Good to hear this complete with the intro which is usually cut, although the whole thing needs speed correcting. Radio One's 'Elton John At The Beeb' documentary in the 80s said this version was from the Stuart Henry show 3rd November 1968, but other sources say July 1969 (Dave Symonds show). Seeing as 'Sails' also survives from this session, the latter is more likely to be correct. Does anyone have the recently recovered October 1969 Speakeasy session?
This (and the performance of "Sails" - video also posted) is definitely 1969. 14th July 1969 to be exact! (I've now added more comments on the side....)
The 1971 appearances (TV & Radio) were promoting songs from the "Madman Across the Water" album.
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Thanks for posting Ronnie....just noticed this.
whitegirlblue 4 months ago
Thanks for posting Ronnie....just noticed this.
whitegirlblue 4 months ago
Can this be speed corrected? It is lightly fast (sharp).
tangopalace 7 months ago
How wrong were that BBC panel lol?
apx24 9 months ago
Love it!!
TheJabberjaws5 1 year ago
Good to hear this complete with the intro which is usually cut, although the whole thing needs speed correcting. Radio One's 'Elton John At The Beeb' documentary in the 80s said this version was from the Stuart Henry show 3rd November 1968, but other sources say July 1969 (Dave Symonds show). Seeing as 'Sails' also survives from this session, the latter is more likely to be correct. Does anyone have the recently recovered October 1969 Speakeasy session?
flashbackcaruso 2 years ago
@flashbackcaruso I worked with Dave briefly at KEZY in Anaheim (early 80's) and it sure sounds like his voice!
katskahnne 1 month ago
"His first single"? Someone didn't do their research!
Yeah, this seems to be sped-up a little, hence the semi-tone up.
chenlung1 2 years ago
Wow...this is great! His voice was even higher here than in the mid 70's...He sounds great here...and he still does!!!
~Tyler~
TylerWayneThompson 2 years ago
Brilliant !
Umskiddy 2 years ago
I used to have this, then I lost it
radioahead 3 years ago
I noticed the date ;).
The reason I commented was because I heard this (uFYbe8z8iVU) video by another user which said 1971, but now I know it's 1969 :).
chenlung1 3 years ago
Somewhere else said this was 1971. Oh well :).
Thanks for posting! Elton-wise, I've got 'All The Nasties' from the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1971.
chenlung1 3 years ago
This (and the performance of "Sails" - video also posted) is definitely 1969. 14th July 1969 to be exact! (I've now added more comments on the side....)
The 1971 appearances (TV & Radio) were promoting songs from the "Madman Across the Water" album.
RonnieFriend 3 years ago