ELTON JOHN Tumbleweed Connection 1970 UK DJM, BOOKLET, BURGANDY, NEAR MINT
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ELTON JOHN Tumbleweed Connection 1970 UK DJM, BOOKLET, BURGANDY, NEAR MINT

ELTON JOHN
Tumbleweed Connection

UK DJM (DJLPS 410) ORIGINAL PRESSING
VINYL BURGUNDY COLOUR WHEN HELD TO THE LIGHT
GREAT COPY WHICH HAS SEEN ONE OR TWO PLAYS AND SOUND LIKE NEW

MATRIX: DJLPS 410 A-3 / DJLPS 410 B-4
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE SOFT BACKED, FULLY TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INTERNALLY FIXED TWELVE PAGE LYRIC BOOLET “Sleeve printed and made in England by Gothic Press Ltd., London SE9 2EQ"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" PRINTED IN BLUE

Instead of repeating the formula that made Elton John a success, John and Bernie Taupin attempted their most ambitious record to date for the follow-up to their breakthrough.
A loose concept album about the American West, half of the songs don't follow conventional pop song structures; instead, they flow between verses and vague choruses. These experiments are remarkably successful, primarily because Taupin's lyrics are evocative and John's melodic sense is at its best.
As should be expected for a concept album about the Wild West, the music draws from country and blues in equal measures, ranging from the bluesy choruses of "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" and the modified country of "Country Comfort" to the gospel-inflected "Burn Down the Mission" and the rolling, soulful "Amoreena."
Paul Buckmaster manages to write dramatic but appropriate string arrangements that accentuate the cinematic feel of the album.

Side 1:
Ballad Of A Well Known Gun (4:59)
Come Down In Time (3:25)
Country Comfort (5:08)
Son Of Your Father (3:46)
My Father's Gun (6:19)
Side 2:
Where To Now St. Peter (4:12)
Love Song (3:40)
Amoreena (4:57)
Talking Old Soldiers (4:06)
Burn Down The Mission (6:21)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Both labels are clean and unmarked with just a couple of spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but a few harmless light marks/misting on the rim of one side
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with practically nothing to fault.
No clicks, ticks or pops and exceptionally clean, just a little static on occasion but I did not clean the copy so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from some storage rub on the edges and spine the gatefold is as crisp, clean and fresh as the day it was made and the internal stapled booklet is pristine

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)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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 I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks  856 (GS 7.0.20 (856))


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