Captain Fantastic [Hybrid SACD - DSD]

Elton John | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
• Label: Island
• ASIN: B00064X3FE
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,912 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

2. Tower of Babel

3. Bitter Fingers

4. Tell Me When the Whistle Blows

5. Someone Saved My Life Tonight

6. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket

7. Better Off Dead

8. Writing

9. We All Fall in Love Sometimes

10. Curtains

11. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

12. One Day (At a Time)

13. Philadelphia Freedom

Editorial Reviews

Scuffs on jewel box, Minor marks on disc not affecting play. Insert in excellent condition. Close to perfection.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surround to Please, November 15, 2004

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M. Seavey "M. Seavey" (Hollywood, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain Fantastic (Audio CD)

One of the best SACDs so far. Clean Crisp and Bold. Good separation on the surround mix by Greg Penny, even thought the back speakers seem to over power some of the later selections at times. Very little oversaturation. Perfect Vocals. This confirms analog recording techniques were reaching their peak back in 1975. This is one to show off your system over and over and over again.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captain Fantastic shines again ! ! !, June 28, 2005

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DJ Control (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain Fantastic (Audio CD)

Regarded by many of Elton's ardent fans as a masterpiece,alongside his absolute classic "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road","Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" is a journey all on it's own.The album is biographical with all of the songs detailing Elton and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin's struggle during the early days of their career.
Containing the hit single "Someone Saved My Life Tonight",and the classic closing track "We All Fall in Love Sometimes/Curtains",this album is a must for anyone serious about the music of Elton John who may also want to know a little of the story behind the success.
Now on to the SACD re-mix/re-issue.
What a fantastic job Greg Penny has done remixing the album into 5.1 for SACD.Anyone who owns Elton's back catalogue may do well to start replacing the 1995 remastered issues with the far superior SACD sound.This edition also has the bonus tracks included on the 1995 re-issue making it even more value for your money.
Buy it now before it's deleted!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, December 9, 2004

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W. STOCKTON "walt_t_s" (Hernando, MS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Captain Fantastic (Audio CD)

I can't believe there aren't more people listening to SACD! If you are an SACD listener get the word out to your friends so this technology will succeed. I am blown away how a recording this old can sound light years ahead of anything you will hear these days. Whether you are new or old to SACD, you won't regret getting this one. Prior to this one, Yellow Brick Road and Roxy Music's Avalon were my favorites. This one has to be the cleanest sounding SACD I have heard to date. It's ashamed you can't find this stuff in the stores. Thank you Amazon!