ELTON JOHN
THE SUPERIOR SOUND OF ELTON JOHN (1970-1975)
DJM 810 062-1
Made in Germany, 1982
This audiophile pressing features remixes of eleven of Elton's recordings from the multitracks. They are often quite different from the regular mixes. You'll hear things in them that you never noticed before, as they were buried in the mix on the commercial issues, and/or are highligted here due to different balances between instruments and voices. This album has been issued on CD in Germany, but I've never seen a copy of it anywhere.
1. Your Song
2. Crocodile Rock
3. Rocket Man
4. Daniel
5. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
6. Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
7. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
8. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
9. Philadelphia Freedom
10. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
11. We All Fall In Love Sometimes / Curtains
Turntable: Stanton T.92 with Platter Matter isolation mat
Cartridge: Stanton 881S with Stereohedron stylus @1.25 grams
Preamp: RTS Systems Model 405
A/D conversion & sound card: Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
Software: Adobe Audition 3
Processes: 32-bit 96 KHz recording, decrackling, manual declicking, 40% transparent LF noise reduction, level matching, phase correction, downsampling to 24-bit, conversion to FLAC level 8.
Verification files and scans of the album covers and labels are included.
Turn it up, and enjoy!