Elton John - Empty Sky (1969) Vinyl LP • IMPORT • Skyline Pigeon
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Nov 13, 2021
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lp, album, vinyl, record, 1970s, 70s, Elton John, Empty Sky, Skyline Pigeon, Steve Brown, Bernie Taupin, Hookfoot
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CONDITION DETAILS Import from Spain. Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Gate-fold cover looks great; a few creases near edges; very light-scuffing (front/back/inner-gate); surface impressions (front/back); discoloration spots on inner-gate. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is easy-to-read with very mild-wear. Little shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use. 1977 pressing. (Not a cut-out.)
ABOUT THE RECORD Empty Sky is the début album by British singer/songwriter Elton John. It was originally released in U.K. in 1969 and finally released in the U.S. in 1975, with a different cover photograph, well after John's fame had been established internationally. It peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Albums Chart in the U.S. Recorded during the winter of 1968 and spring of 1969 in a DJM 8-track studio, Empty Sky is the only album in the early part of his career not produced by Gus Dudgeon, instead helmed by friend and DJM staffer Steve Brown. John plays harpsichord on several tracks, including Skyline Pigeon, which John has described as being "the first song Bernie and I ever got excited about that we ever wrote." The original sleeve design was done by David Larkham (billed as "Dave"), who would go on to create designs for John and other artists. Skyline Pigeon is the most popular and best known song on the album, and is the only one which John, albeit infrequently, performs as part of his live shows. Although John has since called the album naive, he does have fond memories of making the record. These include walking home from recording at 4 a.m. and lodging at the Salvation Army HQ in Oxford Street, which was run by Steve Brown's father. "I remember when we finished work on the title track - it just floored me. I thought it was the best thing I'd ever heard in my life," John recalled. John used musicians that were either his or Brown's friends. Guitarist Caleb Quaye and drummer Roger Pope, both members of the band Hookfoot at the time, played on many of the tracks. (Quaye and Pope would rejoin John a few years later as part of his studio and touring band behind Rock of the Westies in 1975 and Blue Moves in 1976.) Tony Murray from The Troggs played bass. Empty Sky is the first appearance with John of then Plastic Penny and Spencer Davis Group member Nigel Olsson, who played drums on Lady What's Tomorrow? (Olsson and fellow Spencer Davis bandmate, bassist Dee Murray, would soon join John as his early '70s touring band.)
Portions of our "About the Record" section are taken from information gathered from Wikipedia and AllMusic.
TRACK LISTING Empty Sky Val-Hala Western Ford Gateway Hymn 2000 Lady, What's Tomorrow? Sails The Scaffold Skyline Pigeon Gulliver's Gone - Hay Chewed - Reprise
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Keywords: lp, album, vinyl, record, 1970s, 70s, Elton John, Empty Sky, Skyline Pigeon, Steve Brown, Bernie Taupin, Hookfoot
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