Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy appear on later albums as guest musicians, this was the last album with the original lineup of the Elton John Band (guitarist Davey Johnstone, bassist Dee Murray, and drummer Nigel Olsson). Murray and Olsson, who had formed John's rhythm section since 1970, were sacked prior to the recording of the follow-up album "Rock of the Westies", while Johnstone would leave in 1978. It was certified gold in May 1975, two weeks before it was even released, and was certified platinum and 3x platinum in March 1993 by the RIAA. In Canada, it also debuted at number 1 on the "RPM"
Under Soil and Dirt assholes." Cannon did not "record one vocal sober". In April 2011 The Story So Far revealed the album's title, "Under Soil and Dirt". A month later, the track listing and cover art was revealed. The artwork was illustrated by Cody Sullivan, who also provided the layout. On May 24, "Quicksand" was made available for streaming. On June 6, "High Regard" was made available for streaming. On June 14, "Placeholder" was made available for streaming. On June 17, the album was made available for streaming. "Under Soil and Dirt" was released on June 21 through Pure Noise. The band supported We