ELTON JOHN Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player 1973 UK DJM 1st PRESS NM
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Jun 26, 2015
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ELTON JOHN Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player 1973 UK DJM 1st PRESS NM
ELTON JOHN Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player
ORIGINAL UK DJM (DJLPH 427) PRESSING (January 1973)
SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE ORIGINAL BLACK/YELLOW DJM LABELS THE VINYL IS TRANSLUCENT RED WHEN HELD UP TO THE LIGHT (a characteristic of early 1970s PYE pressings)
MATRIX: DJLPH 427 - A2 AGONG’ / DJLPH 427 - B3 ‘BANG!
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SOFT-BACKED OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER PRINTED BY 'GARROD & LOFHOUSE LIMITED’
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL 12 PAGE FULL COLOUR LYRIC/PHOTO BOOKLET
AND ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND “MADE IN ENGLAND” PRINTED IN BLUE
Elton John became a true superstar with 1972's Honky Chateau. He followed that album with Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player, his most direct, pop-oriented album to date. Designed as a pastiche of classic and contemporary pop styles, the album almost sounds like an attempt to demonstrate the diversity of the John/Taupin team. Though the hits are remarkable -- "Daniel" is a moving ballad and "Crocodile Rock" is a sly take on '50s rock & roll -- the album is slightly uneven. Several of the album tracks, particularly the knowing "I'm Gonna Be a Teenage Idol" and the rocking "Elderberry Wine," are as strong as anything John had recorded, but there are too many melodies that simply don't catch hold. Nevertheless, the singles were strong enough to keep the album at the top of the charts, and at its best, it is a very enjoyable piece of well-crafted pop/rock
Side 1:
Daniel (3:52)
Teacher I Need You (4:08)
Elderberry Wine (3:34)
Blues For My Baby And Me (5:38)
Midnight Creeper (3:53)
Side 2:
Have Mercy On The Criminal (5:55)
I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol (3:55)
Texan Love Song (3:33)
Crocodile Rock (3:56)
High Flying Bird (4:10)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - barely a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
This barely played copy delivers sensational sound - deep, rich, strong and finely detailed and my play-check at volume found little to fault - nothing but the odd one-off light tick but I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so these will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Crisp, sharp and fresh - unworn edges and spine - slight rub to the laminate - nothing really
BOOKLET: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked and barely handled - the front carries the original record store sticker (which I have not removed as it’s part of its history/provenance)
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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