Time

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"Time" is a 1981 concept album by Electric Light Orchestra that blends rock and synth-pop in a futuristic, time-travel-themed narrative.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album
studio album
artist Electric Light Orchestra NERFINISHED
chronology Electric Light Orchestra studio albums
conceptDescription story of a man transported from the 1980s to the late 21st century
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtDesigner Shusei Nagaoka NERFINISHED
criticalReception generally positive
genre art rock
progressive pop
rock
synth-pop
hasPart 21st Century Man NERFINISHED
Another Heart Breaks NERFINISHED
Epilogue (song) NERFINISHED
From the End of the World NERFINISHED
Here Is the News NERFINISHED
Hold On Tight NERFINISHED
Prologue (song) NERFINISHED
Rain Is Falling NERFINISHED
The Lights Go Down NERFINISHED
The Way Life's Meant to Be NERFINISHED
Ticket to the Moon NERFINISHED
Twilight (song) NERFINISHED
Yours Truly, 2095 NERFINISHED
hasReissue CD reissue
remastered edition
language English
length approximately 42 minutes
mainSongwriter Jeff Lynne NERFINISHED
narrativeForm conceptual narrative
nextWork Secret Messages (Electric Light Orchestra album) NERFINISHED
notableSingle Hold On Tight NERFINISHED
Ticket to the Moon NERFINISHED
Twilight (song) NERFINISHED
originalMedium vinyl record
performer Electric Light Orchestra NERFINISHED
previousWork Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album) NERFINISHED
primaryInstrumentation rock band with synthesizers
producer Jeff Lynne NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1981
recordLabel Columbia Records
Jet Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1981-07-31
theme futurism
time travel

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ELO notableAlbum Time
subject surface form: Electric Light Orchestra