Electric Light Orchestra - ELO II/The Lost Planet

Title: ELO II/The Lost Planet Artist: Electric Light Orchestra Release Date: 4/8/2003 Label: EMI Music Distribution Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, lyrics/libretto UPCs: 724354332821, 0724354332852, 724352119622, 766482013142 Genre: Rock Styles: Prog-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Art Rock Moods: Ambitious, Dramatic, Elaborate, Lively, Sophisticated, Theatrical, Elegant, Searching, Slick, Sparkling, Summery, Atmospheric, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Bravado, Bright, Complex, Eccentric, Rollicking, Yearning, Exciting, Fun, Melancholy, Smooth, Confident, Earnest, Energetic, Exuberant, Gentle, Intense, Passionate, Playful, Poignant, Reflective, Rousing, Sentimental, Springlike, Trippy, Whimsical, Lush, Refined/Mannered, Wistful, Swaggering Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 5 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. In Old England Town (Boogie, No. 2)
2. Momma
3. Roll Over Beethoven
4. From the Sun to the World (Boogie, No. 1)
5. Kuiama
6. Showdown [*]
7. In Old England Town (Boogie, No. 2) [*][Instrumental]
8. Baby I Apologize [*]
9. "Auntie" [Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, Take 1][#][*]
10. "Auntie" [Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, Take 2][#][*]
11. "Mambo" [Dreaming of 4000, Take 1][#][*]
12. Everyone's Born to Die [#][*]
13. Roll Over Beethoven [Take 1][#][*]

1. Brian Matthew Introduces ELO
2. From the Sun to the World (Boogie, No. 1)
3. Momma
4. Roll Over Beethoven [Single Version]
5. Showdown [Take 1][#]
6. Your World [Take 2][#]
7. Get a Hold of Myself [Take 2][#]
8. Mama [Take 1][#]
9. Wilf's Solo [Instrumental]
10. Roll Over Beethoven

Year Type Label Catalog # 2003 CD EMI Music Distribution 5433282 2003 CD EMI Music Distribution 543328 1999 CD EMI Music Distribution 5211962

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British EMI has released the second significant remastering of the second Electric Light Orchestra album, which is also a major expansion of that record, to well over an hour, and comes with a second CD of musically and historically related material. The first disc alone is a delight for serious fans, offering the original album's complete contents in extraordinarily high-resolution sound, so that you can hear every nuance of Bev Bevan's drumming and Wilfred Gibson's violin sawing away up close and personal on the loud and busy "In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2)." All of the familiar material is significantly enhanced by the presence of eight bonus tracks coming out of the same group of sessions, including "Showdown," an instrumental take of "In Old England Town," and a lost song entitled "Baby I Apologize" that's a very pretty, charming, and witty '50s-style retro-ballad that comes from the same place in ELO's mentality that yielded "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" in the repertory of the Move. Five more unreleased tracks follow, including two early working versions of "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (entitled "Auntie"), the second of them even better (if not as polished) as the released version and, with the two subsequent tracks, featuring Jeff Lynne's longtime friend, Marc Bolan, on guitar; a version of "Dreaming of 4000" (entitled "Mambo"); a totally lost song called "Everybody's Born to Die," which is surprisingly Dylan-esque in tone and lyrical content, and also one of the prettiest songs in the ELO library; and the longest of the many complete single studio takes recorded of "Roll Over Beethoven," clocking in at over eight minutes with lots of comic vocal vamping by Lynne and Michael D'Alberquerque and a couple of false starts, including a piano and electric guitar opening. And then there's the entire second disc, entitled "The Lost Planet" and consisting of the fragments of a concept-album project that Lynne and company attempted to record prior to coming up with ELO 2 -- a lot of the material ended up on that album in somewhat altered form, including "From the Sun to the Moon" (Boogie No. 1)" and related tracks, including an early take of "Showdown." There's a significant amount of good music on this disc, including "Get a Hold of Myself" and "Your World," and a solo violin track entitled "Wilf's Solo." The surviving studio tracks, which were believed lost for more than 30 years, are augmented by some surviving BBC sessions of the period, of which the highlight is a freewheeling rendition of "Roll Over Beethoven." The annotation is a match for the quality of the remastering job, giving a good, detailed history for the group from this period and how each of the tracks came about -- each CD comes in a separate jewel box within a slipcase for the two. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Johnson Photography Bev Bevan Drums, Percussion, Liner Notes Carl Wayne Vocals, Harmony, Liner Notes Chris Bolster Tape Transfer Colin Walker Liner Notes, Cello Day Graphic Design, Artwork Denny Bridges Engineer Eddie Reed Photography Gary Merrin Photography Gill Package Design, Artwork Hipgnosis Cover Design Ian Pickavance Tape Research Janet Lord Photo Research Jeff Lynne Liner Notes, Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Cover Art Concept, Harmonium, Moog Synthesizer John Middleton Engineer John Mouzouros Photo Research John Peel Liner Notes Kate Calloway Photo Research Marc Bolan Guitar Michael d'Albuquerque Bass, Vocal Harmony, Liner Notes Mike Edwards Cello Nigel Reeve Project Coordinator Paul Hicks Tape Transfer Peter Mew Digital Remastering Richard Tandy Liner Notes, Vocal Harmony, Piano, Moog Synthesizer, Cover Art Concept, Guitar, Harmonium Rob Caiger Producer, Compilation, Tape Transfer, Liner Notes, Research Robbie Owen Project Coordinator Ronchetti Graphic Design, Artwork Roy Wood Bass, Cello Ruth Edge Photo Research Wilfred Gibson Liner Notes, Violin