Elton John – Elton John (1970) [Reissue 2004] {SACD ISO + FLAC 24bit/88.2kHz}

Elton John – Elton John (1970) [Reissue 2004] {2.0 & 5.1}
PS3 Rip | ISO | SACD DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 50:46 minutes | Scans included | 3,37 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | 51:06 mins | Scans included | 1,03 GB
Remastered SACD Reissue 2004 | Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound

Elton John is the second album by English singer/songwriter Elton John. However, because it was his first album released in America, many people there assumed it was his first album, as Empty Sky was not released in the US until 1975. Elton John includes his breakthrough hit, “Your Song”, and helped to establish his career during what was considered the “singer-songwriter” era of popular music. In the US, it was certified gold in February 1971 by the RIAA. In the same year, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In 2003, the album was ranked #468 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. On 27 November 2012, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as an album cited as exhibiting “qualitative or historical significance”.

Empty Sky was followed by Elton John, a more focused and realized record that deservedly became his first hit. John and Bernie Taupin’s songwriting had become more immediate and successful; in particular, John’s music had become sharper and more diverse, rescuing Taupin’s frequently nebulous lyrics. “Take Me to the Pilot” might not make much sense lyrically, but John had the good sense to ground its willfully cryptic words with a catchy blues-based melody. Next to the increased sense of songcraft, the most noticeable change on Elton John is the addition of Paul Buckmaster’s grandiose string arrangements. Buckmaster’s orchestrations are never subtle, but they never overwhelm the vocalist, nor do they make the songs schmaltzy. Instead, they fit the ambitions of John and Taupin, as the instant standard “Your Song” illustrates. Even with the strings and choirs that dominate the sound of the album, John manages to rock out on a fair share of the record. Though there are a couple of underdeveloped songs, Elton John remains one of his best records.

Tracklist:
01. Your Song
02. I Need You To Turn To
03. Take Me To The Pilot
04. No Shoe Strings On Louise
05. First Episode At Hienton
06. Sixty Years On
07. Border Song
08. The Greatest Discovery
09. The Cage
10. The King Must Die
11. Bad Side Of The Moon
12. Grey Seal
13. Rock And Roll Madonna

Produced by Gus Dudgeon.
Surround Sound Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Greg Penny at Flower Surround, Ojai, CA.
Digital Transfers by Ricky Graham at Sphere Studios, London.
DSD Editing by Gus Skinas at Super Audio Center, Boulder, Colorado.
Original Stereo Mixes Re-mastered by Tony Cousins at Metropolis Mastering, London.

SACD ISO

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mqs.linkEltnJhnEltnJhn1970Reissue2004SACDIS.part2.rar
mqs.linkEltnJhnEltnJhn1970Reissue2004SACDIS.part3.rar
mqs.linkEltnJhnEltnJhn1970Reissue2004SACDIS.part4.rar

FLAC 24bit/88.2kHz

mqs.linkEltnJhnEltnJhn1970Reissue2004FLACStere2488.2.part1.rar
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