''Lady Samantha'' is a British only
compilation album by
DJM Records
DJM Records (also known as Dick James Music) was the British independent record label, set up in the late 1960s by British music publisher Dick James. It was distributed by Pye Records in the UK, and various other companies around the world, ...
of songs recorded by
Elton John. Originally released in cassette and 8-track tape formats in 1974, the album featured rarities and
B-sides
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company ...
from the earliest days of John's career. It would eventually be issued on vinyl in 1980 by DJM and finally on CD in 1988. (A remastered CD by
PolyGram appeared in 1998.)
All fourteen songs were included on the 1992 compilation album ''
Rare Masters
''Rare Masters'' is a compilation album by Elton John that was released in 1992. It includes all A-side and B-sides released by John between 1968 and 1975 that were not included on original studio albums or on ''Elton John's Greatest Hits Volu ...
''.
8-Track program listing
;Program A
# "
Rock and Roll Madonna" – 4:17
#* ''Single A-Side (1970).''
# "Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again)" – 2:51
#* ''Second of two songs on the B-Side of "
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" (1973).''
# "Bad Side of the Moon" – 3:15
#* ''B-Side of "
Border Song
"Border Song" is a song by Elton John with music by John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin. The song initially appeared on the 1970 album ''Elton John'', and was released in the spring of 1970 as the LP's first single. After failing to chart in the U ...
" (1970).''
# "Jack Rabbit" – 1:50
#* ''First of two songs on the B-Side of "
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" (1973).''
;Program B
# "Into the Old Man's Shoes" – 4:04
#* ''U.K. B-Side of "
Your Song
"Your Song" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was John's first international Top 10 chart single.
"Your Song" was first released by American rock band Three Dog Night in M ...
" (1970).''
# "
It's Me That You Need" – 4:04
#* ''Single A-Side (1969).''
# "Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who'd Be a Turkey at Christmas)" – 4:02
#* ''B-Side of "
Step Into Christmas
"Step into Christmas" is a Christmas song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was released as a stand-alone single in November 1973 with the song "Ho, Ho, Ho (Who'd Be a Turkey at Christm ...
" (1973).''
;Program C
# "
Skyline Pigeon
"Skyline Pigeon" is a ballad composed and performed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It is the eighth track on his first album, '' Empty Sky''. It was originally released by Guy Darrell and Roger James Cooke simul ...
" – 3:53
#* ''Live version issued as the B-side of "
Daniel" (1973).''
# "Screw You (aka Young Man's Blues)" – 4:43
#* ''B-Side of "
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' is the seventh studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John, first released on 5 October 1973 as a double LP. The album has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is widely regarded as John's magn ...
" (1973).''
# "Just Like Strange Rain" – 3:43
#* ''B-Side of "
It's Me That You Need" (1969).''
;Program D
# "
Grey Seal
The grey seal (''Halichoerus grypus'') is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. In Latin Halichoerus grypus means "hook-nosed sea pig". It is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as "true seals" or " ...
" – 3:36
#* ''Original version released as The B-Side of "Rock And Roll Madonna" (1970).''
# "Honey Roll" – 3:00
#* ''B-Side of "Friends" from the "
Friends" soundtrack (1971).''
# "
Lady Samantha
"Lady Samantha" is a song by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was released on 17 January 1969 as his second single, six months before his first album, '' Empty Sky'', came out. It appeared on its 1995 reissue as a b ...
" – 3:02
#* ''Single A-Side (1973).''
# "
Friends" – 2:20
#* ''Single A-Side from the "Friends" soundtrack (1971).''
External links
Album on Amazon
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1974 compilation albums
1980 compilation albums
Albums produced by Gus Dudgeon
Elton John compilation albums
Albums recorded at Trident Studios