Elton John/London,UK 1974 Complete

Elton John was in the midst of his heyday in 1974. This soundboard album will allow you to fully experience his Christmas concert, which is no exaggeration to say is a symbol of his success. The Christmas concert took place in London on December 24, 1974. This soundboard recording was recorded at the traditional venue, Hammersmith Odeon. This show is also known for being broadcast on the BBC’s famous program “THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST,” and reigns as a famous video representative of 1974. The highest quality version “THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST 1974: REBROADCAST 2021,” which was rebroadcast at the end of last year, is still fresh in our memories. Although it may be a little late now, let’s review the schedule at that time just to be sure.・February 1st-13th: Japan (12 performances) ・February 21st-March 18th: Oceania (4 performances) ・May 5th-27th: UK #1 (3 performances) ←※Official HERE《June 28th release of “CARIBOU”》 ・September 25th-November 4th: North America #1 (24 performances)《November 8th release of “GREATEST HITS”》 ・November 8th-December 3rd: North America #2 (20 performances) ←※Official THERE ・December 20th-24th: UK #2 (5 performances) ←★Here★This is Elton John in 1974. The Hammersmith performance of this work was not only Christmas Eve, but also the final performance to conclude the year of the astronomical hit of “GREATEST HITS”. As mentioned above, this show was broadcast as a Christmas special of “THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST”, but the actual concert was more than two hours long, while the broadcast time was only one hour. Moreover, production scenes such as the introduction of the program were also necessary, and more than half of the show was cut. After that, a long pro shot at the editing stage was also excavated, but it was still about 80 minutes. In contrast, this work contains a complete recording of a full show of about 2 hours and 15 minutes, although it is only audio. It is basically for TV broadcasting, and the rough mix that seems to be excavated is hard to say that it is official class, but the sense of close contact is enormous because it is a sound board. And above all, the huge number of masterpieces is overwhelming. Let’s organize the set while comparing it with the broadcast version. Twilight Brick Road, Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (★)/Candle In The Wind (★)/Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (＊)/Grey Seal/Bennie And The Jets/Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting Others: Empty Sky: Skyline Pigeon (★)/My Song Is Your Song: I Need You To Turn To (★＊)/Border Song (★)/Your Song/Elton John 3: Country Comfort (★)/Burn Down The Mission (★)/Madman: Holiday Inn (★＊)/Honky Chateau: Rocket Man/Honky Cat/Don’t Shoot the Piano Player! : High Flying Bird (★＊) / Daniel / Crocodile Rock・Caribbean: Grimsby (＊) / Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me / The Bitch Is Back・Cover: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds / I Saw Her Standing There / White Christmas (＊) *Note: The “★” mark is a song that could not be heard even in the long version of the pro shot “CHRISTMAS LIVE 1974”. The “＊” mark is a song that is not included in the 2CD version “HERE AND THERE”. …And so on. The long version of the pro shot had four more songs than the broadcast version, but this work has nine more songs. Moreover, it is not just a lot. The TV broadcast is from the middle of the show onwards, and the TV recording starts halfway through. In this work, the BBC animation where the recording starts is also recorded, and the scene where the mood of the show changes is also realistically depicted. In addition, in terms of a live album full of masterpieces, it can be listened to as a full album with more volume than “HERE AND THERE”. Nowadays, “HERE AND THERE” itself has been expanded to a two-CD set, but there are six repertoires that you can’t hear there. It’s both a “complete album of symbolic pro shots” and a “soundboard album that goes beyond HERE AND THERE”. More specifically, it can be enjoyed as a “live performance version of GREATEST HITS”… a full live album from the heyday that will fill you up no matter how you listen to it. It’s an indispensable piece for the Elton collection, and a special product simply as a treasure trove of masterpieces. Full soundboard recording of the “December 24, 1974 Hammersmith Odeon performance”. Unlike the TV broadcast, which was a one-hour slot, the full show of about 2 hours and 15 minutes is recorded in full. There are 13 more songs than the TV broadcast (9 more than the long leaked pro shots), and six repertoires that you can’t hear even on the two-CD set of “HERE AND THERE”. It is a full-length live album from the heyday that can be enjoyed as a “complete album of iconic pro shots”, a “soundboard album that goes beyond HERE AND THERE”, and a “live performance version of GREATEST HITS”. (Remastering Memo) * Corrected the pitch that is slightly less than 40% higher than the semitone. Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK 24th December 1974 SBD (★First ever recording of all songs) Disc 1 (75:22) 1. Skyline Pigeon 2. I Need You To Turn To 3. Border Song 4. Country Comfort 5. Holiday Inn 6. High Flying Bird 7. Burn Down The Mission 8. Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding) 9. Candle In The Wind 10. Grimsby 11 Rocket Man 12. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 13. Daniel 14. Gray Seal Disc 2 (58:41) 1. Bob Harris’s Announcement 2. Bennie And The Jets 3. Band Introduction 4. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 5. I Saw Her Standing There 6. Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me 7. Honky Cat 8. Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting 9. Crocodile Rock 10. The Bitch Is Back 11. Your Song 12. White Christmas (Special Guest: Rod Stewart and Gary Glitter) 13. Outro Elton John – Vocal, Piano Davey Johnstone – Guitar Nigel Olsson – Drums Dee Murray – Bass Ray Cooper – Percussion SOUNDBOARD RECORDING