Elton John - Greatest Hits (1974) [2019, Japanese Cardboard Sleeve Mini-LP SHM-CD]
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Classic Rock | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 42:48 | 290,84 Mb
Label: Mercury/USM Japan (Japan) | Cat.# UICY-78963 | Released: 2019-08-07 (1974-11-08)
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Classic Rock | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 42:48 | 290,84 Mb
Label: Mercury/USM Japan (Japan) | Cat.# UICY-78963 | Released: 2019-08-07 (1974-11-08)
"Greatest Hits" is the 11th official album release for Elton John, and the first compilation. Released in November 1974, it spans the years 1970 to 1974, compiling ten of John's singles, with one track variation for releases in North America and for Europe and Australia. It topped the album chart in both the United States and the United Kingdom, staying at #1 for ten consecutive weeks in the former nation and eleven weeks in the latter. It was the best-selling album of 1975 in the United States, and is his best-selling album to date, being his first to have received an RIAA diamond certification for US sales of more than 10 million copies – as of April 2016 the album has been certified for 17 million units in the US. It remains John's best-selling album and one of the best-selling albums of all time, with 24 million copies sold worldwide.
~Wikipedia
Rarely has a greatest-hits collection been as effective as Elton John's first compilation of Greatest Hits. Released at the end of 1974, after Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Caribou had effectively established him as a superstar, Greatest Hits is exactly what it says it is - it features every one of his Top Ten singles ("Your Song," "Rocket Man," "Honky Cat," "Crocodile Rock," "Daniel," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Bennie and the Jets," "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"), plus the number 12 "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" and radio and concert favorite "Border Song." Despite the exclusion of a couple of lesser hits from this era, most notably "Levon" and "Tiny Dancer," Greatest Hits is a nearly flawless collection, offering a perfect introduction to Elton John and providing casual fans with almost all the hits they need.
~Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Release of the album: 1974, November, 8 [LP DJM Records, Cat.# DJLPH 442, UK]
Release of this CD: 2019, August, 7 [CD Mercury/USM Japan (Japan), Cat.# UICY-78963 / EAN: 4988031340707]
A Virgin EMI Records Release; This compilation ℗ 1974 This Record Co. Ltd. © 1974 Mercury Records Ltd.
USM Japan, a Universal Music Company.
Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music LLC.
Made in Japan
Notes: Remastered Reissue, SHM-CD, Paper Sleeve, Limited Edition.
Cardboard sleeve reissue release from Elton John features SHM-CD format. The mini LP faithfully replicates the UK first pressing LP design (gatefold). An obi faithfully replicating the Japanese first pressing LP design. Uses the master made in 2018 based on the UK analog tapes. Comes with lyrics and a description.
Credits:
Arranged By – Paul Buckmaster (tracks: 1, 9)
Design [Sleeve Design] – David Costa, David Larkham
Photography By [Cover] – Terry O'Neill
Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – David Larkham
Producer, Compiled By – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – E. John/B. Taupin
Tracklist:
01. Your Song (04:01)
(Elton John / Bernie Taupin)
02. Daniel (03:54)
(Elton John / Bernie Taupin)
03. Honky Cat (05:13)
(Elton John / Bernie Taupin)
04. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (03:15)
(Elton John / Bernie Taupin)
05. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (04:56)
(Elton John / Bernie Taupin)
06. Rocket Man (04:44)
(Elton John / Bernie Taupin)
07. Candle In The Wind (03:51)
(Elton John / Bernie Taupin)
08. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (05:39)
(Elton John / Bernie Taupin)
09. Border Song (03:23)
(Elton John / Bernie Taupin)
10. Crocodile Rock (03:54)
(Elton John / Bernie Taupin)
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See also:
Elton John - Empty Sky (1969) [1987, Reissue] {Japan for USA}
Elton John - Empty Sky (1969) [1993, Spanish Reissue]
Elton John - Empty Sky (1969) [2019, Japan]
Elton John - Elton John (1970) [1985, Reissue]
Elton John - Elton John (1970) [1988, Japan]
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (1970) [1988, Reissue]
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (1970) [1991] {MFSL 24 KT Gold CD}
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (1970) [2001, Japan]
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (1970) [2019, Japan]
Madman Across The Water (1971) [1989] {MFSL 24 KT Gold CD}
Elton John - Madman Across The Water (1971) [2001, Japan]
Elton John - Madman Across The Water (1971) [2019, Japan]
Elton John - Honky Chateau (1972) [2019, Japan]
Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player (1973) [1990]
Elton John - Caribou (1974) [1992, Reissue] {Club Edition}
Elton John - Rock Of The Westies (1975) [2019, Japan]
Elton John - A Single Man (1978) [1997, Japan]
Elton John - Reg Strikes Back (1988) [1998, Remastered]
Elton John - The Complete Thom Bell Sessions (1989) {Rec. 1977}
Elton John - Songs From The West Coast (2001) [2002, Special Edition]
Elton John with Ray Cooper - Live From Moscow [2CD] (2020)
Elton John - Empty Sky (1969) [1993, Spanish Reissue]
Elton John - Empty Sky (1969) [2019, Japan]
Elton John - Elton John (1970) [1985, Reissue]
Elton John - Elton John (1970) [1988, Japan]
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (1970) [1988, Reissue]
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (1970) [1991] {MFSL 24 KT Gold CD}
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (1970) [2001, Japan]
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (1970) [2019, Japan]
Madman Across The Water (1971) [1989] {MFSL 24 KT Gold CD}
Elton John - Madman Across The Water (1971) [2001, Japan]
Elton John - Madman Across The Water (1971) [2019, Japan]
Elton John - Honky Chateau (1972) [2019, Japan]
Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player (1973) [1990]
Elton John - Caribou (1974) [1992, Reissue] {Club Edition}
Elton John - Rock Of The Westies (1975) [2019, Japan]
Elton John - A Single Man (1978) [1997, Japan]
Elton John - Reg Strikes Back (1988) [1998, Remastered]
Elton John - The Complete Thom Bell Sessions (1989) {Rec. 1977}
Elton John - Songs From The West Coast (2001) [2002, Special Edition]
Elton John with Ray Cooper - Live From Moscow [2CD] (2020)