Going into the mid-'70s, the Electric Light Orchestra had managed only modest hits with "Showdown" and a cover of Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven." If those songs only pushed the door open slightly ...

In 1973, ELO 2 – the second Electric Light Orchestra, but the first record from the Lynne-led line-up, also featuring mainstays Bevan and keyboard player/arranger Richard Tandy – was released. The ...

“Eldorado” is the album that took the Electric Light Orchestra to a whole other level. Part of that can be measured in sales and popularity, as the 1974 outing brought ELO into the top 20 of the U.S.