SEALED ELTON JOHN self-titled LP on UNI +stickers +textured gatefold '70 orig
$
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Description
Artist: ELTON JOHN
Title: “Elton John”
Label: UNI ~ # 73090. USA release, stereo pressing. Gatefold jacket with textured panels. No bar code.
Year: 1970
Condition:
STILL SEALED in original factory shrink wrap. Sparkling clean front and back panels. Seams, spine, and corners are pristine.
Two factory stickers are affixed to the front shrink wrap: “Featuring YOUR SONG” and RIAA “Gold Record Award.”
There are two small 2 small breathe holes on the front shrink wrap, and two on the reverse.
You may search high and low, but you will not find a nicer example anywhere!
Tracklist:
- Your Song
- I Need You To Turn To
- Take Me To The Pilot
- No Shoe Strings On Louise
- First Episode At Hienton
- Sixty Years On
- Border Song
- The Greatest Discovery
- The Cage
Review:
“Empty Sky was followed by Elton John, a more focused and realized record that deservedly became his first hit. John and Bernie Taupin's songwriting had become more immediate and successful; in particular, John's music had become sharper and more diverse, rescuing Taupin's frequently nebulous lyrics. "Take Me to the Pilot" might not make much sense lyrically, but John had the good sense to ground its willfully cryptic words with a catchy blues-based melody. Next to the increased sense of songcraft, the most noticeable change on Elton John is the addition of Paul Buckmaster's grandiose string arrangements. Buckmaster's orchestrations are never subtle, but they never overwhelm the vocalist, nor do they make the songs schmaltzy. Instead, they fit the ambitions of John and Taupin, as the instant standard "Your Song" illustrates. Even with the strings and choirs that dominate the sound of the album, John manages to rock out on a fair share of the record. Though there are a couple of underdeveloped songs, Elton John remains one of his best records.”
(courtesy Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com.)
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