Jewel Box 8CD Boxset

L'esplorazione definitiva dell'ampio catalogo di Elton John, 'Jewel Box' comprende una selezione di brani meno noti scelti dallo stesso Elton; rarità della fase iniziale del suo viaggio musicale con Bernie Taupin; B-side che coprono 30 anni e canzoni discusse nel memoir di Elton, best-seller acclamato dalla critica, 2019 'Me'. Gli otto dischi sono racchiusi in un bellissimo libro con copertina rigida, inserito in una custodia esterna. Ogni sezione contiene note approfondite e, per 'Deep Cuts', c'è un commento traccia per traccia di Elton. La raccolta contiene un numero senza precedenti di brani mai ascoltati prima e inediti dal 1967 al 1969, gli anni che hanno cementato le fondamenta dell'iconica partnership John-Taupin: 'Jewel Box' è davvero un tesoro per i fan di Elton John.

Dischi 1 e 2: Deep Cuts – Una selezione di preferiti personali, curata da Elton. Il libro del cofanetto include un commento scritto traccia per traccia di Elton John con Alexis Petridis.

Dischi 3, 4 e 5: Rarities 1965 -1971 – I tanto ricercati demo di Elton dei 1960 e dei primi 1970 e la musica che ha cementato le fondamenta dell'iconica partnership di scrittura John-Taupin. Il pezzo mancante, avvincente e precedentemente inedito, della sua illustre storia. Daryl Easlea racconta questa storia affascinante con i contributi di coloro che erano presenti all'epoca.

Dischi 6 e 7: B Sides 1976-2005 – Lati B, mai compilati insieme prima d'ora. Quelle gemme dei B-Side che ora hanno un'altra possibilità di brillare – molti mai disponibili in precedenza in digitale.

Disco 8: And This Is Me . . . – In concomitanza con l'uscita dell'edizione tascabile aggiornata di 'Me', la raccolta finale celebra le canzoni menzionate per nome da Elton nel suo acclamato libro, chiudendo 'Jewel Box' con il vincitore del Premio Oscar 2020 '(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again'.

15.3 x 12.6 x 2.6"

Tracklist

Disco 1 (DEEP CUTS)
1. Monkey Suit (Elton John & Leon Russell)
2. Where To Now St Peter?
3. Mellow
4. The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34)
5. Chameleon
6. Gone to Shiloh (Elton John & Leon Russell)
7. We All Fall In Love Sometimes
8. Too Low For Zero
9. The Power (with Little Richard)
10. All That I’m Allowed
11. The Bridge
12. The New Fever Waltz
13. Stones Throw From Hurtin’
14. The North
15 .Hoop Of Fire
16. Boogie Pilgrim

Disco 2 (DEEP CUTS)
1. Ticking
2. Crystal
3. All Quiet On The Western Front
4. Tell Me When The Whistle Blows
5. Freaks In Love
6. Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)
7. The Emperor’s New Clothes
8. House
9. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
10. Understanding Women
11. Shoot Down The Moon
12. Have Mercy On The Criminal
13. Blues For Baby And Me
14. My Quicksand
15. Street Kids

Disco 3 (RARITIES - PART ONE 1965 - 1968)
1. Come Back Baby (BLUESOLOGY)
2. Mr. Frantic (BLUESOLOGY)
3. Scarecrow (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
4. A Dandelion Dies In The Wind (Piano Demo)
5. Velvet Fountain (Piano Demo)
6. A Little Love Goes A Long Way (Piano Demo)
7. If You Could See Me Now (Piano Demo)
8. Mr. Lightning Strikerman (Piano Demo)
9. Countryside Love Affair (Piano Demo)
10. I Could Never Fall In Love With Anybody Else (Piano Demo)
11. I Get A Little Bit Lonely (Piano Demo)
12. The Witch's House (Piano Demo)
13. Get Out Of This Town (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
14. Year Of The Teddy Bear (Piano Demo)
15. Where It's At (Piano/Percussion Demo)
16. Who's Gonna Love You (Piano/Percussion Demo)
17. Nina (Band Demo)
18. Angel Tree (Piano/Guitar/Tambourine Demo)
19. Here's To The Next Time (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
20. Thank You For All Your Loving (Band Version)
21. Watching The Planes Go By (Band Version)
22. When The First Tear Shows (Band Version)
23. Tartan Coloured Lady (Band Version)

Disco 4 (RARITIES PART TWO 1968)
1. Hourglass (Band Version)
2. 71-75 New Oxford Street (Band Demo)
3. Turn To Me (Arranged Band Version)
4. Reminds Me Of You (Piano Demo)
5. I Can't Go On Living Without You (Arranged Band Version)
6. And The Clock Goes Round (Piano Demo)
7. When I Was Tealby Abbey (Piano Demo)
8. I'll Stop Living When You Stop Loving Me (Piano Demo)
9.Trying To Hold On To A Love That's Dying (Piano Demo)
10. Sitting Doing Nothing (Band Version)
11. Regimental Sgt. Zippo (Band Version)
12. Cry Willow Cry (Band Demo)
13. There Is Still A Little Love (Band Demo)
14. If I Asked You (Band Demo)
15. Skyline Pigeon (Piano Demo)
16. Two Of A Kind (Arranged Band Demo)
17.The Girl On Angel Pavement (Arranged Band Demo)
18. Smokestack Children (Arranged Band Demo)
19. Baby I Miss You (Band Demo)
20. All Across The Havens (Piano/Guitar Demo)
21. Bonnie's Gone Away (Piano/Guitar Demo)
22. Just An Ordinary Man (Piano Demo)
23. There's Still Time For Me (Piano/Guitar/Tambourine Demo)

Disco 5 (RARITIES PART THREE 1968 - 1971)
1. The Tide Will Turn For Rebecca (Piano Demo)
2. Dick Barton Theme (Devil's Gallop) (The Bread & Beer Band)
3. Breakdown Blues (The Bread & Beer Band)
4. Taking The Sun From My Eyes (Arranged Band Version)
5. It's Me That You Need (Band Demo)
6. Sing Me No Sad Songs (Band Demo)
7. The Flowers Will Never Die (Piano Demo)
8. In The Morning (Band Demo)
9. Open Your Eyes To The Sun (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
10. One Time, Sometime or Never (Band Demo)
11. Slow Fade To Blue (Piano/Guitar Demo)
12. Rolling Western Union (Piano Demo)
13. My Father's Gun (Piano Demo)
14. Amoreena (Piano Demo)
15. Burn Down The Mission (Piano Demo)
16. Razor Face (Piano Demo)
17. Madman Across The Water (Piano Demo)
18. Holiday Inn (Piano Demo)
19. All The Nasties (Piano Demo)

Disco 6 (B SIDES PART ONE 1976 - 1984)
1. Snow Queen (Elton John and Kiki Dee)
2. Conquer The Sun
3. Cartier
4. White Man Danger
5. Tactics
6. Steal Away Child
7. Love So Cold
8. Les Aveux (Elton John and France Gall)
9. Donner Pour Donner (Elton John and France Gall)
10. J'Veux D'la Tendresse
11. Fools In Fashion
12. Can't Get Over Getting Over Losing You
13. Tortured
14. Hey Papa Legba
15. Take Me Down To The Ocean
16. Where Have All The Good Times Gone? [Alternate Mix]
17. The Retreat
18. Choc Ice Goes Mental
19. A Simple Man

Disco 7 (B-SIDES PART TWO 1984-2005)
1. Lonely Boy
2. Highlander
3. Billy And The Kids
4. Lord Of The Flies
5. Rope Around A Fool
6. Medicine Man
7. I Know Why I'm In Love
8. Big Man In A Little Suit
9. God Never Came Here
10. The North Star
11. Did Anybody Sleep With Joan Of Arc
12. So Sad The Renegade
13. A Little Peace
14.Keep It A Mystery
15. How's Tomorrow
16. Peter's Song
17. Things Only Get Better With Love

Disco 8 (AND THIS IS ME . . .)
1. Empty Sky
2. Lady Samantha
3. Border Song
4. My Father's Gun
5. All The Nasties
6. I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself
7. Philadelphia Freedom
8. Song For Guy
9. Sartorial Eloquence
10. Elton's Song
11. Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year)
12. I Fall Apart
13. Amazes Me
14. The Last Song
15. American Triangle
16. (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again