Regimental Sgt. Zippo

Rock · 2021 · 12 tracks · 39m

Regimental Sgt. Zippo

A lost 1968 psychedelic treasure. Harpsichords, flutes, and surrealist lyrics reveal a young Elton John navigating the whimsical fog of the British Summer of Love.

Lost debut

A whimsical, toy-town psychedelic haze drifts through this unreleased 1968 debut, capturing a young songwriter wandering through the kaleidoscopic baroque-pop landscape of late-sixties London. The music trades his future stadium-sized piano-pounding for delicate, storybook vignettes wrapped in pastoral flutes and gentle eccentricities.

Regimental Sgt. Zippo · vs · Elton John

Dreamy+4.0σ

Dreamy saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 39m

01

When I Was Tealby Abbey

2:38

02

And the Clock Goes Round

3:09

03

Sitting Doing Nothing

2:33

04

Turn to Me

3:20

05

Angel Tree

2:05

06

Regimental Sgt. Zippo

4:46

07

A Dandelion Dies in the Wind

3:17

08

You’ll Be Sorry to See Me Go

2:36

09

Nina

3:52

10

Tartan Coloured Lady

4:12

11

Hourglass

2:47

12

Watching the Planes Go By

4:11

Moments Worth Waiting For

06Regimental Sgt. ZippoThe title track 'Regimental Sgt. Zippo' mimics the military-band parody style of the era with a playful, brassy march tempo.

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