Tumbleweed Connection
Elton John
160 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 5079213 |
| Excel File Row | 352 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:11:35 |
| Pressing Year | 1970 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | DJM |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | DJLPS 410 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | DJLPS 410 A-3 1 OB ("Gatefold Cover""Gatefold, Dark Red Translucent""Inner DJM""Variant 1") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | DJLPS 410 B-4 1 CJ |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Pop/Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
The cover of *Tumbleweed Connection*, a 1970 icon for DJM, is not a simple photo, but a genuine staging that encapsulates the spirit of the record. To evoke the imagery of the American Old West, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, along with the band and photographer Bob Dowling, went to Napsbury Hospital in Hertfordshire, a former asylum with a disused railway station. Here, amidst rusty tracks and Victorian architecture, they dressed in frontier clothing and Western accessories, transforming the English landscape into a desolate corner of the Far West. The idea was to present the album as the soundtrack to an unmade Western film, and the gatefold sleeve of this first pressing amplified the immersion, revealing further shots of the "cast" in various roles. A fascinating detail is that Bernie Taupin, the lyricist and conceptual mind, appears on the cover sitting on the boot of a car, highlighting his centrality in creating the record's lyrical atmosphere, a true visual and sonic 'concept' right from its original release.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Ballad Of A Well Known Gun (4:59)
- A2 - Come Down In Time (3:25)
- A3 - Country Comfort (5:08)
- A4 - Son Of Your Father (3:46)
- A5 - My Father's Gun (6:19)
- B1 - Where To Now St. Peter (4:12)
- B2 - Love Song (3:40)
- B3 - Amoreena (4:57)
- B4 - Talking Old Soldiers (4:06)
- B5 - Burn Down The Mission (6:21)
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