Electric Light Orchestra's initial tour got underway a few months after their Top 40 U.K. hit debut album arrived, and there were issues from the first: issues with cost overruns, issues with the ...

Electric Light Orchestra stood out from their rock and roll peers in the 70s and 80s thanks to Jeff Lynne’s willingness to include classical vibes even into their hardest-rocking songs. Lynne’s ...

Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra had been building toward the breakthrough success of A New World Record for some time. But first there was some housecleaning to do. Released on Sept. 11, ...