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DISCID=77094508
DTITLE=Elton John / Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Disc 1 of 2 (Japanese 
DTITLE=Pressing)
DYEAR=1973
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Funeral For A Friend + Love Lies Bleeding
TTITLE1=Candle In The Wind
TTITLE2=Bennie And The Jets
TTITLE3=Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
TTITLE4=This Song Has No Title
TTITLE5=Grey Seal
TTITLE6=Jamaica Jerk-Off
TTITLE7=I've Seen That Movie Too
EXTD=Originally Released October 1973\nMCA 2CD Edition Released 1987 ?
EXTD=?\nRemastered 1CD Edition Released February 20, 1996\nGold CD Edi
EXTD=tion Released November 3, 1989, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Catalog
EXTD= 526\nJapanese Mini LP Version Released September 27, 2001\nHybrd
EXTD= SACD Edition Released November 25, 2003\nDVD-Audio Edition Relea
EXTD=sed April 27, 2004\n2001 Victor Entertainment, Inc. - Japan\n\nAl
EXTD=bum Details (Mini LP CD Packaging)\nDigitally remastered Japanese
EXTD= limited edition featuring a miniature LP style sleeve for initia
EXTD=l pressing. \n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was 
EXTD=where Elton John's personality began to gather more attention tha
EXTD=n his music, as it topped the American charts for eight straight 
EXTD=weeks. In many ways, the double album was a recap of all the styl
EXTD=es and sounds that made John a star. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is
EXTD= all over the map, beginning with the prog-rock epic "Funeral for
EXTD= a Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)" and immediately careening into th
EXTD=e balladry of "Candle in the Wind." For the rest of the album, Jo
EXTD=hn leaps between pop-craft ("Bennie and the Jets"), ballads ("Goo
EXTD=dbye Yellow Brick Road"), hard rock ("Saturday Night's Alright fo
EXTD=r Fighting"), novelties ("Jamaica Jerk-Off"), Taupin's literary p
EXTD=retensions ("The Ballad of Danny Bailey") and everything in betwe
EXTD=en. Though its diversity is impressive, the album doesn't hold to
EXTD=gether very well. Even so, its individual moments are spectacular
EXTD= and the glitzy, crowd-pleasing showmanship that fuels the album 
EXTD=pretty much defines what made Elton John a superstar in the early
EXTD= '70s. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAmazon.com essential recordi
EXTD=ng \nRarely mentioned as one of the great double albums, Goodbye 
EXTD=Yellow Brick Road had to settle for ending up in a few million re
EXTD=cord collections. So sprawling that it doesn't quite measure up t
EXTD=o the earlier, more laid-back Honky Chateau or the later, pushy R
EXTD=ock of the Westies, this still holds claim to a lot of brilliant,
EXTD= very pop-savvy music: the winking rebellion of "Bennie and the J
EXTD=ets" and "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," the ready-made 
EXTD=nostalgia of "The Ballad of Danny Bailey," the downbeat melodicis
EXTD=m of "Harmony." --Rickey Wright \n\nCD Now Review (August 25, 199
EXTD=9)\nBack in the 1970s, long before he dominated '90s radio with s
EXTD=appy ballads penned for cartoon soundtracks, Elton John was an ou
EXTD=trageous rock & roller who consistently topped the singles and al
EXTD=bum charts. He was, along with Led Zeppelin, the biggest thing to
EXTD= come out of England since the Beatles. \nJohn's most acclaimed a
EXTD=lbum, by his fans and critics alike, is 1973's Goodbye Yellow Bri
EXTD=ck Road. A two-LP set was usually the epitome of bloated artistic
EXTD= self-indulgence, but not in this case. Spreading out across a nu
EXTD=mber of styles and moods, it's nonetheless a coherent listening e
EXTD=xperience, tied together by John's talent for memorable melodies 
EXTD=and Bernie Taupin's mix of vernacular lyrics and high-flown poetr
EXTD=y. \n\nFrom the first track, this album sets itself apart: "Funer
EXTD=al for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" combines a long, moody instru
EXTD=mental featuring John's piano skills with an intense lament of lo
EXTD=ve lost. "Candle in the Wind" has been the butt of jokes since El
EXTD=ton updated it for Princess Diana's funeral, but in its original 
EXTD=form as a tribute to Marilyn Monroe, it's sentimental but effecti
EXTD=ve. The #1 hit "Bennie and the Jets" is a rollicking rocker about
EXTD= a fictional band (that has found new life in 1999 at Shea Stadiu
EXTD=m as the themesong of Bennie Agbayani of the New York Mets). \n\n
EXTD=Other highlights include the ballad title track, the rowdy party 
EXTD=anthem "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," the cowboy tribut
EXTD=e "Roy Rogers," and the pretty "Harmony." After a quarter of a ce
EXTD=ntury, Elton John still hasn't topped this peak album. -- Steve H
EXTD=oltje,\nCDNOW Senior Editor\n\nCopyright  1994-1999 CDNOW, Inc. 
EXTD=All rights reserved.\n\nCD Now Review (May 3, 2000)\nBack in the 
EXTD=1970s, long before he dominated '90s radio with sappy ballads pen
EXTD=ned for cartoon soundtracks, Elton John was an outrageous rock & 
EXTD=roller who consistently topped the singles and album charts. He w
EXTD=as, along with Led Zeppelin, the biggest thing to come out of Eng
EXTD=land since the Beatles. \n\nJohn's most acclaimed album, by his f
EXTD=ans and critics alike, is 1973's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. A two
EXTD=-LP set was usually the epitome of bloated artistic self-indulgen
EXTD=ce, but not in this case. Spreading out across a number of styles
EXTD= and moods, it's nonetheless a coherent listening experience, tie
EXTD=d together by John's talent for memorable melodies and Bernie Tau
EXTD=pin's mix of vernacular lyrics and high-flown poetry. \n\n\nFrom 
EXTD=the first track, this album sets itself apart: "Funeral for a Fri
EXTD=end/Love Lies Bleeding" combines a long, moody instrumental featu
EXTD=ring John's piano skills with an intense lament of love lost. "Ca
EXTD=ndle in the Wind" has been the butt of jokes since Elton updated 
EXTD=it for Princess Diana's funeral, but in its original form as a tr
EXTD=ibute to Marilyn Monroe, it's sentimental but effective. The #1 h
EXTD=it "Bennie and the Jets" is a rollicking rocker about a fictional
EXTD= band (that has found new life in 1999 at Shea Stadium as the the
EXTD=mesong of Bennie Agbayani of the New York Mets). \n\nOther highli
EXTD=ghts include the ballad title track, the rowdy party anthem "Satu
EXTD=rday Night's Alright for Fighting," the cowboy tribute "Roy Roger
EXTD=s," and the pretty "Harmony." After a quarter of a century, Elton
EXTD= John still hasn't topped this peak album. -- Steve Holtje\n\nHal
EXTD=f.com Album Credits\nKiki Dee, Contributing Artist\nDavid Hentsch
EXTD=el, Engineer\nGus Dudgeon, Producer\n\n\nAlbum Notes\nFor this 19
EXTD=96 reissue, GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD has been digitally remaster
EXTD=ed by the original producer, Gus Dudgeon, using original master t
EXTD=apes and digital processing equipment at 20-bit resolution. Accor
EXTD=ding to Dudgeon (ICE newsletter, January 1996), the results are "
EXTD=100% better" than the two previous American CD issues. \n\nPerson
EXTD=nel: Elton John (vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, Farfisa or
EXTD=gan, Mellotron, keyboards); Del Newman (arranger); Prince Rhino (
EXTD=vocals); Davey Johnstone (acoustic, electric, slide & steel guita
EXTD=rs, banjo, background vocals); Leroy Gomez (saxophone); David Hen
EXTD=tschel (ARP synthesizer); Dee Murray (bass, background vocals); N
EXTD=igel Olsson (drums, congas, tambourine, background vocals); Ray C
EXTD=ooper (tambourine); Kiki Dee (background vocals).\n\nRecorded at 
EXTD=Strawberry Studios, France. Originally released as a 2-LP set on 
EXTD=MCA. Includes liner notes by John Tobler and Gus Dudgeon.\n\nThis
EXTD= is part of Rocket's Elton John: The Classic Years series.\n\nGen
EXTD=erally regarded as Elton John's masterpiece, GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK
EXTD= ROAD is a double-album (on one CD) that includes several of his 
EXTD=signature songs alongside a sprawling array of lesser-known (but 
EXTD=by no means lesser) tunes. The hits included "Candle In The Wind,
EXTD=" an elegy for a real, misunderstood idol; "Bennie And The Jets,"
EXTD= a funky, falsetto tribute to a fake one; the Rolling Stonesy roc
EXTD=ker "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"; and the gorgeous tit
EXTD=le ballad. Actually, "Candle In The Wind" didn't become a certifi
EXTD=ed hit until 14 years later, when John re-recorded it with the Me
EXTD=lbourne Symphony. The fact that it wasn't released as a single at
EXTD= the time is testimony to the wealth of pop pleasures available h
EXTD=ere, and to the era in which the album was made. If GOODBYE YELLO
EXTD=W BRICK ROAD came out in the '90s, John would have sat back for t
EXTD=he next three or four years while the record company issued a slo
EXTD=w and steady flow of singles; instead, he went right back to work
EXTD=, making three more albums in the next t\n\nQ Magazine (08/01/199
EXTD=5)\n5 Stars - Indispensable - ...remains a classic...\n\nQ Magazi
EXTD=ne (06/01/2000)\nRanked #84 in Q's 100 Greatest British Albums
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