John, Elton
The Covers Record
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

John, Elton

The Covers Record
Sealed, Out Of Print 2010 180gm LP With Bonus CD. Back In The Late-Sixties When Full-Length LPs Were Still Considered A Luxury Item, Record Labels Devised A Way To Get People To Buy Them: Hire An Unknown Singer To Do A Full-Length Albums Worth Of Cover Versions Of All The Latest Hits. People Bought These Albums Because It Was An Affordable Way To Amass A Collection Of The Latest Hits, And Cheaper Than Buying The Original Singles. In The Late Sixties Elton John Was One Of These Unknown Singers And Although The Cover Albums Did Not Afford Him Much Creative Room (Given That By Contract He Was Not Allowed To Reinterpret Any Of The Covers), They Did Pay The Rent. An Interesting Glimpse At Elton Before He Became A Pop Star. Who Knows If His Mastery Of The Pop Song Is Not In Some Small Way Owed To This Early Apprenticeship Inside The Belly Of The Beast.

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  • Artist: John, Elton
  • Genre: Rock
  • Type: New Import
  • Label: Lilith
  • Catalog ID: LR322
  • Condition:
    Vinyl:
    Mint (M)
    Sleeve:
    Near Mint (NM or M-)
  • Country ID: Russia
  • SKU: 112852

Track List

A1 Cottonfields 2:44
A2 Lady D'arbanville 3:39
A3 Natural Sinner 2:48
A4 Spirit In The Sky 3:35
A5 Travelin' Band 2:15
A6 I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top 3:40
A7 Good Morning Freedom 3:05
A8 Young, Gifted And Black 3:02
A9 Sweet Honesty 3:17
B1 Day Is Done 2:26
B10 It's All In The Game 2:20
B11 Yellow River 2:30
B2 Way To Blue 3:04
B3 Time Has Told Me 3:31
B4 In The Summertime 2:49
B5 Up Around The Bend 2:34
B6 She Sold Me Magic 1:55
B7 Come And Get It 2:12
B8 Love Of The Common People 2:29
B9 Signed Sealed Delivered 2:28

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