Earlier today I enjoyed watching live interview on BBC1 with Jeff Lynne, co-founder of Electric Light Orchestra, aka ELO.
He talked about different things, such as how he always wished to make a James Bond theme. He also talked about his joy playing and recording with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison as one band i.e. Travelling Wilburys.
Jeff Lynne mentioned that in the last three years he has been working in his home studio in the United Stated on both his solo album and on ELO compilation album called "Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra". The latter piece of work is re-recording of old ELO material (not re-mastering or re-mixing of original recordings).
Lynne felt the new re-recorded songs have now a fresh sound when listening to them comparing to the original.
The other project Jeff Lynne was walking about was his solo album "Long Wave". An album consists of cover versions of songs that influenced him when he was living in Birmingham in the old days. He used to listen to those songs on the radio's long wave, hence the album title. A video fragment of a song "Mercy Mercy" was also shown during the interview.
Tonight on BBC4 will be an ELO night. A documentary called Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO is scheduled to begin at 9PM. This will be followed by ELO's live show at Wembley arena back in 1978.
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