℗ 2021 1967 Countdown Media, a BMG company
| Released | October 29, 2021 |
| Duration | 33m 32s |
| Record Label | Alshire |
| Genre | Easy Listening |
101 Strings Orchestra Play and Sing the Songs Made Famous by Elton John (2021 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
101 Strings Orchestra, The Alshire Singers
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
3:12 | |||
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1.2
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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
3:55 | |||
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1.3
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Bennie and the Jets (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
2:49 | |||
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1.4
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Rocket Man (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
4:37 | |||
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1.5
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Elton's Journey (2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
2:33 | |||
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1.6
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Honky Cat (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
2:21 | |||
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1.7
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Island Girl (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
3:17 | |||
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1.8
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Philadelphia Freedom (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
3:07 | |||
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1.9
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Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra; The Alshire Singers |
4:00 | |||
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1.10
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John Strings (2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
3:41 |
The legendary 101 Strings Orchestra present a set of Songs Made Famous by Elton John! The collection comes courtesy of Countdown Media's restoration of the master tapes from renowned legacy label, Ashire/Somerset.
101 Strings Orchestra was a brand for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding 150 albums and a creative lifetime of around 30 years beginning in 1957. 101 Strings had a trademark sound, focusing on melody with a laid-back ambiance most often featuring strings. Their LPs were individualized by the slogan "The Sound of Magnificence." The 101 Strings orchestra included 124 string instruments, and was conducted by Wilhelm Stephan.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Alshire Studio Masters
Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.02 -2.23 to -1.67 | -18.31 -19.85 to -17.11 | -14.88 -16.40 to -13.80 | 10 9 to 12 | |
| 1 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster) | -2.18 | -17.11 | -14.0 | 9 |
| 2 | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster) | -2.23 | -19.22 | -15.5 | 9 |
| 3 | Bennie and the Jets (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster) | -1.72 | -19.85 | -16.4 | 12 |
| 4 | Rocket Man (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster) | -2.19 | -18.27 | -14.5 | 10 |
| 5 | Elton's Journey (2021 Remaster) | -1.67 | -18.80 | -15.6 | 10 |
| 6 | Honky Cat (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster) | -1.83 | -17.96 | -14.5 | 10 |
| 7 | Island Girl (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster) | -2.18 | -17.20 | -13.8 | 10 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Freedom (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster) | -2.18 | -17.95 | -14.3 | 10 |
| 9 | Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me (feat. The Alshire Singers / 2021 Remaster) | -2.20 | -18.42 | -14.7 | 10 |
| 10 | John Strings (2021 Remaster) | -1.86 | -18.32 | -15.5 | 10 |