'Discovery' is a music video album by the Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...

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Recorded in 1979 shortly after the completion of the Discovery

Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)

Discovery is a 1979 album by Electric Light Orchestra.-History:Discovery was the band's first No. 1 album in the UK, entering the chart at that position and staying there for five weeks...

studio album. The track listing is identical to the studio LP. Each of the album's songs has its own corresponding promotional video. It did receive TV airings on The Blue Jean Network in 1980 among others. With releases on VHS

VHS

The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....

 in 1979, then later on the "Out of the Blue Tour" Live at Wembley/Discovery 1998 DVD

DVD

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/VHS

VHS

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. The video album came about because Jeff Lynne

Jeff Lynne

Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...

 refused to go on tour to promote the album as was customary but instead presented it in the relatively new video format. This helped launch the nascent long-form music video market. The bands string players would make an appearance in the songs videos for the last time.

Titles

1. Shine a Little Love
2. Confusion
3. Need Her Love
4. The Diary of Horace Wimp
5. Last Train to London
6. Midnight Blue
7. On the Run
8. Wishing
9. Don't Bring Me Down

Personnel

• Jeff Lynne
  Jeff Lynne
  Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...
  
   - Vocals, guitar
• Bev Bevan
  Bev Bevan
  Bev Bevan is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra...
  
   - Drums
• Richard Tandy
  Richard Tandy
  Richard Tandy , is best known as the keyboard player in the rock band, Electric Light Orchestra...
  
   - Keyboards
• Kelly Groucutt
  Kelly Groucutt
  Kelly Groucutt , born Michael William Groucutt, was an English musician who was best known for being the bass player for the band Electric Light Orchestra , between 1974 and 1983. He was born in Coseley, West Midlands.-Early career:Groucutt began his musical career at 15 as Rikki Storm of Rikki...
  
   - Bass, vocals
• Mik Kaminski
  Mik Kaminski
  Mik Kaminski is best known for playing violin in the Electric Light Orchestra between 1973 and 1979.-Biography:...
  
   - Violin, keyboards
• Hugh McDowell
  Hugh McDowell
  Hugh McDowell is an English cellist best known for his membership in Electric Light Orchestra and related acts.-Career:...
  
   - Cello, keyboards
• Melvyn Gale
  Melvyn Gale
  Melvyn Gale is an English cellist.-Career:Gale obtained his classical music orientated education at the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Before joining the Electric Light Orchestra, he had already played with the London Palladium Orchestra, with whom he had his...
  
  - Cello, keyboards