{"title":"Electric Light Orchestra Vinyl Records – Out of the Blue, A New World Record \u0026 Essential Albums on Vinyl","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"electric-light-orchestra-out-of-the-blue-2-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"Electric Light Orchestra – Out of the Blue [2× 180g Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eElectric Light Orchestra – Out of the Blue [2× 180g Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2× Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88875175261\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 888751752610\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rock \/ Pop Rock \/ Symphonic Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sony Music \/ Legacy \/ Epic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27th May 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2× 180 Gram Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut of the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e is Electric Light Orchestra's seventh studio album and their most commercially triumphant record — a lavish, exhilarating double LP that distilled everything Jeff Lynne had been building towards into something close to perfection. Released in October 1977 on Jet Records, it became ELO's \u003cstrong\u003ebest-selling album\u003c\/strong\u003e, certified \u003cstrong\u003ePlatinum in both the UK and the US\u003c\/strong\u003e and selling approximately \u003cstrong\u003e10 million copies worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e. It reached \u003cstrong\u003enumber four on the UK Albums Chart\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003enumber five on the US Billboard 200\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at Musicland Studios in Munich — the same studio used by Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones and Giorgio Moroder — \u003cem\u003eOut of the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e was written and produced entirely by \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Lynne\u003c\/strong\u003e in just three weeks, an astonishing feat given the scope and ambition of what he achieved. The album features a full orchestra alongside the core band, with Lynne's trademark fusion of Beatles-influenced pop, classical strings and hard rock reaching its most confident and fully realised expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album yielded some of ELO's most enduring singles. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Mr. Blue Sky\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — Side C's triumphant closer and the fourth movement of the \u003cem\u003eConcerto for a Rainy Day\u003c\/em\u003e suite — has become one of the most recognisable and joyfully uplifting songs in British pop history. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Turn to Stone\"\u003c\/strong\u003e opens the album with irresistible momentum and became a major hit on both sides of the Atlantic. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Sweet Talkin' Woman\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is a shimmering, melodic highlight, and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Wild West Hero\"\u003c\/strong\u003e closed the album with a cinematic sweep entirely befitting a record of such ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide C is given to the remarkable \u003cem\u003eConcerto for a Rainy Day\u003c\/em\u003e — a four-part suite linked by the theme of weather and its effect on mood, moving from the contemplative \u003cstrong\u003e\"Standin' in the Rain\"\u003c\/strong\u003e through \u003cstrong\u003e\"Big Wheels\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Summer and Lightning\"\u003c\/strong\u003e to the euphoric, orchestral explosion of \u003cstrong\u003e\"Mr. Blue Sky\"\u003c\/strong\u003e. It remains one of Lynne's greatest compositional achievements and a centrepiece that elevates \u003cem\u003eOut of the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e from a great pop album to something genuinely extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original release came with a spectacular fold-out spacecraft sleeve designed by artist \u003cstrong\u003eShusei Nagaoka\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the most iconic pieces of rock packaging ever produced. 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