John Elton | Captain Fantastic And | 2CD

Elton John is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist, born on 25 March 1947 in Pinner, Middlesex. He has sold over 200 million records and has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including nine No. 1 hits. He has won five Grammy awards and two Academy Awards, and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a performer.

This 50th Anniversary Edition of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is Elton John's ninth studio album, which was released in May 1975. The two CD set contains the original album (2016 remaster), along with unreleased session demos and live performances from Elton John's 2005 Captain Fantastic tour, plus three bonus tracks exclusive to this format. The album was produced by Gus Dudgeon, with remixes by Gus Dudgeon and Phil Dunne, and the essay is by Daryl Easlea. This edition was released on 24 October 2025 by Rocket Entertainment.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
2. Tower of Babel
3. Bitter Fingers
4. Tell Me When the Whistle Blows
5. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
6. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
7. Better Off Dead
8. Writing
9. We All Fall in Love Sometimes
10. Curtains
11. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
12. One Day at a Time
13. Philadelphia Freedom
14. House of Cards

Disc 2

1. Tell Me When the Whistle Blows (Session Demo)
2. Captain Fantastic Take 1 (Session Demo)
3. Writing (Session Demo)
4. We All Fall in Love Sometimes (Session Demo)
5. Captain Fantastic Take 2 (Session Demo)
6. Bitter Fingers (Session Demo)
7. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
8. Bitter Fingers (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
9. Tell Me When the Whistle Blows (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
10. Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
11. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
12. Better Off Dead (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
13. We All Fall in Love Sometimes/Curtains (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)