Elton John – Blue Moves

Elton John

Elton John –Blue Moves

1976

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Version Information

Label
The Rocket Record Company
Catalog numbers
ROSP 1
OC 158-98 293/4
Original year
1976
Version year
1976
Region
UK
Format

2 x Vinyl
Gatefold
LP
Album
Stereo

Version notes

Gatefold sleeve & Text inner sleeves

Catalog number on the sleeve is ROSP 1

The albums are individually numbered. A/B is ROLL 11 and C/D is ROLL 12

℗ 1976 Sackville Productions Ltd.
Basic tracks throughout recorded at Eastern Sound, Toronto, Canada, engineered by Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart.
Entire album remixed at Marquee Studios, London, engineered by Phil Dunne and Gus Dudgeon.

Lyrics by Bernie Taupin reproduced by permission of the publisher © 1976 Big Pig Music

Cover painting "The Guardian Readers" by Patrick Procktor

A2 - London Symphony Orchestra: Recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, engineer John Kurlander
A3, B3, D2 - The Martyn Ford Orchestra: Recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, engineer John Kurlander
A4, B2, B3, C3, C4, C5 - Backing vocals recorded at Brother Studio, Santa Monica, California, engineered by Gus Dudgeon and
Earl Mankey
B1, B4, D3 - Horn Section - The Brecker Bros: Randy & Michael Brecker with Barry Rogers and David Sanborn recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, engineer Mark Howlett
B1 - Horn Section and Backing Vocals recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, engineer Mark Howlett
B3 - Brass and Strings recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, engineer John Kurlander
C1 - Accordion & Strings recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, engineer Mark Howlett
D1 - Backing vocals recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, engineer Mark Howlett
D5 - Backing vocals and strings recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, engineer Mark Howlett

Publishers:
A2 to A4, B3 to C2, C5, D1, D3 to D5 Big Pig Music Ltd.
B1, B2, C3, C4, D2 Big Pig Music Ltd.-Rocket Music Ltd.

Tracklist
A1.Your Starter For... 1:25
A2.Tonight 8:02
A3.One Horse Town 5:47
A4.Chameleon 5:27
B1.Boogie Pilgrim 6:03
B2.Cage The Songbird 3:28
B3.Crazy Water 5:42
B4.Shoulder Holster 4:20
C1.Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 3:43
C2.Out Of The Blue 6:10
C3.Between Seventeen And Twenty 5:10
C4.The Wide-eyed And Laughing 3:20
C5.Someone's Final Song 4:00
D1.Where's The Shoorah? 4:30
D2.If There's A God In Heaven (What's He Waiting For?) 4:20
D3.Idol 4:10
D4.Theme From A Non-existent TV Series 1:20
D5.Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance!) 6:37

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