10538 Overture
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| Single by the Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
| from the album The Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
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| Recorded | July 1970 | |||
| Studio | Philips Studios (London) | |||
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| Label | Harvest | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
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| "10538 Overture" on YouTube | ||||
"10538 Overture" is the debut single by the English band the Electric Light Orchestra. It was released on 23 June 1972 as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album (1971). It is a hard rock song influenced by psychedelic music, with cello instrumentation and lyrics about an escaped prisoner. Originally written by co-founder Jeff Lynne for his and Roy Wood's previous band, the Move, it became the first recording by the Electric Light Orchestra after Wood added orchestral instruments to the song.