Bernie Taupin

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Child
Aa	Birth Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*	1:20
Ab	The Greatest Discovery Written-By – John*	2:47
Ac	Flatters (A Beginning) Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*	1:16
Ad	Brothers Together Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*	1:45
Ae	Rowston Manor Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*	2:20
Af	End Of A Day Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*	2:00
Ag	To A Grandfather Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*, Phillips*	1:42
Ah	Solitude Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*	1:43
Ai	Conclusion Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*	1:22
B1	When The Heron Wakes Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*	2:40
B2	Like Summer Tempests Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*	1:49
B3	Today's Hero Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*, Phillips*	2:12
B4	Sisters Of The Cross Written-By – Lewis*, Coff*	2:39
B5	Brothers Together Again Written-By – Quaye*, Johnstone*	2:33
Verses After Dark
B6a	La Petite Marionette Written-By – Coff*	1:33
B6b	Ratcatcher Written-By – Phillips*	2:17
B6c	The Vistor Written-By – Phillips*	2:27

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Elektra Records Corp.
• Copyright (c) – Elektra Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra Records
• Published By – Dick James Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – DJM Studios
• Remixed At – Trident Studios
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

• Double Bass – Ron Chesterman
• Engineer – Clive Franks
• Illustration [S] – Peter Schaumann
• Other [Keepers Of The Keys] – Nigel Olsson, Stuart Epps
• Photography By – Ed Caraeff
• Piano – Diana Lewis
• Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Organ – Caleb Quaye
• Producer – Gus Dudgeon
• Read By, Written-By, Words By [Poems] – Bernie Taupin
• Remix [Engineer] – Robin Geoffrey Cable
• Sitar, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Lute – Davey Johnstone
• Sitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [6 & 12 Strings], Koto, Voice – Shawn Phillips
• Tabla, Finger Cymbals – Chris Karan
• Tape Op – Barry Sherlock , Tony Lord
• Violin, Viola – Richard Coff

Notes

Bernie reads poems written by himself and accompanied by music.

Insert included Category EKS-74110: four sided single page folded. Picture of artist and poems.

Record housed in company sleeve

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): EKS-75020-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): EKS-75020-B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): p 1 EKS-75020 A SX
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): p 2 EKS SX 75020-B-CP
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
85853	Bernie Taupin	Taupin ‎(LP, Album)	DJM Records	85853	1970
FP-80390	Bernie Taupin	Taupin ‎(LP, Album)	DJM Records	FP-80390	Japan	1971
DJLPS 415	Bernie Taupin	Taupin ‎(LP, Album)	DJM Records	DJLPS 415	UK	1971
DJLPS415	Bernie Taupin	Taupin ‎(LP, Album)	DJM Records	DJLPS415	UK	1971
EKS-75020	Bernie Taupin	Bernie Taupin ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Elektra	EKS-75020	US	1971

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