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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the seventh studio album by English singer, pianist, and composer Elton John, first released on 5 October 1973 as a double album by DJM Records. Recorded at the Studio d'enregistrement Michel Magne at the Château d'Hérouville in France, the album became a double LP once John and his band became inspired by the locale. Among the 17 tracks, the album contains the hits "Candle in the Wind," US number-one single "Bennie and the Jets," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", along with the live favourite "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding."

The album was a strong commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard 200; it has since sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is widely regarded as John's magnum opus. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003, and continues to be highly regarded in various rankings. It was ranked number 112 on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

THIS COPY is a Terre Haute 1st pressing on the MCA Records label (see Notes, below).  The vinyl is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition. The original tri-fold cover is in Near Mint [NM] condtion (really nice).  The two original inner sleeves, which are plain white with square corners and a center label hole, are in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition.

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Recorded in France
Label typesetting supplied by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman (from which some metal parts used for some pressings originated).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID: T1 & T2

Matrix / Runout (A side label): MCA 354

Matrix / Runout (B side label): MCA 355 *

Matrix / Runout (C side label): MCA 356

Matrix / Runout (D side label): MCA 357 *

Matrix / Runout (A side deadwax): T1 BBB MCA 354-W8.

Matrix / Runout (B side deadwax): T2 BBB-MCA 355-W7.

Matrix / Runout (C side deadwax): T1 BBB MCA 356-W7.

Matrix / Runout (D side deadwax): T1 BBB MCA 357-W7 

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