10538 Overture

...Thin Lizzy. Wisely, Def Leppard didn't try to reinvent arrangements. But that doesn't save awkward fits like ELO's "10538 Overture" or David Bowie's "Drive-In Saturday." But guitarist Phil Collen atones for all at the hard-charging end,...

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...a double B-side, this was The Move's swan song exit, as the Electric Light Orchestra had already been launched with the first ELO single 10538 Overture released only a month after this track. The song is high energy rock 'n' roll with...

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10538 Overture "10538 Overture", released in 1972 , was the first single by Electric Light Orchestra. The song, written by Jeff Lynne, was intended to be a B-side on one of The Move's singles. Rick Price of The Move played bass on the track...

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...during the lengthy ELO recordings. The resulting debut album The Electric Light Orchestra '' was released in 1971 (1972 in the United States as ''No Answer) and "10538 Overture" became a UK top ten hit. Roy, Jeff and Bev were the initial...

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...stated by the bandmembers that ELO was formed to "pick up where The Beatles left off...") is quite apparent in this album; tracks such as "10538 Overture" and "Mr. Radio" were strongly influenced by such Beatles tracks as "I Am The Walrus" and...

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...on Message and what was to follow from both men. The title track has a certain amount in common with ELO's "10538 Overture", another Lynne composition recorded during these sessions. Wood's "Until Your Mama's Gone" is the "godfather" of...

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...was never released in the US. However, in the U.S. the live version of "10538 Overture" from this recording was later used as the B-side for the ELO single "Evil Woman" from the studio LP "Face the Music." A 1990s CD remastering and...

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...Orchestra . Despite 10538 Overture being the band's first recording, it was "Queen of the Hours" that became the first published ELO song when it was released as an Italian Flexi-disc promotional sample in October 1971. This was issued...

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...hit that could launch the ELO with a bang. Their instincts were eventually proven right, although the "10538 Overture" didn't wind up crashing the UK charts until the summer of 1972. While Lynne was trying out longer and more complex...

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