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Honky Château 50th anniversary / Elton John 2CD deluxe

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Elton John’s 1972 album Honky Château will be reissued for its (belated) 50th anniversary in March.

The album features songs such as the transatlantic top 10 single ‘Rocket Man’, ‘Honky Cat’ and ‘Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters’ and was very much Elton’s step into global superstardom.

Recorded at the now legendary Château d’HérouvilleIt (25 miles north-west of Paris) it was originally released in May 1972, and kicked off a stream of classic albums including 1973’s Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Elton remembers the recording well: “The first morning we were there, I had three (songs) done by the time the band drifted downstairs looking for something to eat: ‘Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters’, ‘Amy’ and ‘Rocket Man’.”

The 50th anniversary reissue of Château isn’t quite to the scale of last year’s Madman Across The Water re-release and offers two main formats: a 2CD set and 2LP black vinyl.

The double CD offers the original album, a newly created selection of outtakes from the original session tapes and eight live recordings from the Royal Festival Hall show in 1972, where the tracks received their live debut, just a few days after being recorded at the Château. It includes a 40-page booklet with an essay featuring interviews from those who were there at the time.

The 2LP vinyl edition includes the nine session demos but not the Royal Festival Hall live performances. It does have a booklet though with the essay and images etc. A single LP pressed on limited gold-coloured vinyl is also available via D2C channels.

Honky Château will be reissued on 24 March via EMI/UMR.

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Live at the Royal Festival Hall, London February 5th 1972

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