Post by dougs on Jan 9, 2023 10:12:14 GMT
Elton John Album Box Sets For 2023:
Last year (2022) saw the impressive multi-disc (vinyl and CD & Blu-Ray) box sets for MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER. Brilliantly packaged, the box sets were a real pleasure to have. For true audio-buffs, the 5.1 Blu-Ray mix of the album served up a tremendous listening experience. You can actually hear those great songs in a way never heard before!
So, are there any plans for such a box set in 2023? The possible options include DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER and GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - both hitting the 50 year mark. DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER apparently did have an unreleased 5.1 mix a number of years ago but the album has never seen any anniversary, 5.1 audio, or box set release at any point and now it could be a possible candidate. GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD did get a modest 40th Anniversary box set treatment and a 5.1 audio mix release in 2014.
People forget or probably don't know that DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER was the #1 album for the entire year in the UK for 1973. Quite an astounding ranking considering all of the incredible classic albums released that year. It had tremendous widespread #1 multi-platinum success across the world.
Let's hope that we see another box set with these audio enhancements and wonderful package inclusions for Elton in 2023.
Doug
Last year (2022) saw the impressive multi-disc (vinyl and CD & Blu-Ray) box sets for MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER. Brilliantly packaged, the box sets were a real pleasure to have. For true audio-buffs, the 5.1 Blu-Ray mix of the album served up a tremendous listening experience. You can actually hear those great songs in a way never heard before!
So, are there any plans for such a box set in 2023? The possible options include DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER and GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - both hitting the 50 year mark. DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER apparently did have an unreleased 5.1 mix a number of years ago but the album has never seen any anniversary, 5.1 audio, or box set release at any point and now it could be a possible candidate. GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD did get a modest 40th Anniversary box set treatment and a 5.1 audio mix release in 2014.
People forget or probably don't know that DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER was the #1 album for the entire year in the UK for 1973. Quite an astounding ranking considering all of the incredible classic albums released that year. It had tremendous widespread #1 multi-platinum success across the world.
Let's hope that we see another box set with these audio enhancements and wonderful package inclusions for Elton in 2023.
Doug