The ultimate exploration into Elton’s extensive back catalogue, ‘Elton: Jewel Box’ covers deep cuts, rarities from the earliest stages of his and Bernie Taupin’s musical journey, B-sides spanning 30 years and songs discussed in his best-selling, critically acclaimed 2019 memoir ‘Me’. The 8 CD boxset of buried treasures comes in a beautiful hardcover book with the discs housed in the back, all wrapped in an outer slipcase. Each section comes accompanied with extensive notes including a track-by-track commentary by Elton for Deep Cuts. 3 different LP collections are also available to pre-order now - a 4LP gatefold black vinyl set of Deep Cuts (curated by Elton himself), a 3LP gatefold black vinyl set of Rarities and B-sides and a 2LP gatefold black vinyl set “And This Is Me…”. All audio was mastered at Abbey Road Studios by GRAMMY winning mastering engineer Sean Magee. With an unprecedented number of previously unheard and unreleased tracks painstakingly excavated from deep within the UMG archives, this is the ultimate treasure trove for Elton John fans.
Speaking of the release, Elton says ‘To delve back through every period of my career in such detail for ‘Jewel Box’ has been an absolute pleasure. Hearing these long lost tracks again, I find it hard to comprehend just how prolific Bernie and I were during the early days. The songs just poured out of us and the band were just unbelievable in the studio. I always want to push forward with everything I do and look to the future, but having time during lockdown to take stock and pull these moments from my memory from each era has been a joy. As a devout record collector myself, this project has really excited me and I couldn’t be happier with the level of craft involved in such a carefully curated, lovingly constructed boxset. I’m sure my fans will enjoy it as much as I have.’
Track Listing:
CD1 DEEP CUTS
1. Monkey Suit - Elton John and Leon Russell
2. Where To Now St Peter?
3. Mellow
4. The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34)
5. Chameleon
6. Gone To Shiloh - Elton John and Leon Russell
7. We All Fall In Love Sometimes
8. Too Low For Zero
9. The Power with Little Richard
10. All That I’m Allowed
11. The Bridge
12. The New Fever Waltz
13. Stone’s Throw From Hurtin’
14. The North
15. Hoop Of Fire
16. Boogie Pilgrim
CD2 DEEP CUTS
1. Ticking
2. Crystal
3. All Quiet On The Western Front
4. Tell Me When The Whistle Blows
5. Freaks In Love
6. Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody) - Elton John and Leon Russell
7. The Emperor’s New Clothes
8. House
9. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
10. Understanding Women
11. Shoot Down The Moon
12. Have Mercy On The Criminal
13. Blues For Baby And Me
14. My Quicksand
15. Street Kids
CD3: RARITIES - PART ONE 1965 - 1968
1. Come Back Baby Bluesology
2. Mr. Frantic Bluesology
3. Scarecrow - Piano/Tambourine Demo
4. A Dandelion Dies In The Wind - Piano Demo
5. Velvet Fountain - Piano Demo
6. A Little Love Goes A Long Way - Piano Demo
7. If You Could See Me Now - Piano Demo
8. Mr. Lightning Strikerman - Piano Demo
9. Countryside Love Affair - Piano Demo
10. I Could Never Fall In Love With Anybody Else - Piano Demo
11. I Get A Little Bit Lonely - Piano Demo
12. The Witch's House - Piano Demo
13. Get Out Of This Town - Piano/Tambourine Demo
14. Year Of The Teddy Bear - Piano Demo
15. Where It's At - Piano/Percussion Demo
16. Who's Gonna Love You - Piano/Percussion Demo
17. Nina - Band Version
18. Angel Tree - Piano/Guitar/Tambourine Demo
19. Here's To The Next Time - Piano/Tambourine Demo
20. Thank You For All Your Loving - Band Version
21. Watching The Planes Go By - Band Version
22. When The First Tear Shows Arranged - Band Version
23. Tartan Coloured Lady Arranged - Band Version
CD4. RARITIES PART TWO 1968
1. Hourglass - Band Version
2. 71-75 New Oxford Street - Band Demo
3. Turn To Me Arranged - Band Version
4. Reminds Me Of You - Piano Demo
5. I Can't Go On Living Without You - Arranged Band Version
6. And The Clock Goes Round - Piano Demo
7. When I Was Tealby Abbey - Piano Demo
8. I'll Stop Living When You Stop Loving Me - Piano Demo
9. Trying To Hold On To A Love That's Dying - Piano Demo
10. Sitting Doing Nothing - Band Version
11. Regimental Sgt. Zippo - Band Version
12. Cry Willow Cry - Band Demo
13. There Is Still A Little Love - Band Demo
14. If I Asked You - Band Demo
15. Skyline Pigeon - Piano Demo
16. Two Of A Kind Arranged - Band Version
17. The Girl On Angel Pavement - Arranged Band Version
18. Smokestack Children - Arranged Band Version
19. Baby I Miss You - Band Demo
20. All Across The Havens - Piano/Guitar Demo
21. Bonnie's Gone Away - Piano/Guitar Demo
22. Just An Ordinary Man - Piano Demo
23. There's Still Time For Me - Piano/Guitar/Tambourine Demo
CD5: RARITIES PART THREE 1968 - 1971
1. The Tide Will Turn For Rebecca - Piano Demo
2. Dick Barton Theme (Devil's Gallop) - Bread And Beer Band
3. Breakdown Blues - Bread And Beer Band
4. Taking The Sun From My Eyes - Arranged Band Version
5. It's Me That You Need - Band Demo
6. Sing Me No Sad Songs - Band Demo
7. The Flowers Will Never Die - Piano Demo
8. In The Morning - Band Demo
9. Open Your Eyes To The Sun - Piano/Tambourine Demo
10. One Time, Sometime or Never - Band Demo
11. Slow Fade To Blue - Piano/Guitar Demo
12. Rolling Western Union - Piano Demo
13. My Father's Gun - Piano Demo
14. Amoreena - Piano Demo
15. Burn Down The Mission - Piano Demo
16. Razor Face - Piano Demo
17. Madman Across The Water - Piano Demo
18. Holiday Inn - Piano Demo
19. All The Nasties - Piano Demo
CD6: B SIDES PART ONE 1976-1984
1. Snow Queen - Elton John and Kiki Dee
2. Conquer The Sun
3. Cartier
4. White Man Danger
5. Tactics
6. Steal Away Child
7. Love So Cold
8. Les Aveux - Elton John and France Gall
9. Donner Pour Donner - Elton John and France Gall
10. J'veuxD'la Tendresse
11. Fools In Fashion
12. Can't Get Over Getting Over Losing You
13. Tortured
14. Hey Papa Legba
15. Take Me Down To The Ocean
16. Where Have All The Good Times Gone? Alternate Mix
17. The Retreat
18. Choc Ice Goes Mental
19. A Simple Man
CD7: B-SIDES PART TWO 1984-2005
1. Lonely Boy
2. Highlander
3. Billy And The Kids
4. Lord Of The Flies
5. Rope Around A Fool
6. Medicine Man
7. I Know Why I'm In Love
8. Big Man In A Little Suit
9. God Never Came Here
10. The North Star
11. Did Anybody Sleep With Joan Of Arc
12. So Sad The Renegade
13. A Little Peace
14. Keep It A Mystery
15. How's Tomorrow
16. Peter's Song
17. Things Only Get Better With Love
CD8: AND THIS IS ME . . .
1. Empty Sky
2. Lady Samantha
3. Border Song
4. My Father's Gun
5. All The Nasties
6. I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself
7. Philadelphia Freedom
8. Song For Guy
9. Sartorial Eloquence
10. Elton's Song
11. Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year)
12. I Fall Apart
13. Amazes Me
14. The Last Song
15. American Triangle
16. (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again Elton John and Taron Egerton
