Elton John - The Complete Thom Bell Sessions (RSD 180g Lavendar VINYL LP Mercury RSDTBS1) |

Label: Mercury – RSDTBS1, Mercury – 0602435666242, UMC – RSDTBS1, UMC – 0602435666242, Rocket Entertainment – RSDTBS1, Rocket Entertainment – 0602435666242
Format: Vinyl, LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Lavender, 180g
Country: Worldwide
Released: Apr 23, 2022
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Disco, Soul, Pop Rock

A1        Nice & Slow
Written-By – B. Taupin*, E. John*, T. Bell*
A2        Country Love Song
Written-By – J. Jefferson*
A3        Shine On Through
Written-By – E. John*, G. Osborne*
B1        Mama Can't Buy You Love
Written-By – C. James*, L. Bell*
B2        Are You Ready For Love
Written-By – C. James*, L. Bell*, T. Bell*
B3        Three Way Love Affair
Written-By – C. James*, L. Bell*
Record Company – Rocket Entertainment
Recorded At – Kaye-Smith Studios
Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios
Remixed At – Utopia Studios
Mastered At – Utopia Studios
Mastered At – Lurssen Mastering
Lacquer Cut At – Abbey Road Studios
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mercury
Copyright © – Mercury
Pressed By – GZ Media – 238539E
Published By – Warner/Chappell North America Ltd.
Published By – Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – Copyright Control
Arranged By, Conductor, Producer – Thom Bell
Art Direction – Vartan (4)
Artwork By – Darren Evans (2)
Artwork By [Co-ordination] – Andy McKaie
Backing Vocals – Barbara Ingram, Bill Lamb (4), Carla Benson, Evette Benton, The Spinners*
Bass – Bob Babbitt
Design – Michael Diehl
Drums – Charles Collins
Engineer [Assistant] – Buzz Richmond, Jeffrey Stewart (2)
Engineer [Chief Engineer] – Don Murray
Guitar – Bobby Eli
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Tony Bell
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Thom Bell
Lacquer Cut By – AG*
Management – David Furnish, Rachael Paley
Mastered By – Gavin Lurssen
Overdubbed By [Guitar], Backing Vocals – Leroy M. Bell
Overdubbed By [Guitar], Overdubbed By [Synthesizer] – Casey James
Percussion – Larry Washington
Photography By – A3 (4)
Project Manager [Project Management for UMC/EMI] – Carolyn Cooper, Daryl Easlea
Strings, Horns – MFSB
Features a large blue hype sticker on front sleeve.
The Complete Thom Bell Sessions ELTON JOHN
Six tracks containing the original version of the 2003 UK No.1 hit single
ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE
Strictly Limited Edition in soulful lavender
180GM VINYL
RSDTBS1

Released for Record Store Day 2022
Limited to 7000 copies.

Recorded Autumn '77, Remixed January '79

Side 2 released mid '79 as a 12" single subtitled 'The Thom Bell Sessions'
Made in the EU.

℗ © 2022 Mercury Records Limited.

Runouts are stamped except for "AG" which is etched.
Barcode (Scanned): 602435666242
Barcode (Text): 6 02435 66624 2

Elton John recorded the Thom Bell Sessions in 1977 but when it was released in 1979, it only featured 3 tracks. The Complete Thom Bell Sessions brings together the full recording session featuring the singles, "Are You Ready for Love" and the Top 10 hit, "Mama Can't Buy You Love." Available for the first time on colored vinyl, this reissue is pressed on 180-gram purple vinyl.