Elton John's Live In Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was released today 13th June in 1987. This concert, on 14th Dec 1986, before 11,000 people in the Sydney Entertainment Centrr, was the last in a series of 27 performances covering all of Australia.

SMWS 29.265 . Skippers and kippers. A 21yo Laphroaig distilled in 1998 and matured in 2nd-filled ex-bourbon barrels, bittlrd st 55.3% abv. Just cracked this one open tonight 🥃🥃. Small puffs of smoke from a fishing boat joined bandages before marrying with liquorice, toasted pine nuts and smoked kippers with milk.

The first half of show featured Elton and his thirteen-piece band - and you are joining the concert, after the interval. Just as the 88-piece Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is heard and seen for the first time on this, the last night of the tour. The whole show was also being televised live via satellite to an estimated audience of 10 million.

This album has a very special place in my heart. It was the first Christmas down at Wellington NZ with your folks and I got this album on CD for you (and I got a pair of Raybans 😎).

 

James 🇳🇿 🇭🇰 (See all posts here)