ELTON JOHN Empty Sky 1969 UK DJM 1st PRESS BLACK VINYL NICE COPY
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ELTON JOHN Empty Sky 1969 UK DJM 1st PRESS BLACK VINYL NICE COPY
ELTON JOHNEmpty Sky
UK DJM (DJLPS 403) FIRST PRESSING (June 1969) OF ELTON JOHN'S DEBUT
NICE ORIGINAL COPY WHICH PLAYS WELL AND SOUNDS GREAT
PRESSED ON BLACK VINYL (the translucent red copies indicate Pye pressings from the early ’70s)
MATRIX: DJLPS 403 A2 - ? H / DJLPS 403 B3 - ? H
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INTERNALLY PRINTED LYRICS “Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London W11.”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND “MADE IN ENGLAND” PRINTED IN BLUE
Although he had made a number of re-recordings of popular songs for a budget record label in the late '60s, Empty Sky was the first true solo album Elton John recorded after leaving Bluesology; it also marked the beginning of his long and fruitful collaboration with lyricist Bernie Taupin.
Empty Sky is indicative of the post-Sgt. Pepper's era. With its ambitious arrangements and lyrics, it's clear that John and Taupin intended the album to be a major statement.
Though it shows some signs of John's R&B roots, most of the album alternates between vaguely psychedelic rock and burgeoning pop songcraft, capped off by a reprise of brief moments of all of the songs on the record
Side 1:
Empty Sky
Val-Hala
Western Ford Gateway
Hymn 2000
Side 2:
Lady What's Tomorrow
Sails
The Scaffold
Skyline Pigeon
Gulliver-Hay Chewed-Reprise
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean labels with just one spindle trace per side
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
A few light marks are visible but none of these have effect on the sound apart from one tiny white spot (see audio assessment below)
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+ / EXCELLENT
Plays beautifully with nothing but a couple of low-level ticks, nothing really and 3 pops caused by a white spot on "The Scaffold" but again, nothing major
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+
Light wear to the corners but otherwise good and solid and all spine text is clear and bold
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1247 (GS 8.2 (1247))
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