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Elton John: The Record Rise Of A Superstar Called Reg

Penny Valentine, Disc and Music Echo, 1971

IN APRIL 1970 an album was released that was to whisk Reg Dwight of Pinner into Elton John. It was, quite simply, titled Elton John, and it brought to the attention of public and critic alike a phenomenon of British rock music.

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