Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2LPs, Mercury)

His seventh studio album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road crowned Sir Elton John the Sun King of Brit-Rock in 1973. It has sold 31 million times, and everyone knows the single “Candle In The Wind”. For the 40th anniversary, the milestone appears new and tonally optimized as a double LP, on 180-gram audiophile vinyl, including a download card. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is considered to be the absolute highlight of Elton John’s already exorbitant career. Here comes his greatest masterpiece back, a dazzling kaleidoscope of singer-songwriter soft rock (“Candle In the Wind”), glam (“Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”), R&B, gospel and soul (“Bennie And The Jets”) ). New in the original format for the milestone anniversary.