Siren

When Elton John and Bernie Taupin released Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy in 1975, they weren't just delivering another album - they were telling their story. Now, fifty years later, the duo's most autobiographical work is being revisited in a lavish 50th anniversary reissue, restoring one of rock's most introspective and musically adventurous masterpieces to the spotlight.

When Rock Of The Westies hit shelves on 24 October 1975, Elton John was on top of the world. Less than five months after Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy, the British superstar released his tenth studio album, a record that marked both a musical shift and the close of one of the most prolific creative periods in pop history.

When John Lennon released Shaved Fish on 24 October 1975 in the UK, it marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. The album arrived just as Lennon withdrew from the public eye to focus on family life, following the birth of his son Sean Lennon earlier that same month. It was also the final record he would release on Apple Records before the label shut down, making Shaved Fish not just a greatest-hits compilation, but a symbolic farewell to a turbulent chapter in his solo journey.

Fifty years after Neil Young's most haunting and cathartic album first saw the light of day, Tonight's The Night is being reborn. To mark the half-century milestone, Young has announced a limited deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition of the 1975 classic, complete with six bonus tracks drawn from the original 1973 recording sessions that birthed what many consider his most emotionally raw work.

When Little Feat released The Last Record Album in 1975, the Californian rock collective stood at a crossroads. Their distinctive fusion of funk, soul, country and blues had earned them a loyal cult following, but their fifth studio album hinted at the creative tensions and personal struggles that would soon define the band's future.

When Paul Simon released Still Crazy After All These Years on 17 October 1975, he wasn't just releasing another solo record. He was putting a final full stop on the Simon & Garfunkel era, finding his footing in a changing world, and proving that introspection and pop craftsmanship could live side by side. Now, fifty years later, the album remains one of Simon's most enduring works - a record that captures the sound of 1970s New York with grace, wit and melancholy.

Fifty years ago, on September 12, 1975, Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here, their ninth studio album and the follow-up to the phenomenon that was The Dark Side of the Moon. Few bands in rock history have faced the challenge Pink Floyd did in the mid-1970s: how do you follow up one of the most successful, best-selling and artistically defining albums of all time? Against that backdrop, Wish You Were Here emerged not only as a worthy successor but as one of the group’s most enduring works.