ELTON JOHN Captain Fantastic.... 1975 UK DJM *COMPLETE* - 1/2 PLAYS - NEAR MINT
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Mar 21, 2016
Sold Date
Mar 11, 2016
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£ 24
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ELTON JOHN Captain Fantastic.... 1975 UK DJM *COMPLETE* - 1/2 PLAYS - NEAR MINT
ELTON JOHNCaptain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
UK DJM (DJLPX 1) FIRST PRESSING (May 1975)
SEEN LITTLE USE - PLAYS LIKE NEW
PRESSED WITH THE ORIGINAL DJM PICTURE LABELS
THE VINYL IS TRANSLUCENT PURPLE WHEN HELD UP TO THE LIGHT (a characteristic of early 1970s PYE pressings)
MATRIX: DJLPX - 1 - A - 1 ARUN / DJLPX - 1 - B - 1 ARUN
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE PRINTED BY “Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England”
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO 16 PAGE BOOKLETS: 'SCRAPS' and 'LYRICS'
AND THE LARGE FULL COLOUR GLOSSY POSTER
Sitting atop the charts in 1975, Elton John and Bernie Taupin recalled their rise to power in Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, their first explicitly conceptual effort since Tumbleweed Connection.
It's no coincidence that it's their best album since then, showcasing each at the peak of his power, as John crafts supple, elastic, versatile pop and Taupin's inscrutable wordplay is evocative, even moving.
What's best about the record is that it works best of a piece — although it entered the charts at number one, this only had one huge hit in "Someone Saved My Life Tonight," which sounds even better here, since it tidily fits into the musical and lyrical themes. And although the musical skill on display here is dazzling, as it bounces between country and hard rock within the same song, this is certainly a grower.
The album needs time to reveal its treasures, but once it does, it rivals Tumbleweed in terms of sheer consistency and eclipses it in scope, capturing John and Taupin at a pinnacle
Side 1:
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (5:45)
Tower Of Babel (4:28)
Bitter Fingers (4:32)
Tell Me When The Whistle Blows (4:20)
Someone Saved My Life Tonight (6:45)
Side 2:
(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket (4:00)
Better Off Dead (2:35)
Writing (3:38)
We All Fall In Love Sometimes (4:15)
Curtains (6:12)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - one or two light spindle traces - seen little play
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces shine like-new with nothing but a couple of harmless light marks
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT+
Plays as-new throughout - the (very) occasional tick noted - nothing really and I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so these will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Crisp, clean, sharp and fresh - slight storage rub to the bottom edge
BOOKLETS: MINT
Both booklets are practically untouched - clean and undamaged
POSTER: MINT
Again, as new - never hung or possibly even opened before my photographs
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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625 (GS 6.9.7 (625))
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