Elton John - Rare Masters [Box]

Artist:

John, Elton

UPC:

731451413827

See Also:

Mitchell, Joni Various Artists - Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin Various Artists - Captain Fantastic-Tribute To

Description:

RARE MASTERS includes rare singles, previously unreleased material, and the long out-of-print FRIENDS soundtrack.
Producers: Caleb Quaye, Steve Brown, Gus Dudgeon.
Compilation producer: Bill Levinson
Includes liner notes by Bernie Taupin and Andrew Sandoval.
In addition to the expected b-sides and previously unreleased outtakes, RARE MASTERS is notable for including in its entirely the soundtrack John and Bernie Taupin wrote in the late-`60s for the British movie FRIENDS. The soundtrack songs are early, unpolished John, but among them is the touching buddy song "Friends," (not the Bette Midler-popularized Buzzy Linhart composition) a minor hit in 1971. Among the many surprises elsewhere on RARE MASTERS is "Rock Me When He`s Gone," a gospelly number from 1971 whose raw, stripped-down production emphasizes a feeling that the much better-known "Border Song" only hinted at. A nearly 9-minute-long alternate version of "Madman Across The Water" is similarly raw, and highlights its bluesy lead guitar in a way that John rarely did in those early days. You also get John blasting through the Beatles` "I Saw Her Standing There" with John Lennon.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. I`ve Been Loving You
2. Here`s to the Next Time
3. Lady Samantha
4. All Across the Havens
5. It`s Me That You Need
6. Just Like Strange Rain
7. Bad Side of the Moon
8. Rock and Roll Madonna
9. Grey Seal
10. Friends
11. Michelle`s Song
12. Seasons
13. Variation on Michelle`s Song (A Day in the Country)
14. Can I Put You On
15. Honey Roll
16. Variation on Friends
17. I Meant to Do My Work Today (A Day in the Country)
18. Four Moods
19. Seasons Reprise

DISC 2:

1. Madman Across the Water
2. Into the Old Man`s Shoes
3. Rock Me When He`s Gone
4. Slave
5. Skyline Pigeon
6. Jack Rabbit
7. Whenever You`re Ready (We`ll Go Steady Again)
8. Let Me Be Your Car
9. Screw You (Young Man`s Blues)
10. Step Into Christmas
11. Ho! Ho! Ho! Who`d Be a Turkey at Christmas
12. Sick City
13. Cold Highway
14. One Day at a Time
15. I Saw Her Standing There
16. House of Cards
17. Planes
18. Sugar on the Floor

Album Information

Release Date:

10/22/1992

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rock `N` Roll

Label:

Rocket Group Pty LTD

Catalog Number:

514 138

Original Release Year:

1992

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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