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Lot 150

Elton John: An acetate recording,
circa 1970,

Amended
10 December 2015, 12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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Elton John: An acetate recording,

circa 1970,
a double-sided, 12 inch 33 1/3rpm disc, Emidisc labels with handwritten recording details in blue ballpoint, five tracks listed as Side 1 Take Me To The Pilot Border and Side 2 Rock & Roll Madonna Ballad Of A Wellknown Gun Son Of Your Father; together with an Advance Promotion Copy of the single 'Border Song'/'Bad Side Of The Moon', 1970, DJM, DJS.217

Footnotes

It is unclear why this particular selection of songs are grouped on this acetate as they were released on different albums etc. However, there are some differences to the released tracks, most notably the extended version of 'Take Me To The Pilot' and the lack of audience sound-effects on 'Rock 'n' Roll Madonna'.

Saleroom notices

Please note there are 5 tracks on this acetate: Take Me To The Pilot, Border Song, Rock and Roll Madonna, Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun, and Son Of Your Father.

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