Year/Genre/City: 1973, Pop Rock, London, UK
Matrix #: MCA -2100
Condition: VG+, sounds great; looks good with a few very light marks

Cultural Facts:

1. Studio Lore: Peak Elton/Dee Murray/Nigel Olsson/Davey Johnstone band chemistry—tracked fast because they were touring constantly.

2. Scene Ecology: The Elton/Bernie partnership came out of London’s songwriter-for-hire world, then exploded via U.S. arena circuits.

3. Album Art: The cover’s pulp-comic crime scene was staged as a tongue-in-cheek persona piece—Elton leaning into character over “authentic” rock posturing.

+1 5/26/25 - EK  1/13/2026 CC