Elton John - 1974-12-24 - London (Broadcast mp3@192)

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Elton John - 1974-12-24 - London
(Broadcast mp3@192)

There was a time, not so many years ago, when the year-end period brought forth special Christmas releases and TV specials - There are memorable Christmas albums by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Motown even had a string of notable Christmas albums - Older fans still talk about Christmas TV specials by Kate Bush, The Carpenters (1976-1980) and, of course, Elton John (1974, 1982).

By year-end 1974, Elton John was probably as big a star as he thought he would have been, with hit albums such as Madman Across The Water, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player and the then megahit, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - On stage he was chatty and personable (even giving props to John Peel) - The songs amounted to a greatest hits package (of the day) and, for that something extra, he had Rod Stewart and Gary Glitter join him on White Christmas.

Part of this Hammersmith Odeon show was broadcast live on the Old Grey Whistle Test on BBC and simulcast on radio - Fans might want to track down Elton John’s Christmas In London (Retro-Tone DVD), said to be an excellent video recording of the TV broadcast, save for the time code at the bottom of the screen - However, the video broadcast omits the songs between Skyline Pigeon and Candle In The Wind - It’s possible someone might put the entire show on YouTube but for those of us who are cinematically challenged, we’ll just have to settle for this sleigh ride down memory lane.


CD1:
01 - Skyline Pigeon
02 - I Need You To Turn To
03 - Border Song
04 - Country Comfort
05 - High Flying Bird
06 - Burn Down The Mission
07 - Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
08 - Candle In The Wind
09 - Grimsby
10 - Rocket Man
11 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
12 - Daniel
13 - Grey Seal

CD2:
01 - Bennie And The Jets
02 - Introductions
03 - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
04 - I Saw Her Standing There
05 - Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
06 - Honky Cat
07 - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
08 - Crocodile Rock
09 - The Bitch Is Back
10 - Your Song
11 - White Christmas (with Rod Stewart and Gary Glitter)
12 - Outro

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[marcellus79]

thanks!

[maddladd]

i have the video.. and let me say.. elton is amazing.. i have a show from him from every year.. 1970 - 2006 on dvd and there ain't anyone like him at all. thanks for this post

[rhythm]

Thank you very much for the post!

[fretthis]

Cheers for this show!!
Early EJ always a treat and this is no exeption!!

Weird listening to Gary given the amount of shit he's gotten himself into.

Great upload...lovely!!

[Graveyard-Boots]

[sfsd]

Any chance someone has this in either a better sounding MP3 version (BBC transcription reels, perhaps?) or in FLAC? Thanks.

[andiana64]

Excellent show. Thank you very much!

[dadhead666]

Thanks for this one! I love old Elton. This is the first time I've seen this whole show up anywhere. I've only seen the one where it's part of this on and part of the one from the year before....Thanks Again!!!!! Steve

[srbdent]

oh yes.

[Farmergeddon]

If I recall an interview from Q Magazine some years ago...an acronym used amongst his entourage appropriate for the season.

ELF's = Eltons Little Fuck's

Cheers!

[fakster]

Great show, thank you!