The Wizard of Eldorado

 

Eldorado (1974) with The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Discovered by me around 2007

 

Start track 1 as "Produced by Mervyn Leroy" appears.  Keep playing until movie ends.  *Note* This sync does not include the bonus tracks, Eldorado Instrumental Medley and Dark City.

 

Evidence:

 

-The album cover is taken from The Wizard of Oz, the scene where the Wicked Witch attempts to take the ruby slippers from Dorothy.

 

-The commentary by Jeff Lynne on the album notes: "This is one of yer actual 'concept' albums. It's all about the going's on in a dream world." The Wizard of Oz takes place mostly in a dream of Dorothy's.

 

-Laredo is a town in Kansas, US.  It will occasionally get a tornado.

 

-Laredo is the sepia Kansas, while Eldorado, the legendary city of gold (riches), would be the land of Oz (also Emerald City).

 

-Slight spoiler-

During the song, Nobody's Child, you can hear "Painted lady" being sung.

The Secret Life of Boy Blue

 

Eldorado (1974) with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) - Discovered by me April 2015

 

Start track 1 as "Samuel Goldwyn Presents" changes to "Danny Kaye" and repeat album.

 

Evidence:

 

-The commentary by Jeff Lynne on the album notes: "This is one of yer actual 'concept' albums.  It's all about the going's on in a dream world."  The movie is about "A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy." -IMDB

 

-Concept: "Eldorado is the first complete ELO concept album; vocalist Jeff Lynne conceived the storyline before he wrote any music.[1] The plot follows a Walter Mitty-like character who journeys into fantasy worlds via dreams, to escape the disillusionment of his mundane reality." -Wikipedia