Out Of The Blue [VINYL]

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The song itself takes on a "Mexico-infused" style with a verse melody reminiscent of the Beach Boys' song " Heroes and Villains", and Lynne and Groucutt singing in harmony in a "staccato" vocal style. Chris Jones of the BBC exclaimed "Out Of The Blue remains an essential purchase for anyone wishing to bask in their pop perfection. Out of the Blue was one of the first pop albums to have an extensive use of the vocoder, [ citation needed] and helped to popularize it. Issued in a clear plastic protection cover, including a4 page lyric booklet with black text on white background.

Dan MacIntosh of PopMatters gave a 7/10 score saying "Even with all the excessive rock trappings inherent during ELO’s era, Out of the Blue nevertheless stands up well as a creative endeavor. CBS distributed issue on Special Edition Blue Vinyl - Jet label with white/yellow light beams, gatefold sleeve with two cardboard inner lyric sleeves. Lynne wrote the song after watching a TV episode about the hunting of whales, and a part of the proceeds from Out of the Blue were donated to environmental advocacy group Greenpeace.Synthesizer [Polymoog, Mini-Moog, ARP 2600, Odyssey, Omni, Sequencer, Minus Noise Mixer, SLM Concert Spectrum], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer E. Written and produced by ELO frontman Jeff Lynne, the double album is among the most commercially successful records in the group's history, selling about 10 million copies worldwide.

The song adds layers of instrumentation as it progresses, building from an intimate beginning towards an "epic" crescendo.The song begins with an unusual segment where keyboardist Richard Tandy's keyboards emulate "the noise and cacophony of busy traffic", combined with "frenzied" string sections invoking "the oppressive atmosphere of being trapped in a city that never sleeps". The reason for the 2 disc version was probably because the first generation cd-players could not play discs longer then approximately 60 mins. Still good stuff and this was the last time I'm thinking they were a true orchestra as Jeff got rid of the fiddle,chello and double base for the future albums.

With lyric / credit inserts, first part is on a inner cd sleeve, second side is on a separate card insert. Sony will release a 40th anniversary double picture disc vinyl edition of ELO‘s Out Of The Blue album in September. Lynne and Groucutt share singing duties again, with lyrics that Delve describes as "the only love song [on the album] with a happy ending".Label variation with JUST JETDP 400 on the label and a different text/credits layout, distributed by CBS on Black Vinyl on Jet label with white/yellow light beams. Some issues had the Press Out Space Ship model with JET DP 400 codes now printed on them at the bottom corner by the ELO logo. The album also included an insert of a cardboard cutout of the space station as well as a fold-out poster of the band members. Out Of The Blue" is the seventh studio album by the British rock group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in October 1977.