Product Details

• Actors: Bev Bevan, Electric Light Orchestra, Kelly Groucutt, Mik Kaminski, Jeff Lynne
• Directors: Mike Mansfield
• Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
• DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006
• Run Time: 62 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FP2ZQC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,075 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Electric Light Orchestra: Out of the Blue - Live at Wembley" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Throughout their career, Electric Light Orchestra gained a deserved reputation for creating spectacular live shows and this reached its pinnacle with the "Out of the Blue" world tour in 1978. This special edition presents the concert from London’s Wembley Arena in DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, and the highest quality PCM stereo for the first time, all newly re-mastered from the original tapes. With a tracklisting that includes classics such as "Mr. Blue Sky", "Livin’ Thing", "Sweet Talkin’ Woman", "Telephone Line", "Wild West Hero", "Roll Over Beethoven" and many more, this is the definitive edition of the ultimate Electric Light Orchestra concert.

Tracklisting:
1) Introduction
2) Standin’ In The Rain
3) Night In The City
4) Turn To Stone
5) Tightrope
6) Telephone Line
7) Rockaria!
8) Wild West Hero
9) Showdown
10) Sweet Talkin’ Woman
11) Mr. Blue Sky
12) Do Ya
13) Livin’ Thing
14) Roll Over Beethoven

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's about time, June 28, 2006

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Michael J. Cohen "goldfish_boy" (Queens, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Electric Light Orchestra: Out of the Blue - Live at Wembley (DVD)

The original release of this program, first on cable and VHS and then on DVD, featured an altered audio track in which tracks from the "Out Of The Blue" album were dubbed over the live performances. This gave rise to unfair claims that ELO lip-synched their concerts. However, this new remaster restores the live sound as heard at Wembley that night--and proves that the overdubs were unnecessary. Some of the video effects are cheesy by today's standards, and the band does use some pre-recorded effects and string augmentation (NOT vocals or principal instruments), but on the whole, this is a great document of a fine LIVE band at its commercial peak.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally it's done right!, December 12, 2006

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John "John" (Santa Maria, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Electric Light Orchestra: Out of the Blue - Live at Wembley (DVD)

About 20 years ago, I decided to rent the ELO Live at Wembley VHS to which my girlfriend at the time said, "Oh, they lip-synched..." Her proclamation seemed confirmed as I watched Jeff and the boys appear to sync to the studio versions. Why were the crowd so crazy about them? Why would Bev flail at his drumkit with such abandon if he were not, in fact, playing for the audience? I was crushed, and I had a difficult time reconciling those who I considered professional musicians of integrity with folks like Milli Vanilli, etc. -- considering that, the Wembley VHS was a horrible ambassador for ELO as a live band.

This reissue DVD fully clears the band's reputation: They weren't frauds who faked their way through concerts! The original sound has been restored, no dubbing with the studio recordings and the band showed an amazing amount of confidence, power and energy. The band is not as tight as the 2001 Zoom edition, but the 31 year old Jeff Lynne was a lot more energetic that the 54 year old edition. My only regrets are the focus on the Out of the Blue album (that they were supporting) so you don't get too many classic songs from the back catalog, and a poor encore rendition of "Livin' Thing" which sounded insufficiently rehearsed. However, "Do Ya" and some of the older songs sound absolutely awesome. Anyway, I quite enjoyed the concert, and if you ever witnessed the sacrilege of the old Wembley editions, give this one a look. Nice packaging as well!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful trip down memory lane, January 11, 2007

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Ray Warren (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Electric Light Orchestra: Out of the Blue - Live at Wembley (DVD)

The audio is great, the video looks good even after 30 years. This is a must have for any ELO fan!