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NetLab -> Forums -> Music -> Rock & Prog -> Topic: Elton John - Elton John (2008. Deluxe Edition. 2CD) Elton John - Elton John (2008. Deluxe Edition. 2CD) |
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Posted: 14-08-2008, 08:36
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 thanks to KillerRips, thanks to my other friends  Elton John Deluxe!, June 7, 2008 By MC Control "mccontrol" (Australia) Another remaster,another addition to Universal's very successful "Deluxe Edition" series.Some of which have been excellent value.We have already seen "Captain Fantastic" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" given very lavish deluxe treatment.According to the extensive essay by John Tobler contained within the booklet of this double cd reissue of one of Sir Elton's career defining early 70's albums for DJM records,it has been released(along with "Tumbleweed Connection")to commemerate 40 years of recording.And what a wealth of material it contains.It's not so much how good the album sounds,it's all the extra material contained on the second disc,most of which is previously unreleased,that make these new deluxe editions a must have for any fan of Mr.John! It's not the first remaster of course.Almost all his classic 70's back catalogue was first given a clean up in 1995 by the late Gus Dudgeon,Elton's longtime producer and collaborator.The remainder of the 70's albums and most of the 80's and 90's were finished by 2003. And for those us who were quick enough to snap them up,six of his classic 70's albums were reissued in Hybrid SACD 5.1 by Universal America's excellent "Chronicles" series a few years back.If you have an SACD player,they are pretty nice sounding surround remixes though the Stereo layer,I believe,was the 1995 remaster(track down the deluxe edition of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and you'll understand what I'm talking about). So onto the 2008 clean up.The albums themselves sound like they were recorded yesterday,very nice indeed.Universal,along with Sony use single bit technology(DSD or direct steam digital)that they created for archiving all their aging analogue back catalogue,so any remasters they have released since 2001 sound as close to the original master as possible. The bonus tracks that were on the 1995 remasters are included on the second disc along with almost all of the album in demo form or alternate versions and some previously unreleased live radio performances.Worth the price of admission for the second disc alone. I hope that all his classic albums get the same treatment as each one passes the big 40 anniversary. CD1:
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Very, very interesting..., June 9, 2008 By R. Mayer "Lil King" (Florida, USA) Disc 1 - The album itself is one of his finest. I always enjoyed it more than the more popular Tumbleweed Connection and Captain Fantastic. I feel the melodies are among his strongest and the production with the orchestra was awesome. It's too bad "First Episode at Hienton" never got proper attention. It's really a gorgeous ballad and the lyrics are powerful. I don't even think EJ ever played it live. I think it's one of the gems of the album. Obviously "Sixty Years On", "The Greatest Discovery" and "The King Must Die" are standouts. As played out as "Your Song" is it's still great especially within the context of this album. A few lackluster tracks like "The Cage" and "No Shoestrings on Louise" don't take away from the 8 excellent ones. His voice is very pure here....EJ was still developing as a singer. This remaster is only slightly better than the '95 remaster. But as others have noted, this deluxe release is memorable for disc 2. Disc 2 - This is the draw. If you buy this edition, chances are you have the '95 remaster. But for 20 demos and unreleased tracks it's absolutely worth it. It's so cool to hear these tracks in a solo format. Just Elton and the piano...it doesn't get much better. What makes it even more interesting is that the phrasing and delivery of the vocals are quite different from the performances on the album. So the demos are overall excellent. Some of the unreleased material doesn't measure up, but they are as a whole, enjoyable. The few live tracks are very good. So to sum up, it is all very, very interesting. For the huge Elton fans I would certainly recommend it wholeheartedly. For casual fans, the '95 remaster is all you need, and at a very fair price.
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