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News Archive 2001
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| 15th
December 2001
Woody on UK Xmas
TV
Monday 24th Dec (Christmas Eve),
Roy and the band will be appearing on
GMTV at a time that is far too early in the morning to
be healthy!
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| 28th
September 2001
Electric
Light Orchestra - Remastered & Enhanced
30th Anniversary Edition
The exact moment The Move
became the Electric Light Orchestra
is captured on EMI's forthcoming 2CD
limited edition release of ELO's debut album. Coordinated
by ELO archivist and Face The Music editor Rob Caiger with design
and artwork by Woody Info Bureau's Gill and with the participation
and cooperation of Jeff Lynne
& Roy Wood, the album is released
in the UK by EMI on 12 November 2001
(EMI Records 07243 5 333722 3).
Europe and Japan will follow with their own releases later.
The 2CD limited edition will revert to a single CD - Electric
Light Orchestra - once copies of the slipcase version have sold
out. Sony / Legacy will release No Answer as a single CD only
in the USA during 2002.
OBTAINING
THE LIMITED EDITION
Everyone, including
RoyZone and
Face The Music subscribers,
MUST REGISTER their confirmation and interest in obtaining
the limited edition as quickly as possible by emailing their
name and address to Face The Music at
face.the.music@dial.pipex.com.
Price and ordering information will be advised shortly, but
please note, CD's will be available at a discounted rate to
the fanbase and prior to the official release date.
Click
here for more
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| 24th August
2001
EMI
ELO ECD again!
The limited edition 2 CD set
from EMI's First Light series
is almost there! The set, featuring the legendary
ELO 1 album plus a bonus disc of previously unreleased
material from the early days of ELO, both in the studio
and live, is now set for a November
release... hang on, the nice man at EMI says...
November 5th... no, wait a minute, Major Caiger says
it could be the 12th... definitely
November though! This special edition will be on sale for a
very limited period, after which the release will revert to
a single CD featuring the original album. The
digital remastering is by Peter
Mew who was the engineer on the
original quadraphonic mix! Sleeve notes are by Roy and Jeff,
set beautifully within a rather lovely little CD booklet (!)
and the Enhanced CD 1 features
some wonderful interactive images, photos, information, discography
and the original promo film for 10538
Overture. What more could any fan wish for? Hmmm. In
the meantime, take a look at the CD cover artwork.
ELO 1 retains its original sleeve, the bonus CD "First
Light" has a never-before-seen-in-colour psychedelic
weirdo-type pic and the slipcase which houses the special edition
2 CD set features ELO's very early lightbulb
logo. In fact, here they are, look! (might change a tiny
bit before the release date, but not very much so you'll be
sure to recognise them in the shop!). You know, the more you
listen to this album... I mean really listen, the more you realise
what an incredibly brave and innovative piece of work this was.
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| 16th
August 2001
More
Radio Woody Music
For the second week on the trot,
Woody will once again be sitting in for for Carl Chinn
on Radio WM for listeners in the UK residing in the West Midlands
area. Tune in this Sunday, 19th August, at 12 noon till 2pm.
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| 7th
August 2001
Radio Woody Music
Woody continues his sporadic residency on
Radio WM this Sunday (12th August),
when he sits in for Carl Chinn on the lunchtime show, 12 noon
'til 2pm. Don't miss it. He's getting rather good at this radio
presenting lark. Anyone in the West Midlands area who can...
sssh...record it... let us know via the guestbook 'cos not everyone
lives in Brum... Thanx.
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21st June 2001
Woody
Up To Tricks Again!
Roy joined Cheap Trick onstage
for the final night of their recent run of sell out gigs at
The Garage in London. The band invited Roy to sing and play
guitar on his Move hit,
California Man, which was most successfully covered by
Cheap Trick. Each of the three
nights presented a different Trick album, the last night (Wednesday,
12th June) featuring "Heaven Tonight".
Roy took the stage to an exultant reception and contributed
to a really "rock out" version of his song, sharing vocals with
Robin Zander and guitar duties
with Rick Nielsen.
Chrissie Hynde later assisted on "Walk
Away" and much jollity was had during the after
show socialising, which spilled out of the sweltering building
and ended up as a back street party! Totally top stuff!
Click
Here for photo's of this top event by Woody's personal photographer,
Gill!
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24th May 2001
 Roy
Wins Ivor Novello Award
The photographic evidence is now HERE
In recognition of his exceptional
contribution to popular music, Roy was awarded an "Ivor"
for his Outstanding Song Collection
at the prestigious Ivor Novello Awards.
In accepting his award, presented by Chris Tarrant, Roy had this
to say...
" It's pretty unusual
for me to receive an award, especially a posh one like this.
I'd like to thank the Ivors for that, thank you very much indeed.
It's encouraged me to go home and write some more songs. Thank
you very much. "
Roy attended the award ceremony
in London at The Grosvenor House Hotel with his daughter Holly,
along with such luminaries as Stevie
Wonder, Pete
Townshend, John
Barry, Craig David
and Iron Maiden!
(Many thanks
to Daizy for the transcription)
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| 22nd May 2001
Question
Answered
Just to let you know that the edition of "A
Question of Pop" that Roy recorded is on BBC
1 TV
this Saturday, 26th May 2001.
Get your video recorders ready.
(This bulletin was brought to you by Davina,
our Hot Spot Roving Reporter!)
... several days later... we got some
pictures! Thanks to Jim Hoban for these screen
shots.
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3 March 2001
All systems
go for the Roy Wood UnConvention
After months of
planning, the team of organisers for Woody's 1st UnConvention
are pulling out all the stops to make this a day to remember.
The place to be on Sat
2nd June is at The
Robin 2, Bilston
near Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. The days events will
culminate in a live
performance of Roy
Wood's Army. More details
available at the Woody World Website, or click on the poster image
opposite.
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| 23 Feb 2001
Woody pops
the question!
Roy will be appearing
on BBC TV's
Question Of Pop....very
soon! The programme in which he appears will be recorded on Sat
21st April and broadcast
shortly afterwards. Now there's precision for you!
Come back later and we might tell you more...
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24
Jan 2001
Roy at
BBC Radio WM
Roy with other guest presenters including Nick Owen and erm...
some other people, all wearing their poshest radio presenting
clothes.
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7 Jan 2001
Roy to
host local radio show!
Roy will be in
the Agony Aunt hot seat when he takes over the Ed Doolan Show
for the day, on BBC
Radio WM. The show goes
out live on 12th January
2001, between 9.00
am and 12.00 noon. So
all you listeners in the West Midlands have the opportunity to
give Roy a call and let him sort out all your problems...
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