Elton John’s New “Jewel Box” Will Contain 60 Unreleased Tracks

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Out On November 13
Elton John is prepping his massive career-spanning box set titled “Elton: Jewel Box”. It’s an eight-disc collection that’s packed with deep cuts, rarities, and his greatest hits. Out on November 13, the legendary rocker personally curated the tracks and to preview the package, John streamed the previously unreleased 1969 song “Sing Me No Sad Songs.”
He said in a statement, “To delve back through every period of my career in such detail for Jewel Box has been an absolute pleasure. Hearing these long lost tracks again, I find it hard to comprehend just how prolific [lyricist] Bernie [Taupin] and I were during the early days. The songs just poured out of us, and the band were just unbelievable in the studio.”
He added, “I always want to push forward with everything I do and look to the future, but having time during lockdown to take stock and pull these moments from my memory from each era has been a joy. As a devout record collector myself, this project has really excited me, and I couldnโt be happier with the level of craft involved in such a carefully curated, lovingly constructed box set. Iโm sure my fans will enjoy it as much as I have.”
With a total of 148 songs recorded between 1965 and 2019 and 60 of which were previously unreleased, the set has been divided into four parts – Deep Cuts, Rarities, B-Sides 1976-2005, And This Is Me. It will be available digitally, on streaming services, and on 8CD, 4LP, 3LP, 2LP vinyl.
Elton: Jewel Box Tracklist
CD1 – Deep Cuts
1. โMonkey Suitโ
2. โWhere To Now St Peter?โ
3. โMellowโ
4. โThe Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34)โ
5. โChameleonโ
6. โGone To Shilohโ
7. โWe All Fall in Love Sometimesโ
8. โToo Low for Zeroโ
9. โThe Power With Little Richardโ
10. โAll That Iโm Allowedโ
11. โThe Bridgeโ
12. โThe New Fever Waltzโ
13. โStoneโs Throw From Hurtin’โ
14. โThe Northโ
15. โHoop of Fireโ
16. โBoogie Pilgrimโ
CD2 – Deep Cuts
1. โTickingโ
2. โCrystalโ
3. โAll Quiet on the Western Frontโ
4. โTell Me When the Whistle Blowsโ
5, โFreaks in Loveโ
6. โNever Too Old (to Hold Somebody)โ
7. โThe Emperorโs New Clothesโ
8. โHouseโ
9. โ(Gotta Get a) Meal Ticketโ
10. โUnderstanding Womenโ
11. โShoot Down the Moonโ
12. โHave Mercy on the Criminalโ
13. โBlues for Baby and Meโ
14. โMy Quicksandโ
15. โStreet Kidsโ
CD3 – Rarities Part One 1865-1968
1. โCome Back Babyโ Bluesology
2. โMr. Franticโ Bluesology
3. โScarecrowโ (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
4. โA Dandelion Dies in the Windโ (Piano Demo)
5. โVelvet Fountainโ (Piano Demo)
6. โA Little Love Goes a Long Wayโ (Piano Demo)
7. โIf You Could See Me Nowโ (Piano Demo)
8. โMr. Lightning Strikermanโ (Piano Demo)
9. โCountryside Love Affairโ (Piano Demo)
10. โI Could Never Fall in Love With Anybody Elseโ (Piano Demo)
11. โI Get a Little Bit Lonelyโ (Piano Demo)
12. โThe Witchโs Houseโ (Piano Demo)
13. โGet Out of This Townโ (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
14. โYear of the Teddy Bearโ (Piano Demo)
15. โWhere Itโs Atโ (Piano/Percussion Demo)
16. โWhoโs Gonna Love Youโ (Piano/Percussion Demo)
17. โNinaโ (Band Version)
18. โAngel Treeโ (Piano/Guitar/Tambourine Demo)
19. โHereโs to the Next Timeโ (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
20. โThank You for All Your Lovingโ (Band Version)
21. โWatching the Planes Go Byโ (Band Version)
22. โWhen the First Tear Showsโ (Arranged Band Version)
23. โTartan Coloured Ladyโ (Arranged Band Version)
CD4 – Rarities Part Two 1968
1. โHourglassโ (Band Version)
2. โ71-75 New Oxford Streetโ (Band Demo)
3. โTurn to Me: (Arranged Band Version)
4. โReminds Me of Youโ (Piano Demo)
5. โI Canโt Go on Living Without Youโ (Arranged Band Version)
6, โAnd the Clock Goes Roundโ (Piano Demo)
7. โWhen I Was Tealby Abbeyโ (Piano Demo)
8. โIโll Stop Living When You Stop Loving Meโ (Piano Demo)
9. โTrying to Hold On to a Love Thatโs Dyingโ (Piano Demo)
10. โSitting Doing Nothingโ (Band Version)
11. โRegimental Sgt. Zippoโ (Band Version)
12. โCry Willow Cryโ (Band Demo)
13. โThere Is Still a Little Loveโ (Band Demo)
14. โIf I Asked Youโ (Band Demo)
15. โSkyline Pigeonโ (Piano Demo)
16. โTwo of a Kindโ (Arranged Band Version)
17. โThe Girl on Angel Pavementโ (Arranged Band Version)
18. โSmokestack Childrenโ (Arranged Band Version)
19. โBaby I Miss Youโ (Band Demo)
20. โAll Across the Havensโ (Piano/Guitar Demo)
21. โBonnieโs Gone Awayโ (Piano/Guitar Demo)
22. โJust an Ordinary Manโ (Piano Demo)
23. โThereโs Still Time for Meโ (Piano/Guitar/Tambourine Demo)
CD5 – Rarities Part Three 1968-1971
1. โThe Tide Will Turn for Rebeccaโ (Piano Demo)
2. โDick Barton Theme (Devilโs Gallop)โ (Bread And Beer Band)
3. โBreakdown Bluesโ (Bread And Beer Band)
4. โTaking the Sun From My Eyesโ (Arranged Band Version)
5. โItโs Me That You Needโ (Band Demo)
6. โSing Me No Sad Songsโ (Band Demo)
7. โThe Flowers Will Never Dieโ (Piano Demo)
8. โIn the Morningโ (Band Demo)
9. โOpen Your Eyes to the Sunโ (Piano/Tambourine Demo)
10. โOne Time, Sometime or Neverโ (Band Demo)
11. โSlow Fade to Blueโ (Piano/Guitar Demo)
12. โRolling Western Unionโ (Piano Demo)
13. โMy Fatherโs Gunโ (Piano Demo)
14. โAmoreenaโ (Piano Demo)
15. โBurn Down the Missionโ (Piano Demo)
16. โRazor Faceโ (Piano Demo)
17. โMadman Across the Waterโ (Piano Demo)
18. โHoliday Innโ (Piano Demo)
19. โAll the Nastiesโ (Piano Demo)
CD6 – B Sides Part One 1976-1984
1. โSnow Queenโ
2. โConquer the Sunโ
3. โCartierโ
4. โWhite Man Dangerโ
5. โTacticsโ
6. โSteal Away Childโ
7. โLove so Coldโ
8. โLes Aveuxโ
9. โDonner Pour Donnerโ
10. โJโveux Dโla Tendresseโ
11. โFools in Fashionโ
12. โCanโt Get Over Getting Over Losing Youโ
13. โTorturedโ
14. โHey Papa Legbaโ
15. โTake Me Down to the Oceanโ
16. โWhere Have All the Good Times Gone?โ (Alternate Mix)
17. โThe Retreatโ
18. โChoc Ice Goes Mentalโ
19. โA Simple Manโ
CD7 – B-Sides Part Two 1984-2005
1. โLonely Boyโ
2. โHighlanderโ
3. โBilly and the Kidsโ
4. โLord of the Fliesโ
5. โRope Around a Foolโ
6. โMedicine Manโ
7. โI Know Why Iโm in Loveโ
8. โBig Man in a Little Suitโ
9. โGod Never Came Hereโ
10. โThe North Starโ
11. โDid Anybody Sleep With Joan of Arcโ
12. โSo Sad the Renegadeโ
13. โA Little Peaceโ
14. โKeep it a Mysteryโ
15. โHowโs Tomorrowโ
16. โPeterโs Songโ
17. โThings Only Get Better With Loveโ
CD8 – And This Is Meโฆ
1. โEmpty Skyโ
2. โLady Samanthaโ
3. โBorder Songโ
4. โMy Fatherโs Gunโ
5. โAll the Nastiesโ
6. โI Think Iโm Going to Kill Myselfโ
7. โPhiladelphia Freedomโ
8. โSong for Guyโ
9. โSartorial Eloquenceโ
10. โEltonโs Songโ
11. โCold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)โ
12. โI Fall Apartโ
13. โAmazes Meโ
14. โThe Last Songโ
15. โAmerican Triangleโ
16. โ(Iโm Gonna) Love Me Againโ