...this blog captures in order the albums as I pull these gems off the shelf and groove to them .....

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Elton John SACD (1969)


Elton John (1969) Island Records SACD

  The early Elton John albums are to die for......and although this was his 2nd album it really all started here with this album in collaboration with Bernie Taupin.  On this album Elton started to really combine strings and orchestra with the band and fuse lyrics in a way that was pretty ground breaking.  `Sixty Years On` is one of the great numbers

  Elton ever wrote and really could have come off of the Moody Blues `Days of Future Pass`album with is delicate orchestration and pop magical`ness.  `The King Must Die`is another pure magical moment as well that will have you memorized.

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