Elton John – Blue Moves
Tracklist
Your Starter For... | 1:25 | ||
Tonight | 8:02 | ||
One Horse Town | 5:47 | ||
Chameleon | 5:27 | ||
Boogie Pilgrim | 6:03 | ||
Cage The Songbird | 3:28 | ||
Crazy Water | 5:42 | ||
Shoulder Holster | 4:20 | ||
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word | 3:43 | ||
Out Of The Blue | 6:10 | ||
Between Seventeen And Twenty | 5:10 | ||
The Wide-eyed And Laughing | 3:20 | ||
Someone's Final Song | 4:00 | ||
Where's The Shoorah? | 4:30 | ||
If There's A God In Heaven (What's He Waiting For?) | 4:20 | ||
Idol | 4:10 | ||
Theme From A Non-existent TV Series | 1:20 | ||
Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance!) | 6:37 |
Credits (18)
- David CostaArt Direction
- Caleb QuayeBand [The Elton John Band Is]
- Davey JohnstoneBand [The Elton John Band Is]
- James Newton HowardBand [The Elton John Band Is]
- Kenny PassarelliBand [The Elton John Band Is]
- Ray CooperBand [The Elton John Band Is]
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![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – ROSP 1, The Rocket Record Company – OC 158-98 293/4 | UK | 1976 | UK — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve | The Rocket Record Company – ROSP.1-1/2 | Australia | 1976 | Australia — 1976 | ||||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Stereo | The Rocket Record Company – 1C 188-98 293/94, EMI Electrola – 1C 188-98 293/94, The Rocket Record Company – 1C 188-98293/94, EMI Electrola – 1C 188-98293/94 | Germany | 1976 | Germany — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gloversville Pressing, Gatefold | MCA Records – MCA2-11004, The Rocket Record Company – MCA2-11004, MCA Records – 2-11004, The Rocket Record Company – 2-11004 | US | 1976 | US — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album | The Rocket Record Company – 2J 164-98293/4 | Greece | 1976 | Greece — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – 5C 152-98 293/4 | Netherlands | 1976 | Netherlands — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album | The Rocket Record Company – MCA2-11004, MCA Records – MCA2-11004 | Canada | 1976 | Canada — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – 3 C 164-98293/94, The Rocket Record Company – 3 C 164 - 98293/94 | Italy | 1976 | Italy — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album | The Rocket Record Company – 6650005 | Greece | 1976 | Greece — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album | The Rocket Record Company – 6650 005 | France | 1976 | France — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – DAR 221 | South Africa | 1976 | South Africa — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – 2C164-98293/4 | France | 1976 | France — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 8-Track Cartridge, Album | The Rocket Record Company – 8X2-ROSP 1, The Rocket Record Company – 0C 364 - 98 293/4 | UK | 1976 | UK — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – ROSP1, The Rocket Record Company – 7C 158-98 293/4 | Scandinavia | 1976 | Scandinavia — 1976 | ||||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album | The Rocket Record Company – 10 C 158-98293/4 | Spain | 1976 | Spain — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – XROL 45002/3 | Brazil | 1976 | Brazil — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves Cassette, Album, Twin-Pack Cassette | MCA Records – MCAC2-11004, The Rocket Record Company – MCAC-2-11004 | US | 1976 | US — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – IVS-67105•06 | Japan | 1976 | Japan — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Pinckneyville Press | MCA Records – MCA2-11004, The Rocket Record Company – MCA2-11004 | US | 1976 | US — 1976 | ||||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – 8E 164-98293/4, The Rocket Record Company – 8E 164 98293/4 | Portugal | 1976 | Portugal — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – 5118-5119, The Rocket Record Company – 4193-4194 | Chile | 1976 | Chile — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – 5391/2 | Argentina | 1976 | Argentina — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – MCA2-11004, MCA Records – MCA2-11004 | Canada | 1976 | Canada — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Unofficial Release | Liming Record – LM-2770 | Taiwan | 1976 | Taiwan — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves Cassette, Album, Twin-Pack Cassette | MCA Records – MCAC2-11004, The Rocket Record Company – MCAC-2-11004 | Canada | 1976 | Canada — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – ROLL 11/12 | New Zealand | 1976 | New Zealand — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – EJD 1/2, The Rocket Record Company – MCA 1108 | South Africa | 1976 | South Africa — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×Cassette, Album | The Rocket Record Company – TC-ROSP-1, The Rocket Record Company – TC -ROSP-1/1, The Rocket Record Company – TC -ROSP-1/2 | Australia | 1976 | Australia — 1976 | ||||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album | The Rocket Record Company – 6650 005, The Rocket Record Company – 6302 089, The Rocket Record Company – 6302 090 | Germany | 1976 | Germany — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album | The Rocket Record Company – MCA2-11004, MCA Records – MCA2-11004 | Canada | 1976 | Canada — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album | The Rocket Record Company – ROSP 1, The Rocket Record Company – OC 158-98 293/4 | Israel | 1976 | Israel — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 8-Track Cartridge, Album | MCA Records – MCAT2-11004, The Rocket Record Company – MCAT2-11004, MCA Records – MCAT-2-11004 | US | 1976 | US — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | The Rocket Record Company – SLEMB-696 | Mexico | 1976 | Mexico — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves Cassette, Album, Mono, Double Play Tape | The Rocket Record Company – TC2-ROSP 1, The Rocket Record Company – 0C 464 98 293/4 | UK | 1976 | UK — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves Cassette, Album, Stereo | The Rocket Record Company – 1C 284-98 328 | Germany | 1976 | Germany — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | EMI – ROLL 11 | Barbados | 1976 | Barbados — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves LP | Rainbow Music (13) – SHM 990 | Malaysia | 1976 | Malaysia — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | EMI – E2S6 | Colombia | 1976 | Colombia — 1976 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Blue Moves 8-Track Cartridge, Album | MCA Records – MCAT2-11004, The Rocket Record Company – MCAT2-11004, MCA Records – MCAT-2-11004 | Canada | 1976 | Canada — 1976 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Blue Moves Cassette, Album, Stereo | The Rocket Record Company – 2C 462-98293 | France | 1976 | France — 1976 | New Submission |
Recommendations
Reviews
- Absolutely no problems with the sound on my original copy. Rich and deep, breathes new life into this much underrated album.
- First time listen, really enjoyed it, bit of an a hidden gem. Great sound/production for a almost 50 year old vinyl.
- For many artists this double album would far surpass their most revered work yet we generally seem to dismiss it.
I had it in my collection for decades and never played it.
I gave it a spin today.. I’m not an Elton fan except for Tumbleweed Connection, but I must admit this is a very nice production, I’ve decided to hang on to it for another decade or so. - Initial pressings omitted three tracks from the original LP.
“Shoulder Holdster” a kind of Bonnie and Clyde tale that’s pretty weak. “Out of the Blue” an instrumental that sounds like the theme to an Aron Spelling cop show and “The Wide Eyed and Laughing” a strange and eerie song with Indian style instruments.
This album has some great moments but it’s a long, long listen even when edited to 15 tracks!
Some of the songs are too long such as “Boogie Pilgrim” which seems to keep going for the sake of it!
“Between 17 and Twenty”, “Where’s The Shoorah?”, “If There’s a God in Heaven” and “Bite Your Lip” (another long pointless track), are all weak and irritating songs that could have been axed! referencing Blue Moves (CD, Album, Reissue) 822 818-2
The omits three tracks from the original LP.
“Shoulder Holdster” a kind of Bonnie and Clyde tale that’s pretty weak. “Out of the Blue” an instrumental that sounds like the theme to an Aron Spelling cop show and “The Wide Eyed and Laughing” a strange and eerie song with Indian style instruments.
This album has some great moments but it’s a long, long listen even when edited to 15 tracks!- Not his last great album IMO because he had a few strong releases in the 90's but one of the overlooked ones from a catalog with no shortage of major releases. I first had this on a CD but I was very disappointed to find they left some tracks off to fit what I assume the record company thought to be the good ones on one disc. Among them and one of my favorites was "Shoulder Holster". Had to tretun that copy without even listening to it.
I always considered most double LP albums to be strong releases from any artist as they have enough creative material to fill four sides. This album proves it by including 3 incredible (and, dare I say, somewhat progressive rock) instrumentals. Other stand-outs to me feature the blended styles of popular music past and the fast approaching future including the vocal jazzy "Idol" and the almost disco entries like "Boogie Pilgrim" and "Bite Your Lip".
Maybe this album could be the signal for the end of an era but Elton and company certainly were not finished making good music after the Blue Moves album despite rough patches in the coming decade. - This pressing is outstanding. The consensus seems to be that prime Elton is 1970-75 but I always include this album as well. It doesn't reach the highs of Yellow Brick Road but it's still musically creative and inventive.
referencing Blue Moves (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) IVS-67105•06
Perfet sound! I compared it with the American first press and I can say that the Japanese is better in all respects.
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