The Music Video & YouTube Dump thread

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

There were a lot more of these promo films made in the early-mid 70s than we realized. Not many were shown on UK TV at the time. Record companies and agents knew that artists who made the effort to appear in the studio stood a better chance of being featured on Top of the Pops. An interpretation by Pan's People was the preferred alternative.

From what I've read about Countdown, they were by necessity more accommodating. Noticeable how many records with recognizable promo films were bigger hits in Oz than elsewhere.

 

[horrie hastings]

There were a lot more of these promo films made in the early-mid 70s than we realized. Not many were shown on UK TV at the time. Record companies and agents knew that artists who made the effort to appear in the studio stood a better chance of being featured on Top of the Pops. An interpretation by Pan's People was the preferred alternative.

From what I've read about Countdown, they were by necessity more accommodating. Noticeable how many records with recognizable promo films were bigger hits in Oz than elsewhere.

I love this version of the song, the vocals are clearer and slightly different and extended at the end from the release on their Greatest Hits CD, haven't played On The Third Day for a long while so don't actually remember if the song is the same version as on the Greatest Hits album or slightly extended like this clip, i just don't remember the slightly longer clearer vocals at the end before the fade out, will check it out soon. . Going to cut this version onto my IPOD.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

I love this version of the song, the vocals are clearer and slightly different and extended at the end from the release on their Greatest Hits CD, haven't played On The Third Day for a long while so don't actually remember if the song is the same version as on the Greatest Hits album or slightly extended like this clip, i just don't remember the slightly longer clearer vocals at the end before the fade out, will check it out soon. . Going to cut this version onto my IPOD.

I've only ever owned two ELO records. The Sweet Talkin Woman single (purple vinyl) and the ELO 2 album. Bought the latter in the early 80s. No idea why. Maybe an impulse purchase of a reissue. Don't remember much about it other than Roll Over Beethoven.

Been looking through the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums. The first and second ELO LPs got to 32 and 35 respectively. On the Third Day, Eldorado and Face the Music didn't chart at all.

My recollection of ELO from the later 70s is that, like Abba, they were rather taken for granted. Sold tonnes of records but didn't gain much respect among the cognoscenti. The passage of time has been kind to Jeff Lynne's legacy.

 

[horrie hastings]

I've only ever owned two ELO records. The Sweet Talkin Woman single (purple vinyl) and the ELO 2 album. Bought the latter in the early 80s. No idea why. Maybe an impulse purchase of a reissue. Don't remember much about it other than Roll Over Beethoven.

Been looking through the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums. The first and second ELO LPs got to 32 and 35 respectively. On the Third Day, Eldorado and Face the Music didn't chart at all.

My recollection of ELO from the later 70s is that, like Abba, they were rather taken for granted. Sold tonnes of records but didn't gain much respect among the cognoscenti. The passage of time has been kind to Jeff Lynne's legacy.

I find it amazing that single wise ELO's only number one was Xanadu where they shared the vocals with Olivia Newton John.

 

[horrie hastings]

I've only ever owned two ELO records. The Sweet Talkin Woman single (purple vinyl) and the ELO 2 album. Bought the latter in the early 80s. No idea why. Maybe an impulse purchase of a reissue. Don't remember much about it other than Roll Over Beethoven.

Been looking through the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums. The first and second ELO LPs got to 32 and 35 respectively. On the Third Day, Eldorado and Face the Music didn't chart at all.

My recollection of ELO from the later 70s is that, like Abba, they were rather taken for granted. Sold tonnes of records but didn't gain much respect among the cognoscenti. The passage of time has been kind to Jeff Lynne's legacy.

I pulled out On The Third Day and played Showdown, goes for 4,11, then pulled out ELO's greatest Hits which was originally released in Australia around 1979( i originally had it on tape and it was one of the very first CD's i ever bought around 1989 ) and the version is heavily edited at the end which i didn't really notice before as i have another greatest hits i bought in the UK and also two other box sets so i rarely ever play the first greatest hits album i had, Showdown only runs for 3.53 on that.

Further investigation i found that the song was remastered and it is on a release called Jeff Lynne's ELO 50th, this is the version which is on the film clip with the extra vocals at the end.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

I find it amazing that single wise ELO's only number one was Xanadu where they shared the vocals with Olivia Newton John.

Parallel with Elton John whose only UK number 1 in the 70s was alongside Kiki Dee.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

I pulled out On The Third Day and played Showdown, goes for 4,11, then pulled out ELO's greatest Hits which was originally released in Australia around 1979( i originally had it on tape and it was one of the very first CD's i ever bought around 1989 )

Out of curiosity, how much did a CD set you back in 1989? vis-a-vis vinyl/cassettes. They were literally twice the price over here.

I bought my first CD in 1997. Prohibitive cost the main reason for prior recalcitrance.

Thinking back to 1978, I recall casting covetous eyes towards Out of the Blue and the Grease soundtrack. Both of these double albums retailed at £7.99. According to an inflation calculator, 8 quid is now £48.16. Holy Hell! how we got ripped off by major label corporates.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

I remember LPs and cassettes were $9.99 in 1989. I think new release CDs might have been $19.99 with older ones being around $14.99. I was a member of a CD club at the time so I didn't buy mine from record shops back then.

 

[horrie hastings]

Out of curiosity, how much did a CD set you back in 1989? vis-a-vis vinyl/cassettes. They were literally twice the price over here.

I bought my first CD in 1997. Prohibitive cost the main reason for prior recalcitrance.

Thinking back to 1978, I recall casting covetous eyes towards Out of the Blue and the Grease soundtrack. Both of these double albums retailed at £7.99. According to an inflation calculator, 8 quid is now £48.16. Holy Hell! how we got ripped off by major label corporates.

Honestly could not tell you the price of the first CD's i bought back in 1989 but i can tell you the titles of the three

ELO's Greatests Hits
Xanadu
Heart First- Hazell Dean

Xanadu was on a budget label so the quality was pretty crap.

Can't really remember what the next lot of Cd's i bought but used to troll through second hand record and book shops and remember picking up Soul Kiss by Olivia Newton John and Nobody's Diary by Yazoo.

As for vinyl i think i paid about $25.99 for Grease at the time of release which was expensive even for a double album.

 

[Captain Apollo]