- Mike de Albuquerque
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Mike de Albuquerque Birth name Michael de Albuquerque Born 24 June 1947 Origin Wimbledon, London, England Genres Rock
Progressive rockOccupations Musician Instruments Bass guitar, guitar Labels Harvest Records Associated acts Electric Light Orchestra
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SundanceWebsite Musical career Mike de Albuquerque (born 24 June 1947, Wimbledon, London) is an English musician.
In 1971 in partnership with Frank Ricotti (percussion) he released the album First Wind (as `Ricotti and Albuquerque'). From 1972 to 1974, Albuquerque was the bass player for Electric Light Orchestra. He left for domestic reasons amid the recording sessions for the group's fourth album, Eldorado, to be replaced with bassist Kelly Groucutt. He released two solo progressive rock albums, We May All Be Cattle But We've All Got Names (1973) and Stalking The Sleeper (1976). He also played as a guitarist and vocalist with Mik Kaminski in Violinski.[1] His contributions on record for ELO were ELO II, On the Third Day, The Night the Light Went On (In Long Beach) and some of Eldorado.
References
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1995). The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music. 6. Threepenny Opera - Z.Z. Top. Guinness Pub. p. 4337. ISBN 9780851126623. http://books.google.com/books?id=CrJGAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Mike+de+Albuquerque%22&dq=%22Mike+de+Albuquerque%22&hl=en&ei=wZDMTcfFKo68sQOAvuHmCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ.
Electric Light Orchestra Studio albums The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer) · ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II) · On the Third Day · Eldorado · Face the Music · A New World Record · Out of the Blue · Discovery · Time · Secret Messages · Balance of Power · ZoomSoundtracks Live albums Compilations Showdown · Olé ELO · The Light Shines On · Three Light Years · The Light Shines On Vol 2 · ELO's Greatest Hits · A Box of Their Best · Four Light Years · Afterglow · ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 · The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra · Strange Magic · Light Years · Definitive Collection · Flashback · The Ultimate Collection · The Essential Electric Light Orchestra · All Over the World · Ticket to the MoonVideography Discovery (1979) · Live at Wembley (1980) · Fusion – Live In London (1990) · The Very Best of ELO (1991) · Zoom Tour Live (2001) · Total Rock Review (2006) · In Performance (2010) · Live – The Early Years (2010)Related articles Discography · Don Arden · Reinhold Mack · Jet Records · The Move · Wizzard · ELO Part II · List of songs produced by Jeff Lynne · Jeff Lynne and The BeatlesThis article about a British bass guitarist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.