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Rock & Pop
Lot 211

Elton John: An Acetate Recording Of I Can't Go On Living Without You,
late 1968/early 1969,

24 May 2023, 12:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£600 - £800

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Elton John: An Acetate Recording Of I Can't Go On Living Without You,

late 1968/early 1969,
a single-sided, 7inch 45rpm disc with Dick James Music Limited label with typewritten recording details,
7in (18cm) diameter

Footnotes

Provenance:
A John/Taupin composition, this acetate was given as a demo to singer Dave Sealey, who was signed to DJM at the time. He released a single in 1969, DJM DJS 210, with this as a B-side to Picking Up The Pieces. The song had originally been released in Europe (not the UK) in March 1969 on an EP by Lulu. Its first UK release, in March 1969, was as an A-side of a single by Stuart A. Brown, a former member of Bluesology.

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