Electric Light Orchestra – Balance Of Power (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1986

Balance Of Power is an LP by Electric Light Orchestra from 1986 released on the Epic label.

About this album

Balance of Power is a polished late-period Electric Light Orchestra album that shifts the band’s symphonic rock toward streamlined synth-pop and radio-ready pop rock. Released in 1986, it was the final ELO studio album of the original run and reflects Jeff Lynne’s increasing focus on sharp hooks, glossy keyboards and compact arrangements. The record’s most familiar moment, Calling America, became a notable international single and helped keep ELO visible in the mid-1980s pop landscape. For listeners, Balance of Power captures a veteran band adapting its grand sound to the digital, polished mainstream of the era.