1971 Orig The IDLE RACE / THE MOVE "The ELECTRIC LIGHT ..." PROG PSYCH BEATLES
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Oct 15, 2023
Sold Date
Oct 8, 2023
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- ORIGINAL 1971 ((U.K. HARVEST)) FIRST PRESS
- Grainy Gatefold deluxe
- With SONG LYRICS INSERT
- BEAUTIFUL FINAL COLLECTION COPY
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- The ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
- "NO ANSWER"
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- "made in England" - HARVEST RECORDS - SHVL 797
- Beautiful TOP COPY
- Grainy (MINT) delicate UK gatefold cover!
- FAMOUS "HIPGNOSIS" COVER DESIGN
- ORIGINAL 1971 (BEAUTIFUL) BRITISH FIRST PRESS
- HIGHLY UNDERESTIMATED, OFTEN OVERLOOKED ...
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- Out of the ashes of famed/legendary British bands
- "The IDLE RACE" and "The MOVE" merged together the master minds of said bands, Roy Wood & Jeff Lynne... expanding their horizons in what they termed collectively as The Electric Light Orchestra
- Which has only a little to do with the group name of fame ...
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Using the eBay App? Paste link into a browser window: - Sadly the only Roy Wood/Jeff Lynne" LP collaboration as "ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA" ~ genius minds separated in group divisions ...
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You just have to love an album that kicks off with a blast of off-key cello scraping, and ends with inebriated bassoons and more off-key cello scraping, plus has listed among the player credits no less than ten instruments that are traditionally found in a classical orchestra - no way here, in this HEAVY handed progressive enhanced with sweetest of infectious melodies to likes unheard in 1971. Add to that, off the known charts inventive creativity such as the English civil war ("Battle of Marston Moor"), a dirge-like rendition of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" ("Nellie Takes Her Bow"), and an album filled with brightest ideas worthy of legend ... Includes a splendid (grainy) gatefold cover by "Hipgnosis," the same guys who brought us so many Pink Floyd covers (Animals, Ummagumma, Dark Side of the Moon, etc.), and you have what may be one of the most disjointed, haphazard, and ultimately delightful albums in the progressive "hall of fame" archives - went over the radar-rainbow of far too many ... as inventive as (gulp!) "Sgt Pepper ..." - even if influenced in another level.
And make no mistake - this first album by the Electric Light Orchestra truly qualifies as a full-blown progressive work, despite their later reputation as a glossy formulated (damn good & successful) hit machine.
It's hard to say when they crossed that line - actually surely shortly after this album released and Roy Wood departed for a critically-acclaimed but largely obscure career with his popular in England group, Wizzard.
The final straw before mega-stardom was probably 'A New World Record' with its four hit singles and surgically-precise arrangements. One would have to say the 'progressive' phase of the ELO lifecycle lasted about three years, right up until when Jeff Lynne figured Top- 40 singles directly correlated to bigger houses and larger bank accounts, and around the same time when the rest of the band learned to fully tune their instruments - which depends on listeners
In the interim, No Answer delivered a very eclectic blend of sounds t- way far ahead of its time as Roy Wood brought an almost baroque orchestral sensibility to the group from his days in the Move, while Jeff Lynne was clearly heavily influenced by some of the more experimental sounds of the Beatles. For far too (sadly) many, these collision of styles were more than could be processed and took wonder-years onward for those who cared enough to appreciate this album.
"10538 Overture" is only an 'overture' in the sense that it is played by a band that has the word 'orchestra' in its name, and in its heavy use of stringed instruments. Otherwise it's an artsy tale of a faceless, nameless person (10538) who guessing (?) is either running from 'The Man', or simply committing suicide. Either way, he falls off a cliff and dies. The heavy cello and violin strings here are dissonant and sometimes off-key, but overall it's a very original work that scored a surprising hit in England, well deserved!
Roy Wood's first contribution "Look at Me Now" is another string-intensive work about a distraught guy who has apparently lost a lover to murder. He may have been the same one who did the deed. Anyway, the sound is almost eastern European, definitely nothing like the slew of spacey chart-hits the band would be churning-out a few short years later.
In "Nellie Takes Her Bow", Lynne brings out his 'Thomas Dolby' microphone to roll-out, in Beatles like magnitude, the minstrel tale of a stage actress named Nellie. Somewhere in the middle the bassoons kick in and the "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" short takes over, in effect --
Yes, really cool-weird. Lynne's tenor vocals remain an early example of the trademark sound made famous with songs like "Strange Magic" and "Sweet is the Night" later on to become monster hits
The "Battle of Marston Moor" is a spoken word work by Wood, backed by stylish Anglo orchestral music from a few hundred years ago, quite amazing. The protagonist is apparently the Scottish rebel who is forming an army to take-on the King. The obligatory battle-sounding percussion and simulated mob shouts complete this inventive picture. This is the longest song on the album, we love it.
Roy Wood then kicks off the second side with "1st Movement", subtitled "Jumpin' Biz", which is of all things a short acoustic instrumental. Anchored by guitar, French horn and violin are also prominent. A highly pleasant tune with a Spanish flair.
"Mr. Radio" is probably the most obvious precursor to the later ELO sound that would become so famous, yet with TOP RANK appeal. The lyrics, on the other hand, are rather depressing, about a guy who's wife has left him and who's only remaining companion is apparently "his radio." Best description as "the Moody Blues in a bad mood", and this song seems to fit that description perfectly.
"Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre)" is Lynne's turn to serve up an instrumental. This one, like "1st Movement", is also heavy on bassoon and cello, but the anchor comes from Lynne's piano instead of Wood's guitar. Based on the title and the picture inside the album fold,in reference to some slaughter that occurred in early 20th century New York, whatever that disagreement was being fought over it's not significant enough to have made its way into any known American history book.
"Queen of the Hours" is another tune "heavy" handed in strident strings, mostly violin and cello - seems to fall into the "Moody Blues in a bad mood" category as well.
The album closes with "Whisper in the Night" a Jeff Lynne beauty:
"Snowflake bird she came, taking grey clouds from your door; Face the midnight sun, you have something to live for. Daughter of your dream, shine a guiding light for me."
Overall, this is not the well known ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) formula, rather a genuine progressive body of amazing work totally worthy of a place on any serious collector's shelf ... clue-in, the passive/aggressive blends are phenomenal ...
- 10538 Overture (5:30)
Look at Me Now (3:16)
Nellie Takes Her Bow (5:58)
The Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd, 1644) (6:02)
First Movement (Jumpin' Biz) (2:58)
Mr.Radio (5:02)
Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre) (4:21)
Queen of the Hours (3:21)
Whisper in the Night (4:48)
- CONDITION:
- The cover: rated: M- Stunning TOP COPY, the (scarce) 1971 GRAINY & fragile British first press, remains near flawless ... good luck finding a better 52 years past original British ...there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...
- Contains all the interesting lyrics on the RARE insert. yes, included !!!
- The vinyl: Rated: M- TOP Copy ! smoothly clean, so enjoyable and both British HARVEST labels are very clean
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A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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