Electric Light Orchestra - Unreleased Secret Messages (bootleg)

2010 AppleCore 2LP1CD

320 kbps

Secret Messages is the tenth studio album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1983 on Jet Records. It was the last ELO album with bass guitarist Kelly Groucutt, conductor Louis Clark and real stringed instruments, and the last ELO album to be released on the Jet label. It was also the final ELO studio album to become a worldwide hit upon release.

The record was originally going to be a double album, but this plan was thwarted by Jet's distributor, CBS Records, claiming that producing a double vinyl album would be too expensive; as a result, leader Jeff Lynne would have to reduce it to a single album. The double album version of the album was digitally recorded and would have been ELO's first compact disc.

So, here you have the double album as Jeff intended it. The 'Hello Old Friend' is here with the outro which is after 'Rock 'n' Roll Is King' on the original released album. It has the rare track 'Beatled Forever'. It's the only track which has less soundquality but hey, it's ultra rare. 

01. Secret Messages  4:43 / 02. Loser Gone Wild  5:27 / 03. Bluebird  4:13 / 04. Take Me On And On  4:57 / 05. Stranger  4:27 / 06. No Way Out  3:28 / 07. Beatles Forever  4:19 / 08. Letter From Spain  2:51 / 09. Danger Ahead  3:52 / 10. Four Little Diamonds  4:05 / 11. Train Of Gold  4:20 / 12. Endless Lies  3:26 / 13. Buildings Have Eyes  3:56 / 14. Rock 'n' Roll Is King 3:14 / 15. Mandalay  5:19 / 16. Time After Time  4:01 / 17. After All  2:23 / 18. Hello My Old Friend/Outro  8:45

ELO

Jeff Lynne – Lead and backing vocals, guitars, synthesisers, bass guitar, piano, percussion, Oberheim DMX, producer

Bev Bevan – Drums, percussion

Richard Tandy – Synthesizers, grand piano, electric piano, harmonica, Oberheim DMX

Kelly Groucutt – Bass guitar, backing vocals ("Train of Gold", "Rock 'n' Roll Is King", "No Way Out" and "Beatles Forever")

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