Elton John -Honky Chateau -Universal CD Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

1. HONKY CAT
2. MELLOW
3. I THINK I'M GOING TO KILL MYSELF
4. SUSIE (DRAMAS)
5. ROCKET MAN (I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG, LONG TIME)
6. SALVATION
7. SLAVE
8. AMY
9. MONA LISAS AND MAD HATTERS
10. HERCULES
11. SLAVE (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)

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Released in May 1972, Honky ChÃ¢teau was the album that made Elton John a superstar, and ushered in a new era for him. Named after the residential studios outside Paris where the album was recorded, Honky ChÃ¢teau bought a new level of simplicity and directness to Eltonâ??s music that had previously only been seen in glimpses. Shorn of the complexities and ornate orchestrations of his recent work, Honky ChÃ¢teau seemed freewheeling and intimate. It was helped by Rocket Man, the record which became another of Eltonâ??s signature songs. These special editions contain the original album, and on both vinyl and CD editions a newly created selection of outtakes from the sessions, produced from the original tapes by Matt Still, which highlight the warmth and humour of the sessions. On CD only there are eight tracks from the album that were recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in 1972, all receiving their live debut, just a few days back in the UK after recording. Assembled with the customary care by Eltonâ??s catalogue team, the album comes as a gatefold with an eight-page booklet with rare photos, memorabilia and an essay by cocurator and music writer Daryl Easlea, featuring interviews from those who were there. Honky ChÃ¢teau has been mastered at Lurssen in California, and the vinyl cut at Abbey Road. -

Japanese only SHM pressing. Universal. 2010.

?&© 1995 Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) Universal International, a Universal Music Company Marketed & distributed by Universal Music LLC Made in Japan Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Hérouville, France Re-mixed at Trident Studios, London

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UICY-20121

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