![]() This is very similar, the same songs in the same order, but some different mixes are used. For Record Store Day 2021, an official version was released, for a limited time. UPDATE: On November 17, 2021, I updated the mp3 download file. The songs here are but a small portion of all the previously unreleased demos on that, and that in turn is only a portion of the entire box set. If you enjoy this, please go out and buy the "Jewel Box" box set. This album is 37 minutes long, which was typical for that era. The box set practically begs for it, by including most of the songs (but scattering them around), and the song list. But this is just a portion of the 8 CD box set, not even as long as one of those CDs, and it's inevitable that people are going to put this together. Normally, I wouldn't want to post something from material that was officially released so very recently. The "Jewel Box" artwork even includes a song list for the album, so we know this was exactly how it was supposed to go. By luck, the previously missing songs were included as part of "Jewel Box," and the two songs that failed to include have been bootlegged. Most of the other songs had been out there on bootlegs, but a couple of the songs were missing, and others only available in poor sound quality. Those include all but two of the songs from this album. Three of the CDs contain demos from the years 1965 to 1968. So how is it that one is able to put this album together, after so many years? As I write this, yesterday was the release of "Jewel Box," an eight CD Elton John box set. But it was never released, probably because the record company didn't see any potential hit singles. This album was developed to the point that an exact song list was created. In any case, at the time, Elton John was signed to a tiny label that wasn't making much money. Zippo" was actually influenced more by Procol Harum than the Beatles. For instance, Taupin would later explain the "Regimental Sgt. Yes, there's a strong Beatles influence, but John was already finding his own style, though one that was steeped in a general late 1960s slightly psychedelic rock sound. It's downright odd they would put "Sgt." in the album title, because that would have led some people to think it's a "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." The songs on this 1968 album are heavily influenced by late period Beatles. In 1967, the Beatles released one of the greatest albums of all time, "Sgt. All the songs here are John-Taupin originals, including "Hour Glass," which has often been incorrectly deemed a cover. But it wasn't until 1967 when he met his collaborator Bernie Taupin when he began to hit on something special. He sang lead vocals on a single by the band Bluesology as far back as 1965. But what's important is that the music in it is very good.Įlton John was a struggling musician for several years before he hit it big. This is his long lost 1968 album, "Regimental Sgt. But this is the very first time the public has all the songs to make up the album. But did you know he had an album that was almost released in 1968? I didn't, until today. Officially, John's first album was "Empty Sky," released in 1969. If you're an Elton John fan at all, you'll want to listen to this. Here's something very special and brand new. ![]()
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