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Elton John: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Single (1973)
Elton John’s "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" backed with "Screw You" (also known as "Young Man's Blues" in some regions), was released as...

Elton John
Sep 20, 1973


Elton John: "Call off the Firing Squad" Advert (1973)
Elton John’s "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" , a one-page advert and review in New Musical Express , January 27, 1973.

Elton John
Jan 27, 1973


Elton John: "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" Album (1973)
Elton John’s Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player was released as an LP album in the UK by DJM Records (catalog number DJLPS 427) on...

Elton John
Jan 22, 1973


Elton John: Crocodile Rock Single (1972)
A Retro Rock 'n' Roll Romp The song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and recorded in summer 1972 at the Château d'Hérouville studio in France (it was listed as "Strawberry Studios" in the album's credits), where John and his team had previously recorded the Honky Château album. It was released on October 27, 1972 in the UK and November 20, 1972 in the U.S., as a pre-release single from his forthcoming 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player, and became hi

Elton John
Oct 26, 1972
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