ELO founder Jeff Lynne has revealed he has countless tapes of unheard music in the vault, but admits he lacks the technology to listen to them.
Next year marks 50 years since the world bore witness to the arrival of the Electric Light Orchestra, known to most as ELO.
Releasing their self-titled debut in 1971, the group quickly became one of the most popular and respected groups on the scene, mixing progressive pop and rock with arty styles, and appealing to a broad cross-section of fans.
Breaking up in the ’80s, the group briefly reformed in 2000, but since 2014 has been active again under the name Jeff Lynne’s ELO.
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With two records under this new moniker (including the recently-released From Out Of Nowhere), the group’s namesake has now revealed how he has a massive amount of unreleased and unheard ELO tracks which will likely stay that way for some time.
“I must have about 2,000 cassettes that I still haven’t listened to for about 20 years,” he explained to Arizona’s Daily Star. “I haven’t got a cassette player for a start!
“I would love to check some of those really old ones out because there might be something I really love there now.”
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With much of the latest record being written and recorded by Lynne with very minimal outside efforts, the rocker explains that he has no concrete plans to collaborate with others in the future, much like he did during his days in the Traveling Wilburys.
“No it’s just been me doing it,” he added. “I haven’t really got any plans to work with anybody really – just by myself, doing it, making the album.”
While the original Electric Light Orchestra performed in Australia a handful of times in the ’70s, there’s no word as to whether or not Jeff Lynne’s ELO might one day make its way down to our shores.
Check out ‘Time Of Our Life’ by Jeff Lynne’s ELO:
