ELTON JOHN Empty Sky 1970 UK DJM 1st PRESSING Nr MINT
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42
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56
£ 42
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Jun 9, 2014
Sold Date
May 30, 2014
Start Date
£ 20
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Great Britain
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Description
ELTON JOHN Empty Sky 1970 UK DJM 1st PRESSING Nr MINT
TEXTURED GATEFLOD w/*STEREO* STICKER - BARELY PLAYED
ELTON JOHNEmpty Sky
UK DJM (DJLPS 403) FIRST PRESSING (May 1970) OF ELTON JOHN'S DEBUT
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (173g) WITH THE FIRST BLACK/YELLOW DJM LABELS
MATRIX: DJLPS 403 A2 - ♢ H / DJLPS 403 B3 - ♢ H
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH A SINGLE THICKNESS FRONT SECTION, INTERNALLY PRINTED LYRICS AND *STEREO* STICKER TO THE BACK, “Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London W11.”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WHICH HAS THE UK PATENT NUMBER AND 'FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING' TEXT PRINTED IN BLUE
Although he had made a number of re-recordings of popular songs for a budget record label in the late '60s, Empty Sky was the first true solo album Elton John recorded after leaving Bluesology; it also marked the beginning of his long and fruitful collaboration with lyricist Bernie Taupin.
Empty Sky is quite indicative of the post-Sgt. Pepper's era. With its ambitious arrangements and lyrics, it's clear that John and Taupin intended the album to be a major statement.
Though it shows some signs of John's R&B roots, most of the album alternates between vaguely psychedelic rock and burgeoning pop songcraft, capped off by a reprise of brief moments of all of the songs on the record
Side 1:
Empty Sky
Val-Hala
Western Ford Gateway
Hymn 2000
Side 2:
Lady What's Tomorrow
Sails
The Scaffold
Skyline Pigeon
Gulliver-Hay Chewed-Reprise
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean labels with just one or two light spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces are practically unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Clean, sharp sound - deep, rich and warm - plays with nothing to fault bar a little surface between a couple of the tracks
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+
The first issue textured gatefold sleeve has general wear to the edges, surfaces and spine but it's good and solid with no structural damage
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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