Louis Clark
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Louis Clark is a British musical arranger and keyboard player.
He trained at Leeds College of Music
. He was the conductor of the orchestra and choir hired to back Electric Light Orchestra
's sound, introduced on their album Eldorado in 1974. He assisted Jeff Lynne
and Richard Tandy
in writing string arrangements as well. He later played synthesizers for the band during their Time
tour. In 1983 he returned to conduct the strings on the Secret Messages
album. In 1986 he played Keyboards with ELO on their small number of live dates. Later he also joined the tour for ELO Part II
in celebration of the band's 25th Anniversary.
In the early eighties he conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
on a series of records under the title Hooked on Classics
.
Compilations:
He trained at Leeds College of Music
Leeds College of Music
Leeds College of Music, located in Leeds’ Quarry Hill cultural quarter, is the largest music college in the United Kingdom, with over 1,000 full-time and 1,000 part-time students. The college is best known for its leading role in jazz education and started one of the first jazz degrees in Europe...
. He was the conductor of the orchestra and choir hired to back 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...
's sound, introduced on their album Eldorado in 1974. He assisted 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...
and Richard Tandy
Richard Tandy
Richard Tandy , is best known as the keyboard player in the rock band, Electric Light Orchestra...
in writing string arrangements as well. He later played synthesizers for the band during their Time
Time (Electric Light Orchestra album)
Time is a concept album by Electric Light Orchestra released in 1981 through Jet Records. The album tells the story, through its songs and lyrics, about a man from the 1980's finding himself in the year 2095 and trying to come to terms with being unable to return and adjusting to his new...
tour. In 1983 he returned to conduct the strings on the Secret Messages
Secret Messages
Secret Messages is an album by Electric Light Orchestra, released in 1983 through Jet Records. It would be the last ELO album to feature bassist Kelly Groucutt, conductor Louis Clark and real stringed instruments...
album. In 1986 he played Keyboards with ELO on their small number of live dates. Later he also joined the tour for ELO Part II
ELO Part II
ELO Part II were an offshoot band formed by Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan. The band also included former ELO bassist Kelly Groucutt, conductor Louis Clark and violinist Mik Kaminski for most of its career...
in celebration of the band's 25th Anniversary.
In the early eighties he conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London. It tours widely, and is sometimes referred to as "Britain's national orchestra"...
on a series of records under the title Hooked on Classics
Hooked on Classics
Hooked on Classics was a series of record albums first introduced in 1981, toward the end of the disco era's peak in popularity.Louis Clark, former arranger for Electric Light Orchestra, conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing a collection of very recognizable extracts from classical...
.
Discography
Sourced from Louis Clark's official website - all albums performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra unless otherwise stated.- (per-spek-tiv) n. (Jet 218, 1979)
- Hooked on Classics (K-Tel One 1146, 1981)
- The Queen Collection (EMI TV33, 1982 and MFP 41 5673 1, 1982)
- Hooked on Classics 2 (K-Tel One 1173, 1983), later releases were subtitled "Can't Stop the Classics"
- Hooked on Classics 3 (K-Tel One 1226, 1983), later releases were subtitled "Journey Through the Classics"
- The Beatles 20th Anniversary Concert (Spartan SRFC1001, 1983)
- Best of Hooked on Classics (K-Tel One 2266, 1984)
- Great Hits from Hooked on Classics (Pickwick SHM3158, 1985)
- Still Life (Spartan LCTV1, 1985)
- Favourite Classics (Spartan SLCLP2, 1986)
- Hooked on Classics Collection (K-Tel 5107, 1986)
- The Very Best of Hooked on Classics (Pickwick PWKS 4017, 1986)
- Later release: (K-Tel EMC2006, 1992)
- Abbaphonic (Disky AC202, 1987 and Disky DLP2007, 1987)
- Later released as Classic Abba (Icon ICONCD002, 1992), The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Abba (Disky DCD 5246, 1992; Emporio EMPRCD585, 1995; Disky INS 855362, 1999), The Music of ABBA (Hallmark 301372, 1995)
- Beatlephonic (Disky DLP2015, 1987)
- Later released as The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays The Beatles (Disky DCD5255, 1992; Disky INS 855372, 1999)
- Hooked on Rhythm & Classics (Telstar 2344, 1988)
- Later re-released with an extra track as The Classics in Rhythm (Arista ARCD-8588, 1989), and as Hooked on Rhythm and Classics (Pickwick PWKS 4223, 1994)
- Hooked on Classics: The Ultimate Performance (K-Tel OCE2432, 1989)
- Legends (Union LP1, 1989)
- Seriously Orchestral Hits of Philadelphia Phil Collins (EDL 2555-1, 1990; Virgin RPOMC1, 1991; EDL 2555-2, 1993)
- Hooked on Hooked on Classics (Music Club MCTC003, 1991)
- Hooked on Classics X-tra Collection Vol 1 (ELAP 4718, 1991)
- Hooked on Classics X-tra Collection Vol 2 (ELAP 4719, 1991)
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Queen (Disky DCD 5256, 1992)
- The Two Sides of Louis Clark: Rock Legends and Favourite Classics (Westmore Music CDWM108, 1993)
- Instrumental Classics (K-Tel ECD 3025, 1994)
- Also released as Hooked on Instrumental Classics (K-Tel 6133-2, 1994), albeit in a different track order and with an extra track.
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Pop Legends (Disky DCD 5381, 1994)
- More Hooked on Classics (Music Club MCCD 369, 1998)
Compilations:
- Open Space: The Classic Chillout Album (Columbia 504690-2, 2001)
- The New Classic Chillout Album: From Dusk Til Dawn (Sony STVCD148, 2002)