Eldorado

 

Eldorado (subtitled A Symphony by the Electric Light Orchestra) was the fourth album issued by the Electric Light Orchestra in October of 1974 in the UK and their first to use an orchestra conducted by Louis Clark as part of the groups sound.

It is about a Walter-Mitty character who journeys into fantasy worlds through dreams in his attempt to escape the mundane reality of his life.

The recording features Peter Forbes-Robinson who acts as the narrator. 

It was the home of the singles Illusions in G Major and Can't Get It Out Of My Head, a hit from early 1975.

In March of 2022 a newly remastered version was issued by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs of Chicago, Illinois from the original analogue master tapes that brings more detail and depth to the sound although some parts reveal the squashed sound Jeff Lynne was going for in producing it .

It was issued as a one step 45 rpm album and also on super audio cd which is what I brought that shows improvements when played on my player although it has a regular cd layer