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“Fire On High” is the opening instrumental track from the 1975 Electric Light Orchestra album Face the Music. The song was the UK B-side to the band’s worldwide hit single Livin’ Thing, issued in blue vinyl. It was also later included — in an edited form minus the backwards vocals — as the flip side of the US hit single Sweet Talkin’ Woman in 1978. The album version contains an opening with a backward message. When the song is played backwards, the message, in a masked heavy voice (performed by ELO drummer, Bev Bevan), can be heard stating, “The music is reversible but time is not. Turn back. Turn back. Turn back. Turn back.“ — ostensibly Jeff Lynne’s shot at backmasking hysteria, after satanic allegations were made against their song “Eldorado” by... Read on...