Oil Well Bootlegs - RSC CD: Elton John- Rebecca

domenica 4 novembre 2018

Elton John- Rebecca - Oil Well RSC 092 CD

Elton John - Rebecca
Oil Well RSC 092 CD

Note:

All songs by Bernie Taupin/ Elton John unless noted
~~Live in Birmingham UK - 3 March 1969~~

Tracks 4,5,13,17 from unreleased album "I've Been Loving You"
Track 6 recorded in April 1969
Track 7 recorded in June 1968
Track 8 recorded in October 1968
Track 12 recorded July 28, 1969
Track 14 recorded September 30, 1969
Track 15 recorded January 1970

This album is a digital clone of: Dick James Demos Vol.3 - YD 043.
The bootleg contains studio demo versions of songs for music publisher Dick James Music.
This Oil Well version has a fine cover, fine quality. Limited to 200 copies only. Due to its rarity and good quality, this disc is recommended.
The quality of the recording is excellent as for Vol.1 and Vol.2 of Dick James Demos.
Please note that the tracklist printed on the back cover is incorrect in this bootleg as in Dick James Vol.3

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© Official released material:

Tracks 9, 12, 13, 14 have been released officially on: Elton John (2008) deluxe edition

Tracks 11,17,19 have been released officially on: Jewel Box (2020)

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DJM Records (also known as Dick James Music)

DJM Records (also known as Dick James Music) was the British independent record label, set up in the late 1960s by British music publisher Dick James. It was distributed by Pye Records in the UK, and various other companies around the world, including the US.
The first release on the label was by Dave Sealey and entitled "It Takes A Thief", which had been adapted from the theme music from a television series for which a lyric was written. Frank Neilson was A&R manager from 1976 to 1979, before he moved to Polydor Records. Andy Stinton was Promotions Manager for several years before moving to Canada in 1980 to start his own communications company.

The team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin joined Dick James's DJM Records as staff songwriters in 1968, and over the next two years wrote material for various artists, among them Roger Cook and Lulu. Taupin would write a batch of lyrics in under an hour and give it to John, who would write music for them in half an hour, disposing of the lyrics if he could not come up with anything quickly. For two years, they wrote easy-listening tunes for James to peddle to singers. Their early output included a contender for the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, for Lulu, called "I Can't Go On (Living Without You)". It came sixth of six songs. In 1969, John provided piano for Roger Hodgson on his first released single, "Mr. Boyd" by Argosy, a quartet that was completed by Caleb Quaye and Nigel Olsson.

Elton John was prominent on DJM,except in the US and Canada where he was signed to MCA Records. He switched in 1976 to his own label, The Rocket Record Company, before later deciding to sue DJM in the 1980s over the rights to his earlier (pre-1976) work.

Other acts on the label in the 1970s included Hector; Ireland's Celtic rockers Horslips; John Inman, Mr. Bloe, who included pianist Zack Laurence and harmonica player Harry Pitch; former Fleetwood Mac member Danny Kirwan, who recorded three albums for DJM, Second Chapter (1975), Midnight In San Juan (1976), and Hello There Big Boy! (1979); The Tremeloes, after their departure from CBS/Epic in 1974; singer-turned-actor Dennis Waterman; and Johnny "Guitar" Watson, who had several successful singles and albums in the US.

Roger Hodgson – prior to joining Supertramp – issued a UK single on DJM under the name "Argosy". This record was also released on Congress Records (a division of Kapp Records) in the US.
DJM had a daughter label called "Weekend Records" for releases relating to the ITV contractor London Weekend Television such as T.V. themes and some releases appeared both on the DJM and "Weekend Records" labels. Notable releases include "Hi Summer" by Carl Wayne.
After Dick James' death in 1986, the DJM catalogue was acquired by PolyGram.

Elton John and Dick Jame's DJM Records

Dick James Music Records (DJM Records) was a British record label, founded in 1969 by Dick James. It was distributed by Pye Records in England and by other labels in various parts of the world. It is known for having contracted Elton John since the beginning of his career; in fact, when the Pinner pianist was still a stranger, he still signed dozens of songs for other artists like Roger Cook and Lulu; later, however, noting their potential, the record company released some singles (I've Been Loving You, the first single by the name of Elton John, Lady Samantha and It's Me That You Need) and a debut album, Empty Sky (1969) : still unripe, made with few resources and without a real producer (Steve Brown was a DJM technician), he didn't get any commercial feedback. But it already shows a certain compositional talent and receives praise from critics; thus, Dick James Music decides to offer a second chance to Elton and Bernie, publishing the album Elton John in 1970 and signing Gus Dudgeon; since then, Elton experienced an unstoppable worldwide success, and DJM Records released (but not in the United States and Canada, where MCA Records operated) LPs like Tumbleweed Connection (1970), Madman Across the Water (1971), Honky Château ( 1972), Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1972), Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) and Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975). The last record of the rock star published by the record company was the live Here and There, from 1976: in that year, in fact, John signed with Rocket Records, a label he owned.