JEFF LYNNE’s ELO Signs Global Deal With Columbia Records For Release Of First Album In Over A Decade
September 11, 2015, 9 years ago
Known as one of the most iconic forces in music history, Jeff Lynne’s ELO has signed a global deal with Columbia Records and is set to deliver a new album which will be the first new ELO music in 15 years.
As with ELO’s previous chart-topping albums, Lynne continues to serve as ELO’s producer, songwriter, arranger, lead singer and guitarist. In September 2014, for the first time in 30 years, Jeff Lynne's ELO headlined BBC Radio 2's Festival In A Day in London's famous Hyde Park to a sold-out crowd of 50,000 fans in attendance and nearly a million people tuned in to watch.
Jeff Lynne’s ELO - Live In Hyde Park is released today, September 11th, on DVD and Blu-Ray. Check out “Mr. Blue Sky” from the release, streaming below:
Lynne was the creative genius behind ELO which sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, had more than 20 Top 40 Hits across the US and the UK and received countless awards and accolades. At the time of ELO’s formation, Lynne had said the goal was to create modern rock and pop songs. A goal that remains true some 30 years later with the creation of new material.
