 A planned concept album entitled "The Lost Planet" was quietly abandoned and sessions for the second LP proper began May 1972.Two new Jeff Lynne songs, "From the Sun to the World" and "In Old England Town" were the first to be recorded and included Roy Wood on bass guitar and cello, but in little more than a month, the co-founder of the ELO concept left the group.—Rob Caiger, 28 March 2006, "ELO II Remaster"
The song was included in ELO's first 1972 tour playlist, simply titled "Jeff's Boogie #2", and had a different set of lyrics.