![]() “Alan delivered a visual package beyond my wildest dreams for Captain Fantastic,” said the singer. Following his brief from Bernie Taupin, Alan Aldridge took the stories contained within the album and created a complete world of trippy imagery and fantastical creatures surrounding Elton John and his piano, earning Aldridge his second Grammy nomination. It is a concept album that gives an autobiographical glimpse at the struggles John (Captain Fantastic) and Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy) had in the early years of their musical careers in London (from 1967 to 1969). ![]() This album cover art print is one of two produced by the artist Alan Aldridge for Hypergallery in 2012 and only a small percentage of the edition was ever printed and signed before Aldridge died in 2017.Ĭaptain Fantastic, released in 1975, has been hailed by many as the best Elton John album ever.
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