Themes and Variations on ELO
Harry Doherty, Melody Maker, 27 May 1978
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA's forthcoming British tour, which includes a run of eight nights at Wembley Empire Pool, will be the band's last appearances here for a couple of years.
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