17.11.70 [Remastered] - Elton John

Advantages: good clarity of recording
Disadvantages:

...The first album I ever bought on vinyl. double album. great art work on the cover. It wanted you to 'go inside' and discover more. Some fantastic lyrics, soul searching, and very 70's in its concept. I bought the CD about 5 years ago, and it was as good as I remember it all those years ago. The words are still poigniant, and meaningful. (I'm a little older now and understand the content a LOT better!) Elton John is still one of the best legends of our time. I am so sad he never had more no 1 hits in his career - but there is time yet! A must have for any serious music buffs - old and new! Why would you want to records it from Vinyl to CD yourself? The quality keeps the originality.... Read review

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Advantages: A classic, great production
Disadvantages: Only nine tracks

...If you love good music this album is a classic and a must for your collection. From 1971 it features very little commerical tracks but the classic Tiny Dancer & Levon are the first two tracks listed. Tiny Dancer was dedicated to the lyric writer Bernie Taupin's girlfriend Maxine. It is over six minutes long, a ballad in typical Elton John style with wonderful orchestral sound & harmonies. Other fabulous tracks include Holiday Inn, originally written in the late 1960s & never used until this album was recorded. the title track, Madman across the water is dramatic & haunting. Other memroable tracks include Indian Sunset, Rotten peaches & All the nasties. The production is second to none & with mandilon work by Davey Johnstone & the orchestral sound in the backgound it is an album that will give the listener hours of pleasure. Under rated... Read review

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Advantages: Quality of music & lyrics, artwork on cover
Disadvantages: None

.... One of my favourite albums is Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellowbrick Road' & it falls into this category. Five years into his career, he & Bernie Taupin wrote this double album & I often consider it to be their very best work. I know he has written many good albums since (and some dire ones) but this is the one that stands head & shoulders above all others. Elton cannot write lyrics & Bernie Taupin cannot write music, but together they have created some of the world's finest songs in the past 40 years. Goodbye Yellowbrick Road is a double album featuring 18 songs all produced by the late Gus Dudgeon. It features Elton's band members at the time, Nigel Olsen on drums, the late Dee Murray on bass guitar & Davey Johnston on lead guitar. Del Newman was called in to do the orchestral arrangements & David Hentschel featured on the ARP... Read review

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