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Greatest Hits [VINYL] [Limited Edition, Import]

Elton John | Format: Vinyl
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A former student of the Royal Academy of Music in London, England, the man born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947 left school and immediately began his path in the music industry. His first band, Bluesology, was formed in 1961. He would later take his stage name from the Bluesology saxophonist Elton Dean and their charismatic frontman, Long John Baldry. Elton John was introduced to Bernie Taupin in… Read more in Amazon's Elton John Store

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  • Vinyl (14 May 1996)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Limited Edition, Import
  • Label: Dcc Compact Classics
  • ASIN: B0000001CE
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 542,318 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
BEAUTIFUL SONGCRAFT 16 May 2003
By Pieter HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
All Elton John's early 70s masterpieces are collected here, from the elegant and sensitive Your Song and Daniel to the bouncy Honky Cat and the fast-paced Crocodile Rock. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting is a rocker in similar vein, while Rocket Man and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road are beautiful ballads. Plus the famous Candle In The Wind which had many incarnations - this is the original, but there was a 1988 version too and of course, the Diana adaptation which by now must be the biggest selling single of all time. Although Elton John has created an impressive body of work in the years since, I still consider these songs to be his best. They hold a special emotional appeal for me. I know Your Song has been covered by many other artists but I'm surprised that not more of these elegantly crafted songs have been interpreted and taken up the charts by others.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
How can you review an album? Especially a greatest hits one by the legend that is Elton John.

If you've never heard of him or his music I suggest you crawl out from under the rock you've been living under and buy this album.

The biggest down side to this album, and many greatest hit albums for that matter, is they tend to spread the songs out over numerous cd's. Although there is probably not a bad song on this album your favourites will be spread across numerous discs which can be frustrating as you tend to find you're listening to the 'weaker' songs more then the genuine greatest hits.

If you're a huge fan of the queen of pop then I whole heartedly recommend this album. If you have a flirting interest with him there are other greatest hit albums out there by the great man, which have less of the filler and more of the good stuff. One or two disc sets that maybe more suited to your needs.
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By S J Buck TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
As a gawky teenager who really didn't like pop music very much this was the record that started my record collection. As I played the Piano a friend of mine said heres something you might like.

What a great collection of hits. There isn't a bad track on here. Sure some have been spoilt a little by later releases and re-recordings, notably Candle In the Wind, but all the classics up to 1974 are here. My favourites are Border Song and Bennie and Jets. Border Song because it has that Gospel influence, and Bennie and the Jets as it features Eltons Piano playing to a greater degree than most of the other tracks.

To have it again on CD takes me back 36 years. Sure there are bigger and better compilations to get now, but this was the first, and for sentimental reasons remains my favourite.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Elton John one night only
This is a great CD & DVD of Elton Johns greastest hits, like, goodbye yellow brick road, benne& the jets, Your Song, Rocket man, the list is endless, elton at his best on this. Read more
Published 8 months ago by D. Weaver
A Great CD
It made a great gift for a friend after going to see Elton perform a with good selection of favourites.
Published 9 months ago by Fee
Elton Rocks
Having just been to see Elton again, this time at Northants cricket ground I found my daughter had 'borrowed' my CD of Eltons hits. Read more
Published 10 months ago by charliegirl
Does what it says on the tin
I bought this CD after watching a program about Elton's life on BBC3. I must have been caught up in the emotion of the program, as I have listened to the CD no more than a handful... Read more
Published 12 months ago by G. R. Mccaw
look!
unbecredible value for money and the dvd stands up to more than one viewing for a change. I like it a lot
Published 16 months ago by Johnny Stim
Rocket man!!!
Just great, all the classic Elton John tunes and a dvd too, also for a fantastic price!!
Published on 21 Jan 2010 by S. Matchett
Elton John
Great songs on this one including Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting & Rocket Man.
Published on 1 Jun 2009 by Brian Shaw
The best Elton John songs were NEVER the hits
The idea here is to present all of Elton John's Top 10 hits from his early period, circa 1970-1974, so there is no arguing that this greatest hits collection does indeed do that. Read more
Published on 4 May 2005
One of the true masters
This is truly a man who needs no introduction. One of music's most established and esteemed ambassadors. This CD effectively presents some of his best work. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 1999
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