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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Melvyn_Gale-ELO.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="285" data-file-height="298" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Gale in 1977</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Melvyn Gale</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1952-01-15</span>) </span>15 January 1952<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 72)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Musician</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument(s)</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Cello" title="Cello">Cello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboards</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jet_Records" title="Jet Records">Jet Records</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Melvyn Gale</b> (born 15 January 1952)<sup id="cite_ref-Bevan_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bevan-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an English <a href="/wiki/Cello" title="Cello">cellist</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melvyn_Gale&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in London,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gale attended the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Academy_of_Music" title="Royal Academy of Music">Royal Academy of Music</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Guildhall_School_of_Music_and_Drama" title="Guildhall School of Music and Drama">Guildhall School of Music and Drama</a>. He played his first professional concert with the <a href="/wiki/London_Palladium" title="London Palladium">London Palladium</a> Orchestra in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-Kinch_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kinch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also played with the Bolshoi and Rambert Ballet companies, the London Youth Symphony Orchestra, and various West End shows. </p><p>He was a cellist for the <a href="/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Electric Light Orchestra">Electric Light Orchestra</a> from 1975, replacing <a href="/wiki/Mike_Edwards_(musician)" title="Mike Edwards (musician)">Mike Edwards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bevan_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bevan-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also an accomplished pianist, performing piano on "<a href="/wiki/Wild_West_Hero" title="Wild West Hero">Wild West Hero</a>" as well as occasionally live on "<a href="/wiki/Roll_Over_Beethoven" title="Roll Over Beethoven">Roll Over Beethoven</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-bio_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1979, he appeared in the <i><a href="/wiki/Discovery_(music_video)" class="mw-redirect" title="Discovery (music video)">Discovery</a></i> music video playing alongside the rest of the classic line-up (<a href="/wiki/Mik_Kaminski" title="Mik Kaminski">Mik Kaminski</a> on violin and close friend <a href="/wiki/Hugh_McDowell" title="Hugh McDowell">Hugh McDowell</a> on cello) for the last time. He remained with the group until he and McDowell left in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gale and his friend Frank Wilson built a recording studio in 1979. On 12 April 1980, their first album was released under the name Wilson Gale & Co. and was titled <i>Gift Wrapped Set</i>. The album was recorded at <a href="/wiki/Ramport_Studios" title="Ramport Studios">Ramport Studios</a> and was released on <a href="/wiki/Jet_Records" title="Jet Records">Jet Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kinch_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kinch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gale ran a company which manufactured CDs and vinyl records for 18 years.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melvyn_Gale&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gale is a father of three children. He lives in Northamptonshire, teaching cello and piano. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melvyn_Gale&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Bevan-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Bevan_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bevan_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBevan1980" class="citation book cs1">Bevan, Bev (1980). <i>The Electric Light Orchestra Story</i>. Mushroom Publishing Ltd. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-907394-00-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-907394-00-0"><bdi>0-907394-00-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Electric+Light+Orchestra+Story&rft.pub=Mushroom+Publishing+Ltd.&rft.date=1980&rft.isbn=0-907394-00-0&rft.aulast=Bevan&rft.aufirst=Bev&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMelvyn+Gale" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.face-the-music.de/melvyn_e.html">Face-the-music.de</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070928060140/http://www.face-the-music.de/melvyn_e.html">Archived</a> 28 September 2007 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Kinch-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Kinch_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Kinch_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMartin_Kinch2009" class="citation web cs1">Martin Kinch (December 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cherryblossomclinic.x10.mx/mel.html">"THE MELVYN GALE INTERVIEW"</a>. Cherry Blossom Clinic. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211019173849/http://cherryblossomclinic.x10.mx/mel.html">Archived</a> from the original on 19 October 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 October</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=THE+MELVYN+GALE+INTERVIEW&rft.pub=Cherry+Blossom+Clinic&rft.date=2009-12&rft.au=Martin+Kinch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcherryblossomclinic.x10.mx%2Fmel.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMelvyn+Gale" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bio-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bio_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.face-the-music.de/melvyn_e.html">"Melvyn Gale Cello"</a>. 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Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McDowell" title="Hugh McDowell">Hugh McDowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_de_Albuquerque" title="Mike de Albuquerque">Mike de Albuquerque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Walker_(cellist)" title="Colin Walker (cellist)">Colin Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mik_Kaminski" title="Mik Kaminski">Mik Kaminski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Groucutt" title="Kelly Groucutt">Kelly Groucutt</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Melvyn Gale</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Electric_Light_Orchestra_(album)" title="The Electric Light Orchestra (album)"><i>The Electric Light Orchestra</i> (<i>No Answer</i>)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ELO_2" title="ELO 2">ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Third_Day" title="On the Third Day">On the Third Day</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eldorado_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Eldorado (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Eldorado</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Face_the_Music_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Face the Music (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Face the Music</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_New_World_Record" title="A New World Record">A New World Record</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_the_Blue_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Out of the Blue (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Out of the Blue</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Discovery_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Discovery</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Time_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Time (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Time</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Messages" title="Secret Messages">Secret Messages</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Balance_of_Power_(album)" title="Balance of Power (album)">Balance of Power</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zoom_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Zoom (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Zoom</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alone_in_the_Universe" title="Alone in the Universe">Alone in the Universe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/From_Out_of_Nowhere_(Jeff_Lynne%27s_ELO_album)" title="From Out of Nowhere (Jeff Lynne's ELO album)">From Out of Nowhere</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Night_the_Light_Went_On_in_Long_Beach" title="The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach">The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Wembley_%2778" title="Live at Wembley '78">Live at Wembley '78</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Winterland_%2776" title="Live at Winterland '76">Live at Winterland '76</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_BBC_Sessions_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="The BBC Sessions (Electric Light Orchestra album)">The BBC Sessions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_BBC_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Live at the BBC (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Live at the BBC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra_Live" title="Electric Light Orchestra Live">Electric Light Orchestra Live</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wembley_or_Bust" title="Wembley or Bust">Wembley or Bust</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soundtracks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Xanadu_(soundtrack)" title="Xanadu (soundtrack)">Xanadu</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Showdown_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Showdown</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ol%C3%A9_ELO" title="Olé ELO">Olé ELO</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Light_Shines_On" title="The Light Shines On">The Light Shines On</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Three_Light_Years" title="Three Light Years">Three Light Years</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Light_Shines_On_Vol_2" title="The Light Shines On Vol 2">The Light Shines On Vol 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ELO%27s_Greatest_Hits" title="ELO's Greatest Hits">ELO's Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Box_of_Their_Best" title="A Box of Their Best">A Box of Their Best</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Four_Light_Years" title="Four Light Years">Four Light Years</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Afterglow_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Afterglow (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Afterglow</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ELO%27s_Greatest_Hits_Vol._2" title="ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2">ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_the_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra">The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Strange_Magic:_The_Best_of_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra">Strange Magic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Light_Years,_The_Very_Best_of_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra">Light Years</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Definitive_Collection_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Definitive Collection (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Definitive Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Friends_%26_Relatives" title="Friends & Relatives">Friends & Relatives</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flashback_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="Flashback (Electric Light Orchestra album)">Flashback</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Collection_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)" title="The Ultimate Collection (Electric Light Orchestra album)">The Ultimate Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Essential_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="The Essential Electric Light Orchestra">The Essential Electric Light Orchestra</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Over_the_World:_The_Very_Best_of_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra">All Over the World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ticket_to_the_Moon:_The_Very_Best_of_Electric_Light_Orchestra_Volume_2" title="Ticket to the Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Volume 2">Ticket to the Moon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Essential_Electric_Light_Orchestra#2011_Edition" title="The Essential Electric Light Orchestra">The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2 CD Edition)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Blue_Sky:_The_Very_Best_of_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra">Mr. Blue Sky</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/10538_Overture" title="10538 Overture">10538 Overture</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mr._Radio_(song)" title="Mr. Radio (song)">Mr. Radio</a>" (withdrawn)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Roll_Over_Beethoven#Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Roll Over Beethoven">Roll Over Beethoven</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Showdown_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Showdown</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ma-Ma-Ma_Belle" title="Ma-Ma-Ma Belle">Ma-Ma-Ma Belle</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Get_It_Out_of_My_Head" title="Can't Get It Out of My Head">Can't Get It Out of My Head</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Illusions_in_G_Major" title="Illusions in G Major">Illusions in G Major</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boy_Blue_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Boy Blue (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Boy Blue</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Eldorado_(song)" title="Eldorado (song)">Eldorado</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Evil_Woman_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Evil Woman (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Evil Woman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Strange_Magic_(song)" title="Strange Magic (song)">Strange Magic</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nightrider_(song)" title="Nightrider (song)">Nightrider</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Strange_Magic_(song)" title="Strange Magic (song)">Strange Magic</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Livin%27_Thing" title="Livin' Thing">Livin' Thing</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Fire_On_High" title="Fire On High">Fire On High</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rockaria!" title="Rockaria!">Rockaria!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_Ya_(The_Move_song)#Electric_Light_Orchestra_version" title="Do Ya (The Move song)">Do Ya</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Telephone_Line_(song)" title="Telephone Line (song)">Telephone Line</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Poor_Boy_(The_Greenwood)" title="Poor Boy (The Greenwood)">Poor Boy (The Greenwood)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Turn_to_Stone_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Turn to Stone (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Turn to Stone</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Mister_Kingdom" title="Mister Kingdom">Mister Kingdom</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mr._Blue_Sky" title="Mr. Blue Sky">Mr. Blue Sky</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/One_Summer_Dream" title="One Summer Dream">One Summer Dream</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Talkin%27_Woman" title="Sweet Talkin' Woman">Sweet Talkin' Woman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wild_West_Hero" title="Wild West Hero">Wild West Hero</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Over_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="It's Over (Electric Light Orchestra song)">It's Over</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shine_a_Little_Love" title="Shine a Little Love">Shine a Little Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Diary_of_Horace_Wimp" title="The Diary of Horace Wimp">The Diary of Horace Wimp</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Bring_Me_Down" title="Don't Bring Me Down">Don't Bring Me Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Confusion_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Confusion (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Confusion</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Train_to_London" title="Last Train to London">Last Train to London</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Alive_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="I'm Alive (Electric Light Orchestra song)">I'm Alive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Xanadu_(Olivia_Newton-John_and_Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra song)">Xanadu</a>" (with <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John" title="Olivia Newton-John">Olivia Newton-John</a>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_Over_the_World_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="All Over the World (Electric Light Orchestra song)">All Over the World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Walk_Away_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Don't Walk Away (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Don't Walk Away</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hold_On_Tight_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Hold On Tight (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Hold On Tight</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Twilight_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Twilight (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Twilight</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_Is_the_News" title="Here Is the News">Here Is the News</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Ticket_to_the_Moon" title="Ticket to the Moon">Ticket to the Moon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rain_Is_Falling" title="Rain Is Falling">Rain Is Falling</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Way_Life%27s_Meant_to_Be" title="The Way Life's Meant to Be">The Way Life's Meant to Be</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Is_King" title="Rock 'n' Roll Is King">Rock 'n' Roll Is King</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Secret_Messages_(song)" title="Secret Messages (song)">Secret Messages</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Four_Little_Diamonds" title="Four Little Diamonds">Four Little Diamonds</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stranger_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_song)" title="Stranger (Electric Light Orchestra song)">Stranger</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Calling_America" title="Calling America">Calling America</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/So_Serious_(song)" title="So Serious (song)">So Serious</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Getting_to_the_Point" title="Getting to the Point">Getting to the Point</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Videography</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_the_Blue:_Live_at_Wembley" title="Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley">Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fusion_%E2%80%93_Live_in_London" title="Fusion – Live in London">Fusion – Live in London</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zoom_Tour_Live" title="Zoom Tour Live">Zoom Tour Live</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ELO_%E2%80%93_Total_Rock_Review" title="ELO – Total Rock Review">ELO – Total Rock Review</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live:_The_Early_Years" title="Live: The Early Years">Live: The Early Years</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Lynne%27s_ELO:_Live_in_Hyde_Park" title="Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park">Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wembley_or_Bust" title="Wembley or Bust">Wembley or Bust</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tours</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Lynne%27s_ELO_Tour_2019" title="Jeff Lynne's ELO Tour 2019">Jeff Lynne's ELO Tour 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Over_and_Out_Tour" title="The Over and Out Tour">The Over and Out Tour</a> (2024-25)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Touring members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Clark" title="Louis Clark">Louis Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Scott-Morgan" title="David Scott-Morgan">Dave Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Bissonette" title="Gregg Bissonette">Gregg Bissonette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Bissonette_(musician)" title="Matt Bissonette (musician)">Matt Bissonette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Mann" title="Marc Mann">Marc Mann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosie_Vela" title="Rosie Vela">Rosie Vela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra_discography" title="Electric Light Orchestra discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Electric_Light_Orchestra_members" title="List of Electric Light Orchestra members">Members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="List of songs recorded by Electric Light Orchestra">Song list</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Move" title="The Move">The Move</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wizzard" title="Wizzard">Wizzard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ELO_Part_II" title="ELO Part II">ELO Part II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Orchestra_(band)" title="The Orchestra (band)">The Orchestra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violinski" title="Violinski">Violinski</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earthrise_(album)" title="Earthrise (album)">Earthrise</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L.E.O._(band)" title="L.E.O. 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