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Title: Elton John - Friends (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1971, Soundtrack, Film Pop Soundtrack, London, England 6/26
Matrix #: PAS 6004
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great (CC) | Members: Elton J (47' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Only a few years before this, Elton had attempted suicide during a doomed engagement to Linda Woodrow, while still hiding his sexuality inside a straight pop-star image.
2. Studio Lore: Friends was recorded with Paul Buckmaster’s orchestral arrangements, folding Elton and Bernie Taupin’s early songwriting into a small romantic film instead of a normal album cycle.
3. Media Narrative: The soundtrack became a strange side-door artifact in Elton’s rise, tied to a forgotten movie but pressed right as his early-70s identity was locking into place.

6/27/2026 CC