Two beautiful booklets and a poster that we all wonderfully treasured. The packaging that came with this album was extraordinary. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy’s album cover was incredibly defined presenting so many of the concepts found in the album songs. How many hours did you spend staring at this cover while listening to this brilliant album? This was not only Elton John’s greatest album cover, it was one of the greatest album covers ever released in Rock and Roll H where you are going to go outistory. # 1 – Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy A wonderful album and a stunning cover that for many was the first glimpse of one of the greatest musical artists of all time. How many times can you say the word “Masterpiece?” # 2 – Elton John Such a legendary cover that dominated our lives in the 1970s. The 2006 sequel to Captain Fantastic defined on the cover that the legendary music of the 1970s was brought to fans by two brilliant minds, not just one. It also screamed rock star to the high heavens. # 5 – CaribouĮlton John recorded three great albums at Caribou Ranch in Colorado. Two completely different sounding records in melody voice and arrangement and two completely different album covers that both represented their records perfectly.
Its amazing that the artist that released the album Tumbleweed Connectionwas the same artists that released the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road just a few years later. This was a welcome return and I cant believe its now been almost twenty years since this one was released. # 7 – Songs from the West CoastĮlton John’s Songs From The West Coast was Elton John’s best album in over twenty years. The best packaging ever released behind Captain Fantastic. Another legendary cover with a spectacular gatefold that included a huge booklet loaded with pictures and lyrics for every songs. This album was right in the middle of it. # 8 – Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano PlayerĮlton John had such an incredible run between 19.
This was a dramatically different album cover from his previous studio album entitled Rock Of The Westies.
Elton John’s most underrated album utilized and original painting called The Guardian Readers which was created by a British artist named Patrick Procktor.