LONDON, UK (X-Press Official Website) - Elton John is to release a remixed version of his 26-year-old song Are You Ready For Love. X-Press 2's Ashley Beedle has remixed the track for limited release on 12-inch vinyl, backed by the original version of the track. It will be released through Fatboy Slim Norman Cook's Southern Fried Records label on July 7. Are You Ready For Love was recorded in 1977 during Elton's sessions with Phlly Sound producer Thom Bell. Written by Bell, Leroy Bell and Casey James and featuring the late Philippe Wynne of the Detroit Spinners on vocals, the song peaked at No. 42 in the UK when released as an EP with Mama Can't Buy You Love in 1979. The record is now a collectors' item with vinyl copies exchanging hands for up to $200.
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