As he begins his lengthy farewell tour in 2018, Elton John has 50 years of music to draw from, and it might be fair to say that this beloved 1973 disc marks his artistic high water mark. Long before "Candle in the Wind" became his best-known song, it appeared here, along with "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding," "Bennie and the Jets," "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," "Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n' Roll)," "Jamaica Jerk-Off," "Roy Rogers," "Harmony," and the compelling title track. Remastered for its 40th anniversary, this Grammy Hall of Fame disc sounds better than ever, and the deliberately campy illustrations that grace the liner notes are here as well.