Released in November 1974, it spans the years 1970 to 1974, compiling ten of John's singles, with one track variation for releases in North America and for Europe and Australia. A great collection of songs for sure, but this vinyl is flat with no dynamic range or separation to be found. The compact disc version of Greatest Hits, issued in the 1990s, features both "Bennie and the Jets" (track 7) and "Candle in the Wind" (track 8). On side 1 the section on the right that shows the printed dates (under DJLPH) the track numbers are in one format (1. John would wait until 1976 to top the singles chart in the UK, via his duet with Kiki Dee, " Don't Go Breaking My Heart.

Although all of its songs are available as downloads, the album is currently out of print, having been superseded by four other greatest hits releases over the years; The Very Best of Elton John in 1990, Greatest Hits 1970–2002 in 2002, Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits in 2007 and Diamonds in 2017. The word Tracks only appears on side 2 and I am unable to see a version on Discogs that has this difference. I suppose it can be a bit nostalgic because the songs sound like they did when I first heard them through the tinny speakers in my parent's 1964 Chrysler Newport station wagon. hits in the US; in Canada, five (these two plus " Daniel", " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me") had been chart-toppers. No midrange punch, or true instrument separation, it’s actually fairly one dimensional and clearly compressed, however there is a decent soundstage.

I used my normal ritual in running it through the Spin Clean then the ultrasonic cleaner and then a zap from the zero stat gun and it was a nice listen. It topped the album chart in both the United States and the United Kingdom, staying at number one for ten consecutive weeks in the former nation and eleven weeks in the latter. It was the best-selling album of 1975 in the United States, and is his second best-selling album to date, being his first to have received an RIAA diamond certification for US sales of more than 10 million copies – as of April 2016 the album has been certified for 17 million units in the US.

In 2003, Greatest Hits was ranked at number 135 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, [9] then was re-ranked at number 136 in a 2012 revised list. It was replaced by " Candle in the Wind" for the UK and Australian edition, having been a hit in both of those countries but never released as a single in the US and Canada. Of the ten selections for the North American album, two (" Crocodile Rock" and " Bennie and the Jets") were No.Remastered for the "modern" tastes : compressed (but far less than the cd, thanks God), thin and bright.

I thought I was getting a bargain, but in the end I have a paper weight that will never see the table again.yeah, this is far from a audiophile pressing and the likes of Kevin Grey, Bernie Grundman or Bob Ludwig are nowhere to be found. On the international releases, "Bennie and the Jets" was replaced by " Candle in the Wind" (3:41, taken from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road). I am trying to find a version of this (DJLPH 442) where there is a difference on the label between the two sides. Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time".

All other songs made the Top 40 in the UK and the US, most also making the top ten, with "Bennie and the Jets" and " Crocodile Rock" topping the chart in the States. This edition follows the US LP track listing for the main album and adds "Candle In The Wind" as track 11. The single " Bennie and the Jets", which had topped the charts in both the US and Canada but which had not been released as a single in the United Kingdom at that point, appeared on the American and Canadian edition of the album. Greatest Hits is the eleventh official album release for English musician Elton John, and the first compilation. ORICON STYLE-ミュージック"[Highest position and charting weeks of Your Song: Greatest Hits (1996 reissue) by Elton John].In 2000, Universal Music Japan reissued the album under the alternative title Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. With only ten tracks total, several other hit singles from the time period are not included in this collection.