Over the years I have heard different things about the Elton Mixes? What is the real scoop? Were these recorded live at an Elton John party? Did DJ AM create them for Elton?
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@widespreadmusic So what AM told me back at the time he released the first Elton mix was that it was recorded at a party for Elton John. Adam was regularly recording his gigs at that time and he had been playing some eclectic alternative to start off his gigs before the party kicked into full gear. (You can hear him doing this in mixes like "Old Navy Part 1" and "Nous Modelling Agency" mixes on the DJ AM Lives Mixcloud page).
On this particular night, Elton showed up as he was playing these eclectic tunes and told him he loved it and to keep doing it. So that's what Adam did... he played a ton of lesser known indie & eclectic tunes for Elton and AM was thrilled that the guest of honor liked his taste in lesser known tunes.
Inspired by that night, he decided to release it to friends via email. Of course we all bugged out on it so he released it publicly with the caveat "this is something for your car". He had never released a mix that wasn't clubby, ravey or commercial so he wanted people to know it was more for listening than partying. Because the response was so strong, he decided to make more mixes like it and name them all Elton in honor of how they came about.
I believe Eltons #2, #3 & #5 were recorded at his setup at home and that #4 was recorded live early evening at The Ambassador in San Francisco (of which he was an investor in).
Hope this helps get the Elton story out there and answers your question!