Jewel Box by Elton

Jewel Box

Elton

2020

Jewel Box is a Rock album by Elton, originally released in 2020. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • warm
  • nostalgic
  • theatrical

About

What makes <i>Jewel Box</i> interesting is that it avoids the obvious: no “Your Song,” no “Tiny Dancer,” no “Candle in the Wind,” and so on. Even John’s most celebrated period—the run between 1970 and 1975—shows up only in deep cuts: the surprisingly funny “I Think I’m Going to Kill Myself,” the surprisingly sweet “All the Nasties,” and dozens of other songs primarily outshined by the fact that their counterparts became so tremendously famous. Instead, <i>Jewel Box</i>—which was curated by John himself—offers something like a cubist self-portrait: three sets of deep cuts (including one that tracks to songs mentioned in his 2019 autobiography, <i>Me</i>), two sets of career-spanning B-sides, and three sets of demoes and rarities capturing John at the very beginning of his career, including with his pre-solo band, Bluesology. It’s a provocative way to frame a career. But the points are well-taken: “Elton’s Song” (from 1981’s often-dismissed <i>The Fox</i>) <i>is</i> better than the company it kept, and while 1968’s “Regimental Sgt. Zippo” doesn’t exactly hide its inspiration (hint: it’s The Beatles), you can hear John and lyricist Bernie Taupin’s mix of pomp and sincerity starting to take shape. And for all their explorations of the perversity of glamour, few were are as concise as John’s campy, contemptuous 1980 jingle for the jeweler Cartier. You know what they say about all that glitters.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Monkey Suit4:44
  2. 2Where to Now St. Peter? (Remastered 2017)4:13
  3. 3Mellow (Remastered 2017)5:31
  4. 4The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-1934) [Remastered 2014]4:22
  5. 5Chameleon (Remastered 2017)5:29
  6. 6Gone to Shiloh4:49
  7. 7We All Fall in Love Sometimes (Remastered 2016)4:17
  8. 8Too Low for Zero (Remastered 2016)5:46
  9. 9The Power6:26
  10. 10All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)4:53
  11. 11The Bridge3:35
  12. 12The New Fever Waltz4:40
  13. 13Stone's Throw from Hurtin' (Remastered 2017)4:58
  14. 14The North5:16
  15. 15Hoop of Fire4:17
  16. 16Boogie Pilgrim (Remastered 2017)6:07
  17. 2.1Ticking (Remastered 2017)7:37
  18. 2.2Crystal (Remastered 2016)5:08
  19. 2.3All Quiet on the Western Front (Remastered 2003)6:03
  20. 2.4Tell Me When the Whistle Blows (Remastered 2016)4:21
  21. 2.5Freaks in Love4:35
  22. 2.6Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)4:55
  23. 2.7The Emperor's New Clothes (Remastered 2016)4:27
  24. 2.8House4:28
  25. 2.9(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket (Remastered 2016)4:02
  26. 2.10Understanding Women5:05
  27. 2.11Shoot Down the Moon4:55
  28. 2.12Have Mercy on the Criminal (Remastered 2017)5:56
  29. 2.13Blues for My Baby and Me (Remastered 2017)5:40
  30. 2.14My Quicksand4:47
  31. 2.15Street Kids (Remastered 2017)6:25
  32. 3.1Come Back Baby2:47
  33. 3.2Mr. Frantic2:23
  34. 3.3Scarecrow (Piano/Tambourine Demo)3:12
  35. 3.4A Dandelion Dies in the Wind (Piano Demo)2:38
  36. 3.5Velvet Fountain (Piano Demo)2:55
  37. 3.6A Little Love Goes a Long Way (Piano Demo)3:00
  38. 3.7If You Could See Me Now (Piano Demo)3:37
  39. 3.8Mr. Lightning Strikerman (Piano Demo)3:06
  40. 3.9Countryside Love Affair (Piano Demo)2:51
  41. 3.10I Could Never Fall in Love with Anybody Else (Piano Demo)2:03
  42. 3.11I Get a Little Bit Lonely (Piano Demo)2:20
  43. 3.12The Witch's House (Piano Demo)2:05
  44. 3.13Get Out Of This Town (Piano/Tambourine Demo)2:34
  45. 3.14Year of the Teddy Bear (Piano Demo)3:39
  46. 3.15Where It's At (Piano/Percussion Demo)2:02
  47. 3.16Who's Gonna Love You (Piano/Percussion Demo)2:39
  48. 3.17Nina (Band Version)3:42
  49. 3.18Angel Tree (Piano/Guitar/Tambourine Demo)2:11
  50. 3.19Here's to the Next Time (Piano/Tambourine Demo)3:22
  51. 3.20Thank You for All Your Loving (Band Version)3:27
  52. 3.21Watching the Planes Go By (Band Version)4:10
  53. 3.22When the First Tear Shows (Arranged Band Version)3:03
  54. 3.23Tartan Coloured Lady (Arranged Band Version)4:12
  55. 4.1Hourglass (Band Version)2:47
  56. 4.271-75 New Oxford Street (Band Demo)3:09
  57. 4.3Turn to Me (Arranged Band Version)3:20
  58. 4.4Reminds Me of You (Piano Demo)2:50
  59. 4.5I Can't Go On Living Without You (Arranged Band Version)2:57
  60. 4.6And the Clock Goes Round (Piano Demo)2:37
  61. 4.7When I Was Tealby Abbey (Piano Demo)2:23
  62. 4.8I'll Stop Living When You Stop Loving Me (Piano Demo)2:23
  63. 4.9Trying to Hold on to a Love That's Dying (Piano Demo)2:31
  64. 4.10Sitting Doing Nothing (Band Version)2:42
  65. 4.11Regimental Sgt. Zippo (Band Version)4:01
  66. 4.12Cry Willow Cry (Band Demo)3:41
  67. 4.13There Is Still a Little Love (Band Demo)3:57
  68. 4.14If I Asked You (Band Demo)2:51
  69. 4.15Skyline Pigeon (Piano Demo)3:26
  70. 4.16Two of a Kind (Arranged Band Version)2:24
  71. 4.17The Girl on Angel Pavement (Arranged Band Version)2:26
  72. 4.18Smokestack Children (Arranged Band Version)2:31
  73. 4.19Baby I Miss You (Band Demo)2:39
  74. 4.20All Across the Havens (Piano/Guitar Demo)3:15
  75. 4.21Bonnie's Gone Away (Piano/Guitar Demo)3:37
  76. 4.22Just an Ordinary Man (Piano Demo)4:01
  77. 4.23There's Still Time for Me (Piano/Guitar/Tambourine Demo)2:45
  78. 5.1The Tide Will Turn for Rebecca (Piano Demo)3:01
  79. 5.2Dick Barton Theme (The Devil's Gallop)2:16
  80. 5.3Breakdown Blues5:31
  81. 5.4Taking the Sun from My Eyes (Arranged Band Version)2:47
  82. 5.5It's Me That You Need (Band Demo)4:03
  83. 5.6Sing Me No Sad Songs (Band Demo)2:39
  84. 5.7The Flowers Will Never Die (Piano Demo)2:49
  85. 5.8In the Morning (Band Demo)2:47
  86. 5.9Open Your Eyes to the Sun (Piano/Tambourine Demo)2:37
  87. 5.10One Time, Sometime or Never (Band Demo)3:49
  88. 5.11Slow Fade to Blue (Piano/Guitar Demo)4:57
  89. 5.12Rolling Western Union (Piano Demo)3:54
  90. 5.13My Father's Gun (Piano Demo)4:17
  91. 5.14Amoreena (Piano Demo)3:48
  92. 5.15Burn Down the Mission (Piano Demo)7:06
  93. 5.16Razor Face (Piano Demo)3:44
  94. 5.17Madman Across the Water (Piano Demo)5:07
  95. 5.18Holiday Inn (Piano Demo)4:34
  96. 5.19All the Nasties (Piano Demo)4:51
  97. 6.1Snow Queen5:54
  98. 6.2Conquer the Sun4:21
  99. 6.3Cartier0:58
  100. 6.4White Man Danger5:26
  101. 6.5Tactics2:48
  102. 6.6Steal Away Child3:06
  103. 6.7Love So Cold5:04
  104. 6.8Les Aveux4:14
  105. 6.9Donner Pour Donner4:28
  106. 6.10J'veux D'la Tendresse3:39
  107. 6.11Fools in Fashion4:18
  108. 6.12Can't Get Over Getting Over Losing You4:16
  109. 6.13Tortured4:44
  110. 6.14Hey Papa Legba5:17
  111. 6.15Take Me Down to the Ocean4:08
  112. 6.16Where Have All the Good Times Gone? (Alternate Mix)4:07
  113. 6.17The Retreat4:47
  114. 6.18Choc Ice Goes Mental2:04
  115. 6.19A Simple Man3:52
  116. 7.1Lonely Boy4:50
  117. 7.2Highlander3:40
  118. 7.3Billy and the Kids4:25
  119. 7.4Lord of the Flies4:40
  120. 7.5Rope Around a Fool3:50
  121. 7.6Medicine Man4:36
  122. 7.7I Know Why I'm in Love4:32
  123. 7.8Big Man in a Little Suit4:29
  124. 7.9God Never Came Here3:53
  125. 7.10The North Star5:34
  126. 7.11Did Anybody Sleep with Joan of Arc?4:19
  127. 7.12So Sad the Renegade5:05
  128. 7.13A Little Peace3:59
  129. 7.14Keep It a Mystery4:15
  130. 7.15How's Tomorrow5:22
  131. 7.16Peter's Song3:41
  132. 7.17Things Only Get Better with Love5:18
  133. 8.1Empty Sky (Remastered 2017)8:29
  134. 8.2Lady Samantha3:05
  135. 8.3Border Song (Remastered 2016)3:21
  136. 8.4My Father's Gun (Remastered 2017)6:21
  137. 8.5All the Nasties (Remastered 2016)5:09
  138. 8.6I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself (Remastered 2017)3:33
  139. 8.7Philadelphia Freedom (Remastered 2017)5:33
  140. 8.8Song for Guy (Single Edit / Remastered 2017)5:02
  141. 8.9Sartorial Eloquence4:45
  142. 8.10Elton's Song (Remastered 2003)3:03
  143. 8.11Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year) [Remastered 2016]4:20
  144. 8.12I Fall Apart4:03
  145. 8.13Amazes Me (Remastered 2017)4:40
  146. 8.14The Last Song3:23
  147. 8.15American Triangle (Remastered 2016)4:52
  148. 8.16(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again (From "Rocketman")4:13

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Rare pressing on Gatefold · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold