ELTON JOHN - Honky Château

Item Description

Vinyl, , Envelope/Wallet Sleeve
LP Album

Pressing variation, Gatefold has embossed artist, title text and glued on sepia tone panel. Cover textured to simulate leather. Record pressed on heavy vinyl that appears red when held up to the light. This is due to the vinyl formula used by Tranco Ltd. Lp housed in poly sleeve.

An almost identical UK version also without MADE IN ENGLAND underneath DICK JAMES MUSIC LIMITED on the labels [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3290474]here[/url]
- Has the text on either side of the spindle hole offset higher - see the position of ℗ 1972
- Also on the labels, the text on that release has a very small gap between "ELTON JOHN" and "Produced by Gus Dudgeon"

Catalog number on labels and spine: DJLPH 423

Release title on spine is "Honky Chateau" without accent.

Credit for 'Elton John and Bernie Taupin" is "All songs written by" on labels and inner sleeve.

Re-mixed at Trident Studios, London

This album is dedicated to Catherine Philippe-Gérard

Sleeve design and inner sleeve photography (with thanks to David Larkham)

Tony Hazzard by kind permission of Bronze Records Ltd.

All songs © 1972 for the world by Dick James Music Ltd.
Printed and made by Garrod and Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No. 1224339.