Electric Light Orchestra "Zoom (2013 Reissue, Remastered, Japan, Avalon, MICP-30042)"

Zoom is the twelfth studio album by British symphonic rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released on 12 June 2001 on Epic Records. It was the first official ELO album since 1986's Balance of Power.

Zoom was recorded primarily by Jeff Lynne alone, with guest musicians including George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Zoom is the first ELO album not to feature original drummer Bev Bevan and was one of Harrison's last recordings before his death. The only other ELO member appearing on the album, Richard Tandy, appears on the opening track and performed live in promotional concerts.

The album was the band's first release of new material since Balance of Power, released in 1986. Although billed as a return to the classic ELO sound, the album sales were relatively poor and a planned North American concert tour was cancelled. Upon release, the album charted at number 34 in the UK Albums Chart. In the US, it debuted at number 94 on the Billboard 200 and number 14 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart, with around 18,000 copies sold in the United States. As of October 2015, the album had sold 87,000 copies in the US.

The album peaked at number 51 on Austria's Ö3 Austria Top 40 Longplay chart, and number 16 on Germany's Media Control Album Chart. The single from the album Alright peaked at number 87 on the Dutch Top 40 chart in the Netherlands.

A remaster by Frontiers was released on 19 April 2013 in the UK, and on 23 April 2013 in the US, and included four previously unreleased bonus tracks; two of them being live recordings from the 2001 Zoom Tour Live PBS taping at CBS Television City in Los Angeles. The remaster of the Japan-only track, "Long Black Road" (which doesn't appear on the Frontiers release), was included along with "10538 Overture" in the soundtrack for the 2013 film American Hustle.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jeff Lynne

1. "Alright" 3:13
2. "Moment in Paradise" 3:36
3. "State of Mind" 3:04
4. "Just for Love" 3:40
5. "Stranger on a Quiet Street" 3:41
6. "In My Own Time" 3:03
7. "Easy Money" 2:50
8. "It Really Doesn't Matter" 3:20
9. "Ordinary Dream" 3:23
10. "A Long Time Gone" 3:15
11. "Melting in the Sun" 3:10
12. "All She Wanted" 3:14
13. "Lonesome Lullaby" 4:02

2013 Japanese Remaster Bonus Tracks

1. "One Day" (Recorded 2004; previously unreleased) 3:04
2. "Do Ya" (Live from CBS Television City, 2001; previously unreleased as audio) 3:48
3. "Lucky Motel" (Previously unreleased)

Electric Light Orchestra "The Ultimate Collection"

The Ultimate Collection is a two disc Compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released in 2001.

Track list

All tracks are written by Jeff Lynne, with the exception of Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry

Disc 1

1. "Hold on Tight" 3:06
2. "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" (Single edit) 3:05
3. "Calling America" 3:28
4. "I'm Alive" 3:43
5. "Confusion" 3:40
6. "Last Train to London" 4:32
7. "Do Ya" 3:45
8. "Showdown" 4:10
9. "The Way Life's Meant to Be" 4:39
10. "Turn to Stone" 3:48
11. "Here Is the News" 3:44
12. "Evil Woman" 4:15
13. "Can't Get It Out of My Head" 4:26
14. "Shine a Little Love" 4:10
15. "Strange Magic" 4:07
16. "Twilight" 3:42
17. "Wild West Hero" 4:40
18. "Nightrider" (7" edit) 3:43
19. "Xanadu" 3:27

Disc 2

1. "Don't Bring Me Down" 4:03
2. "Livin' Thing" 3:32
3. "All Over the World" 4:01
4. "Mr. Blue Sky" 5:03
5. "Sweet Talkin' Woman" 3:47
6. "Don't Walk Away" 4:39
7. "10538 Overture" (7" edit) 3:56
8. "Secret Messages" 3:34
9. "Ticket to the Moon" 4:07
10. "Telephone Line" 4:41
11. "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (7" edit) 3:11
12. "Rockaria!" 3:14
13. "Getting to the Point" 4:29
14. "Across the Border" 3:51
15. "Roll Over Beethoven" (7" edit) 4:34
16. "So Serious" 2:41
17. "Illusions in G Major" 2:38
18. "The Diary of Horace Wimp" 4:17
19. "Four Little Diamonds" 4:06

Electric Light Orchestra "Balance Of Power (2007 Reissue, Japan, Epic Records, MHCP 1163)"

Balance of Power is the eleventh studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released in 1986. It is the final album by the band to feature co-founder Bev Bevan on drums, as well as the last album to feature a significant contribution from keyboardist Richard Tandy.

During sessions for the previous album Secret Messages, bass guitarist Kelly Groucutt departed and the group was pared down to a trio of Jeff Lynne (who doubled on bass as a result of Groucutt's absence), Richard Tandy and Bev Bevan. Recording for the album began in mid-1984, with a planned release for Spring 1985. The addition of several synthesizer tracks and mixing work by Reinhold Mack to the album caused its release to be pushed back to March 1986.

Bandleader Jeff Lynne took a one-man-band approach to the recording, doing the production, guitar work, synthesizers, and percussion on the album mostly by himself, though keyboardist Richard Tandy made some key musical contributions as well. Describing their recording process, Richard Tandy said that "the usual way was to have a stack of keyboards in the control room, and me and Jeff [Lynne] playing along to a drum track, and Bev [Bevan] adding his things later."

The track "Endless Lies" features Lynne doing a vocal delivery reminiscent of Roy Orbison. Lynne said in a 2013 interview: "I played Roy [Orbison] 'Endless Lies' in his house, and I went, 'This is me trying to copy you in the middle,; have a listen'. He listened and he chuckled, and he went, 'That's actually pretty good'." The song was originally recorded for the double LP version of Secret Messages, but was removed from Secret Messages when that album was downscaled to a single album. It reappears on Balance of Power in a slightly reworked and more compact form.

Europe's CD releases were on CDEPC26467 (Epic) in March 1986. The US (ZK40048) and Japan (32DP407) CD releases were on CBS Associated.

The single "Calling America" was a Top 40 hit. The video for "Calling America" was shot in Paris, and contains shots of the band playing in front of Centre Georges Pompidou. A video was also made for the single "So Serious."

A remastered version of the album was released in 2007 by Legacy Recordings. This reissue featured seven bonus tracks, including an alternate version of "Heaven Only Knows", B-sides "Caught in a Trap" and "Destination Unknown", and previously unreleased songs like "In for the Kill".

For the first time in four years, ELO played live concerts and TV appearances to promote the album in the UK and Europe. The touring lineup consisted primarily of Lynne on lead vocals and electric guitar, Bevan on drums, and Richard Tandy on keyboards. Also in the touring band were Louis Clark on keyboards, Mik Kaminski on violin and synthesizer, Dave Morgan on backing vocals, acoustic guitar, and vocoder, and Martin Smith on bass guitar. For one UK show, George Harrison also performed in a guest appearance.

They played as the opening act for Rod Stewart a handful of times, including on their final show on 13 July 1986 in Stuttgart, Germany. This would be the band's last live concert for fifteen years.

Balance of Power was the last studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra before their initial disbanding. The band name was briefly resurrected in 2001, then changed to "Jeff Lynne's ELO" from 2014 onwards.

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

1. "Heaven Only Knows" 2:52
2. "So Serious" 2:38
3. "Getting to the Point" 4:28
4. "Secret Lives" 3:26
5. "Is It Alright" 3:25
6. "Sorrow About to Fall" 3:59
7. "Without Someone" 3:48
8. "Calling America" 3:26
9. "Endless Lies" 2:55
10. "Send It" 3:04

Total length: 34:18

2007 CD Bonus Tracks

1. "Opening" (intro for track 12) 0:24
2. "Heaven Only Knows" (alternate version) 2:32
3. "In for the Kill" (alternate lyrics to "Caught in a Trap") 3:13
4. "Secret Lives" (alternate take) 3:24
5. "Sorrow About to Fall" (alternate mix) 3:48
6. "Caught in a Trap" (US B-Side to "Calling America" single) 3:44
7. "Destination Unknown" (UK B-Side to "Calling America" and "So Serious" singles) 4:10