Rate Elton John’s greatest hits vol 1, 2 and 3

At least vol 1 is a total classic
Original North American version
Side one
No. Title Album Length
1. "Your Song" Elton John(1970) 4:00
2. "Daniel" Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973) 3:53
3. "Honky Cat" Honky Château(1972) 5:12
4. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) 3:14
5. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 4:55
Side two
No. Title Album Length
1. "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" Honky Château 4:40
2. "Bennie and the Jets" Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 5:10
3. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Caribou(1974) 5:33
4. "Border Song" Elton John 3:19
5. "Crocodile Rock" Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player

 

I never had two and three, but volume one, was one of my parents record back in the day, and it went a long way to making me a fan of Elton's. Great collection of songs

 

Songs like Burn Down The Mission, Take Me To Your Pilot, Friends, and Tiny Dancer are not on these comps (V I & II). Most of Elton's 70's album tracks are better than his actual hits I think. Vol III is a good representation of his 80's work though.

 

As you’ll know, the U.K. version replaces Bennie with Candle In The Wind. I prefer this, though don’t mind either really. I bought the U.K. DJM CD in August 1985. Amongst the first titles I purchased. I still have it too. Also picked up the newly remastered Japanese SHM-CD last year.

 

The Elton comp was one of those albums everyone seemed to have here in the 70s. Alongside The Carpenters 1969-1973 and ABBA’s Greatest Hits.

 

I was never enamored with 1, although I have multiple copies. For someone as big as Elton, I always felt that it did not honor his achievements as well as it could have.

 

I always wondered why "Border Song" was on there. Never considered that one a big hit. The relatively obscure "Friends" did get some airplay and would have been an interesting rarity for the collection.

 

Volume I and III
Great stuff
Love the mastering for I, an old Japan For US

 

I have a pet peeve about best of's leaving out hits and there are a number missing. Does he have a singles collection? He's one of the greatest singles artists in rock history (along with very good albums). I think he should have some kind of anthology release rounding up every hit.

 

Diamonds- if you want a bastardized mastering

 

Levon should have been on the first Greatest Hits.

 

Missing Passenger & Healing Hands at least. Probably more.

 

Yep just do a set with every single, good or bad. Will have to make my own I guess

 

1 and 2 are indispensable.

 

I may be weird but I go:

III
I
II