[2020-11-13] Elton John "Jewel Box" 8CD box set (EMI)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

Description
The ultimate exploration into Elton John’s extensive back catalogue,‘Jewel Box’ encompasses a selection of deep cuts chosen by Elton himself; rarities from the earliest stage of his and Bernie Taupin’s musical journey; B-sides spanning 30 years, and songs discussed in Elton’s best-selling, critically acclaimed 2019 memoir,‘Me’. The eight discs come in a beautiful hardcover book, enclosed in an outer slipcase. Each section contains extensive notes and, for ‘Deep Cuts’, there is track-by-track commentary by Elton. The set contains an unprecedented number of previously unheard, unreleased tracks from 1967 - 1969, the years that cemented the foundations of the iconic John-Taupin partnership: ‘Jewel Box’ truly is a treasure trove for Elton John fans.

Discs 1 & 2: Deep Cuts – A selection of personal favorites, curated by Elton. The box set book includes a track by track written commentary by Elton John with Alexis Petridis.

Discs 3, 4 and 5: Rarities 1965 -1971 – Elton’s much sought-after 1960s and early 1970s demos and music that cemented the foundations of the iconic John-Taupin writing partnership. The compelling, previously unreleased, missing piece in his illustrious story. Daryl Easlea narrates this fascinating story with contributions from those who were there at the time.

Discs 6 & 7: B Sides 1976-2005 – Flipsides, never before compiled together. Those B-Side gems that are now given another chance to sparkle – many never previously available digitally.

Disc 8: And This Is Me . . . – To coincide with the release of the updated paperback edition of ‘Me’, the final collection celebrates the songs mentioned by name by Elton in his acclaimed book, closing ‘Jewel Box’ with the 2020 Academy Award winning “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”.

[tracklisting]Disc 1. Deep Cuts

1 Monkey Suit
2 Where To Now St Peter?
3 Mellow
4 The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34)
5 Chameleon
6 Gone To Shiloh
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

Disc 2. 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)
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

Disc 3. Rarities Part One 1965-1968

Come Back Baby Bluesology
Mr. Frantic Bluesology
Scarecrow (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
A Dandelion Dies In The Wind (Piano Demo)
Velvet Fountain (Piano Demo)
A Little Love Goes A Long Way (Piano Demo)
If You Could See Me Now (Piano Demo)
Mr. Lightning Strikerman (Piano Demo)
Countryside Love Affair (Piano Demo)
I Could Never Fall In Love With Anybody Else (Piano Demo)
I Get A Little Bit Lonely (Piano Demo)
The Witch's House (Piano Demo)
Get Out Of This Town (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
Year Of The Teddy Bear (Piano Demo)
Where It's At (Piano/Percussion Demo)
Who's Gonna Love You (Piano/Percussion Demo)
Nina (Band Version)
Angel Tree (Piano/Guitar/Tambourine Demo)
Here's To The Next Time (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
Thank You For All Your Loving (Band Version)
Watching The Planes Go By (Band Version)
When The First Tear Shows (Arranged Band Version)
Tartan Coloured Lady (Arranged Band Version)

Disc 4. Rarities Part Two 1968

Hourglass (Band Version)
71-75 New Oxford Street (Band Demo)
Turn To Me (Arranged Band Version)
Reminds Me Of You (Piano Demo)
I Can't Go On Living Without You(Arranged Band Version)
And The Clock Goes Round (Piano Demo)
When I Was Tealby Abbey (Piano Demo)
I'll Stop Living When You Stop Loving Me (Piano Demo)
Trying To Hold On To A Love That's Dying (Piano Demo)
Sitting Doing Nothing (Band Version)
Regimental Sgt. Zippo (Band Version)
Cry Willow Cry (Band Demo)
There Is Still A Little Love (Band Demo)
If I Asked You (Band Demo)
Skyline Pigeon (Piano Demo)
Two Of A Kind (Arranged Band Version)
The Girl On Angel Pavement (Arranged Band Version)
Smokestack Children (Arranged Band Version)
Baby I Miss You (Band Demo)
All Across The Havens (Piano/Guitar Demo)
Bonnie's Gone Away (Piano/Guitar Demo)
Just An Ordinary Man (Piano Demo)
There's Still Time For Me (Piano/Guitar/Tambourine Demo)

Disc 5. Rarities Part Three 1968-1971

The Tide Will Turn For Rebecca (Piano Demo)
Dick Barton Theme (Devil's Gallop) (Bread And Beer Band)
Breakdown Blues (Bread And Beer Band)
Taking The Sun From My Eyes (Arranged Band Version)
It's Me That You Need (Band Demo)
Sing Me No Sad Songs (Band Demo)
The Flowers Will Never Die (Piano Demo)
In The Morning (Band Demo)
Open Your Eyes To The Sun (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
One Time, Sometime or Never (Band Demo)
Slow Fade To Blue (Piano/Guitar Demo)
Rolling Western Union (Piano Demo)
My Father's Gun (Piano Demo)
Amoreena (Piano Demo)
Burn Down The Mission (Piano Demo)
Razor Face (Piano Demo)
Madman Across The Water (Piano Demo)
Holiday Inn (Piano Demo)
All The Nasties (Piano Demo)

Disc 6. B Sides Part One 1976-1984

Snow Queen
Conquer The Sun
Cartier
White Man Danger
Tactics
Steal Away Child
Love So Cold
Les Aveux
Donner Pour Donner
J'veux D'la Tendresse
Fools In Fashion
Can't Get Over Getting Over Losing You
Tortured
Hey Papa Legba
Take Me Down To The Ocean
Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
The Retreat
Choc Ice Goes Mental
A Simple Man

Disc 7. B Sides Part Two 1984-2005

Lonely Boy
Highlander
Billy And The Kids
Lord Of The Flies
Rope Around A Fool
Medicine Man
I Know Why I'm In Love
Big Man In A Little Suit
God Never Came Here
The North Star
Did Anybody Sleep With Joan Of Arc
So Sad The Renegade
A Little Peace
Keep It A Mystery
How's Tomorrow
Peter's Song
Things Only Get Better With Love

Disc 8. And This Is Me…

Empty Sky
Lady Samantha
Border Song
My Father's Gun
All The Nasties
I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself
Philadelphia Freedom
Song For Guy
Sartorial Eloquence
Elton's Song
Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year)
I Fall Apart
Amazes Me
The Last Song
American Triangle
(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again Elton John and Taron Egerton[/tracklisting]

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Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

This isn't available for pre-order yet, but Amazon says that it's coming soon.

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

From what I understand this is filled with rare tracks, b-Sides and lesser known album cuts.

Not sure if there’s any live material or new songs.

Possibly the Dick James demos from the 60s and other demos.

This is a must have for me.

Kym · 11 Nov 2006

From what I can tell from the graphic:

CD 1: Deep Cuts
CD 2: Deep Cuts
CD 3: Rarities 1965–?
CD 4: Rarities 1968
CD 5: Rarities 1968–1971
CD 6: B-Sides 1976–?
CD 7: B-Sides 1984–2???
CD 8: And This Is Me

Blair G. · 03 Aug 2006

I am definitely in on this, especially the Rarities and B-Sides, even though I probably have most of the latter

ranasakawa · 26 Jan 2007

Looks great. Especially the early years stuff

DanO · 30 Jul 2006

Wow and yes.

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

Now available for preorder at Amazon US and Amazon UK. Description and track listing added. A must have.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

loads of 'new' stuff on this......$110......oh well, christmas is coming.

you know, my wife says i'm 'cheap', and this comment has led quite a few 'lively' discussions about me being old and not understanding what things cost etc etc etc

but..........$110....for 8 CD's of material that was already finished and required only the work to put it into order and onto a master machine to make mass quantities of the product. OK OK OK i get the nice hardcover book, but (i know 'but' again) how bout this: keep the book and sell me the music for $50....that's $6 a CD and more than fair and now you sell 3, maybe 4 times as many.

giving me a book in a package is like giving me a DVD, sure its nice, but what is going to end up happening with it? you all know the answer to that one

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

There are far too many great box sets coming this fall. And they are all must-haves!

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

Jason Michael wrote:

There are far too many great box sets coming this fall. And they are all must-haves!

absolutely the year of the box sets................................

and still so many artists who do not have one...............

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

Got an email announcement from Elton’s website. The first preview track is available.

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:18 am

"Sing Me No Sad Songs":

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

I am listening to it on Amazon Music, and it slid right into Snow Queen from the box, so two are actually available.

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:26 am

There isn't an official video for that yet, lyric or otherwise, but I put the label's own upload of "Snow Queen" into your post.

And now there's an unboxing video, too!

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

Thanks for locating the video, Linda. Really enjoyed the visuals.

alantig · 20 Sep 2006

Locked and loaded. A no-brainer for me.

WynnWikman · **Joined:** 24 Oct 2006 **Posts:** 207

I am looking forward to this, when I can find a bargin on it.

My problem with boxes like this that are targeted to the most ardent fans is when they include music you have already purchased (maybe more than once) and that looks like discs 1, 2 and 8. If I consider those to be free then at $110 for the box it's $22 a disc for the material I want that I don't have.

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

WynnWikman wrote:

I am looking forward to this, when I can find a bargain on it.

My problem with boxes like this that are targeted to the most ardent fans is when they include music you have already purchased (maybe more than once) and that looks like discs 1, 2 and 8. If I consider those to be free then at $110 for the box it's $22 a disc for the material I want that I don't have.

Yes, I agree. I think pretty much anyone interested in a box like this already has the deep tracks- if you didn't, why would you be interested in the demos or alternate material? This is for people who've exhausted the official catalog and want more.

Michael Hovey · **Joined:** 07 Oct 2006 **Posts:** 1040

Since Elton's one of my favorite singers and I only own sixteen of the songs on here I'd absolutely love to get this, but unless it goes seriously down in price I doubt I'll ever get it. But boy does it sound right up my alley.

Mark MN · 13 Aug 2012

Jason Michael wrote:

There are far too many great box sets coming this fall. And they are all must-haves!

Yep, you're right. Coming up.... Pink Floyd, featuring Paul Rodgers. The Later Later Years. Remixed and remastered by Roger Waters.

alantig · 20 Sep 2006

Mark MN wrote:

Jason Michael wrote:

There are far too many great box sets coming this fall. And they are all must-haves!

Yep, you're right. Coming up.... Pink Floyd, featuring Paul Rodgers. The Later Later Years. Remixed and remastered by Roger Waters.

That fell through because he wouldn't change his legal name to Paul Rodgers Waters.

[2020-11-13] Elton John "Jewel Box" 8CD box set (EMI)

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