Elton’s dusty Americana masterpiece – order now before the rockets take off! The New ELTON JOHN Album Tumbleweed Connection (DJLPS 410) – one-page advert in Sounds, December 26, 1970. D.J.M. (Distributors) Ltd., James House, 71/75 New Oxford St., London W.C.1A 1DP. Tel: 01.836.4864. Distributed by Pye Records (Sales) Ltd. More Elton early-career gems added weekly.

Elton John’s Elton's Talk In , a cover and two-page feature and advert in Sounds , December 26, 1970.

Elton's Early Taupin Ballad Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on January 17, 1969, on Philips Records (catalogue: BF 1739 / 326 939 BF), Elton John’s “Lady Samantha” — backed with “All Across The Havens” — was one of his earliest professional singles. Written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin, this gentle ballad, his second single, six months before his first album, Empty Sky, came out. It appeared on its 1995 reissue as a bonus track. The single did not chart in the UK