Elton John
Elton John
180 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 6965511 |
| Excel File Row | 351 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:11:32 |
| Pressing Year | 1970 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | DJM |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | DJLPS 406 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | DJLPS 406 A4 3 G ("Gatefold Cover""Matte Textured Sleeve") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | DJLPS 406 B1 AH I I |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Pop/Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This album, in its first DJM pressing from 1970, represents the true global launchpad for Elton John. Despite a lukewarm reception in the United Kingdom, it was his American debut at the legendary Troubadour in Los Angeles, held in August of that year, that consecrated him. Before an incredulous audience that included celebrities such as Neil Diamond and Quincy Jones, Elton and his band (Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray) unleashed the album's tracks with unprecedented intensity. The performance of tracks like "Your Song", arranged by Paul Buckmaster, was so powerful that it triggered enthusiastic reviews from influential critics such as Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times, who predicted a superstar. It was this concert that transformed the record from a promising debut into a cultural phenomenon, making the first copies highly sought after. Purchasing a first UK pressing from DJM means owning a piece of history that slightly precedes that watershed moment, the point of no return in his career.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Your Song
- A2 - I Need You To Turn To
- A3 - Take Me To The Pilot
- A4 - No Shoe Strings On Louise
- A5 - First Episode At Hienton
- B1 - Sixty Years On
- B2 - Border Song
- B3 - The Greatest Discovery
- B4 - The Cage
- B5 - The King Must Die
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