Hello again, Yellow Brick Road

A MASTERPIECE is sometimes created when one least expects it - Elton John's seminal 1973 album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, is an example. Originally meant to be recorded in Jamaica until political unrest forced the session to be moved to France where it was made in just two weeks, it has become a milestone record for the pop singer and his most commercially successful ever, with over 30 million copies sold worldwide.

Boasting a handful of John's classics including the title track, Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, Candle in the Wind and Bennie and the Jets, the 17-track double-album has recently been reissued in vari…