Sun Spin: Elton John

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA COME DOWN? WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO LAND? 1973 was a very good year for Elton John. That January he'd released Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player, his second U.S. No. 1 album and his first No. 1 in the U.K. It was his sixth full-length in five years, accompanied by a possessed touring schedule and a rising public profile that was making Elton the coolest nerd to hit it big in rock since Buddy Holly. Other guys might have taken their foot off the gas for a minute but...

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