ELO - 10538 Overture Live @ Civic Hall Guildford UK May 7, 1972

[@janik2011]

MIKE EDWARDS ONE OF THE FIRST CELLOS IN ELO STORY HAS DIED THIS WEEKEND. IN MEMORIAM THIS FANTASTIC MASTER PIECE...RIP

[@campyoldie]

Fantastic musician Bill Hunt on French Horn. Also brilliant keyboardist and no slouch on bass either. have been very lucky to have played alongside him a few times.

[@jimdartouzos2127]

That is Awesome 😃

[@debradunn109]

I love ELO from the 70s when I first heard them play. I still love Jeff Lynne and ELO but I still go back videos of 70s. I can’t help it they are musical geniuses.

[@PianoMan-hx3ev]

Imagine being one of those kids!! To say you got to play on the same stage as Lynne is unimaginable.

[@FinnMove]

This was in the beginning a very bold experiment. I believe some of the audience were kind of shocked when they heard this kind of music ! I like almost averything ELO has done but I really admire these early days when the main thing was music not aiming to the commercial success.

[@nealsausen4651]

Wow I just love this band! This was indeed the beginning of a bold experiment! And like all bold experiments, have to go through some phase of growing pains While they’re finding themselves finding their sound their style their image all of it good on you Jeff! And all of the players who passed through the hallowed halls of E L O over the decades!

[@anndroid3712]

One day this will be all yours my dad said. I should have said your Love was enough Dad. Thanks.

[@Rockercaruthonyoutube]

Those were THE EARLY DAYS well done. Keep practising 🙂

[@fabiansarber]

My favorite band

[@TheDaisidgy]

I was there at the Guildford Civic Hall gig. Such a shame that they didn't have any film of the concert. Seen them twice since. Both recorded on film! Magical band live and on record. Cheers for the great music guys. 🎸🎻🎼

[@Oh_I_Will]

Post your video here….self indulgent prick

[@juneskinner6639]

Brings back memories of my student days, hanging out with the crowd, fantastic, as good now as they were then, thanks elo, stay young forever ❤️🎸🎻🤗😊

[@movejefflynnelo]

The video is from the Granada TV show appearance and the audio is from the Guildford Civic Hall 1972. There is no other live footage available of the original ELO lineup including Roy Wood. It would be almost impossible to get exact sync with the video and audio. The most important thing is to share this historical recording. I think it's better than having just a still picture and having the moving video of them performing gives you an idea of how it felt to be at this concert.

[@louth1770]

Thank you, it's such a heritage and classic. Raw and real deal. Bravo!!

[@cardenassolisrodrigo2601]

There is other footage with the original ELO Lineup incluiding Roy Wood, it's one about the song "Whisper in the night".

[@ggarvey]

It's rad. :)

[@davidmacgregor5193]

@@cardenassolisrodrigo2601 The full Granada tv Set of 6 ferom 1972 is on KZbin, here's the link : - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpSXm2p9a9dlqMk

[@tarstarkusz]

Roy Wood was an extremely talented man (well, when I say was, it could be is, I don't know if he's dead or not). I have no idea why Lynne let him leave or fired him or whatever. But he was 1/2 of the talent in ELO.

[@andyhall7953]

elo is my very favorite band but this is an absolute train wreck. love it

[@jboehner5667]

yeah I love it too!

[@davidglow3]

The chaotic nature of the early band was the reason Wood left to form Wizard

[@bernie2231]

I agree. What fun!

[@rjkral]

Emily Hall pity it’s recorded from inside the bass drum too 😂 (Inside a bass drum that was in the next room I mean)

[@gaylewayland9628]

How old was Hugh, 18?

[@ThePhilsamber]

not very often do you get to see the start of something amazing - well done to whoever restored this. i know its out of sync and it sounds poor, but just to see footage of this line up - live ... brill! keep em comin!

[@nunuloki]

This clip, despite the poor sound quality, really shows what early ELO was all about, combining classics with rock'n roll. Perhaps they were too ahead of their time and as someone else remarked the technology available didn't allow them to show their true power. Of course when Roy Wood left the group changed direction somewhat. Thanks for this clip, an interesting piece of musical history

[@docsketchy]

One of my all-time favorite songs, but that was one rough performance. Somewhat surprising, given Jeff Lynne's production perfectionism. But it's fun to see just what dingalings they were back in the day.

[@eduardoalcala1043]

I can only imagine standing in front of Roy at the moment, what an impressive presence, it would be like looking at an extraterrestrial being

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

This song is so awesome.

[@theodorus45]

Great video!, love the "old " ELO, and this song.

[@jongowan3277]

E.L.O. Has come a long way with the huge bands they have now, but it’s amazing how they can make you feel listening to them

[@Kennynwten]

Featuring the great wilf Gibson on the violin

[@Joeskint]

What a fantastic performance - I was three at the time! : )

[@GreenAlligator12259]

It's great to see this early line up in action! Footage of something just beginning, later to become big, is often raw, if it exits at all. I disagree with the criticisms and applaud the effort made in sharing this. Thank you!

[@keithrichardson8268]

I bet it sounded amazing to be there live. The performance simply couldn't have sounded that overdriven in person. It's a shame it hasn't been cleaned up and remastered. The difference between this and the studio master tracks for the album are so different, this would definitely be worth the effort to polish, put back together and released.

[@jentr83]

Wow... 50 years ago....? 😎

[@markrogers2760]

Thank you. Wonderful...

[@peterman7000]

The Flaming Lips were born of this.

[@stevejw1947]

The audio is a seperate recording from the video they have been edited together.The video is from a british tv show from 1972 called set of six on granada tv.This footage with other tracks is available on a DVD called elo total rock review.

[@karinverndal2055]

Maybe a lousy sound, but interesting to see them so early on 😃

[@jurajoravec2916]

I still love this song.

[@nickb5391]

I liked the late Move/early E.L.O when Roy was in it.......

[@Jojoseahorse]

Love the song; I don't mind that this sound quality is off, it is just so cool to see them! I guess Jeff Lynne wore the long orange robe because he didn't look as silly as the ones with the cellos?! Absolutely brilliant :)

[@gaylewayland9628]

What was with that outfit anyway?

[@Paldasan]

@@gaylewayland9628 It was a thing back then. Obviously Roy went wild with the makeup with Wizard, but if you check out early Genesis footage you see Peter Gabriel doing a similar thing looking somehow gaudy and minimalist at the same time. But then King Crimson went in a different direction dressed half Summer of Love regalia in their Hyde Park performance, and the rest very casual attire like they're just heading down to the pub.

[@davidmacgregor5193]

I think this was recorded on a smuggled in mono cassette recorder, that would explain the poor sound quality. There was a bootleg cd of the entire Guildford concert for sale on eBay about ten years ago. I contacted the seller and told him he shouldn't be selling crap like that on eBay, his reply was "I do it to put food on the table for my kids". There are legal ways of providing food for ones kids, selling bootleg cd's isn't one of them.

[@marcoleefalzone2734]

the day before my birth. this epic pop freakout. most probably forgot this tune, until American Hustle.

[@zbyszekadamh6501]

Klasyka muzyki rockowej z symfoniczną czyli Electric Light Orchestra na początku kariery muzycznej ,w zespole był jeszcze Roy Wood .

[@kevfarny4082]

Jeff is a legend

[@elintrafalario]

fantastic¡¡¡¡ thank's x post.

[@FinnMove]

It´s kind of strange that Roy Wood was much more known in the public in 1971- 72 than Jeff Lynne. When the first ELO album was released the critcs said : Roy you really did it this time ! Though Jeff wrote even more songs for early ELO than Roy.

[@davidmacgregor5193]

I don't find it strange at all, 10538 Overture was Jeff Lynne's first charting single, by 1972 Roy Wood had written nine top ten singles for The Move, Roy was obviously at the top of his game and Jeff was learning fast. Roy came up with the idea of Electric Light Orchestra in 1968 when he was the sole song writer for The Move, Jeff was struggling to have a hit record with The Idle Race at that time, unfortunately Jeff had no commercial success with The Idle Race eventhough his songs were excellent and top Radio 1 DJ's John Peel, Kenny Everett and Brian Matthew were self confessed Idle Race fans.

[@daisywrabbit]

who’s that mysterious man behind the curtain? I mean, behind the wig and glasses. The Wizzard of ELO

[@movilwagg]

Amazing!!!

[@karenbougher1219]

still the best

[@lutz171165]

das kann man einfach nicht glauben das aus diesen wilden haufen mahl so was großes geworden ist ist schon der hammer

[@swarlock]

Excellent!

[@jimsmith1227]

it's so bad it's brilliant!

[@mlovet100]

Quite appauling, but ELO were so experimental in their early days that it is totally forgivable. Thankfully they stuck with it to become one of the finest, and most underrated, bands of all time

[@BarryHolsinger]

That was retched, but nobody on earth could claim ELO was lip-syncing THIS performance.

[@kathleennye262]

Wow!

[@ianharrison6597]

Thank you for posting. I was ten when this single was released in the UK. I liked it then and I still think it's the best ELO song. Woody is beginning to look out of place, but, is that only with hindsight, knowing the history of the band. Was he actually looking out of place at the time? On some performances, you can see JL give him a kind of 'look', if you get my meaning. I notice Bill Hunt had the headphones on that always seemed seemed to be around during the late days of The Move and early ELO.

[@resetsurvivor]

haha this is awesome

[@MrSjc17]

Once upon a time, in the 1970s......

[@nightisright1873]

Yeah with those early concerts there was no technology to amplify strings so that’s why Richard Tandy had to play synth strings some times

[@dvfmliv]

Bev Bevan tells the story of how he, Roy and Jeff would get drunk in a local pub before the first ELO gigs, then have a curry to try and mop up the alcohol in the bodies before taking to the stage - the three of them couldn't face it!

[@BarryHolsinger]

dvfmliv If true, this would explain a lot about this performance.

[@nightisright1873]

Cool can you send the link here

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

I don’t remember reading about it in Bev’s book. I read it in high school. Almost got in trouble telling a friend about it.

[@jimholleman6430]

Why does Mike Edwards always look homeless ?

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

jim holleman I wonder if he is.

[@OMC1109]

jim holleman: Most artist are... :P

[@groundhog713]

@@sabrinanascimento5248 No. Mike Edwards is dead. He was killed in a car accident.

[@davidmacgregor5193]

@@groundhog713 Mike was actually killed when a huge bail of hay weighing one tonne rolled down a farmers field, it leapt over a dry stone wall and landed on Mike's van which was driving past the field. Mike and his van were crushed by the weight of the bail, unfortunately Mike was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@THECLARENCES]

Totally tubular to the max! xoxo The Clarences

[@magneto7930]

Someone must have pushed the record button on the cassette recorder in the back of the room.

[@MsTriantafylia]

Bevan, the best

[@DaveInBridport]

Hugh got bow problems! He looks about 15.

[@nightisright1873]

Damm Bev Bevan wasn’t kidding when he said early ELo live performance sucked .(sound quality wise )

[@snsnshhhs663]

Shut up

[@ivancortina4398]

the drummer set the tempo I really think that night he threw off everything those double beats on the bass drum was unnecessary and then you couldn't hear the bass drum very weird all a round but that's just me .

[@revpgesqredux]

RIP Richard Tandy 🫂😭

[@Drchainsaw77]

Why is Jeff dressed like Bea Arthur in Maude? Did they borrow from the same wardrobe?

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

Who's the cellist on the far left in the sunglasses? He's the only one I don't recognize.

[@groundhog713]

Colin Walker

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

@@groundhog713 Actually, I've since learned that it's Andy Craig, who left the group after this initial tour and never participated on any recordings. Colin hadn't joined yet.

[@davidmacgregor5193]

@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Colin Walker eplaced Hugh McDowell when he left ELO with Roy Wood to form Wizzard. Andy Craig was never replaced.

[@stevetartalia7116]

Every fan of early ELO should do a deep dive into his earlier band that led to elo...start with The move' their verdion of Do Ya is even Jeffs fave over later elo re'do...message from a bottle & 'looking on' are inflential masterpieces...then explore his d 60s 'eric & the idle race' hurry up john is my fave

[@jaht3z]

Is that a Theremin coming in around 2:30?

[@jaht3z]

Never mind. Looking at this clip it's obvious that the video repeats, and also has nothing to do with what what we are hearing. It's just the violin playing close to the top.

[@coyotejohenson7245]

I love ELO....but someone needs to tell me why Jeff got the lyrics all mixed up to his own song! Also, don't even get me started on the train wreck that is the original lyrics to Jeff's Boogie #2!

[@philbedford8979]

Mr R Tandy on bass....

[@lastangelman]

Interesting ending, different than studio recording.The audience sound enthused.

[@movejefflynnelo]

Jeff Lynne is singing the lead vocal.

[@jimholleman6430]

Is that richard tandy on bass and marc bolan trex at first chair cello followed by m edwards hugh mcdowell roy wood the warlock who is violin not kaminski

[@DaveInBridport]

It is Richard T. but not Marc. Violin is Wilf Gibson (RIP)

[@anderslarsson4362]

It's Andy Craig at the first chair cello.

[@NoelBroadhead]

www.wikiwand.com/en/Electric_Light_Orchestra#/Line-ups

[@NoelBroadhead]

There were a bunch of lineups - www.wikiwand.com/en/Electric_Light_Orchestra#/Line-ups

[@markcoleman3855]

Who is singing exactly

[@ES-zk2so]

Jeph

[@davidmacgregor5193]

Jeff Lynne is singing.

[@zararity]

What I really want to know is why I can't track down the video you got the footage for this from? Is it on KZbin anywhere?

[@mysticmaverick1]

Interesting to see what the lineup looked like back in the day. The sound is awful. To hear the performance of this song fully realized with today's technology, fulfilling Jeff Lynne's vision, see the Hyde Park BBC Radio 2 performance with the BBC Concert Orchestra on youtube.

[@musicloverUK]

Agreed. My god no one is even bothering to sing here! Jeff and Iain's vocals on that CD or evident in recent concerts is a world away from this. Still a masterpiece though and it must have sounded great live in 1972.

[@espresso5512]

I love this song so much but what the hell was happening here? Sounds so messy, especially the drum beats. I just don't understand

[@fromchomleystreet]

The most charitable explanation is they had bad monitor speakers and couldn’t hear themselves to know they were all playing out of tune. Also, John Lennon called, and would like his Dear Prudence chord sequence back, if you’re done with it Jeff.

[@Oh_I_Will]

It’s cool to edit an audio source here...with all the repeat footage going on here I would be interested in hearing the video with the original audio...does it exist???

[@davidmacgregor5193]

Yes the Granada tv "Set of Six" from 1972 featuring ELO was released on DVD a few years ago. I bought a copy of it from "Poundland" fifteen years ago for 1 quid.

[@drinkwater319]

Wilfred Gibson 1.30 looking across at Bev, rip Wilf

[@moviefacer]

Was this live gig in Guildford the first one ever of the E.L.O.?

[@davidmacgregor5193]

No it wasn't, ELO's first gig in front of a paying audience was at The Greyhound public house in Croydon, there were more members in the band (eleven) than the sum total of the audience.

[@moviefacer]

@@davidmacgregor5193 Wasn't that in 1971, do you have the date?

[@matthewschulz427]

Incredible! Dare I write this was rather “punk” for the time? Though very rough, it certainly sounded better in person than captured on film as is with most live recordings.

[@blockhead8134]

Dude I've always said ELO are punk as fuck

[@anitahuie1145]

So young. This is like a nightmare. So glad Jeff left that group.

[@ES-zk2so]

This is elo...

[@zoggy2]

Do you know if Roy Wood played on the early tours?

[@raymondbonington9355]

He did coz I saw elo with Roy wood hornsey town hall London 1972 .

[@markcoleman3855]

Are they going for the worst live performance ever award

[@Tireshredderjoe]

I think an anthropologist found this recording!

[@neilfranklin5644]

You thing he dug it up or he just digs it

[@FinnMove]

Heavy light music !

[@imthefrogman1]

WHAT DA FUCK!!! WITH DA SOUND?? DA

[@thunderc45]

Was that Eddie Jobson on violin?

[@davidmacgregor5193]

The violinist was the late great Wilfred Gibson.

[@davidglow3]

Guildford civic hall was a hell of an ugly venue but boy did l see so many brilliant bands there during the 1970s

[@erichutley2669]

Scary sound. I think the French horn player but have become a bit bored--thus bouncing around on his toes a lot.

[@chazwyman]

Sound is tto dredful to listen to. I would be great for someone to over dub the original. I've seen this done with Yes videos. Its a great way to see a performance without the assault on the ears.

[@nightisright1873]

Man Roy Wood looks so damm weird with the White hair and beard 🧔

[@carlitobrigante6304]

My ears hurt.

[@mansavergus]

Can u realize he s singing in a highest tone? It s D major, is not the original pitch. he s hardly trying to sing WEIRD

[@gothiktoyz]

LOL - Im not being disrespectful, as I am a HUGE ELO fan, but this really sounds like a bucket of poop up until about the 2:00 minute mark :)

[@christopherwiseman9106]

This is my favourite song but this version needs binning its crap

[@CueBallRacer]

Its not the best 10538.Early ELO

[@markolehtinen75]

Surprisingly bad drumming of Bev Bevan. On the records he always did a good job though...

[@koitorob]

FFS, i'd take this into the garden and bury it!!!!!!!!!!

[@ГеоргийБогатов-п1ц]

Безбожная фанера))))

[@federicokozel6235]

Nada que ver con Elo de unos años después.con otros músicos.esta son melodías muy enredadas sin coordinación.un estilo muy de los sesenta setenta.no me gusta para nada.cuando la música disco empezó sus éxitos ELO cambio su estilo y sus melodías se hicieron famosas.

[@joeribaby]

Pokkeherrie, ha ha ha ha ha........

[@lawrencevincent1]

The sound is dreadful a terrible recording for god sake.