Complete Thom Bell Sessions [LP]

Personnel: Elton John (vocals, keyboards); Tony Bell (guitar, background vocals); Bobby Eli (guitar); Thom Bell (keyboards, background vocals); Casey James (synthesizer, background vocals); MFSB (strings, horns); Bob Babbit (bass); Charles Collins (drums); Larry Washington (percussion); Bill Lamb, Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, The Spinners (background vocals).Recorded at Kay Smith Studio, Seattle, Washington and Sigma Sound Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Digitally transferred from original masters by Doug Schwartz at the MCA Studios, Glendale, California.This is a collection of all the songs Elton John recorded with R&B legend Thom Bell. Three of the tracks were released in 1979 as a "Disco 12 Inch." The remaining three are released here for the first time anywhere.In the fall of 1977, disco was in the air and Elton John was in a Philadelphia studio cutting some sessions with producer Thom Bell. In Spectoresque fashion, Bell filled the recording booths with an ar