Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado

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Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado is a 1974 concept album by the British rock band Electric Light Orchestra, noted for its orchestral arrangements and storytelling about a dreamer escaping into fantasy worlds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album
studio album
artist Electric Light Orchestra
catalogNumber UA-LA339-G
composer Jeff Lynne
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtDesigner Mike Doud
coverArtFeatures image from The Wizard of Oz
criticalReception generally positive
engineer Dick Plant
features orchestral arrangements
followedBy Face the Music
follows On the Third Day
genre art rock
progressive rock
rock
symphonic rock
hasPart Boy Blue
Can’t Get It Out of My Head
Eldorado
Eldorado Finale
linked to: Eldorado

Eldorado Overture
linked to: Eldorado

Illusions in G Major
Laredo Tornado
Mister Kingdom
Nobody’s Child
Poor Boy (The Greenwood)
language English
length 38:40
lyricist Jeff Lynne
mainSubject dreams
escapism
fantasy worlds
medium compact disc
digital audio
vinyl record
narrativeFocus a dreamer escaping into fantasy worlds
notableFor cohesive narrative concept
integrated orchestral arrangements with rock band instrumentation
notableSingle Can’t Get It Out of My Head
orchestralArranger Louis Clark
performer Electric Light Orchestra
placeOfRecording De Lane Lea Studios, London
previousWork On the Third Day
producer Jeff Lynne
recordingPeriod 1974
recordLabel Jet Records
United Artists Records
releaseDate 1974-09-28

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Jeff Lynne notableWork Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado
Hugh McDowell workedOn Electric Light Orchestra album "Eldorado"
linked to: Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado