"Elton John: 1970-2002" will be released on 11/11/02, and will contain all his best...but I noticed that the track listing is far from complete! Excluded are the hits "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (the highest charting Beatles cover of all-time) #1 from 1975, " "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (#9 from 1979 - his comeback hit after "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" in 1976), and his longest-running Number One remake of "Candle In The Wind" from 1997 (14 weeks at the top).

It has been said that a 3rd disc will be included during the first issue of this collection...I wonder what will be on it. ??

Empty Garden isn't on this set either. Very disappointed.

GOD! Now I have to go buy this box set! I just got his other one in May!!

His 1997 Candle In The Wind was promoted all along as a one-time single

TRACKLIST FOR THE ELTON JOHN DISCS

CD1 Your Song Levon Tiny Dancer Rocket Man Honky Cat Crocodile Rock Daniel Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Candle In The Wind Bennie and the Jets Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me The Bitch is Back Philadelphia Freedom Someone Saved My Life Tonight Island Girl Sorry Seems to be The Hardest Word

CD2 Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (With Kiki Dee) Little Jeannie I’m Still Standing I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues Sad Songs (Say So Much) I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That Nikita Sacrifice The One Can You Feel the Love Tonight? Circle of Life Believe Blessed Something About The Way You Look Tonight Written in the Stars (with LeAnn Rimes) I Want Love This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore

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Originally posted by Buttmunker <small>3rd disc ... I wonder what will be on it??</small>

BONUS DISC 3 has:
1. Candle In The Wind (Live)
2. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (w/ George Michael)
3. Live Like Horses (w/ Luciano Pavarotti)
4. Your Song (w/ Alessandro Safina)
This disc is only in the 1st pressing of the set.

But why would they exclude "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds?" That's retarded! I hate when they leave off obvious material. And what about "Healing Hands?" Not a top 10 hit (#13), but still a hit. I was hoping the 3rd bonus disc would have these two.

The UK/Europe bonus CD tracks are:
Levon
Border Song
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Pinball Wizard
True Love (with Kiki Dee)
Live Like Horses (with Luciano Pavarotti)
I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (with George Michael)
Your Song (with Alessandro Safina)

so, maybe track down the Euro version for LSD... but note, the main discs' tracklists are different for that too

Dude, I didn't pay close attention to the thread title (I just read " - 2002") and I thought you meant that Elton John was dead.

There are legal issues with 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' since its a cover song. Perhaps they didnt want to, for could not pay the royalties for whatever reason.

The exclusion of 'dont go breaking my heart' just flat out sucks.

That's silly because "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is already on an Elton John hits collection, so if they could do it once, they should be able to do it again.

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is on the 2nd disc, unfortunately - its my least favorite song.

Me too!

I thought he was dead too!

Is the white album w/I'm Still Standing on cd?

same here.

Maybe a mod can add (Still alive) to the end of the title before someone has a heart attack.

Oh christ, I thought he was dead too. Damn you!!! (in a nonoffensive jokenly matter for one time I did this to a friend and they thought I was trying to actually damn some one)

TRACKLIST FOR THE ELTON JOHN BOX SET

CD1 1. Come Back Baby 2. Lady Samantha 3. It's Me That You Need 4. Your Song [Demo Version] 5. Rock and Roll Madonna 6. Bad Side of the Moon 7. Your Song 8. Take Me to the Pilot 9. Border Song 10. Sixty Years On 11. Country Comfort 12. Grey Seal 13. Friends 14. Levon 15. Tiny Dancer 16. Madman Across the Water 17. Honky Cat 18. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

CD2 1. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) 2. Daniel 3. Crocodile Rock 4. Bennie and the Jets 5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 6. All the Girls Love Alice 7. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding 8. Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again) 9. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting 10. Jack Rabbit 11. Harmony 12. Young Man's Blues 13. Step Into Christmas 14. Bitch Is Back 15. Pinball Wizard 16. Someone Saved My Life Tonight

CD3 1. Philadelphia Freedom 2. One Day at a Time 3. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds 4. I Saw Her Standing There 5. Island Girl 6. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word 7. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Kiki Dee 8. I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) [Live] 9. Ego 10. Song for Guy 11. Mama Can't Buy You Love 12. Cartier 13. Little Jeannie 14. Donner Pour Donner 15. Fanfare 16. Chloe 17. Retreat 18. Blue Eyes

CD4 1. Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny) 2. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues 3. I'm Still Standing 4. Sad Songs (Say So Much) 5. Act of War [Single Mix] 6. Nikita 7. Candle in the Wind [Single Edit][Live] 8. Carla Etude [Live] 9. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me [Live] 10. I Don't Wanna Go on With You Like That [12" Shep Pettibone Mix] 11. Give Peace a Chance 12. Sacrifice 13. Made for Me 14. You Gotta Love Someone 15. I Swear I Heard the Night Talkin' 16. Easier to Walk Away

The box set is also great but you don't get these there:Candle In The Wind & Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (studio versions), The One, Can You Feel the Love Tonight?, Circle of Life, Believe, Blessed, Something About The Way You Look Tonight, Written in the Stars (with LeAnn Rimes), I Want Love, & This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore. If you like his 70s & 80s stuff, get the box set.

I heard that this box set came out twice. Are they the same?

This looks like a must have. I saw one of the saddest thing on MTV yesterday Elton John doing a song with Blue (uk popular boy band) Sorry seems to be the hardest word. Couldn't work out why he would want to do this but perhaps it to help the sales of this box set to a younger audience?

disc 2, song 1

Although I have about 85% of Elton's Tunes, I tend to enjoy many of the none hits that are on the first box (i.e.: Cloe, It's Me That You Need, Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding and All The Young Girls Love Alice)

Other great Elton none hits include my favorite Elton John song Tonight as well as:

Come Down In Time
The Greatest Discovery
Ticking
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters
Chameleon
The Ballad Of Danny Bailey
Salvation
Indian Sunset
First Episode At Hienton
The Last Song
Bullet In The Gun Of Robert Ford
Shoot Down The Moon
Too Low For Zero
I've Seen That Movie Too
Roy Rogers
Skyline Pidgeon
Blues For Baby And Me
Texan Love Song
Madman Across The Water
Burn Down The Mission

...to name a few.

In other words, Elton may have had his hits but the rest is great. I started out with the To Be Continued Box when I was 15 and worked my way up from there.

The box set originally came out in the late 80's and was re-released about 10 years later with no changes that I am aware of. That's why most of the above aren't on it.

note: Benny & The Jets is a live version

Grey Seal.

i listened to both discs today and i must say[at least on the earlier tracks]i've never heard these tracks sound so good imho