Released in May 1975, ‘Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy’ is the ninth studio album by Elton John, which includes the single “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”.  The album tells the chronological story of the early years of Elton (Captain Fantastic) and Bernie’s (the Brown Dirt Cowboy) musical careers in London as they struggled to break through. 

The 50th anniversary edition 2CD set contains the original album, previously unreleased session demos and Captain Fantastic Live 2005 performances, with three bonus tracks exclusive to this format. The 24-page booklet features newly compiled scrapbook and sleeve notes.

Tracklist
CD1:
1.    Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
2.    Tower Of Babel
3.    Bitter Fingers
4.    Tell Me When The Whistle Blows
5.    Someone Saved My Life Tonight    
6.    (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
7.    Better Off Dead
8.    Writing
9.    We All Fall In Love Sometimes
10.    Curtains
11.    Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 
12.    One Day At A Time 
13.    Philadelphia Freedom 
14.    House Of Cards

CD2:
1.    Tell Me When The Whistle Blows (Session Demo)
2.    Captain Fantastic Take 1 (Session Demo)
3.    Writing (Session Demo)
4.    We All Fall In Love Sometimes (Session Demo)
5.    Captain Fantastic Take 2 (Session Demo)
6.    Bitter Fingers (Session Demo)
7.    Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
8.    Bitter Fingers (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
9.    Tell Me When The Whistle Blows (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
10.    Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
11.    (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
12.    Better Off Dead (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
13.    We All Fall In Love Sometimes / Curtains (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)