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Jeff Lynne, super-producer to the rock aristocracy and the only constant member of the Electric Light Orchestra, is bringing ELO back to life. He tells Simon Price about working magic with old tape machines, Sunday morning football in the Seventies and Dirk Diggler's monster cock
As he releases a beautifully reflective album on the fall-out from a broken love, Darren Hayman takes us through 13 favourite albums, from Miles Davis collaborating with John Coltrane via Cliff Richard, the kids from Fame, Liz Phair, Nic Jones, ELO and The Damned.