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Track List
01) When I Was Tealby Abbey
02) And the Clock Goes 'round
03) Sitting Doing Nothing
04) Turn to Me
05) Angel Tree
06) Regimental Sgt. Zippo
07) A Dandelion Dies in the Wind
08) You'll Be Sorry to See Me Go
09) Nina
10) Tartan Coloured Lady
11) Hourglass
12) Watching the Planes Go By
13) When I Was Tealby Abbey
14) And the Clock Goes 'round
15) Sitting Doing Nothing
16) Turn to Me
17) Angel Tree
18) Regimental Sgt. Zippo
19) A Dandelion Dies in the Wind
20) You'll Be Sorry to See Me Go
21) Nina
22) Tartan Coloured Lady
23) Hourglass
24) Watching the Planes Go By
01) When I Was Tealby Abbey
02) And the Clock Goes 'round
03) Sitting Doing Nothing
04) Turn to Me
05) Angel Tree
06) Regimental Sgt. Zippo
07) A Dandelion Dies in the Wind
08) You'll Be Sorry to See Me Go
09) Nina
10) Tartan Coloured Lady
11) Hourglass
12) Watching the Planes Go By
13) When I Was Tealby Abbey
14) And the Clock Goes 'round
15) Sitting Doing Nothing
16) Turn to Me
17) Angel Tree
18) Regimental Sgt. Zippo
19) A Dandelion Dies in the Wind
20) You'll Be Sorry to See Me Go
21) Nina
22) Tartan Coloured Lady
23) Hourglass
24) Watching the Planes Go By
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2021
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Originally slated for release in 1968, Elton John scrapped Regimental Sgt. Zippo in favor of Empty Sky, the LP that became his official debut in 1969. Looking back, it was certainly the right move. Empty Sky touches upon the lush, arty balladry that would become one of John's signatures in the 1970s, whereas Regimental Sgt. Zippo is very much looking backwards -- at the psychedelic vistas opened up by the Beatles in particular. The very title signals the album's debt to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" -- a song Elton would later cover -- is a particular touchstone. Melodies swirl through the ornate production, the lyrics are aggressively whimsical, and the recordings are intent on opening up your mind so you can float downstream. As a whole, Regimental Sgt. Zippo is a heavier affair than Pepper -- there are fuzz guitars and washes of organ straight out of Procol Harum -- and it can also get quite Baroque, as the precious "Tartan Coloured Lady" makes plain. All of this is interesting and makes for a rather interesting artifact, but there's little question it would've gotten Elton John's career off to an unsteady start back in 1968.
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Evidently I like “Regimental Sgt. Zippo” more most; it’s an imperfect album and Bernie Taupin’s lyrics very from bad juvenile nonsense to decent juvenile observations. It’s not a great album but John’s way with composition shines here more than Bernie’s often awkward lyrics. Still, one can get a sense that this duo will be potent once they work out the kinks.
The CD version features both the mono and stereo mixes of the material. It’s hard to say if this truly would have been successful if released in 1968; it was already an artifact of a quickly changing music scene by the time it was finished in 1968 recalling the quickly receding psychedelic scene that had documented much of 1966 and 1967.
Still, it’s got some good music and Elton’s ear for melody and arrangements are already in evidence. It is inferior to his true debut (in the UK and elsewhere at least-“Empty Sky” wasn’t released in the U.S. until his self titled album and several other releases had cemented his popularity) but it has some interesting moments. His backing band including Caleb Quayle (who would join a later incarnation of Elton’s backing band and also perform on the next two albums) do a fine job of translating Elton’s ideas into fleshed out arrangements.
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Originally slated for release in 1968, Elton John scrapped Regimental Sgt. Zippo in favor of Empty Sky, the LP that became his official debut in 1969. Looking back, it was certainly the right move. Empty Sky touches upon the lush, arty balladry that would become one of John's signatures in the 1970s, whereas Regimental Sgt. Zippo is very much looking backwards -- at the psychedelic vistas opened up by the Beatles in particular. The very title signals the album's debt to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" -- a song Elton would later cover -- is a particular touchstone. Melodies swirl through the ornate production, the lyrics are aggressively whimsical, and the recordings are intent on opening up your mind so you can float downstream. As a whole, Regimental Sgt. Zippo is a heavier affair than Pepper -- there are fuzz guitars and washes of organ straight out of Procol Harum -- and it can also get quite Baroque, as the precious "Tartan Coloured Lady" makes plain. All of this is interesting and makes for a rather interesting artifact, but there's little question it would've gotten Elton John's career off to an unsteady start back in 1968.
User Album Review
Evidently I like “Regimental Sgt. Zippo” more most; it’s an imperfect album and Bernie Taupin’s lyrics very from bad juvenile nonsense to decent juvenile observations. It’s not a great album but John’s way with composition shines here more than Bernie’s often awkward lyrics. Still, one can get a sense that this duo will be potent once they work out the kinks.
The CD version features both the mono and stereo mixes of the material. It’s hard to say if this truly would have been successful if released in 1968; it was already an artifact of a quickly changing music scene by the time it was finished in 1968 recalling the quickly receding psychedelic scene that had documented much of 1966 and 1967.
Still, it’s got some good music and Elton’s ear for melody and arrangements are already in evidence. It is inferior to his true debut (in the UK and elsewhere at least-“Empty Sky” wasn’t released in the U.S. until his self titled album and several other releases had cemented his popularity) but it has some interesting moments. His backing band including Caleb Quayle (who would join a later incarnation of Elton’s backing band and also perform on the next two albums) do a fine job of translating Elton’s ideas into fleshed out arrangements.
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