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"10538 Overture"
"10538 Overture"
Single by the Electric Light Orchestra
from the album The Electric Light Orchestra
B-side	"First Movement (Jumping Biz)" (UK); "The Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644)" (US);
Released	23 June 1972 (UK); 29 July 1972 (US);
Recorded	1970
Studio	Philips Studios (London)
Genre	Progressive rock; symphonic rock;
Length	5:32 (album); 4:04 (single);
Label	Harvest
Songwriter(s)	Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)	Roy Wood; Jeff Lynne;
The Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology

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"10538 Overture" is the debut single by the English band the Electric Light Orchestra.

Background and recording[edit]

Jeff Lynne first demoed "10538 Overture" in his family home in Birmingham, using a piano stool as a snare drum.^[1] Recorded in July 1970,^[2] the song was initially intended to be a B-side for a single by the Move.^[3] Band member Roy Wood had purchased and begun playing a cello a few weeks before the song's recording.^[4] Bassist Rick Price and drummer Bev Bevan had gone home after the song's backing track was completed. While Wood and Lynne were listening back to the recording, Wood began improvising an aggressive cello part over it. Lynne insisted that they recorded it immediately, and Wood overdubbed the songs' string parts that night.^[3] He later likened his aggressive cello performance to the sound of an electric guitar.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Irvin, Jim (August 2001). "The Bullring Variations: ELO". Mojo. Bauer Media Group.
^ Lester, Paul (16 April 2024). ""We never did any TV-throwing – I'd rather nick 'em than throw 'em out the window": Jeff Lynne recalls how easy it was for ELO to take over the 70s". Prog. Future. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b Van der Kiste, John (15 August 2015). Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra: Before and After. Fonthill Media. ISBN 9781781554920.
^ Thompson, Dave (2006). "Electric Light Orchestra". Goldmine. Project M Media. p. 14-18.
^ Kemp, Sam (29 July 2022). "The Story Behind The Song: 50 years of Electric Light Orchestra's '10538 overture'". Far Out Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024.

[1] Irvin, Jim (August 2001). "The Bullring Variations: ELO". Mojo. Bauer Media Group.

[prog-2] Lester, Paul (16 April 2024). ""We never did any TV-throwing – I'd rather nick 'em than throw 'em out the window": Jeff Lynne recalls how easy it was for ELO to take over the 70s". Prog. Future. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024.

[JohnvanDerKiste-3] Van der Kiste, John (15 August 2015). Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra: Before and After. Fonthill Media. ISBN 9781781554920.

[4] Thompson, Dave (2006). "Electric Light Orchestra". Goldmine. Project M Media. p. 14-18.

[5] Kemp, Sam (29 July 2022). "The Story Behind The Song: 50 years of Electric Light Orchestra's '10538 overture'". Far Out Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024.

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