17-11-70

17-11-70
Live album by Elton John
Publication (s)	April 9, 1971
admission	A&R recording studio, New York, USA, 17th November 1970
Label (s)	UNI (US) DJM (UK)
Format (s)	LP, CD, cassette
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	6th
running time	48:25
production	Gus Dudgeon
chronology Friends (1971) 17-11-70 Madman Across the Water (1971)

17-11-70 is the first live album and the fifth official album ever by the British singer and composer Elton John .

The title of this album refers to a performance by John, which was broadcast live from the A&R recording studio on November 17, 1970 by the broadcaster WABC-FM (later WPLJ ). In the USA, the sound carrier was published under 11-17-70 because of the usual representation of calendar dates there .

background

In an interview, producer Gus Dudgeon said that the music recording was very popular even before it was released as a long-playing record. Pirated copies of the radio broadcast were traded very early on. Because of this recognizable response to the performance, the music publisher Dick James Music (DJM) released the recording as an album.

However, the official album only contained 48 of the 60 minutes broadcast, which seemed to affect sales of the long-playing record significantly. The entire performance, which was recorded, even had a duration of 80 minutes, but was never available on phonograms.

Another factor that probably depressed the sales figures for the album was the large number of Elton John albums, which were then released in quick succession. Two studio albums ( Elton John and Tumbleweed Connection ) and a film score ( Friends ) were already available in stores when 17-11-70 was released. Nevertheless, for a few weeks all four of John's albums were listed in the top 100 in the USA. He was the first artist to do this after the Beatles .

At the beginning of the recording, a speaker introduces John to around 100 guests in the studio and to the audience in front of the radio. This was Dave Herman, a well-known presenter on New York City radio at the time. He later said that John accidentally cut his hand during his performance and the piano keys were covered in blood by the end of the performance.

During the recording, John and his band played 13 songs. The original album only contained 6 tracks. Amoreena was added to the 1996 CD re-release . The other songs ( I Need You to Turn To , Your Song , Country Comfort , Border Song , Indian Sunset and My Father's Gun ) remained officially unreleased.

In various interviews, John mentioned that he thought this was his best live performance. He also thinks it would have been an extraordinary artistic achievement from his band members, drummer Nigel Olsson and bassist Dee Murray . 17-11-70 is the only official release that gives an idea of ​​what the Elton John Band sounded like in live performance prior to the recording of guitarist Davey Johnstone .

Track list

Elton John composed the music for all titles , and Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics unless otherwise indicated.

LP and CD

Page 1 (LP)

1. Take Me to the Pilot - 6:43
2. Honky Tonk Women ( Jagger , Richards ) - 4:09
3. Sixty Years On - 8:05 am
4. Can I Put You On - 6:38

Page 2 (LP)

1. Bad Side of the Moon - 4:30
2. Medley - 18:20
   • Burn down the mission
   • My Baby Left Me ( Crudup )
   • Get Back ( Lennon , McCartney )

Playlist (1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket re-releases)

1. Bad Side of the Moon - 4:57
2. Amoreena 4:54 (1996 CD re-release only)
3. Take Me to the Pilot - 5:55
4. Sixty Years On - 7:22
5. Honky Tonk Women (Jagger, Richards) - 4:07
6. Can I Put You On - 6:10
7. Medley - 18:27
   • Burn down the mission
   • My Baby Left Me (Crudup)
   • Get Back (Lennon, McCartney)

• For the re-release in 1996, the order of the songs was changed and Amoreena was added. This version also differs from the CD released in 1992, as the producer Gus Dudgeon remixed the tracks and achieved a noticeably different sound compared to the original LP (mixed by Phil Ramone and Dave Hentschel; also used for the CD released by Polygram) . In addition, Dudgeon's version also included various sound effects, such as echo, that were not included on previous releases. The reactions of buyers to this varied greatly.

Complete list of titles played

1. I need you to turn to
2. Your song
3. Country Comfort
4. Border song
5. Indian sunset
6. Amoreena
7. Bad side of the moon
8. Take me to the pilot
9. Sixty Years On
10. Honky Tonk Women (Jagger, Richards)
11. Can I Put You On
12. Medley: Burn Down the Mission, My Baby Left Me (Crudup), Get Back (Lennon, McCartney)
13. My Father's Gun

• Various pirated publications of the concert from 1970–1971 show a different order of the tracks played.

occupation

• Elton John - vocals, piano
• Dee Murray - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Nigel Olsson - drums, backing vocals

production

• Gus Dudgeon - producer, album cover text
• David Hentschel, Phil Ramone - sound engineer
• David Larkham - design, photographs
• John Tobler - album cover text
• Steve Brown - coordination
• Joe Disabato - coordination
• Dave Herman - presenter

Charts

album

year	Chart	position
1971	UK album chart	20th
1971	Billboard US Pop Albums	11

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.mixonline.com/news/profiles/gus-dudgeon-1942-2002/364951
2. ^ Clinton Heylin: Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry Verlag St. Martin's Griffin, New York 1996, ISBN 0-312-14289-7 , p. 66