Elton John – Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy

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Label:

 MCA Records – MCA-2142

Format:
Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Gloversville Pressing, Gatefold

Country:

 US

Released:

Genre:

 Pop

Style:

 Rock & Roll

Tracklist

A1 Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin – Davey*
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Shaker, Congas, Gong, Quijada [Jawbone], Tambourine – Ray*
Vocals, Electric Piano, Piano – Elton*
5:45
A2 Tower Of Babel
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Electric Guitar – Davey*
Tambourine – Ray*
Vocals, Piano – Elton*
4:28
A3 Bitter Fingers
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Bells, Bell Tree [Belltree], Tambourine, Congas – Ray*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*
Vocals, Piano – Elton*
4:32
A4 Tell Me When The Whistle Blows
Arranged By [Orchestral] – Gene Page
Bass – Dee*
Drums – Nigel*
Electric Guitar – Davey*
Tambourine, Congas – Ray*
Vocals, Electric Piano, Clavinet – Elton*
4:20
A5 Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Electric Guitar [Leslie Guitars], Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*
Tambourine, Shaker, Cymbal – Ray*
Vocals, Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble] – Elton*
6:45
B1 (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*
Piano, Clavinet, Vocals – Elton*
Tambourine – Ray*
4:00
B2 Better Off Dead
Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Harmony Vocals, Vocals, Piano – Elton*
Triangle – Ray*
2:35
B3 Writing
Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals – Davey*
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Triangle, Shaker, Bongos – Ray*
Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Electric Piano – Elton*
3:38
B4 We All Fall In Love Sometimes
Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Davey*
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Synthesizer [Arp] – Dave Hentschel*
Tambourine, Bells, Congas – Ray*
Vocals, Piano, Harpsichord, Mellotron – Elton*
4:15
B5 Curtains
Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Davey*
Bass, Backing Vocals – Dee*
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nigel*
Synthesizer [Arp] – Dave Hentschel*
Tambourine, Bells, Congas – Ray*
Vocals, Piano, Harpsichord, Mellotron – Elton*
6:12

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – This Record Co. Ltd.
  • Copyright © – This Record Co. Ltd.
  • Copyright © – MCA Records, Inc.
  • Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
  • Published By – Big Pig Music Ltd.
  • Published By – Leeds Music Corp.
  • Recorded At – Caribou Ranch
  • Remixed At – Marquee Studios

Credits

  • Art Direction – David Larkham
  • Design – Harry Willock
  • Engineer – Jeff Guercio
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Guercio
  • Lettering – Geoff Halpin
  • Mastered By – B.D.I.*
  • Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Terry O'Neill (2)
  • Producer, Remix – Gus Dudgeon
  • Remix – Phil Dunne
  • Written-By – Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Notes

MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville pressing denoted by ⧈-G-⧈ stamp in runouts. Gatefold sleeve.

The B.D.I in runout may be in a cursive script.

Release issued with 4 inserts: the "Scraps" Book and the "Lyrics" Book, a foldout color poster and a fan club insert.

Produced at Caribou Ranch, Colorado
Remixed at The Marquee Studios, London, UK

Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson appear by courtesy of The Rocket Record Company, Nigel Olsson also by courtesy of Drumork Productions.

Runouts are etched except 回-G-回 which is stamped

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MCA734
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MCA735
  • Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runout): ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): MCA734 W17 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): MCA735 W19 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): MCA734 W13 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): MCA735 W16 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): MCA734 W17 B.D.I. 1 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): MCA735 W19 B.D.I. 2 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): MCA734 W17 B.D.I. 1 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): MCA735 W16 B.D.I. 4 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): MCA734 W18 B.D.I. 6 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): MCA735 W19 B.D.I. 8 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): MCA734 W14 B.D.I. 6 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): MCA735 W16 B.D.I. 9 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): MCA734 W18 B.D.I. 2 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): MCA735 W18 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): MCA734 W17 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): MCA735 W19 B.D.I. 8 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 9): MCA734 W14 B.D.I 8 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 9): MCA735 W16 B.D.I. 10 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 10): MCA734 W13 B.D.I. 6 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 10): MCA735 W16 B.D.I. 1 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 11): MCA734 W14 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 11): MCA735 W19 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 12 ): MCA734 W17 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 12 ): MCA735 W16 B.D.I ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 13): MCA-735 W18 B.D.I. 1 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 13): MCA-735 W16 B.D.I. 4 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 14): MCA-735 W15 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 14): MCA-735 W20 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 15): MCA734 W13 B.D.I. 2 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 15): MCA735 W18 B.D.I. 2 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 16): MCA734 W14 B.D.I. 9 ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 16): MCA735 W24 I ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 17): MCA734 W13 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 17): MCA735 W17 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 18): MCA 734 W17 B.D.I ⧈-G-⧈ 5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 18): MCA 735 W16 B.D.I ⧈-G-⧈ 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 19): MCA 734 W17 B.D.I ⧈-G-⧈ 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 19): MCA 735 W19 B.D.I ⧈-G-⧈ 5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 20): MCA734 W14 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈ 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 20): MCA 735 W16 B.D.I ⧈-G-⧈ 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 21): MCA734 W13 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 21): MCA 735 W19 B.D.I ⧈-G-⧈
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 22): MCA 734 W17 B.D.I ⧈-G-⧈ 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 22): MCA 735 W19 B.D.I ⧈-G-⧈ 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 23): MCA 734 W17 B.D.I ⧈-G-⧈ 5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 23): MCA 735 W16 B.D.I ⧈-G-⧈ 8

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (LP, Album, Stereo) DJM Records (2) DJLPX 1 Europe 1975
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) DJM Records (2) DJLPX 1 UK 1975
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Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (LP, Album, Stereo) MCA Records MCA-2142 Canada 1975
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Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (LP, Album) DJM Records (2) 2407 101 1975
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Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo) DJM Records (2) DJH 20500, DJLPX 1 UK 1975

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Reviews

  • spacedvest's avatar
    spacedvest
    Edited 4 months ago
    One thing that I always found a little bit odd was on the poster, they blacked out two words after the poster was printed. You can see it clearly on the back. Originally the poster was going to say "The Elton John Band", but they blacked out the words "The" and "Band". Maybe it is the match the front cover, but seems like a lot of effort for something that no one would care about.
    • Psychobabble-Mike's avatar
      Psychobabble-Mike
      This is an incredibly present record full of detail with a deep sound stage. Unfortunately, my copy has some pretty extreme inner groove distortion, which is a drag since it affects "Someone Saved My Life Tonight," which is one of Elton's very best. As a whole, I'd say this is his second best LP after the similarly conceptual 'Tumbleweed Connection'.
      • Bubick's avatar
        Bubick
        My second copy here is much cleaner than the first one I got, and sound is top notch! Most dynamic and best of the classic EJ records, barring Tumbleweed Connection, which is a necessity. This OG pressing is excellent, and if it still has the extra goodies, a nice package, available pretty reasonably.
        • revellidrum's avatar
          revellidrum
          This Gloversville pressing of "Captain Fantastic" is the one you want, and about as good as it gets for Elton John's MCA pressings.
          • liamwiley32's avatar
            liamwiley32
            Sound quality is really great. Unfortunately every single 70’s MCA Elton record has the noisiest vinyl. My copy is almost flawless and plays like a VG record.
            • jimbo909's avatar
              jimbo909
              FIVE STARS for this album. I was just getting into Elton in about 1974 at age 14 as my old friend returned from living elsewhere (dad in the military) and he turned me on to Elton. So I bought his Greatest Hits album that was just released. I fell for him big time and I wanted more. Well come 1975 and there it is a bread new album, Capt. Fantastic... and just the cover artwork alone sold me so I bought it right away. OMG I was totally blown away by these songs and I played the album over and over for weeks. Then I was on a quest to get his other albums. But this one was the one that drew me in hook, line and sinker. Great record and all the bonus stuff really made it worth the price.
              • tbuick6's avatar
                tbuick6
                Edited 4 years ago
                My most played record in my almost 2000 title collection. Bought this as a 15 year old pimple faced odd ball and have loved it ever since. Still have poster and all booklets. For an MCA, still sounds great.
                • glenn.cunningham.142's avatar
                  glenn.cunningham.142
                  One of the greatest albums ever made.And Elton's finest alongside Goodbye Yellowbrick Road.Though I prefer his debut the best.

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