No Rewind

2+1⁄2-year period. No Rewind contains "Over London Skies" - extensively reworked by Huxley in 1999 from a set of rough lyrics penned by Bev Bevan prior to the latter's departure from ELO Part II - "The Diary of Horace Wimp" soundalike "Jewel & Johnny", and a cover of "Twist and Shout" which begins in a slow, plaintive minor key with arpeggiated chords before building to the familiar, rocking major progression.

The album was originally only available during their UK tour in 2001. It was reissued in 2004 in Argentina under the label Art Music and again in 2006 in the UK (with no label) with an edited track 10. ^[2]

theLogBook.com noted the album as being very Beatlesque and also noted the song "Can’t Wait To See You" as "close as one can imagine to a lost Jeff Lynne song". ^[1]

Cover art

Three versions were released with three different cover designs. The first pressing cover art was simply silver/grey with the band logo in black in the style of the Beatles logo. The second, designed by band guitarist Parthenon Huxley, showed a reel-to-reel tape deck carved in stone. ^[3] The third was designed by George Reed, the long-time art/film director for both ELO Part II and the Orchestra. This edition pictures a man standing at a computer console as it spills out piles of data tape with the words NO REWIND spelled out in L.E.D. letters on an indicator screen. Throughout the image are several hidden references to the band's past.

No Rewind
2001 cover
Studio album by The Orchestra
Released	2001
Studio	Monkey Den and Cabin Sound, Los Angeles Charleston Road, New Jersey Smythe & Co, New York
Genre	Rock
Length	45:32(Original release) 44:02 (Reissue)
Producer	Jim Jacobsen, Eric Troyer, Parthenon Huxley
The Orchestra chronology
One Night – Live in Australia (1996) No Rewind (2001) The Orchestra Live (2008)
Alternative cover
2004 cover

2001 – Original CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Jewel & Johnny"	Parthenon Huxley	Huxley	3:56
2.	"Say Goodbye"	Eric Troyer	Troyer	4:26
3.	"No Rewind"	Troyer	Troyer	4:08
4.	"Over London Skies"	Huxley, Bev Bevan	Huxley	4:33
5.	"Twist and Shout"	Phil Medley, Bert Russell	Troyer	6:34
6.	"Can't Wait to See You"	Huxley	Huxley	3:28
7.	"If Only"	Troyer	Troyer	4:38
8.	"I Could Write a Book"	Troyer	Troyer	3:13
9.	"Let Me Dream"	Troyer, Mik Kaminski	Troyer	4:01
10.	"Before We Go"	Kelly Groucutt, Troyer, Huxley	Groucutt	6:36
Total length:				45:32

Alternative edit of the track 10 on the reissues

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Before We Go"	Groucutt, Troyer, Huxley	5:04
Total length:			44:02

Personnel

Personnel according to the booklet. ^[3]

The Orchestra

• Kelly Groucutt  – bass and vocals
• Eric Troyer  – keyboards and vocals
• Parthenon Huxley  – guitar and vocals
• Gordon Townsend – drums
• Mik Kaminski  – violin
• Louis Clark  – keyboards

Additional personnel

• Jim Jacobsen – engineer, mixer
• John Regna – executive producer
• James O'Connell – engineer ("Jewel & Johnny", "Before We Go")
• CJ de Villar – mixer ("Jewel & Johnny", "Before We Go")
• Stephane Guyot – string session engineer
• Greg Calbi – mastering

References

1. Green, Earl (29 August 2005). "The Orchestra – No Rewind". theLogBook.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
2. "No Rewind". The Orchestra. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
3. No Rewind (booklet). The Orchestra. Art Music. 2005. AM5008-2.