Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 2x12" Vinyl LP 1973 Japan Obi Rock Vintage

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Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 2x12" Vinyl LP 1973 Japan Obi Rock Vintage

Artist: Elton John.

Title: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 2x12-inch black vinyl LP album by Elton John, issued as a Japanese tour-edition import with obi strip and gatefold jacket.

Format: 33 RPM record; Type: double LP studio album; Record size: 12-inch; Audio format: stereo classic rock and pop rock recordings.

Label and catalog number: Japanese stereo issue manufactured by Toshiba-EMI Ltd. in Japan with distinctive center labels and catalog numbers IFP-93105B and IFP-93106 printed on the labels, spine, and obi together with Rock Now series branding and a printed price of ¥3,300.

Release year and origin: 1973 Japanese pressing with English-language song titles and credits on the jacket and labels plus additional Japanese text on the obi strip and fold-out insert.

Genre/Style: 1970s classic rock and pop rock material associated with Elton John, including Candle In The Wind, Bennie And The Jets, and the title track Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Material and features: Material: vinyl; Color: black; Record size: 12-inch; Speed: 33 RPM; Format: record; Features: Japanese import double-album tour edition with gatefold cardboard outer sleeve, two black vinyl LPs, red-and-brown obi strip, plain inner sleeves, and a large green Japanese text insert as shown.

Case type and front cover: gatefold-style cardboard jacket whose front artwork by Ian Beck shows Elton John stepping through a broken brick wall onto the yellow brick road in platform shoes, with album title lettering across the top edge and the obi strip running vertically along the left side.

Back cover details: rear panel presents a parchment-style inset containing the complete track listing for all four sides printed in yellow and red text beneath a caricature portrait of Elton, with illustration accents including a small teddy bear figure near the bottom edge and Japanese manufacturing credits along the lower margin.

Spine and gatefold interior: standard-width spine designed to house two LPs, printed with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road titling and Japanese catalog information. Gatefold interior panels feature full-color artwork, lyrics, photographs, and song-specific illustrations for tracks such as Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding, Jamaica Jerk-Off, The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34), and Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting.

Obi strip: removable red, brown, yellow, and white obi strip runs vertically along the left edge of the jacket, featuring Japanese titling for Elton John and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, tour-commemorative wording, a monochrome artist portrait, Rock Now series logo, stereo notation, catalog numbers, and price information.

Inner sleeves and insert: two plain white paper inner sleeves hold the LPs inside the jacket, and a large fold-out green-tinted paper insert is included, printed on both sides with extensive Japanese liner notes, lyrics, black-and-white performance photographs, and small reproductions of other Elton John album covers.

Track listing Side One (from labels and jacket): Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding; Candle In The Wind; Bennie And The Jets.

Track listing Side Two: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; This Song Has No Title; Grey Seal; Jamaica Jerk-Off; I've Seen That Movie Too.

Track listing Side Three: Sweet Painted Lady; The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34); Dirty Little Girl; All The Girls Love Alice.

Track listing Side Four: Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'N' Roll); Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting; Roy Rogers; Social Disease; Harmony.

Production credits: album produced by Gus Dudgeon with orchestral arrangements by Del Newman; all compositions credited to Elton John and Bernie Taupin, with publishing and copyright references to Dick James Music Limited and manufacturing credits to Toshiba-EMI Ltd. in Japan.

Barcode and identifiers: Japanese stereo catalog numbers IFP-93105B and IFP-93106 printed on spine, obi, and center labels with side designations Side 1 through Side 4 and 33 1/3 r.p.m. markings; this early-1970s Japanese LP set predates printed UPC barcodes on the outer jacket.

Keywords: Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road IFP-93105B IFP-93106 2x12-inch black vinyl LP 33 RPM 1973 Japan tour edition obi classic rock pop rock album.

Condition: Both black 12-inch vinyl LPs grade visually around EX with generally glossy surfaces under light and numerous light sleeve scuffs, scattered faint hairline surface marks, and light paper-rub haze visible on all four sides together with minor dust specks that would benefit from a gentle cleaning before play; no deep scratches, warps, cracks, or edge chips are visible and the Japanese tour-edition center labels remain fully legible with no writing or added stickers. Gatefold cardboard jacket with attached obi strip also grades visually around EX with overall surface rubbing and mild age toning to the front and back artwork, a light ring-wear shadow, and moderate corner and edge wear including small color rubs and short spine and opening-edge rubs, while the spine titling remains readable and there are no seam splits; red-and-brown obi strip is intact with some light wrinkling and small edge creases; large green Japanese text insert and plain white inner sleeves are present.

• Color: Black
• Material: Vinyl