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Rock & Pop
Lot 355

Elton John: An acetate recording of Taking The Sun From My Eyes,
1968,

17 November 2021, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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Elton John: An acetate recording of Taking The Sun From My Eyes,

1968,
a single-sided, 7inch 45rpm pressing, the Dick James Music Limited Demo Disc label with typewritten recording details and inscribed twice in ballpoint + ORCH, running time 2:55, in original die-cut, plain sleeve

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An Elton John/Bernie Taupin composition, this was first released in February 1969 as the B-side to the Polydor single Another Night by Ayshea. London-born Ayshea Hague hosted the TV pop show Lift Off With Ayshea, which ran from 1969 to 1974. In 1975 she represented Great Britain in the World Song Festival in Tokyo with a song also written by Elton entitled The Flowers Will Never Die. This acetate features Elton on piano and vocals with backing band/vocals and orchestral overdubs.

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