Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Garden of Earthly Delights" by Hieronymus Bosch. The original LP package included a "Lyrics" booklet with an uncompleted lyric for "Dogs in the Kitchen" that was not on the album's line-up, and another booklet called "Scraps," which collected snippets of reviews, diary entries and other personal memorabilia of John and Taupin during the years chronicled on the album. It also contained a poster of the album's cover. The original first 5000 copies of the album were pressed on chocolate brown vinyl and signed on the inside by both Elton John and Bernie Taupin and came with a small note stating
The Fantastic Plastic Machine (album) listening", citing it as "one of the best albums to come out of the Japanese club-pop movement". In 2011, the album was included in "LA Weekly"s "beginner's guide" to Shibuya-kei music. The Fantastic Plastic Machine (album) The Fantastic Plastic Machine is the debut studio album by Japanese musician Fantastic Plastic Machine. It was released on October 10, 1997 in Japan by Readymade Records. The album was later released on April 24, 1998 in Europe by Bungalow Records and on September 15, 1998 in the United States by Emperor Norton Records. "The Fantastic Plastic Machine" draws from several musical styles, including