E018 | I Must Be Nuts: I Have Nearly 350 Elton John 45s

Hello again! In this video, I give an overview of my Elton John 45s (7”) singles collection, beginning with the new plastic storage bins I bought for them recently. I also show my first Elton 45s, discuss my collecting strategies, and then share some of the rarer and/or more interesting 45s in the collection. Enjoy!

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CONTENTS:
00:00 Greetings/Elton 45s container upgrade
02:53 Plan to upgrade the sleeves
04:35 My first Elton 45s
07:31 Organization scheme
09:45 Picture sleeve policy
10:08 Factory sleeve policy
15:03 General collecting strategies
17:33 Single mixes (mono vs stereo), single edits, etc.
20:09 Singles only in certain territories
21:41 Elton 45s from the '90s and beyond
23:19 Why I'm not showing you every 45
23:53 ... but I'll still show you some rare ones...
33:29 Closing/Plea for likes and subs

ERRATUM:
30:37 The "Dear God" double 7" pack was released in Australia too. (May 6, 2024) (Thanks ‪@marktubeie07‬ for pointing that out!)

NOTES:
1. I don't know why YouTube won't let this upload or show in HD like my other videos. This one may only be viewable in the highest SD resolution... my apologies, I may not figure this one out in time! (May 6, 2024)

2. Pardon the terrible jump-cut at about 12:09. I'd stated "Your Song's" original release date inaccurately, so I decided to remove that using YouTube's post-upload editor, which is like hacking something with an axe. But I had to cut that. (May 6, 2024)