Honky Cat
Elton John
1972
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Release: 1972
Release: 1972Source checked
Original Honky Chateau recording documented in 1972. Artist discography dates and original track list were checked together; later bonus tracks, remixes, live albums and compilations are excluded.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Elton John: official discography
Honky Chateau: original album release 1972.
Elton John: Honky Chateau
Matching original album track; bonus tracks and other performers on soundtracks are not used for this recording.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The contrast between rural and city life
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1972.html, song-list position 72
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1972.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
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