But for their second album, “Elton John” (1970), Elton sought out the producer of what he thought was the best song going (David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”), and that was Gus Dudgeon, who ...

"I had worked as the personal assistant for Elton John in the early 1970s and was with him when he toured in America," Epps said. "That's how I met Gus Dudgeon, since he produced several of Elton ...

Either way, he went into Morgan Studios in Willesden, London, on Sunday, November 11 (just four days after Slade’s song hit stores), and recorded “Step Into Christmas” with producer Gus Dudgeon.