Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection (E/VG+) – LP, AU 1975
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Tumbleweed Connection is an LP by Elton John from 1975 released on the DJM Records label.
About this album
Tumbleweed Connection is one of Elton John’s most distinctive early albums, a bold country-rock and pop statement that expanded the scope of his breakout years. Released in 1970, it reunited John with lyricist Bernie Taupin for songs steeped in American imagery, frontier myths and small-town melancholy, from the dramatic sweep of Burn Down the Mission to the reflective Come Down in Time and the anthemic My Father’s Gun. Produced by Gus Dudgeon, the album balanced piano-led melody with a warmer, rootsier arrangement style, helping define John’s versatility before his global superstardom. It remains widely regarded as a key album in his catalogue.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Elton JohnLabel: DJM Records – L-34079Format: LP, Album, Repress, StereoUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1975Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Country Rock, Soft RockA1 Ballad Of A Well Known Gun
A2 Come Down In Time
A3 Country Comfort
A4 Son Of Your Father
A5 My Father'S Gun
B1 Where To Now St. Peter
B2 Love Song
B3 Amoreena
B4 Talking Old Soldiers
B5 Burn Down The Mission
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Description
- Description
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- Tracklist
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Tumbleweed Connection is an LP by Elton John from 1975 released on the DJM Records label.
About this album
Tumbleweed Connection is one of Elton John’s most distinctive early albums, a bold country-rock and pop statement that expanded the scope of his breakout years. Released in 1970, it reunited John with lyricist Bernie Taupin for songs steeped in American imagery, frontier myths and small-town melancholy, from the dramatic sweep of Burn Down the Mission to the reflective Come Down in Time and the anthemic My Father’s Gun. Produced by Gus Dudgeon, the album balanced piano-led melody with a warmer, rootsier arrangement style, helping define John’s versatility before his global superstardom. It remains widely regarded as a key album in his catalogue.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Elton JohnLabel: DJM Records – L-34079Format: LP, Album, Repress, StereoUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1975Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Country Rock, Soft RockA1 Ballad Of A Well Known Gun
A2 Come Down In Time
A3 Country Comfort
A4 Son Of Your Father
A5 My Father'S Gun
B1 Where To Now St. Peter
B2 Love Song
B3 Amoreena
B4 Talking Old Soldiers
B5 Burn Down The Mission
