Editing Electric Light Orchestra (section)

===2001–2013: Non-performing work, reissues and miniature reunions===
[[File:Electric Light Orchestra in 2013 on Stage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The Orchestra during a performance in 2013]]
From 2001 to 2007, [[Harvest Records|Harvest]] and [[Epic Records|Epic]]/[[Legacy Recordings|Legacy]] reissued ELO's back catalogue. Included amongst the remastered album tracks were unreleased songs and outtakes, including two new singles. The first was "[[Surrender (Electric Light Orchestra song)|Surrender]]", which registered on the lower end of the [[UK Singles Chart]] at number 81, some 30 years after it was written in 1976. The other single was "Latitude 88 North".

In August 2010, [[Eagle Rock Entertainment]] released ''[[Live – The Early Years]]'' in the UK as a DVD compilation that included ''[[Fusion – Live in London]]'' (1976) along with previously unreleased live performances at [[Brunel University]] (1973) and on the German TV show ''[[Rockpalast]]'' (1974).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/electric-light-orchestra-live-the-early-years-coming-to-dvd-august-24th |title=Electric Light Orchestra Live – The Early Years Coming to DVD August 24th |website=[[BraveWords]] |date=13 August 2010 |access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref>  ''[[The Essential Electric Light Orchestra]]'' artwork was re-jigged to feature two different covers. The US and Australian releases shared one design, while the rest of the world featured the other for a new double album release in October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftmusic.com/news/index.html|title=Face The Music – HERE IS THE NEWS|website=Ftmusic.com|access-date=23 August 2019|archive-date=13 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113062442/http://www.ftmusic.com/news/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''[[Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra]]'' was released on 8 October 2012. It is an album of re-recordings of ELO's greatest hits, performed by Lynne exclusively, along with a new song titled "Point of No Return". Released to coincide with Lynne's second solo album, ''[[Long Wave]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elo.biz/releases/elo/mr_blue_sky_the_very_best_of_electric_light_orchestra |title=Releases : elo |website=Elo.biz |date=5 October 2012 |access-date=2 February 2013}}</ref> these new albums contained advertisement cards, announcing the re-release of expanded and remastered versions of both the 2001 album ''Zoom'' and Lynne's debut solo album, ''[[Armchair Theatre (album)|Armchair Theatre]]'', originally released in 1990. Both albums were re-released in April 2013 with various bonus tracks. Also released was the live album ''[[Electric Light Orchestra Live]]'', showcasing songs from the [[Zoom Tour Live|Zoom tour]]. All three releases also featured new studio recordings as bonus tracks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theseconddisc.com/2012/10/05/do-ya-want-more-reissues-from-electric-light-orchestra-and-jeff-lynne/ |title="Do Ya" Want More Reissues From Electric Light Orchestra and Jeff Lynne? « The Second Disc |website=Theseconddisc.com |access-date=2 February 2013 |archive-date=13 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113062735/http://theseconddisc.com/2012/10/05/do-ya-want-more-reissues-from-electric-light-orchestra-and-jeff-lynne/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Though not billed as Electric Light Orchestra (or the abbreviated ELO), in 2012, Lynne and Tandy reunited, largely under Lynne's name, to perform stripped-down acoustic versions of their ELO hits for the BBC television special ''Jeff Lynne Acoustic: Live from Bungalow Palace''.<ref name="Lynne and Tandy acoustic 2012 Bungalow Palace">{{cite web |title=BBC Four: Jeff Lynne Acoustic: Live from Bungalow Palace |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n709z |website=BBC |publisher=British Broadcasting Company (BBC) |access-date=July 20, 2024 |date=2012}}</ref>

Lynne and Tandy reunited again on 12 November 2013 to perform, under the name Jeff Lynne and Friends, "Livin' Thing" and "Mr. Blue Sky" at the Children in Need Rocks concert at Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, London. The backing orchestra was the BBC Concert Orchestra, with Chereene Allen on lead violin.<ref name="twitter.com">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ChereeneAllen|title=Chereene Allen|website=Twitter.com}}</ref>