This is a really special piece of memorabilia.

It was in our photography storage in The Netherlands.

Elton John!

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by Elton John.

Original test pressing authentic full size poster! Psychedelic artwork of Alan Aldridge!

Size is: 29”x23” edge to edge

This is a test press for the label album posters. You can see the color bars and cut marking on the sides. It’s not perfect but the ink and framing portion is great! I tried to photograph any flaws. This is an original backside of the Capt. Fantastic side for a promotional large hanging display!

It’s not seen the light of day since the 70s!

I don’t know much about posters but I know it’s original and it’s quite rare. The ink quality is beautiful and vivid. Would make a great Christmas gift for a fan or a collector.

I have 2 of these. If the buy would like BOTH I can take a discount off for the second poster and free shipping.

This is nor a reprint but an original from the printer.

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by Elton John. The album is an autobiographical account of the early musical careers of Elton John (Captain Fantastic) and his long-term lyricist Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy). It was released in May 1975 by MCA in America and DJM in the UK and was an instant commercial success.

The album reached number 1 in its first week of release on the US Billboard 200, the first ever album to do so, reportedly selling 1.4 million copies within 4 days of release, and it stayed in that position in the chart for seven weeks

This was the last album of the 1970s with the original lineup of the Elton John Band (guitarist Davey Johnstone, bassist Dee Murray, and drummer Nigel Olsson). In a 2006 interview with Cameron Crowe, John said, "I've always thought that Captain Fantastic was probably my finest album because it wasn't commercial in any way.”

The intricate cover art was designed by British pop artist Alan Aldridge, drawing fantastic imagery from the Renaissance painting The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. He was famous for his psychedelic work for the Beatles and The Who.

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