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Title: Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1973, Pop, Glam Pop, London, England
Matrix #: MCA2-10003
Condition: VG++

Cultural Facts:

1. Studio Lore: Much of it was cut at Château d’Hérouville in France (the “rock château”), where artists lived on-site—fast takes, long nights, and a constant swirl of staff, guests, and chaos before London overdubs.

2. Media Narrative: At peak fame, Elton’s image became a public battlefield—camp spectacle, tabloid fixation, and industry pressure to stay “marketable,” even as his private life was kept tightly guarded.

3. Personal Struggle: He later described years of cocaine and alcohol addiction and bulimia, plus deep loneliness behind the persona; he got sober in 1990 and began rebuilding his life publicly.

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