Episode 03 – Regimental Sgt Zippo – The Debut Album That Never Was
This episode skips through the 1968 almost-debut album, track-by-track. How good would this album have been if it had come out in 1968? How would it have fared? Actually that’s a question I don’t answer. I think we know the answer. There are some...
Episode 02 – Buckmaster Before Elton
This episode takes you back to the 2nd of November 1969, to a Miles Davis gig, at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club, where Elton met a 23 year old Paul Buckmaster for the first time. How did Buckmaster get to be the guest of Miles Davis that night? What was the...
Episode 01 – Elton’s Buried Treasure
Welcome to the ‘I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Elton John Podcast’ podcast. Yes it is a rather unweildy title. In the first episode, Neil (your able host) takes some classic songs, and turns them upside down, until the vocals and bass...