Elton John Steps Into Christmas
Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 24 November 1973
ELTON JOHN is a happy man as 1973 draws to a close. He has established himself not merely as an elitist's delight and king of the bedsitter-land record players; but also a teenybop hero, hewing hit albums and singles alike with consummate ease.
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