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The Electric Light Orchestra: In The Hall Of The Mountain Lynne

Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 11 August 1973

"WHEN I LISTENED to Greig's 'In The Hall Of The Mountain King', I thought our version was much heavier." Jeff Lynn wasn't boasting. He was applying the simple logic of a rock musician confronted with the classics.

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