Elton John - Elton John / Breaking Hearts - 2 x JAPAN PRESS - CLOSED TO MINT ! - Albumy LP (wiele pozycji) - 1st Pressing, Wydanie japońskie - 1978

1.) Elton John – Elton John
Vinyl, LP, Album - Japan - 1978 - DJM Records – IFS-40033
Media: NM to MINT / Sleeve, Insert & OBI: NM

A1 Your Song 3:59
A2 I Need You To Turn To 2:29
A3 Take Me To The Pilot 3:45
A4 No Shoe Strings On Louise 3:29
A5 First Episode At Hienton 4:46
B1 Sixty Years On 4:33
B2 Border Song 3:19
B3 The Greatest Discovery 4:09
B4 The Cage 3:26
B5 The King Must Die 5:05

Empty Sky was followed by Elton John, a more focused and realized record that deservedly became his first hit. John and Bernie Taupin's songwriting had become more immediate and successful; in particular, John's music had become sharper and more diverse, rescuing Taupin's frequently nebulous lyrics. "Take Me to the Pilot" might not make much sense lyrically, but John had the good sense to ground its willfully cryptic words with a catchy blues-based melody. Next to the increased sense of songcraft, the most noticeable change on Elton John is the addition of Paul Buckmaster's grandiose string arrangements. Buckmaster's orchestrations are never subtle, but they never overwhelm the vocalist, nor do they make the songs schmaltzy. Instead, they fit the ambitions of John and Taupin, as the instant standard "Your Song" illustrates. Even with the strings and choirs that dominate the sound of the album, John manages to rock out on a fair share of the record. Though there are a couple of underdeveloped songs, Elton John remains one of his best records.

2.) Elton John – Breaking Hearts
Vinyl, LP, Album - 1st Japanese Pressing - 1984 - Japan - The Rocket Record Company – 25PP-130
Media: NM to MINT / Sleeve, Insert & OBI: MINT

A1 Restless
A2 Slow Down Georgie (She's Poison)
A3 Who Wears These Shoes?
A4 Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used To Be)
A5 Li'l 'Frigerator
B1 Passengers
B2 In Neon
B3 Burning Buildings
B4 Did He Shoot Her?
B5 Sad Songs (Say So Much)

Building off of the success of his previous long player Too Low For Zero (1983), Elton John (piano/vocals) retained his 'classic quartet' for the follow-up Breaking Hearts (1984). After an eight year ('75 -- '83) hiatus Dee Murray (bass/backing vocals), Davey Johnstone (guitar/backing vocals) and Nigel Olsson (drums/backing vocals) briefly reunited with John and Bernie Taupin (lyrics) to attempt a musical resurrection of their early-to-mid '70s sound.
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