Captain Fantastic, maybe?

[radiodaddy]

Another unsourced, no-detail rumor from Music Tap, but here goes - Universal is allegedly releasing a deluxe edition of "Captain Fantastic" on September 13. We can only hope that this precedes a DVD-A edition, as with GBYBR.

One can hope in the face of overwhelming odds, right?

[timw]

Might be nice but just how much more can they cash in on the EJ catlg? I mean...all the remastered CD's and SACD's included descent bonus tracks already!!! Unless the 'Deluxe' Edition includes some unreleased live materiial...I just can't see buying it yet again...
TimW

[radiodaddy]

You can say that again. At this point, I'll only go back to the well for a DVD-A.

[jrahrah]

I have so many versions of this album (including the poster), right up to the SACD. I wouldn't buy the DVD-A because I really don't think that the sound or mix would be any better or different.

[timbre4]

The real question is what is the multi-channel fate of the balance of Elton John's catalog?

[jrahrah]

As I remember in an article I read, Elton told them to do 'the lot'. But of course, just because he gave his blessings will the record companies follow his wishes (and mine too)?

[timw]

Here's the scoop. I'm sold! although no word of it being in suround.....yet:

From eltonjohn.com
Perfect ways to celebrate 30 years of Captain Fantastic...
4-August-2005

Elton's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy will celebrate its 30th anniversary with an expanded deluxe edition release, and commemorative September 2005 concerts in the USA.

Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy, one of the greatest albums in pop history, was the first album to debut on the Billboard album charts at #1 and in fact debuted at #1 on all three recognized charts of the era (Billboard, Cash Box and Record World).

The certified triple platinum album was the pinnacle of Elton John’s career at the time and covered, in an autobiographical fashion, the early years of the lives of Elton and Bernie Taupin. It was their first genuine concept album, Bernie wrote the lyrics chronologically according to the events in their lives, Elton then wrote the music to the songs in the same order and producer Gus Dudgeon recorded them chronologically as well.

The album’s biggest chart hit, the gold, number 4 pop hit Someone Saved My Life Tonight, is still considered one of the most emotionally charged songs Elton and Bernie have ever written. Now the album itself celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Elton will commemorate the event not only with the release of the expanded, two-CD Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Deluxe Edition (Island/UMe) on September 13, 2005, but also by performing a series of historic sold-out concerts on September 16 and 17 at TD Banknorth Garden, Boston and September 21, 23 and 24 at Madison Square Garden, New York where included in the repertoire he will perform the album in its entirety for the first time in over 30 years.

Disc One of Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Deluxe Edition includes the original full length recording of Captain Fantastic and adds bonus tracks originally issued as singles-only in 1974 and early 1975. Included is the John Lennon duet of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and Elton’s rendition of the Lennon-written One Day At A Time. The Deluxe Edition also contains Philadelphia Freedom and House Of Cards (the original b-side to Someone Saved My Life Tonight, making its debut on this Captain Fantastic reissue).

Disc Two of the Deluxe Edition will include, for the first time ever, the Wembley Stadium concert performance when on June 21, 1975 Elton boldly debuted the freshly released Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy album in its entirety to just short of 120,000 people. In fact, it is the one and only time prior to this year’s commemorative concerts that the album was played live in its entirety. Also heard on the Deluxe Edition are Pinball Wizard and Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting which served as the Wembley Stadium encores. Elton’s support acts on the memorable day included The Beach Boys, The Eagles, Rufus with Chaka Khan, Joe Walsh, and Stackridge.

Thirty years on, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Deluxe Edition offers another listen to the album Taupin says, in the liner notes to the 1990 Elton box set To Be Continued...
“(it is) probably the finest album we’ve made.”
Elton comments in an introduction that he has written specifically for the Deluxe Edition,
“It is ironic since we recorded this album that our lives have become the title. Bernie has become The Brown Dirt Cowboy living on a ranch in California raising Cutting horses and prize winning bulls and I have become Captain Fantastic travelling from the edge of the world to your town collecting photography and art and living a life beyond my wildest dreams.”

TRACK LISTING:
DISC ONE
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
Tower Of Babel
Bitter Fingers
Tell Me When The Whistle Blows
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
Better Off Dead
Writing
We All Fall In Love Sometimes
Curtains

BONUS TRACKS:
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (single)
One Day At A Time (b-side) Philadelphia Freedom (single) House Of Cards (b-side)

DISC TWO
LIVE AT WEMBLEY JUNE 21 1975 (all tracks previously unreleased)
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Live)
Tower Of Babel (Live)
Bitter Fingers (Live)
Tell Me When The Whistle Blows (Live)
Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Live)
(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket (Live)
Better Off Dead (Live)
Writing (Live)
We All Fall In Love Sometimes (Live)
Curtains (Live)
Pinball Wizard (Live)
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (Live)

[daved64]

Guys....yer getting too excited methinks. It'll be a cd.

[radiodaddy]

Concert recording, bonus tracks = nice.

Lack of hi-res = disappointing.

[timbre4]

Yep; looks like a deluxe package for the CD crowd. I'll buy it to have the live/bonus material anyway. They figure they're already done the hybrid SACD so that's that.

We need to focus on getting the balance of the catalog out in SACD or similar...

[JonUrban]

The whole album live makes it a "must buy" for me. At least we already have the SACD for surround. Like Tim says, let's get the "next batch" out there. "Don't Shoot Me", "Caribou", and the others that were announced for "later this year".

[bobou2]

A little OT but I'm pi$$ed that we are just finding out that he is doing the complete album at the shows in LA and NYC
I had no interest in the Peachtree show but a Captain show
I would have gotten tixs 3 months ago if I knew....