Post by dougs on Nov 1, 2020 22:34:54 GMT
TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION has just turned 50.
It was listed as an official release on October 30, 1970.
To honour the release, eltonjohn.com has just released "Come Down in Time" as a 10-inch vinyl single. What makes this a collectible is the fact that it isn't the original "Come Down in Time" version found on TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION but, rather, an unreleased 7 1/2 minute jazz version with Caleb, Roger Pope, and Dave Glover. Brilliant version. The album has also been re-issued in various package formats on eltonjohn.com.
Also on eltonjohn.com is a lengthy song-by-song feature of TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION including interesting facts about each of the songs plus lots of interesting recording details.
Further, on the excellent podcast "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Elton John Podcast" is a brand new (October 31, 2020) fantastic 1 hour 26 minute examination of the album featuring versions of the songs by other artists over the years. Neil Barrett, who does these podcasts, recently completed an excellent 2-part feature on the ELTON JOHN album which also turned 50 this year. He provides a top-notch understanding of Elton's music and is so worth checking out:
eltonpodcast.podbean.com/
In terms of the charts, TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION went #2 in the UK, #4 in Canada, #4 in the Netherlands, #4 in Australia, and #5 in the US. TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION went on be the #24 album of 1971 in the US. It managed this success without the release (more or less) of any single. In the US and Canada Elton was enjoying big-time Rock FM radio airplay which gave many songs much-deserved airplay. EJ was yet to become a singles hit artist.
TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION is so full of early Americana. It oozes imagery and musical feel about what the songs were written about. This possibly remains Bernie's favourite Elton/Bernie album ever. This is what Bernie said this past week about TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION: "This album freed me as a writer and remains a personal favorite to this day."
Curious to hear what people feel about this album.
Doug
It was listed as an official release on October 30, 1970.
To honour the release, eltonjohn.com has just released "Come Down in Time" as a 10-inch vinyl single. What makes this a collectible is the fact that it isn't the original "Come Down in Time" version found on TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION but, rather, an unreleased 7 1/2 minute jazz version with Caleb, Roger Pope, and Dave Glover. Brilliant version. The album has also been re-issued in various package formats on eltonjohn.com.
Also on eltonjohn.com is a lengthy song-by-song feature of TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION including interesting facts about each of the songs plus lots of interesting recording details.
Further, on the excellent podcast "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Elton John Podcast" is a brand new (October 31, 2020) fantastic 1 hour 26 minute examination of the album featuring versions of the songs by other artists over the years. Neil Barrett, who does these podcasts, recently completed an excellent 2-part feature on the ELTON JOHN album which also turned 50 this year. He provides a top-notch understanding of Elton's music and is so worth checking out:
eltonpodcast.podbean.com/
In terms of the charts, TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION went #2 in the UK, #4 in Canada, #4 in the Netherlands, #4 in Australia, and #5 in the US. TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION went on be the #24 album of 1971 in the US. It managed this success without the release (more or less) of any single. In the US and Canada Elton was enjoying big-time Rock FM radio airplay which gave many songs much-deserved airplay. EJ was yet to become a singles hit artist.
TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION is so full of early Americana. It oozes imagery and musical feel about what the songs were written about. This possibly remains Bernie's favourite Elton/Bernie album ever. This is what Bernie said this past week about TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION: "This album freed me as a writer and remains a personal favorite to this day."
Curious to hear what people feel about this album.
Doug