Elton John ‎– Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Label:
DJM Records (2) ‎– DJLPD 1001, DJM Records (2) ‎– DJLPD.1001
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Tri-fold cover
Country:
UK
Released:
1973
Genre:
Rock, Pop
Style:
Pop Rock
Tracklist
A1a    Funeral For A Friend
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Electric Guitar – Davey*
Piano – Elton*
Synthesizer [A.R.P.] – David Hentschel
11:08
A1b    Love Lies Bleeding
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*
Piano – Elton*
Synthesizer [A.R.P.] – David Hentschel
A2    Candle In The Wind
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*
Piano – Elton*
3:50
A3    Bennie And The Jets
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Davey*
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Piano, Organ – Elton*
5:23
B1    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Del Newman
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Guitar [Leslie], Backing Vocals – Davey*
Piano – Elton*
3:14
B2    This Song Has No Title
Organ [Farfisa], Electric Piano, Mellotron, Piano – Elton*
2:23
B3    Grey Seal
Bass – Dee*
Drums, Congas – Nigel*
Electric Guitar – Davey*
Piano, Mellotron, Electric Piano – Elton*
3:58
B4    Jamaica Jerk-Off
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Electric Guitar – Davey*
Organ – Elton*
Vocals [Vocal Interjections] – Prince Rhino
Written-By [Vocal Interjections] – Toots Taupin*, Reggae Dwight*
3:59
B5    I've Seen That Movie Too
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Davey*
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Del Newman
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Piano – Elton*
5:59
C1    Sweet Painted Lady
Acoustic Guitar – Davey*
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Del Newman
Bass – Dee*
Drums, Tambourine – Nigel*
Piano – Elton*
3:52
C2    The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34)
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Del Newman
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*
Piano – Elton*
4:24
C3    Dirty Little Girl
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Electric Guitar – Davey*
Piano [Leslie], Mellotron – Elton*
5:01
C4    All The Girls Love Alice
Backing Vocals – Kiki Dee
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Electric Guitar – Davey*
Piano – Elton*
Synthesizer [A.r.p.] – David Hentschel
Tambourine – Ray Cooper
5:08
D1    Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'N' Roll)
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*
Piano, Organ [Farfisa] – Elton*
2:42
D2    Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Electric Guitar – Davey*
Piano – Elton*
4:54
D3    Roy Rogers
Acoustic Guitar, Steel Guitar – Davey*
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Del Newman
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Piano – Elton*
4:08
D4    Social Disease
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Electric Guitar, Banjo – Davey*
Piano – Elton*
Saxophone – Leroy Gomez
3:44
D5    Harmony
Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Del Newman
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Piano – Elton*
2:45
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Strawberry Studios, France
Remixed At – Trident Studios
Copyright (c) – This Record Co. Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – This Record Co. Ltd.
Published By – Dick James Music Ltd.
Printed By – Euro-Albums Holland B.V.
Distributed By – Pye Records (Sales) Ltd.
Credits
Art Direction, Illustration [Inside Cover Illustrations] – David Larkham, Michael Ross (3)
Coordinator [Co-ordinated By] – Steve Brown*
Engineer – David Hentschel
Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Scott, Peter Kelsey
Illustration [Harmony & Saturday Night Illustration] – David Scutt
Illustration [Outside Cover Illustration] – Ian Beck
Lyrics By – Bernie Taupin
Photography By – Bryan Forbes, Chris Foster (3), Ed Caraeff, Mike Putland*
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Elton John/Bernie Taupin*
Notes
6-panel Tri-fold cover.
Catalog number on sleeve: DJLPD 1001
Catalog number on labels: DJLPD.1001
Track A1 ‘Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding’ each has separate credits though is on one track.
Track A3 is spelt on sleeve as ‘Bennie And The Jets’, and on vinyl label as ‘Benny And The Jets’.
Track B4 is spelt on sleeve as ‘Jamaica Jerk-Off’, and on vinyl label as ‘Jamaica Jerk Off’.
Track C2 is spelt on sleeve as ‘The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34)’, and on vinyl label as ‘The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-1934)’.
Track D2 is spelt on sleeve as ‘Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting’, and on vinyl label as ‘Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)’.
Recorded at Strawberry Studios, France.
Remixed at Trident Studios, London.
© 1973 This Record Co. Limited.
℗ 1973 This Record Co. Limited.
‘Grey Seal’ © 1969 & other songs © 1973 for the world by Dick James Music Limited.
Information on sleeve:
Printed by Euro-Albums Holland B.V.
DJM (Distributors) Limited. James House, 71-75 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DP.
Distributed by Pye Records (Sales) Limited.
Information on vinyl labels:
Made in England.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): †DJLPD.1001-1A†
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): †DJLPD.1001-1B†
Matrix / Runout (Side C Label): †DJLPD.1001-2A†
Matrix / Runout (Side D Label): †DJLPD.1001-2B†
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 1): BB DJLPD 1001 A-3 5
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 1): BJ DJLPD 1001 B-4 1
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched, variant 1): BL DJLPD 1001 C 3 3
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched, variant 1): CE DJLPD 1001 D2 5
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 2): BB DJLPD 1001 A2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 2): BJ DJLPD 1001 B2
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched, variant 2): BL DJLPD 1001 C2
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched, variant 2): CE DJLPD 1001 D2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 3, AB tilted 90 to the left): AB DJLPD 1001 A-3
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 3): DJLPD 1001 B-4
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched, variant 3): DJLPD 1001 C-3
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched, variant 3): DJLPD 1001 D-2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 4): DJLPD 1001 A-4
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 4): DJLPD 1001 B 5
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched, variant 4): DJLPD 1001 C 3
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched, variant 4): DJLPD 1001 D3