Elton John
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London
December 24, 1982
1st Generation FM Broadcast
Quality -- A


Source: FM Broadcast
Lineage: BBC Broadcast>Maxell UDXLII Casette>WAV>FLAC

This show has been posted before, although this version has 3 additional songs (The Bitch is Back, All's Quiet on the Western Front, and the closing Medley-Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on/I Saw Her Standing There/Twist and Shout). In addition, this is a first generation recording. In the fall of 1982, a college friend (thanks Dave R.) spent a semester studying in London and recorded this for me when it was originally broadcast on the BBC.I have not heard the previous version that was posted (thanks Ryan for the original post), but based on the above facts I felt it was reasonable to assume that this is at least equal to what has been presented before, and has the extra tracks. I have also obtained the video of this show recently and will most likely be posting the DVD as well. This is an excellent performance, and has definately not been overdubbed (check out Davey's opening riff on Saturday Night's Alright, it is kind of painful!).

The Band:

Elton John- Piano/vocals
Dee Murray- Bass/vocals
Nigel Olsson- Drums/vocals
Davey Johnstone- Guitars/vocals
Kiki Dee- Vocals

The Songs:

Introduction
The Bitch is Back
Pinball Wizard
Blue Eyes
Bennie and the Jets
All's Quiet on the Western Front
Your Song
Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)
Daniel
Crocodile Rock
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On/I Saw Her Standing There/Twist and Shout