Elton JohnGreatest Hits

Label:

MCA Records – MCA 2128

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Compilation

Country:

Canada

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Soft Rock

Tracklist

A1 Your Song 4:00
A2 Daniel 3:52
A3 Honky Cat 5:12
A4 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 3:13
A5 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting 4:55
B1 Rocket Man 4:40
B2 Bennie And The Jets 5:10
B3 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 5:33
B4 Border Song 3:19
B5 Crocodile Rock 3:56

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright ©This Record Co. Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗This Record Co. Ltd.
  • Manufactured ByMCA Records (Canada)

Credits

  • Arranged By, ConductorPaul Buckmaster
  • Composed ByElton John & Bernie Taupin (tracks: Elton John-Bernie Taupin)
  • ProducerGus Dudgeon

Notes

Released with custom cardboard sleeve.

Rear jacket includes:

Text box at lower left: "The copyright in this recording is the property of the manufacturer, M.C.A. Records (Canada), 2450 Victoria Pk. Ave., Willowdale, Ontario, M2J 4A2 . . ."

Below text box: "MCA Records, 100 Universal Plaza, Universal City, California--U.S.A."

Lower right: "Ⓒ1974 This Record Co. Limited Ⓟ1972, Ⓟ1973, Ⓟ1974 This Record Co. Limited--PRINTED IN CANADA" [followed by RIAA logo]

Custom cardboard sleeve - cutout for LP label:

For each song, in two groups (side A above right; side B lower right): titles, credits for all performers, recording & production, publishers, and date of recording. Guest performer "courtesy of" notices follow track-list for each side.

Reverse sleeve credits, upper right:

All songs by ELTON JOHN and BERNIE TAUPIN
Produced by GGUS DUDGEON
Co-ordinated by STEVE BROWN
Cover Photograhy by TERRY O'NEILE
Inner Sleeve Photography by DAVID LARKHAM
Art Direction and Design by DAVID LARKHAM AND FRIENDS

Reverse sleeve lower left: Ⓒ1974 This Record Co. Limited / Ⓟ1972, Ⓟ1973, Ⓟ1974 This Record Co. Limited / MCA RECORDS / MCA 2128

LP Labels large photo of Elton John in white suit and hat on blue background with red, white, black, and grey text:

- titles, timing, performing rights and composer credits for each track
- primary production credits and publisher credits at middle bottom
- Ⓟ1972, Ⓟ1973, Ⓟ1974 This Record Co. Limited
- Made in Canada by MCA Records (Canada) . . . Ⓒ1974 Printed in Canada

Side A includes:
- MCA 2128 / (MCA 586)
- Recorded in Europe
- All selections published by Dick James Music, Inc.

Side B includes:
- MCA 2128 / (MCA 587)
- Recorded in Europe except [B3] Recorded in U.S.A.
- All selections published by Dick James Music, Inc. except "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" Published by Big Pig Music Ltd. Leeds Music Corp.

All selections BMI except B3 - ASCAP

MCA 587 W24 . . .BLUE . . .MCA 2128B
MCA 586-W21- . . . MCA 2128 A

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Etched firmly, then spidery): MCA 586-W21 . . . MCA 2128-A-
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Etched firmly, then spidery): MCA 587 W24 . . .BLUE . . .MCA 2128B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Etching Stamp Variant): MCA 586-W23 T6 BLUE
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Etching Stamp Variant): MCA 587-W26 BLUE
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

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Greatest Hits (LP, Compilation, Stereo) DJM Records (2) DJLPH 442, DJLPH.442 UK 1974
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Greatest Hits (LP, Compilation) DJM Records (2) L 35291 New Zealand 1974
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Greatest Hits (LP, Compilation) Movieplay 6376.456, MM-7019 Portugal 1974
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Greatest Hits (LP, Compilation, Pinckneyville Pressing) MCA Records MCA 2128 US 1974
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Greatest Hits (LP, Compilation, Stereo) DJM Records (2) DJLPH 442 Scandinavia 1974

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  • muchorelaxo's avatar
    muchorelaxo
    Horrible pressing. I bought a sealed copy open the album cleaned the vinyl and it sounds terrible.

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