Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (Hybrid-SACD, Mobile Fidelity)

A Bold Celebration of Romantics Escapists and Dreamers: Electric Light Orchestra s Eldorado Marries Rock and Symphonic Elements Includes the Aptly Titled Hit Can t Get It Out of My Head. Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes for Audiophile Quality: Mobile Fidelity 180g Vinyl LP and Hybrid SACD Reissues Play with Previously Unheard Dynamics Rich Tones and Bountiful Colors. Melodic Beatles-Inspired Tour de Force Features Full Orchestra and Choral Section: Arrangements and Lyrics Transport the Listener to Faraway Horizons. Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne did more than figuratively reach for the sky on Eldorado. Daring to be bold and creating imaginative worlds that invite the listener to escape the mundane the visionary composer-musician achieved a multidisciplinary fantasia and in the process a prog-rock landmark. Beautiful yet fun ambitious yet consistent the concept album celebrates romantics and escapists. A Technicolor escapade marked by lush melodies fluid crescendos and an intoxicating blend of energetic rock and orchestral elements the album weds rich imagery and sweeping sounds in manners that make the two inseparable. Nearly 50 years later the work s brilliance can be experienced like never before in cinematic fashion. Mastered from the original analog master tapes and pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl at RTI Mobile Fidelity s 180g LP and complementary hybrid SACD allow the longtime audiophile staple to resonate with incredible dynamics tones and colors. Conjuring the feeling of journeying to different horizons the record s songs teem with layer upon layer of details which can now be heard as the producers intended. Distinguished with in-the-moment presence grand-scale soundstaging and instrumental balance MoFi s Eldorado reissues also benefit from superb separation and immersive atmospherics. Like the man says you won t be able to get it out of your head.