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Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 50th anniversary 2LP coloured vinyl
Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 50th anniversary 2LP coloured vinyl
Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 50th anniversary 2LP coloured vinyl
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Release Date: 24 October 2025

DELUXE COLOURED VINYL

Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 50th anniversary 2LP coloured vinyl

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2LP DELUXE COLOURED VINYL • BONUS TRACKS • 28-PAGE BOOKLET • RELEASE DATE: 24 OCTOBER 2025.

Released in May 1975, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by Elton John, which includes the single “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”.  The album tells the chronological story of the early years of Elton (Captain Fantastic) and Bernie’s (the Brown Dirt Cowboy) musical careers in London as they struggled to break through. 

Produced by Gus Dudgeon, it features the single “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” and was the first album in history to debut at #1 on the US Billboard 200. It sold 1.4 million copies in its first four days and remained at the top of the chart for 7 weeks. 

The 50th anniversary edition 2LP coloured vinyl set includes the original album, LP2 contains 6 previously unreleased session demos &  4 Captain Fantastic Live 2005 performances.

Presented in a deluxe package with foil cover detailing and a 28 page booklet featuring newly compiled scrapbook, sleeve notes and Elton’s never-before-seen 1974 diary entries.

This Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 2LP deluxe set is released on 24 October 2025 via UMR.

    Track listing

    LP1

    Side A

    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

    Side B

    1. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
    2. Better Off Dead
    3. Writing
    4. We All Fall In Love Sometimes
    5. Curtains

    LP2:

    Side A

    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)

    Side B

    1. Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
    2. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
    3. Better Off Dead (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
    4. We All Fall In Love Sometimes / Curtains (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)

    Spec
    Label universal
    Format 2LP vinyl
    Release date 24 October 2025
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    £39.99