Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
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Artist: Elton JohnEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2008-06-03
Music Label: Island / Mercury
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Ballad of a Well-Known Gun
- Come Down in Time
- Country Comfort
- Son of Your Father
- My Father's Gun
- Where to Now St. Peter?
- Love Song
- Amoreena
- Talking Old Soldiers
- Burn Down the Mission
- There Goes a Well-Known Gun [#][*]
- Come Down in Time [Piano Demo][#][*]
- Country Comfort [Piano Demo][#][*]
- Son of Your Father [#][*][Version]
- Talking Old Soldiers [Piano Demo][#][*]
- Into the Old Man's Shoes [Piano Demo][#][*]
- Sisters of the Cross [Piano Demo][#][*]
- Madman Across the Water [Original Version][*]
- Into the Old Man's Shoes [*]
- My Father's Gun [BBC Session][*]
- Ballad of a Well-Known Gun [BBC Session][#][*]
- Burn Down the Mission [BBC Session][#][*]
- Amoreena [BBC Session][#][*]
Music reviews of Tumbleweed Connection
Music Review: ELTON JOHN'S "Tumbleweed Connection" Gets A SENSATIONAL NEW REMASTER!!
Rating: 5 Stars
Reginald Dwight's 3rd album proper was released in late 1970 and firmly established Elton John as one of the great singer-songwriters of the Seventies. This 2 June 2008 DELUXE EDITION 2CD set is a fully upgraded version of that breakthrough album and in my books is already up there as one of the REISSUES OF THE YEAR.
Here's the layout:
DISC 1 is the 10-track album originally released in the UK in October 1970 on DJM Records DJLPS 410 and in the USA on Uni Records 73096 (47:04 minutes)
DISC 2 is the BONUS DISC containing 13 tracks, 10 of which are PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED and the other 3 are RARITIES with upgraded sound from their previous release in 1988 (1 track) and 1995 (2 tracks) (61:07 minutes)
PACKAGING:
The LP originally sported a textured gatefold sleeve with an attached 12-page booklet which has been faithfully reproduced in the excellent 28-page booklet that accompanies this set. Along with photos from the time of both Elton and Bernie, there's a very informative new essay by noted writer JOHN TOBLER, press adverts and billboard posters from 1970, session details and the fold-out flaps of the digipak even reflect the pictures on the left and right of the inner gatefold of the original album - all very nice touches indeed. However, if I was to nitpick, the outer plastic wrap in the UK lists no information of any kind, which means the casual buyer picking it up off a shelf can't tell what's inside this DELUXE EDITION - no album track list - nor any idea of what bonus tracks are on Disc 2? But that's a minor niggle that can be fixed on repressings, because the really big news is the SOUND....
SOUND:
Sourcing the first generation original masters tapes from the Universal Archives, the re-mastering has been carried out by GIOVANNI SCATOLA and TONY COUSINS at Metropolis Mastering in London - and surely a GRAMMY awaits each of them! As the owner of way too many re-issue CDs, this is simply one of the best remasters of an old album that I've ever heard! Twenty seconds into the opener and I was already writing a review and picking my jaw up off the table as I went!
So what's changed? When GUS DUDGEON replaced the useless 1980s CDs with the excellent 1995 remasters, he got the best sound out of the tapes that he could at the time (he sadly passed away a few years ago). But 13 years on to 2008 and that's a lifetime in remastering techniques. These 2008 versions BREATHE - you can hear everything - and clearly too. A good example is the quietly delicate duet with LESLEY DUNCAN on her own "Love Song" - as pretty a tune as you could hope to hear - it's BEAUTIFUL now - finally given the clarity that it has always deserved. (She later did her own superlative version on GM Records in 1974).
BAND/GUESTS:
Other vocal contributions come from DUSTY SPRINGFIELD, MADELINE BELL and Bronze Label Artist TONY HAZZARD on "My Father's Gun" and "Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun". UK folk duo SUE and SUNNY make a rare appearance on "Son Of Your Father" while IAN DUCK, the lead vocalist for HOOKFOOT puts in great harmonica work on one of the album standouts "Country Comfort". In fact, the majority of HOOKFOOT (his DJM label mates) make up the bulk of his band - and would stay with him for years afterwards.
DISC 2 gives us excellent PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED Piano Demos along with two separate BBC sessions - the "Dave Lee Travis Show" from April 1970 and the "Sounds Of The Seventies Show" from July 1970. They vary in sound quality, but are more than pleasantly good. Having said that, there are THREE genuine sensations on Disc 2. When Sting was asked to do a cover for the all-star "Two Rooms" compilation in 1991, he wisely chose "Come Down In Time", which for me has always been the best track on the album. Well track 3 on Disc 2 is a recently found PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED PIANO DEMO of "Come Down In Time" and it's sensationally good - just beautiful. Stripped of clutter and intruding instrumentation, the melody shines though, and luckily this is one of those demos that is in TIP-TOP STUDIO QUALITY CONDITION - very little hiss - just him and his lovely song. It's truly fantastic stuff and will remind many a weary fan of why they loved Elton John in the first place - he was a bloody good songwriter.
Second up is the near 9-minute "Original Version" of "Madman Across The Water" with MICK RONSON on Lead Guitar instead of Chris Spedding (Spedding was the guitar player on the shorter album version finally released on the "Madman Across The Water" album in October 1971). Along with the next track discussed, it turned up on the 1995 re-issue CD as a bonus track. What makes this version better is the UPGRADED REMASTER, which gives his raunchy guitar work an in-your-face clarity that pummels real axe-power into the song. Ronson, Bowie and Mott fans will absolutely love it!
Last is a rare B-side. Although "Tumbleweed" produced no singles at all, "Your Song" from the previous album "Elton John" was given a belated UK release in January 1971 with a unique non-album B-side, "Into the Old Man's Shoes". It first turned up on the 1995 Gus Dudgeon remaster with good sound - but here its upgraded sound quality is STUNNING!
To sum up: I've loved coming back to this album - the great sound quality - actual tunes with thought-provoking lyrics - the attention to detail in the well-thought out packaging - the bonuses you'll play more than once - all of it...
For fans of this unduly forgotten gem of an album, this is an absolute MUST BUY!
A job well-done Universal - and roll on the same deluxe treatment for "Madman Across The Water" and "Honky Chateau".
Description of Tumbleweed Connection
2008 digitally remastered deluxe two CD edition of Elton's hit album featuring a bonus CD containing 13 additional tracks including previously unreleased cuts, demos and more. Originally released in 1971, Tumbleweed Connection featured EJ classics like 'Burn Down The Mission', 'Love Song' and 'Country Comfort'. This deluxe edition features piano demos of many of the album's tracks plus BBC sessions and more. 23 tracks total. Universal.General CDs
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