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Blue Moves

Elton John

1976 · Jazz, Rock

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Blue Moves by Elton John

Blue Moves is a Rock album by Elton John, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 138 pressings tracked, owned by 26 collectors.

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Blue Moves, released October 1976, is the eleventh official album release for Elton John. It was the second Elton John double album (after Goodbye Yellow Brick Road), and the first released by John's own Rocket Records Ltd. Despite the album's darker tone and a wave of negative reviews, in its initial release made it to No. 3 on the album charts, partly on the strength of the album's biggest hit single "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word".

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Your Starter For...1:25
  2. A2Tonight8:02
  3. A3One Horse Town5:47
  4. A4Chameleon5:27

Side B

  1. B1Boogie Pilgrim6:03
  2. B2Cage The Songbird3:28
  3. B3Crazy Water5:42
  4. B4Shoulder Holster4:20

Side C

  1. C1Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word3:43
  2. C2Out Of The Blue6:10
  3. C3Between Seventeen And Twenty5:10
  4. C4The Wide-eyed And Laughing3:20
  5. C5Someone's Final Song4:00

Side D

  1. D1Where's The Shoorah?4:30
  2. D2If There's A God In Heaven (What's He Waiting For?)4:20
  3. D3Idol4:10
  4. D4Theme From A Non-existent TV Series1:20
  5. D5Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance!)6:37

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Soft Rock
  • lush
  • melancholic
  • romantic

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Gatefold sleeve & Text inner sleeves
Catalog number on the sleeve is ROSP 1
The albums are individually numbered. A/B is ROLL 11 and C/D is ROLL 12
Basic tracks throughout recorded at Eastern Sound, Toronto, Canada, engineered by Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart.
Entire album remixed at Marquee Studios, London, engineered by Phil Dunne and Gus Dudgeon.
Cover painting "The Guardian Readers" by Patrick Procktor
A2 - London Symphony Orchestra: Recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, engineer John Kurlander
A3, B3, D2 - The Martyn Ford Orchestra: Recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, engineer John Kurlander
A4, B2, B3, C3, C4, C5 - Backing vocals recorded at Brother Studio, Santa Monica, California, engineered by Gus Dudgeon and
Earl Mankey
B1, B4, D3 - Horn Section - The Brecker Bros: Randy & Michael Brecker with Barry Rogers and David Sanborn recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, engineer Mark Howlett
B1 - Horn Section and Backing Vocals recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, engineer Mark Howlett
B3 - Brass and Strings recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, engineer John Kurlander
C1 - Accordion & Strings recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, engineer Mark Howlett
D1 - Backing vocals recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, engineer Mark Howlett
D5 - Backing vocals and strings recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, engineer Mark Howlett
Publishers:
A2 to A4, B3 to C2, C5, D1, D3 to D5 Big Pig Music Ltd.
B1, B2, C3, C4, D2 Big Pig Music Ltd.-Rocket Music Ltd.

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