Set for release on January 24th will be Elton John & Ray Cooper Live From Moscow, according to Rolling Stone. The set, which commemorates the "Rocketman's" historic 1979 Russian two-man tour with percussionist Ray Cooper, was recorded live on May 28th, 1979 at Russia's Rossya Hotel Concert Hall, with the original BBC multi-track tapes newly remastered by Bob Ludwig.
Elton John & Ray Cooper Live From Moscow will be issued as a two-CD set, a double LP vinyl package, and will be made available on all streaming sites.
The tracklisting to Elton John & Ray Cooper Live From Moscow is: "Daniel," "Skyline Pigeon," "Take Me To The Pilot," "Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time)," "Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Candle In The Wind," "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," "Funeral For A Friend," "Tonight," "Better Off Dead," "Bennie And The Jets," "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word," "Crazy Water," "Medley: Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) / Pinball Wizard," and "Medley: Crocodile Rock / Get Back / Back In The U.S.S.R."
During the 1979 tour, Elton John appeared on Russian TV and was asked about how the reception had been at the shows: ["Very, very good. I mean, I was very worried the first night, 'cause it was a big challenge to come to the Soviet Union to play, because we didn't know what the audiences are like. But they've been very, very warm and receptive audiences throughout the whole seven concerts so far. We've had a great time and everybody's been tremendously kind to us, and hopefully we will come back. I would like to come back very much."] SOUNDCUE (:19 OC: . . . back very much)
Elton John next performs on November 30th in Perth, Australia.