Elton John – Honky Château
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DJM Records (2) – DJLPH 423 |
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Country: |
UK |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Classic Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Honky Cat | |
| A2 | Mellow | |
| A3 | I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself | |
| A4 | Susie (Dramas) | |
| A5 | Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) | |
| B1 | Salvation | |
| B2 | Slave | |
| B3 | Amy | |
| B4 | Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters | |
| B5 | Hercules |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Dick James Music Ltd.
- Distributed By – Pye Records (Sales) Ltd.
- Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
- Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
- Recorded At – Strawberry Studios,
- Remixed At – Trident Studios
- Pressed By – Tranco Limited
Credits
- Coordinator [Co-ordinated By] – Steve Brown*
- Design [Sleeve], Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Michael Ross (3)
- Engineer – Ken Scott
- Lacquer Cut By – Rasputin (10) (tracks: B1 to B5)
- Photography By [Cover] – Ed Caraeff
- Photography By [Liner] – Michael Ross (3)
- Producer – Gus Dudgeon
- Written-By – Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Notes
Gatefold textured sleeve with a tuck-in envelope/wallet to the back sleeve.
Front (Hessian) Picture is pasted on.
Copies are pressed on, what looks like, translucent blood-red vinyl, this is down to the vinyl formula used by Tranco Ltd. This is visible only against a strong light.
The labels without 'Made in England' text.
An almost identical UK version also without MADE IN ENGLAND underneath DICK JAMES MUSIC LIMITED on the labels here
- Has the text on either side of the spindle hole offset lower - see the position of ℗ 1972
- Also on the labels, the text on that release has a larger gap between "ELTON JOHN" and "Produced by Gus Dudgeon"
Front (Hessian) Picture is pasted on.
Copies are pressed on, what looks like, translucent blood-red vinyl, this is down to the vinyl formula used by Tranco Ltd. This is visible only against a strong light.
The labels without 'Made in England' text.
An almost identical UK version also without MADE IN ENGLAND underneath DICK JAMES MUSIC LIMITED on the labels here
- Has the text on either side of the spindle hole offset lower - see the position of ℗ 1972
- Also on the labels, the text on that release has a larger gap between "ELTON JOHN" and "Produced by Gus Dudgeon"
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): DJLPH 423-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): DJLPH 423-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, Etched): DJLPH-423-A-2 Bobil
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, Etched): DJLPH 423 B2 Rasputin
Other Versions (5 of 295)
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Honky Château (LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve) | DJM Records (2) | DJLPH 423, DJLPH.423 | UK | 1972 | ||
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Honky Château (LP, Album, Envelope Gatefold) | UNI Records | UNI 93135, 93135 | Canada | 1972 | ||
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Honky Château (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | DJM Records (2) | 86 210 IT, DJLPH 423 | 1972 | |||
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Honky Château (LP, Album) | DJM Records (2) | 503006 | 1972 | |||
| Honky Château (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve) | DJM Records (2) | DJLPH 423 | Scandinavia | 1972 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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I had a few different good sounding UK original pressings before I got this one earlier today. This is probably the most dynamic pressing of the ones I’ve, it’s crankable and begs to be played loud. I love it.
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Edited one year ago...Here's a quirky thing: the labels on my copy of *this version* has the "SIDE 1/SIDE 2" & "33·1/3 RPM, etc" text offset higher to the spindle hole (as pictured), but has the greater spacing between "ELTON JOHN" & "Produced by Gus Dudgeon" as seen on the labels of the other (comparable) version and as referenced in the Discogs "Notes" info above; everything else (envelope/wallet, gatefold, blood-red wine translucent vinyl) otherwise being the same...Go figure...
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The older pressings are the best. If you can get a clean copy they sound fantastic. Modern pressings are terrible. -
My 2017 RM 180g copy looked great but played horribly.. Boomy, muddy, almost cancelling play itself. Deep cleaning did not help. Sold it and picked up the 1972 UK A2/B2. Huge improvement! A powerful and dynamic gem. -
After putting this record through my project vc-e cleaning machine
It sounds unbelievable, as good as audiophile releases, quiet, dynamic, amazing! -
Hard to tell which issue this as as the small flap which has the tuck-in tag on is not shown but 1st issues have a large slot and tag (77 mm) and the regular tag/slot is half this size at 38 mm. The tag is a completely different shape to the common smaller tag.
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