Madman Across The Water (50th Anniversary Edition)

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Elton John’s fourth studio album release in little over two years, Madman Across The Water has been a long held dear favourite of artist and fans alike. Madman Across The Water was largely written after Elton had made his initial foray to America; offering the opportunity for lyricist Bernie Taupin to witness first-hand the landscapes and people he’d only seen on a screen or on the page. Recorded at Trident Studios in Central London in February and August 1971, it was the first album where all five players of Elton’s fabled band line up – Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson, Davey Johnstone and Ray Cooper – were featured, albeit not on the same tracks.

While the UK were still deciding about Elton, these nine tracks struck a chord with Elton’s US audiences, reaching the Top 10 and its singles, Levon and Tiny Dancer both hit the US Top 50. After years as a ‘best kept secret’ to Elton’s fans, Tiny Dancer has gone on to become one of his most loved songs, third only to Rocket Man and Your Song in global streaming lists. Capturing the headiness of California at the time of Elton’s first US concerts, the song was used to phenomenal effect in Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film Almost Famous.

This celebration of the album to mark its 50th anniversary comes in four different formats. All formats contain Bob Ludwig’s definitive 2016 remaster of the main album. 

 Tracklisting

  1. Tiny Dancer (2016 Bob Ludwig Remaster)
  2. Levon (2016 Bob Ludwig Remaster)
  3. Razor Face (2016 Bob Ludwig Remaster)
  4. Madman Across The Water (2016 Bob Ludwig Remaster)
  5. Indian Sunset (2016 Bob Ludwig Remaster)
  6. Holiday Inn (2016 Bob Ludwig Remaster)
  7. Rotten Peaches (2016 Bob Ludwig Remaster)
  8. All The Nasties (2016 Bob Ludwig Remaster)
  9. Indian Sunset (Live Radio Broadcast)
  10. Madman Across The Water (Original Version, featuring Mick Ronson)
  11. Rock Me When He's Gone
  12. Levon (Mono Single Version)
  13. Goodbye (2016 Bob Ludwig Remaster)
  14. Razor Face (Extended Version)
  15. Rock Me When He's Gone (Piano Demo)
  16. Rock Me When He's Gone (Full Version)
  17. Madman Across The Water (1970 Piano Demo)
  18. Tiny Dancer (Piano Demo)
  19. Levon (Piano Demo)
  20. Razor Face (Piano Demo)
  21. Madman Across The Water (1971 Piano Demo)
  22. Indian Sunset (Piano Demo)
  23. Holiday Inn (Piano Demo)
  24. Rotten Peaches (Piano Demo)
  25. All The Nasties (Piano Demo)
  26. Goodbye (Piano Demo)
  27. Tiny Dancer (BBC Sounds For Saturday)
  28. Rotten Peaches (BBC Sounds For Saturday)
  29. Razor Face (BBC Sounds For Saturday)
  30. Holiday Inn (BBC Sounds For Saturday)
  31. Indian Sunset (BBC Sounds For Saturday)
  32. Levon (BBC Sounds For Saturday)
  33. Madman Across The Water (BBC Sounds For Saturday)
  34. Goodbye (BBC Sounds For Saturday)

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