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| Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy: 50th Anniversary Edition | ||||
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| Released | 24 October 2025 | |||
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| Length | 132:45 | |||
| Label | EMI/Mercury/UMR | |||
| Producer | Gus Dudgeon | |||
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Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy: 50th Anniversary Edition is a 50th anniversary reissue of English singer Elton John's 1975 album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy . [2]
John announced the set on 8 September 2025, and the announcement was quickly picked up and published by magazines and news sites. [3] It was released on 24 October that same year. [4]
The first disc consists entirely of the 2016 remaster of the album, while the second disc consists of various takes and various live performances of the album's tracks from 2005. [5]
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Stuart Berman said of the set; "This anniversary edition includes early demo recordings of important songs", noting that "The tracks, included here, are admirable enough." [6] In an Uncut magazine review, Chris Roberts noted "The demos added here are candidly sketchy[,] and the Wembley ’75 live set is stirring." [7]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" | 5:46 |
| 2. | "Tower of Babel" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Bitter Fingers" | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Tell Me When the Whistle Blows" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" | 6:45 |
| 6. | "(Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket" | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Better Off Dead" | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Writing" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Curtains" | 6:15 |
| Total length: | 46:32 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Tell Me When the Whistle Blows" (Session demo) | 5:28 |
| 2. | "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" (take 1) | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Writing" (Session demo) | 4:02 |
| 4. | "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (Session demo) | 7:11 |
| 5. | "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" (take 2) | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Bitter Fingers" (Session demo) | 5:23 |
| 7. | "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" (Captain Fantastic live, 2005. Featuring voice of Atlanta choir) | 6:56 |
| 8. | "Bitter Fingers" (Captain Fantastic live, 2005. Featuring voice of Atlanta choir) | 5:23 |
| 9. | "Tell Me When The Whistle Blows" (Captain Fantastic live, 2005. Featuring voice of Atlanta choir) | 4:47 |
| 10. | "(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket" (Captain Fantastic live, 2005. Featuring voice of Atlanta choir) | 7:43 |
| 11. | Untitled (Captain Fantastic live, 2005. Featuring voice of Atlanta choir) | 4:12 |
| 12. | "Better Off Dead" (Captain Fantastic live, 2005. Featuring voice of Atlanta choir) | 3:04 |
| 13. | "We All Fall in Love Sometimes / Curtains" (Captain Fantastic live, 2005. Featuring voice of Atlanta choir) | 10:20 |
| Total length: | 132:45 | |
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