ELTON JOHN ~ "CAPTAIN FANTASTIC" ~ ALBUM, VINYL ~ ORIGINAL 1975

ELTON JOHN

"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy"

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by the English singer/musician Elton John, 

released in 1975. It debuted at number 1 on the US Albums chart,the first album ever to do so, and stayed there for seven weeks.

It was certified gold in May 1975 and was certified platinum and 3x platinum in March 1993 by the RIAA. In Canada, it also debuted at number 1 on the RPM national Top Albums chart and only broke a run of what would have been fifteen consecutive weeks at the top by falling one position to number 2 in the ninth week (31 May–6 September).  On the UK Albums Chart, it peaked at number 2. In 2003, the album was ranked number 158 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. This was the last album until Too Low for Zero that Elton John and his classic band would play together.

THIS IS A GREAT PURCHASE.  FIRST OFF, IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND IN THE IMMACULATE CONDITION THIS ONE IS IN.

INCLUDED:

1.  THE CAPTAIN FANTASTIC ALBUM ITSELF.  (THE VINYL IS IN LIKE NEW CONDITION)

1A. THE JACKET SHOWS A LITTLE WEAR ON THE EDGES.  THE ART WORK IS BEAUTIFUL.

2. THE SCRAPS BOOKLET IS FULL OF PICTURES  (IN LIKE NEW CONDITION)

3.  THE LYRICS BOOKLET SO YOU CAN SING ALONG. ( IN LIKE NEW CONDITION)

SO BID AND BIF OFTEN TO BE SURE OF WINNING THIS "FANTASTIC" DEAL.

Track listing:

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

Side one:

1. "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" – 5:46
2. "Tower of Babel" – 4:28
3. "Bitter Fingers" – 4:35
4. "Tell Me When the Whistle Blows" – 4:20
5. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" – 6:45

Side two:

1. "(Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket" – 4:01
2. "Better Off Dead" – 2:37
3. "Writing" – 3:40
4. "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" – 4:15
5. "Curtains" – 6:15

Personnel:

Musicians

• Elton John – acoustic and electric pianos, clavinet, mellotron, ARP String Ensemble synthesizer, harpsichord
• Davey Johnstone – acoustic, electric and Leslie guitars, mandolin, piano on "Writing", backing vocals
• Dee Murray – bass, backing vocals
• Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals
• Ray Cooper – shaker, congas, gong, jawbone, tambourine, bells, bell tree, cymbals, triangle, bongos

Additional musicians:

• David Hentschel – ARP synthesizer on tracks 9 and 10
• Gene Page – Orchestral arrangement on track 4
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  PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1974 RELEASE.......VINYL

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