Elton JohnTumbleweed Connection

Label:

UNI Records – 73096

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Pinckneyville Pressing, Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1 Ballad Of A Well Known Gun
Acoustic Guitar, Lead GuitarCaleb Quaye
Backing VocalsTony Hazzard
Bass GuitarDave Glover*
Drums, PercussionRoger Pope
GuitarCaleb Quaye
PianoElton John
4:59
A2 Come Down In Time
Acoustic BassChris Laurence
Acoustic GuitarLes Thatcher
Bass GuitarHerbie Flowers
DrumsBarry Morgan
HarpSkaila Kanga
OboeKarl Jenkins
3:24
A3 Country Comfort
Acoustic GuitarCaleb Quaye
Backing VocalsNigel Olsson
Bass GuitarHerbie Flowers
DrumsBarry Morgan
HarmonicaIan Duck
PianoElton John
Steel GuitarGordon Huntley
Twelve-String Guitar [Acoustic]Les Thatcher
ViolinJohnny Van Derek
5:07
A4 Son Of Your Father
Backing VocalsTammi Hunt
Bass GuitarDave Glover*
DrumsRoger Pope
HarmonicaIan Duck
Lead GuitarCaleb Quaye
PianoElton John
3:46
A5 My Father's Gun
Backing VocalsTony Hazzard
Bass GuitarDave Glover*
DrumsRoger Pope
Lead Guitar, Acoustic GuitarCaleb Quaye
PianoElton John
6:19
B1 Where To Now St. Peter?
Backing VocalsNigel Olsson
Bass GuitarDave Glover*
DrumsRoger Pope
Lead Guitar, Acoustic GuitarCaleb Quaye
PianoElton John
4:12
B2 Love Song
Acoustic Guitar, Backing VocalsLesley Duncan
Composed ByLesley Duncan
3:39
B3 Amoreena
Bass GuitarDee Murray
DrumsNigel Olsson
Lead GuitarCaleb Quaye
Piano, OrganElton John
5:02
B4 Talking Old Soldiers
PianoElton John
4:02
B5 Burn Down The Mission
Acoustic BassChris Laurence
Acoustic GuitarMike Egan
Backing VocalsElton John
Bass GuitarHerbie Flowers
Congas, TambourineRobin Jones
DrumsBarry Morgan
OrganBrian Dee
PianoElton John
6:20

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyDick James Music, Inc.
  • Distributed ByMCA Inc.
  • Produced ForThis Record Co. Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Universal City Records
  • Pressed ByMCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
  • Published ByDick James Music Ltd.
  • Published ByBlue Seas Music, Inc.
  • Published ByJAC Music Co., Inc.
  • Recorded AtTrident Studios

Credits

  • Arranged ByPaul Buckmaster
  • Art Direction, Design [Sleeve]David Larkham
  • Composed ByElton John And Bernie Taupin* (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B5)
  • Coordinator [Co-ordination]Steve Brown*
  • EngineerRobin Geoffrey Cable
  • Keyboards, VocalsElton John
  • Lyrics ByBernie Taupin
  • Photography By [Cover]Ian Digby-Ovens
  • Photography By [Inside Sleeve]Ian Digby-Ovens
  • ProducerGus Dudgeon

Notes

MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville pressing indicated by trailing "2" etched in runouts.
Unipak gatefold sleeve, comes with 12 page booklet.

No UNi logo on cover.

UNI label variations from a similar Pinckneyville pressing: Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection.
1. "Dudgeon / Buckmaster" credits left of spindle hole.
2. "Stereo" (not all caps)
3. Side markers notated as: 1 & 2
4. (US 1192) and (US 1193) in parenthesis

Printed in U.S.A.
This Album is Available on Cassette and 8 Track.

Universal City Records, a division on MCA Inc.

Dusty Springfield (Courtesy of Atlantic Records)
Madeline Bell (Courtesy of Philips Records and Mercury Record Corporation)
Kay Garner, Lesley Duncan (Courtesy of Date Records) [Track A1, A4]
Kay Garner, Lesley Duncan (Courtesy of CBS Records) [Track A5]
Tony Hazzard, Tony Burrows (Courtesy of Bell Records)

Track B4: Talking Old Soldiers gatefold credits has "(With love to David)".

All songs [...]
© Copyright 1970 by Dick James Music Ltd., London (except "Love Song" [...] for Blue Seas Music, Inc./Jac Music Co., Inc., ASCAP)
© Copyright 1969. All rights for the U.S.A., Canada, Mexico and the Philippines controlled by Dick James Music, Inc., 1780 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019 (BMI)

©Universal City Records • A Division of MCA Inc. 1970

Track durations and order differ between the labels and the booklet. This release shows the order and durations as given on the labels.

Catalog numbers:
73096 - Front, spine, labels & booklet
No MCA catalog number anywhere on release

Variant 1 side A is etched, side B stamped, except for etched "1" and "2".
Variant 2 stamped.
Variant 3 stamped, except for etched "2"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label matrix): US 1192
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label matrix): US 1193
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 1): US 1192 T4 1 0 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 1): US 1193 1 1 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 2): US-1192-1S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 2): US-1193-1S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 3): US 1192 T4 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 3): US 1193 8 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout , var. 4): US 1192 T3 5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var.4): US 1193 8 2

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Tumbleweed Connection (LP, Album, Gatefold Cover) DJM Records (2) DJLPS 410, DJLPS.410 UK 1970
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Tumbleweed Connection (LP, Album) DJM Records (2) SDJL-934,079 Australia 1970
Tumbleweed Connection (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) Hansa 80 988 IT 1970
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Tumbleweed Connection (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) UNI Records 73096 US 1970
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Tumbleweed Connection (Cassette, Album) DJM Records (2) ZCDJL 410 UK 1970

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  • mjskywalker96's avatar
    mjskywalker96
    Never listened to this record growing up but the older I got the more I like it. You can really appreciate Elton’s growing talent and confidence. This record has great vibe to it throughout. My pressing is fantastic! Highly recommended!

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