from the NME.
Elton John honoured with new collection of Royal Mail stamps.
He’s only the second solo artist to be bestowed with the honour…
The music of Sir Elton John is to be celebrated with a new set of Royal Mail stamps.
The British music icon is only the second solo artist to be bestowed with the honour, following on from David Bowie in 2017.
Eight of the new Elton stamps feature images of his most popular album covers. Among the records are 1972 breakthough ‘Honky Chateau’ which featured ‘Rocket Man’.
Other albums honoured by the collection include ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ – known for hits such as ‘Bennie And The Jets’, ‘Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting’ and ‘Candle In The Wind’.
The rest of the albums featured on the stamps include ‘Caribou’, 1975’s ‘Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy’, ‘Made In England’ and ‘Songs From The West Coast’.
Four other stamps, which are available in a miniature sheet, will celebrate Elton’s incendiary live performances.
They include images from the Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1973, his now legendary show at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in 1975, the Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in London in 2012, and his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2018.
Elton said: “To say I was surprised when Royal Mail got in touch is an understatement. Never did I think I’d appear on a stamp…! It’s wonderful, a great honour.”
“Our stamps issued today showcase some of his most iconic albums, and celebrate his fantastic musical contribution.”
In July, Elton gave a thumbs up to the talent of Billie Eilish – hailing her as “one of the most talented young ladies I’ve ever heard”.
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- Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Purple & Red Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $45.50, €41.65 (Back In Stock) (arrived 19-Mar-2025 17:00)on March 19, 2025 at 11:19 pm
ELTON JOHN Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973 UK 17-track double LP with one disc on Purple Vinyl and the second disc being Speckled Red Vinyl, only visible when held up to a strong light source, tri-fold picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread [later issues were standard gatefold]. The sleeve shows light wear & the vinyl shows only light signs of play - another superb variant! DJLPD1001) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Elton John - I Saw Her Standing There - German - 12" vinyl - £75.00, $97.50, €89.25 (New Item) (arrived 13-Mar-2025 15:42)on March 19, 2025 at 11:19 pm
ELTON JOHN BAND featuring JOHN LENNON & THE MUSCLE SHOALS HORNS I Saw Her Standing There (1981 German-only DJM label issue 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including Whatever Gets You Through The Night and Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - all recorded live on 28th November 1974 at New York's Madison Square Garden [this was John's last concert appearance]. Great picture sleeve showing Lennon and Elton onstage together. Despite some creasing to the delicate paper sleeve this copy remains factory sealed from new)
- Elton John - Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance) / Chicago - UK - 12" vinyl - £6.99, $9.09, €8.32 (New Item) (arrived 12-Mar-2025 10:51)on March 19, 2025 at 11:19 pm
ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance) / Chicago ( 1976 UK Rocket label 'special release' 12" vinyl single, featuring 'Two American A Sides Back To Back' - namely Bite Your Lip and Chicago, die cut title sleeve RU1)
- Elton John - Honky Chateau - 2nd - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.50, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 12-Mar-2025 13:33)on March 19, 2025 at 11:19 pm
ELTON JOHN Honky Chateau (1972 UK 10-track black vinyl LP on the black & silver label, includes the classic singles Rocket Man & Honky Cat, textured gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with just the odd minor paper mark & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with barely any play DJLPH423) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Elton John - Honky Chateau - 2nd - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.50, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 12-Mar-2025 17:00)on March 19, 2025 at 11:19 pm
ELTON JOHN Honky Chateau (1972 UK 10-track black vinyl LP on the black & silver label, includes the classic singles Rocket Man & Honky Cat, textured gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with just the odd minor paper mark & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with barely any play DJLPH423) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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