Elton John – Empty Sky
Tracklist
| A1 | Empty Sky | 8:29 | |
| A2 | Valhalla | 4:09 | |
| A3 | Western Ford Gateway | 3:12 | |
| A4 | Hymn 2000 | 4:30 | |
| B1 | Lady What's Tomorrow | 3:06 | |
| B2 | Sails | 3:39 | |
| B3 | The Scaffold | 3:13 | |
| B4 | Skyline Pigeon | 3:31 | |
| B5 | Gulliver / Hay Chewed | 6:58 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
- Copyright © – MCA Records, Inc.
- Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
- Recorded At – Dick James Studio
- Published By – Dick James Music Ltd.
- Published By – Cookaway Music Ltd.
Credits
- Art Direction, Design [Sleeve] – David Larkham And Friends
- Bass Guitar – Tony Murray
- Drums – Nigel Olsson (tracks: B1)
- Drums, Percussion – Roger Pope
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Congas – Caleb Quaye
- Harmonica – Graham Vickery
- Painting [Cover] – FOLON*
- Photography By [back cover] – Terry O'Neill (2)
- Photography By [liner] – David Larkham
- Piano, Vocals, Organ, Electric Piano, Harpsichord – Elton John
- Producer – Steve Brown*
- Tape [Operator], Whistling – Clive Franks
- Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Don Fay
Notes
This is the 1975 MCA reissue of Elton John's debut LP [Elton John - Empty Sky] released in 1969 in the UK on the DJM Records (2) label.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society (Track B4): ASCAP
- Rights Society (All other tracks): BMI
- Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runout): ▣-G-▣
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MCA 606
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MCA 607
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 1): MCA606-W2 ▣-G-▣
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 1): MCA607-W3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 2): MCA606-W2 ▣-G-▣
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 2): MCA-607-W2 ▣-G-▣ 4
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 3): MCA-606-W1 ▣-G-▣
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 3): MCA-607-W2 ▣-G-▣ 4
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 4): MCA-606-W1 ▣-G-▣ 4
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 4): MCA-607-W2 ▣-G-▣ 3
Other Versions (5 of 148)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empty Sky (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | DJM Records (2), DJM Records (2) | DJLPS 403, DJLPS.403 | UK | 1969 | |||
New Submission | Empty Sky (LP, Album, Mono) | DJM Records (2) | DJLP 403 | UK | 1969 | ||
Recently Edited | Empty Sky (LP, Album, Stereo, Mono Sleeve) | DJM Records (2), DJM Records (2) | DJLPS.403, DJLP 403 | UK | 1969 | ||
New Submission | Empty Sky (LP, Album, Stereo) | DJM Records (2), DJM Records (2) | DJLPS 403, DJLPS.403 | UK | 1969 | ||
Recently Edited | Empty Sky (LP, Album, Gatefold) | DJM Records (2), DJM Records (2) | DJLPS 403, DJLPS.403 | UK | 1969 |
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Reviews
Edited 2 years agoWhat ‘Empty Sky’ lacks in snappy pop hits emblematic of Elton John, it makes up for by delivering a welcome blend of moody and melodic, even psychedelic sounds of 1969. (Note: ‘Empty Sky’ was reissued in 1975.) Regardless of which version you’re listening to, this album is heady.
‘Empty Sky’ is part Dylan, part Stones, part Floyd, part Velvet Underground, part Jethro Tull, and all heart. It listens somewhere between a love letter to his contemporaries and a warning that Elton John is about to take the world by storm.
Release
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