Honky Château is the fifth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released on 19 May 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d'Hérouville. The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200, the first of John's seven consecutive US number one albums.[1]

Two singles were released worldwide from Honky Château, "Rocket Man" and "Honky Cat". A third single, "Hercules", was prepared for release, but this never materialised.[2] This was the final Elton John album on the Uni label in the US and Canada before MCA consolidated all of its various labels under the MCA brand. This and John's earlier Uni albums were later reissued on MCA Records.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 357 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". It was revised to number 359 in 2012, and raised to number 251 in a 2020 list.[3] It was certified gold in July 1972 and platinum in October 1995 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Stan płyty: NM

Stan okładki: VG (lekkie pomarszczenia jak na materiale ze skóry. Być może efekt samej tekturowej okładki, która jest teksturowa)

Label: DJM Records (2) – DJLPH 423, DJM Records (2) – DJLPH.423
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Cover
Country: UK
Released: 1972
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Classic Rock
Catalog number on sleeve: DJLPH 423

Catalog number on labels: DJLPH 423

Has numerical side denominators. Another near identical version has text denominators

Vinyl looks translucent purple when held up to the light. This because of the vinyl formula used by Tranco Ltd.

Gatefold textured sleeve.

Release title on spine and labels is "Honky Chateau", without accent.

Track A5 subtitle has no comma on labels.

Credit for Elton John and Bernie Taupin is "All songs written by"

Recorded at Strawberry Studios, France

Re-mixed at Trident Studios, London

This album is dedicated to Catherine Philippe-Gérard

Sleeve design and inner sleeve photography (with thanks to David Larkham)

Tony Hazzard by kind permission of Bronze Records Ltd.

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched. Var. 1): A DJLPH 423 - A3 4 RAYS.

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched. Var. 1): A DJLPH 423 - B3