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DISCID=6509530a
DTITLE=Elton John / Elton John
DYEAR=1970
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Your Song
TTITLE1=I Need You To Turn To
TTITLE2=Take Me To The Pilot
TTITLE3=No Shoe Strings On Louise
TTITLE4=First Episode At Hienton
TTITLE5=Sixty Years On
TTITLE6=Border Song
TTITLE7=The Greatest Discovery
TTITLE8=The Cage
TTITLE9=The King Must Die
EXTD=Originally Released August 1970\nCD Edition Released September 19
EXTD=87\nRemastered + Expanded Edition Released February 20, 1996\nGol
EXTD=d CD Edition Released N/A\nJapanese Mini LP Version Released Sept
EXTD=ember 27, 2001\nHybrid SACD Edition Released November 9, 2004\n20
EXTD=01 Victor Entertainment, Inc. - Japan\n\nAlbum Details (Mini LP C
EXTD=D Packaging)\nDigitally remastered Japanese limited edition featu
EXTD=ring a miniature LP style sleeve for initial pressing. \n\nAMG EX
EXTD=PERT REVIEW: Empty Sky was followed by Elton John, a more focused
EXTD= and realized record that deservedly became his first hit. John a
EXTD=nd Taupin's songwriting had become more immediate and successful;
EXTD= in particular, John's music had become sharper and more diverse,
EXTD= rescuing Taupin's frequently nebulous lyrics. "Take Me to the Pi
EXTD=lot" might not make much sense lyrically, but John had the good s
EXTD=ense to ground its willfully cryptic words with a catchy blues-ba
EXTD=sed melody. Next to the increased sense of songcraft, the most no
EXTD=ticeable change on Elton John is the addition of Paul Buckmaster'
EXTD=s grandiose string arrangements. Buckmaster's orchestrations are 
EXTD=never subtle, but they never overwhelm the vocalist, nor do they 
EXTD=make the songs schmaltzy. Instead, they fit the ambitions of John
EXTD= and Taupin, as the instant standard "Your Song" illustrates. Eve
EXTD=n with the strings and choirs that dominate the sound of the albu
EXTD=m, John manages to rock out on a fair share of the record. Though
EXTD= there are a couple of underdeveloped songs, Elton John remains o
EXTD=ne of his best records. (The CD reissue includes the bonus tracks
EXTD= "Bad Side of the Moon," "Grey Seal," and "Rock 'n' Roll Madonna.
EXTD=") -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\n2 & 
EXTD=1/2, April 16, 2001 \nReviewer: dandare7 (see more about me) from
EXTD= Columbus, Ohio \nThis is where it all started..well, if you don'
EXTD=t count "Empty Sky". I love Elton John's music, I have for a long
EXTD= time, and this album is essential, but it's not one of my favori
EXTD=tes.."Your Song" is still a nice touch, while "I Need You To Turn
EXTD= To" scores more points(check out the "Live In Australia" version
EXTD=), but "Take Me To The Pilot", this version of it is pretty horri
EXTD=d. It doesn't sound as catchy as it would on different live relea
EXTD=ses. "No Shoe Strings On Louise" is one of the better songs on he
EXTD=re, with a definite Stones influence; "First Episode At Hienton" 
EXTD=makes me feel like jumping out of a window; "Sixty Years On", whi
EXTD=le not a terrible song, the strings are too much at times; "Borde
EXTD=r Song", again, sounds better live; "Greatest Discovery", a touch
EXTD=ing song, but one I don't find myself indulging in too much, "The
EXTD= Cage", filler; "The King Must Die", there is something somewhat 
EXTD=moving about this one, but it is still overblown. As for the bonu
EXTD=s tracks, "Bad Side Of The Moon" is overproduced; "Grey Seal", I 
EXTD=kinda like it, though I can't tell you why; "Rock N'Roll Madonna"
EXTD= is a catchy, Jerry Lee Lewis type rocker. To sum it all up, I th
EXTD=ink all of Elton's "Classic Years" albums are worth having, inclu
EXTD=ding this one, but this is my least favorite, with the possible e
EXTD=xceptions of "Caribou" and "Empty Sky". I think the strings prese
EXTD=nt the biggest problem on this album..just overly dramatic in a l
EXTD=ot of places, and a little hollow at times as well. If you want t
EXTD=o hear the strings put to good use, check out "Madman Across The 
EXTD=Water". \n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nRobin Geoffrey Cable, Enginee
EXTD=r\nGus Dudgeon, Producer\n\nAlbum Notes\nThe 1996 reissue of ELTO
EXTD=N JOHN includes three songs that were not on the original album: 
EXTD="Bad Side Of The Moon" (originally the B-side to the "Border Song
EXTD=" single), and both sides of the "Grey Seal"/"Rock N Roll Madonna
EXTD=" single. This is an earlier version of "Grey Seal" than on the G
EXTD=OODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD album. The album has been digitally rema
EXTD=stered by the original producer, Gus Dudgeon, using original mast
EXTD=er tapes and digital processing equipment at 20-bit resolution. A
EXTD=ccording to Dudgeon (ICE newsletter, January 1996), the results a
EXTD=re "100% better" than the two previous American CD issues. \n\nPe
EXTD=rsonnel includes: Elton John (vocals, piano, harpsichord); Paul B
EXTD=uckmaster (arranger, cello); Clive Hicks (acoustic guitar, guitar
EXTD=, 12-string guitar); Frank Clark (acoustic guitar, acoustic bass)
EXTD=; Colin Green (guitar, Spanish guitar); Caleb Quaye, Roland Harke
EXTD=r, Alan Parker (guitar); Skaila Kanga (harp); Brian Dee (organ); 
EXTD=Diana Lewis (Moog synthesizer); Dave Richmond, Alan Weighll, Les 
EXTD=Hurdie (bass); Barry Morgan, Terry Cox (drums); Dennis Lopez, Tex
EXTD= Navarra (percussion); Barbara Moore, Madeline Bell, Leslie Dunca
EXTD=n, Kay Garner, Tony Burrows, Tony Hazzard, Roger Cook (background
EXTD= vocals). \n\nOriginally released on MCA. Includes liner notes by
EXTD= John Tobler and Gus Dudgeon.\n\nThis is part of Rocket's Elton J
EXTD=ohn: The Classic Years series.\n\nElton John's second album was h
EXTD=is first to be released in the U.S., and the difference between i
EXTD=t and its predecessor, EMPTY SKY, is palpable and immediate. ELTO
EXTD=N JOHN opens with "Your Song," a halting ballad that is one of th
EXTD=e most moving love songs in the modern pop canon, and goes on to 
EXTD=include such memorable cuts as the haunting "Sixty Years On" and 
EXTD=the proto-Elton rocker "Take Me To The Pilot." It was after heari
EXTD=ng the demo for "Your Song" that Steve Brown, the song-plugger wh
EXTD=o produced the first album, suggested John find a proper producer
EXTD= for the follow-up. Thus began John's fruitful association with G
EXTD=us Dudgeon and arranger Pau\n\nQ Magazine (08/01/1995)\n3 Stars -
EXTD= Good - ...an accomplished diverse collection of...sophisticated 
EXTD=material...
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