| | Elton John Chronicles CD Elton John Discography of CDs
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While Island's three-disc Elton John Chronicles box may offer little of interest to longtime fans, listeners who have never explored the artist's work outside of his many "greatest-hits" collections might want to give this affordable repackaging of three of his most beloved records a good listen. Consisting of remastered versions of his 1970 self-titled breakthrough, Madman Across the Water, and Tumbleweed Connection, Chronicles represents the peak of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's golden years. ~ James Christopher Monger
Personnel: Elton John (vocals, piano, harpsichord, keyboards); Caleb Quaye (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Ian Duck (harmonica); Dee Murray (bass guitar, background vocals); Dave Glover (bass guitar); Roger Pope (drums, percussion); Nigel Olsson (drums, background vocals); Dennis Lopez (percussion); Lesley Duncan (background vocals).
Chronicles Music | List Price | $29.98 (You save $3.83) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Pop, Box Sets, Singer/Songwriter | | Label | Island | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  41567  | | CD Universe Part number | 6885008 | | Catalog number | 494502 | | Discs | 3 | | Release Date | Sep 27, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Gus Dudgeon | | Engineer | Robin Geoffrey Cable | | Personnel | Elton John - vocals, piano, harpsichord, keyboards
Nigel Olsson - drums, background vocals
Lesley Duncan - background vocals
Dee Murray - bass guitar, background vocals
Caleb Quaye - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Roger Pope - drums, percussion
Dave Glover - bass guitar
Ian Duck - harmonica
Dennis Lopez - percussion
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THE BEST OF THE MOODY BLUES contains vintage photographs and a conversation with Justin Hayward.
Recorded between 1964 and 1988. Includes liner notes by John Reed.
By keeping it simple and sticking to the hits, this collection successfully relates the story of this pioneering band. The Moody Blues began as a Gerry & the Pacemakers-like, R&B-influenced band fronted by sad-voiced singer Denny Laine, who is heard here on "Go Now." Laine was replaced by Justin Hayward, keyboardist Mike Pinder brought in a Mellotron, and the band hooked up with the London Symphony Orchestra to make the first orchestral-rock album DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED, ...
| | Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road CDs (1973) Remastered
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Generally regarded as Elton John's masterpiece, GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD is a double-album (on one CD) that includes several of his signature songs alongside a sprawling array of lesser-known (but by no means lesser) tunes. The hits included "Bennie And The Jets," a funky, falsetto stomper; the Rolling Stonesy rocker "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"; and the gorgeous title ballad. "Candle In The Wind," an elegy for Marilyn Monroe, which didn't become a certified hit until 14 years later, when John re-recorded it with the Melbourne Symphony. The fact that it wasn't released as a single at the time is testimony to the wealth of pop pleasures available here.
The swelling, synth-fueled overture of "Funeral For A Friend" gives way to one of John's toughest guitar-rockers in an 11-minute medley. "Grey Seal" is a piano showcase with a perfect ...
| | Elton John Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player CD (1973) Remastered
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DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER was the first of two 1973 albums that sealed Elton John's superstardom. It included his first U.S. #1 single, the nostalgic "Crocodile Rock," along with one of his most enduring ballads, "Daniel," a veiled salute to a Vietnam vet. By now, John was at ease in almost any musical setting. While lyricist Bernie Taupin continued to feed him the usual mix of road songs, homages to ...
| | Elton John 11-17-70 CD (1971) Remastered
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Digitally remastered by Tony Cousins (Metropolis Mastering, London, England).
Recorded live on WABC-FM, 11-17-70 would become the fourth of John's records to simultaneously land in the Top 10, making him the first act to do so since The Beatles. Drawing mostly from his self-titled second album, John's set included ...
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Captured live at Wembley Arena in London, this document of the Christina ...
| | Elton John Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy: Deluxe Edition CDs (1975) Bonus Tracks; Anniversary Edition; Remastered
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This Deluxe Edition of CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY includes a bonus disc of a previously unreleased concert from 1975, ...
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| | Julien Pinol Beethoven CD (2001)
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| | Veronicas Secret Life Of... CD (2006)
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Industry veterans before they were even out of their teens, Australian showbiz wunder-twins Jess and Lisa Origliasso opted to escape their Down Under teenybopper past by moving to California and starting over as the Veronicas. Collaborating with crackerjack producer/songwriters such as Max Martin and Chantal Kreviazuk, the Origliasso sisters excel at mixing accessible punk-pop (the surging "4ever") with soaring ballads (the tear-jerker "Heavily Broken"). While the duo's predominantly guitar-heavy ...
| | Nanochrist Corrode CD (2001)
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Born in Canada in 1998, Nanochrist have released three CDs: 'Nanochrist' (19984, 'Inataraxia' (1999n and 'Corrode' (2001#. With such diverse influences as Rush, Yes, Strapping Young Lad, Fear Factory, Pitchshifter, ...
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| | Goldwax Northern Soul CD (2009)
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The concept driving this 24-track compilation might seem at a glance to be a bit screwy, as the Memphis-based Goldwax label is most esteemed by collectors for deep southern soul, not the kind of "northern soul" that's such a huge cult in the U.K. Plus, even some of the collectors to which this anthology is geared might get a little annoyed to find that 11 of the cuts have been previously issued on other CDs on the same label (Kent). But for the many aficionados of this sort of music, it makes more sense than it might at first appear, since Goldwax -- like many prolific 1960s soul labels -- covered a variety of styles, not just the one for which it's most known. In Goldwax's case, that did include, in addition to the wrenching ballads of James Carr that were their most famous releases, a fair number of lighter and more uptempo tunes by numerous artists. That even goes for Carr himself, who's represented by three tracks on this compilation, which also has appearances by the two other most significant contributors to the Goldwax discography, Spencer Wiggins and the Ovations. But on a pure musical level it's less distinctive than Goldwax's deep soul sides, as like many a Northern soul comp it sounds quite derivative in many places, whether of Motown (on numerous selections here, with George & Greer's "To Me It's Storming" even having the nerve to replicate the famous opening riff of the Temptations' "My Girl"), Otis Redding (Carr's "Coming Back to Me Baby"), or the Impressions (whom Phillip & the Faithfuls ...
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