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Elton John's "Captain Fantastic" Gets 50th Anniversary Reissue

9/5/2025

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Elton John's album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" will be reissued on October 24, 2025, for its 50th anniversary.
The expanded edition features rare demos, live recordings, and a 28-page booklet with diary entries.
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was the first to achieve Gold certification.
It sold 1.4 million copies in four days and topped the charts for seven weeks.
A live performance from Wembley Stadium in 1975 will be released on vinyl for the first time.

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Elton John's album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" will be reissued on October 24, 2025, for its 50th anniversary.
The expanded edition features rare demos, live recordings, and a 28-page booklet with diary entries.
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was the first to achieve Gold certification.
It sold 1.4 million copies in four days and topped the charts for seven weeks.
A live performance from Wembley Stadium in 1975 will be released on vinyl for the first time.