Help: Looking for Elton John

Subject: Looking for Elton John
From: C-flat
Date: 15 May 02 - 05:44 PM

I'm sorry to bring my non-folk/blues request to this forum but knowing what a helpful lot you are I thought I might get a result. I'm trying to find a particular album by Elton John titled "Love Songs" which was released on TV records (no. TVA3) in 1982. All my previous searches have come up blank except for another album of the same name which was released some years later but doesn't contain the same tracks. The album I'm looking for does show up in a fan-site discography and has a picture of a black upright piano on the cover. Any help would be appreciated and may earn me HUGE bonus points with "her-indoors".

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for Elton John
From: GUEST
Date: 15 May 02 - 05:52 PM

Visa Versa have got it for sale for €7

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for Elton John
From: GUEST
Date: 15 May 02 - 05:54 PM

At least I think that's the right one. Is from 1982 but was released on Rocket Records

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for Elton John
From: GUEST
Date: 15 May 02 - 05:59 PM

This site is also selling it (right label too!) for £12

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for Elton John
From: C-flat
Date: 15 May 02 - 06:07 PM

Guest, that IS the one I'm after but I'm trying to find it on C.D. which doesn't seem to be available there. Thanks for the info.

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for Elton John
From: GUEST
Date: 15 May 02 - 06:08 PM

From the sites I looked at, I don't think it was ever released on CD.

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for Elton John
From: C-flat
Date: 15 May 02 - 06:09 PM

I just realised that I DID ask for "album" when I meant to ask for C.D. Sorry for the confusion!

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for Elton John
From: C-flat
Date: 15 May 02 - 06:16 PM

On this site it's described as available on vinyl and C.D. but doesn't say where!

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for Elton John
From: GUEST
Date: 15 May 02 - 06:40 PM

Hmmm,

There appear to be two 1982 'Love Songs' Both appear to be UK only releases. See this page.

The one on TV records that you mention Click and one on Rocket Records with the same track listing but a different cover. Click. That one appears to be a CD only release, although the page I gave earlier suggests otherwise.

I'll hunt round a bit more and see what I can find.

I assume you are in the UK?

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for Elton John
From: C-flat
Date: 15 May 02 - 06:54 PM

You assume correctly Guest, and thanks for your efforts.

Subject: RE: Help: Looking for Elton John
From: GUEST
Date: 15 May 02 - 07:00 PM

I'm going to bed now, and haven't had any luck I'm afraid. However, this page describes the CD as being as being [very] hard to find.

It might be worth posting a message to the Elton John Usenet Forum

Another option might be to buy the vinyl album and make a CDR from it (or get someone you know to do it if you don't have the equipment)

That way your wife would have a unique CD! Now, that whould get you brownie points! *grin*