[Pre Order] Elton John - Rock of the Westies (50th Anniversary) - LP *

Release Date: November 20, 2026

50th anniversary expanded edition on 180g sea blue and electric blue vinyl, 2LP, with a bonus disc of previously unreleased piano and vocal versions.

Released in October 1975, Rock of the Westies is Elton John's tenth studio album. Recorded at Caribou Ranch in Colorado and produced by Gus Dudgeon, it captures Elton and his band at the height of their mid-'70s success. The album entered the US Billboard 200 at No. 1, where it stayed for three consecutive weeks, reached the Top 5 of the UK Albums Chart, and includes fan favorites "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" and "Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future)."

Features

• 180g sea blue and electric blue color vinyl, 2LP
• Original album plus a bonus disc of previously unreleased piano and vocal versions from the album sessions
• Gatefold sleeve with a 16-page booklet of new sleeve notes and archival imagery
• Label: Mercury

Track Listing

Side A:

1. Medley: Yell Help / Wednesday Night / Ugly
2. Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future)
3. Island Girl
4. Grow Some Funk of Your Own
5. I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)

Side B:

1. Street Kids
2. Hard Luck Story
3. Feed Me
4. Billy Bones and the White Bird

Side C:

1. Medley: Yell Help / Wednesday Night / Ugly (Piano / Vocal Version)
2. Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future) (Piano / Vocal Version)
3. Island Girl (Piano / Vocal Version)
4. Grow Some Funk of Your Own (Piano / Vocal Version)
5. I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) (Piano / Vocal Version)

Side D:

1. Street Kids (Piano / Vocal Version)
2. Hard Luck Story (Piano / Vocal Version)
3. Feed Me (Piano / Vocal Version)
4. Billy Bones and the White Bird (Piano / Vocal Version)