little Thing, Dont Let Go, Lift Me Up, Nobody Home, September Song, Now Youre Gone, Dont Say Goodbye, What Would It Take, Stormy Weather, Blown Away, Save Me Now, Borderline (Bonus), Forecast (Bonus)

Listen to a snippet from the album here.

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Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO, Coming to iTunes 12/18/12

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:49:00 -0800

Get the film at iTunes here

Available for the first time, the 90-minute feature documentary, Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO, will be released via iTunes Tuesday, December 18.

The film is not just an illuminating and entertaining new documentary about one of popular musics greatest stories never told. Its a kind of mystery movie that once and for all explains an enduring musical mystery: who is this man, Jeff Lynne, and how has he had such a tremendous musical influence on our world?

The answer--as told by Lynne himself and such distinguished collaborators and friends of Jeff as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Barbara Orbison and Eric Idle--is that Lynne is a true man of music for whom the recording studio is his greatest instrument.

Written and directed by Martyn Atkins, Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO sheds new light on both this witty, gifted artist, and the singularly accomplished and beloved art through which he continues to speak to the world so powerfully.

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Listen to Jeff on Adam Carolla

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:10:00 -0800

Hear Jeff chat with Adam Carolla and David Wild about the song building process, the origins of ELO, being a part of the Traveling Wilburys and more!

http://adamcarolla.com/jeff-lynne-and-david-wild/

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Concert for George: 24-Hour Streaming Event

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:29:00 -0800

Concert for George: 24-Hour Streaming Event Today!

Join us today in celebrating the life and music of George Harrison by watching the Concert for George documentary film.

Click here to watch it now

(The 24-hour event begins November 29th at 7am PST)

A free 24-hour stream of the Concert for George documentary film marks the concerts 10th Anniversary, when Olivia Harrison and Eric Clapton gathered with Georges closest friends at Londons Royal Albert Hall to celebrate his life the only way they knew how - by playing his music.

www.youtube.com/GeorgeHarrisonVideo

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Get 10% off an Album Tee with CD Purchase

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:45:00 -0700

Purchase the Long Wave or Mr. Blue Sky Album and receive 10% off each album shirt through December 31st!

Mr. Blue Sky Album and T-Shirt
Long Wave Album and T-Shirt

All available in the official ELO online store

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Airdates of Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:26:00 -0700

Dont miss your chance to catch Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO on Palladia. Air dates & times are below:

Friday 11/02/2012 11:00 PM
Tuesday 11/06/2012 6:00 PM
Saturday 11/10/2012 10:00 AM
Thursday 11/15/2012 12:00 AM
Friday 11/23/2012 10:00 AM
Sunday 11/25/2012 6:00 PM

Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO is not just an illuminating and entertaining new documentary about one of popular musics greatest stories never told. Its a kind of mystery movie that once and for all explains an enduring musical mystery: who is this man, Jeff Lynne, and how has he had such a tremendous musical influence on our world?

The answer--as told by Lynne himself and such distinguished collaborators and friends of Jeff as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Barbara Orbison and Eric Idle--is that Lynne is a true man of music for whom the recording studio is his greatest instrument.

Written and directed by Martyn Atkins, Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO sheds new light on both this witty, gifted, yet humble artist, and the singularly accomplished and beloved art through which he continues to speak to the world so powerfully.

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Preview Jeff Lynne's "Long Wave"

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:48:00 -0700

Just as we did with the upcoming release of "Mr. Blue Sky The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra "- you can now preview the tracks from the upcoming Jeff Lynne release "Long Wave".

You have two options for streaming, so take your pick:

Click here to stream directly from this site, or check out the music page where you can stream via a soundcloud playlist.

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JEFF LYNNE VIDEO FOR “MERCY, MERCY” DEBUTS TODAY AT ROLLINGSTONE.COM

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:21:00 -0700

Official Press Release

JEFF LYNNE VIDEO FOR MERCY, MERCY DEBUTS TODAY AT ROLLINGSTONE.COM

FEATURING LYNNE ON ALL INSTRUMENTS IN HIS BAND THE JEFFS

OCTOBER 9 MARKS RELEASE OF TWO ALBUMS:

HIS SOLO RELEASE LONG WAVE AND THE NEWLY RECORDED MR. BLUE SKY - THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

Today (9/21) JEFF LYNNEs new video for Mercy, Mercy--the first track from his upcoming album LONG WAVE, out October 9 on Frontiers Records--has exclusively premiered at Rollingstone.com. Shot at his Los Angeles home studio thats known as Bungalow Palace Studios, the Martyn Atkins-directed clip features none other than The Jeffs, a composite of four simultaneous images of the iconic British artist playing acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass and drums, as he did on the recording of the album. The clip can be viewed here

JEFF LYNNEthe legendary founder of ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA and collaborator and producer of many greats including The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh and morerecently made a rare appearance at The Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles (9/12) in advance of the October 9 release of two albums on Frontiers Records: the solo disc LONG WAVE, a heartfelt and vivid tribute to some of the very songs that originally inspired him, and MR. BLUE SKYTHE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA. The evenings program included a screening of Reel to Reel: Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO and a discussion/Q&A about the film, moderated by Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares, Scott Goldman. LYNNEs friends on hand included Tom Petty and guitarist Mike Campbell, Joe Walsh, Olivia Harrison, musician Gary Wright and drummer Jim Keltner.

Meanwhile, LYNNEs illuminating and entertaining documentary Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO gets to the heart of who JEFF LYNNE is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world. The answer--as told by the British artist himself and such distinguished collaborators and friends of JEFF as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Barbara Orbison and Eric Idle--is that LYNNE is a true man of music for whom the recording studio is his greatest instrument.

The release of LONG WAVE and MR. BLUE SKYTHE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA mark the 40th anniversary of ELO. LYNNEs legacy will further be celebrated with releases in 2013 including ELO Live! plus expanded reissues of the ELOs 2001 album Zoom and LYNNEs first solo album in 1990, Armchair Theater.

LONG WAVE powerfully celebrates the music of a time when LYNNEs lifelong passion for music began, evoking an era back when old standards were just giving way to rock & roll. He somehow makes pre-rock standards like Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered, and Love Is A Many Splendored Thing--along with a few of his favorite gems from the Sixties such as the first single Mercy, Mercy, Let It Rock and So Sad--his own with these loving versions. LYNNEs deeply felt and musically brilliant one-man-band takes add up to an inspired love letter to music itself--and an exquisite reflection of the way songs grace and change our lives.

MR. BLUE SKYTHE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA is a powerful testament to LYNNEs enduring artistry and his singular desire to get things right once and for all. Featuring such classics as Evil Woman, t Bring Me Down, Thing and Mr. Blue Sky, the result is, in effect, a kind of showdown between JEFF LYNNE today and his extremely illustrious past, and thanks to improved technology and recording artistry, LYNNE somehow comes out on top again. Its a fresh chance to hear these extraordinary songs sounding sharper and clearer than the old versions. There was a big reason I wanted to re-record these ELO songs, says LYNNE. When I listen to the old versions they dont sound the way I thought they did when I first wrote and recorded them. I wanted to use the experience Ive gained producing records ever since and have a completely new try at them. Im not saying the old versions arent good; I like them very much. We were doing our best, but experience and technology also play a big a big part, and these new ones sound much more solid and tight.

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Preview All 12 Tracks From Mr. Blue Sky!

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:10:00 -0700

Now available for your listening pleasure - Previews of all 12 tracks from the upcoming release "Mr. Blue Sky - The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra.

Click here to give them a listen.

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JEFF LYNNE’S FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN 20 YEARS SLATED FOR RELEASE

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:34:00 -0700

Jeff Lynnes timeless new album Long Wave is a stirring, heartfelt and vivid tribute to some of the very songs that first taught this legendary singer-songwriter the awesome power of music in our lives.

The radiant songs revisited here helped turn on an electric light in young Jeff Lynne that continues to burn as brightly today as ever. Jeff Lynne somehow makes these pre-rock standards - along with a few of his favorite gems from the Sixties - his own with these loving versions.

The result is an inspired love letter to music itself - and an exquisite reflection of the way songs grace and change our lives. Coming to Europe October 5th, the UK October 8th and the US October 9th.

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JEFF LYNNE RECORDS BRAND NEW ALBUM OF ELO'S GREATEST HITS - COMING THIS FALL

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:25:00 -0700

Mr. Blue Sky - The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra is a powerful new testament to Jeff Lynnes enduring artistry and his singular desire to get things right once and for all.

Here Lynne has artfully revisited and recorded brand new versions of the greatest hits of Electric Light Orchestra, and actually improved on some of the most classic and beloved recordings ever.

The result is, in effect, a kind of showdown between Jeff Lynne today and his extremely illustrious past, and thanks to improved technology and recording artistry, wouldnt you know Lynne somehow comes out on top again.

So now all of us get another fresh chance to hear these extraordinary songs sounding quite literally better than they everComing to Europe October 5th, the UK October 8th and the US October 9th.

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