Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing (Live At Wembley, 1978)

Album: A New World Record
Charted: 4 - UK; 13 - USA/1976

In 1978 the band played the Wembley Arena for a record eight appearances. The opening night (a charity Gala event) was filmed in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
The stage was a huge flying saucer with hydraulic lifts, the 'roof' would open up to reveal the band. The concert was one of the first examples of lasers used at a live rock concert. Due to the nature of the sound acoustics on the huge metal and fiberglass flying saucer shaped stage, the band had difficulty hearing their monitors and keeping time, so backing tapes were used that only the band were supposed to hear.
The sound quality of the Wembley concert contained in the early releases is relatively poor. In 2006, the concert master tapes were obtained and properly remixed, hence restoring the sound originally intended for the video at last resembling the sound that was heard by the audience.

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