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October 1967: Original members of British pop group The Move: Bev Bevan, Roy Wood, Trevor Burton, Ace Kefford and Carl Wayne. (Photo by Ian Tyas/Keystone Features/Getty Images)
The Move could have been massive, but three things stopped them

By Mike Barnes Published

The band once boasted the combined creative genius of Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood and scored nine Top 20 hits… so what went wrong?

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NEW YORK: Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra performing at the Beacon Theater in New York City in 1976. (Photo by Clayton Call/Redferns)
Jeff Lynne didn’t notice he’d turned ELO into the world’s biggest rock band

By Paul Lester Published

He recalls being surprised with his first hit in America, taking five minutes to write another chart-topper, and the inspiration that led to Mr Blue Sky

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Former Electric Light Orchestra members Mik Kaminski, Melvyn Gale and Bev Bevan at Birmingham City University
Former ELO members reunite to present band's silver electric cello donated to Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

By Jerry Ewing Published

Former Electric Light Orchestra members Melvyn Gale, Bev Bevan and Mik Kaminski appeared at Birmingham City University to honour former ELO keyboard player Richard Tandy

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Montage of classic double album covers
The 10 best double albums in rock music history

By Paul Elliott Published

Buying guide From the late 60s through to the late 80s, some of the greatest and most influential albums ever made were doubles

Buying guide
Electric Light Orchestra studio portrait
How Jeff Lynne built the Electric Light Orchestra

By Mick Wall Published

The story of a trio of Brummies who created the progressive orchestral pop-rock band that became a global phenomenon

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Brandon Yeagley and ELO
The ELO classic that led Crobot’s Brandon Yeagley to a whole world of prog

By Natasha Scharf Published

From a box of his parents’ cassettes to voracious filesharing, the vocalist always wanted to be the one bringing strange new music to his friends

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Electric Light Orchestra group portrait, 1975
Electric Light Orchestra hit the right formula on A New World Record

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

A New World Record added Olympian levels of commercial success to Jeff Lynne's mix of melodic craft and production nous

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Jeff Lynne onstage
Jeff Lynne's ELO forced to cancel second-to-last concert ever, minutes before showtime

By Fraser Lewry Published

The Electric Light Orchestra's 55-year career is scheduled to come to a halt this weekend in London

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The Move in 1970
The Move's Looking On signposts better things further down the road

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

What happened to Jeff Lynne in between the Idle Race and the Electric Light Orchestra

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Bev Bevan
“The sound wasn’t very good and the lifts didn’t work”: Bev Bevan on ELO’s spaceship

By Mike Barnes Published

The self-proclaimed second-loudest drummer in Birmingham recalls his time with The Move, Black Sabbath and more – and he wants you to know he hasn’t retired

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