Elton John fans woke up this morning to the news that he was releasing an enormous box set, Elton: Jewel Box, packed with rarities from his long career. There’s a particular focus on his pre-fame days in the late Sixties where he churned out songs like “Hourglass,” “The Witch’s House,” and “Year of the Teddy Bear” with lyricist Bernie Taupin to complete public indifference. Many of the songs have never been officially released.
“Hearing these long lost tracks again, I find it hard to comprehend just how prolific...
“Hearing these long lost tracks again, I find it hard to comprehend just how prolific...
- 9/17/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
On November 13th, Elton John will release a career-spanning eight-cd box set titled Elton: Jewel Box. John personally selected the tracks for the collection, which includes rarities, demos, B-sides and fan favorites from throughout his long career. To preview the set, John has dropped the previously unreleased 1969 rarity “Sing Me No Sad Songs.”
“To delve back through every period of my career in such detail for Jewel Box has been an absolute pleasure,” John said in a statement. “Hearing these long lost tracks again, I find it hard to comprehend...
“To delve back through every period of my career in such detail for Jewel Box has been an absolute pleasure,” John said in a statement. “Hearing these long lost tracks again, I find it hard to comprehend...
- 9/17/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
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