Episode 42 - Jewel Box Companion 1: Bernie's Letter
The first of six 'Jewel Box Companion' episodes. It's taken me a while to get to grips with all of the extra new material and versions that...
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I Guess That's Why They Call It The Elton John Podcast
An affectionate and detailed look at the music of Elton John, by a fan - not a fanatic
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20 of 42 episodesEpisode 41 - Old Friends
It's the 50th Frenniversary! Elton's 4th album was a pick-and-mix, with three pastoral pop songs from the same mould as the Elton John Album...
Episode 40 - Tumbleweed Connection at 50 (part 2) with John Higgins and Peter Thomas
Here we are at last! This is the concluding part of the Tumbleweed Conversation I had with John Higgins, Elton's Legacy Consultant and Featu...
Episode 39 - Tumbleweed Connection at 50 with John Higgins and Peter Thomas
I am very thankful to John Higgins, Elton's Legacy Consultant and Feature Writer at eltonjohn.com , and Peter Thomas, founder of pmc-speaker...
Episode 38 - Tumbleweed Connection Covered
It's all go in Eltonland! The label have marked the 50th anniversary of Tumbleweed with a reissue of the album on green vinyl , plus an enti...
Episode 37 - 'Elton John' at 50 (Part 2) with John Higgins and Skaila Kanga
Here's the rest of my track by track breakdown with John Higgins of the 'Elton John' album. The album lit a fuse. Four and a half months lat...
Episode 36 - Jewel Box Joy
Well it's finally happened. I've got pretty much everything I've ever asked for, and probably a bit more. In this quickie episode, I dip int...
Episode 35 - 'Elton John' at 50 with John Higgins
Enormous thanks to John Higgins - Feature Writer for the eltonjohn.com website - who came onto the podcast to share his love for the 'Black...
Episode 34 - Fantasy Residency and More Songs They Gave Away
In this episode I apologise for my absence; make some excuses; review the autobiography, in a limited sense; talk about the way that the boo...
Episode 33 - Anett Murray Interview
This episode starts off with a Rocketman competition, courtesy of Paramount Home Media ( here is the prize pack that's up for grabs ) before...
Episode 32 - Mysteries of Elton
Welcome aboard the Mystery Machine, as we take a Flight of Fancy into the unknown corners of Elton's musical world. In this episode, I inves...
Episode 31 - Empty Sky at 50
Empty Sky, Elton’s debut album, and also his most honest, laid-back sounding set of songs, hit the shelves 50 years ago this month. It didn’...
Episode 30 - Listening Session with Peter Thomas
You are invited to a very special listening session and conversation with Peter Thomas, the preeminent Elton John collector and archivist. P...
Episode 29 - Top of the Charts with a ROCKET, ft. The Lambrettas
This episode counts down the 15 biggest non-Elton singles on Rocket, and in the process, tells the story of the label, attempts to define th...
Episode 28 - Alternate Versions, Mixes and Edits
This episode revels in the obscure, picking up the curios in the discography, studying them, and making an attempt at explaining them. Here...
Episode 27 - Breaking Down 'Passengers'
This is the story of Elton's personal redemption, through the prism of the song 'Passengers', the UK top 5 hit single with the unique songwr...
Episode 26 - Rare Masters Vol. 2 (Part 2)
In this episode, I finish going through the imaginary box-set. First, I detail all of the non-album tracks that were released between 1984 a...
Episode 25 - Rare Masters Vol. 2 (Part 1)
The Elton John Podcast with the unwieldy name goes where the record company dare not go - Rare Masters Vol. 2. We all loved the first volume...
Episode 24 - David Larkham Interview
Another treat - an interview with David Larkham – the man who controlled the visual element of the classic albums, liaising with Steve Brown...
Episode 23 - Bernie's Auction - What We've Learned
In this episode, I attempt to play (and sing in one case) the three ‘new’ songs from 1967 that have come to light via Bernie’s upcoming auct...