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 - Caribou - Sky Blue Vinyl 180 Gram + Bonus LP - RSD 2024 - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £49.99, $61.99, €57.99 (New Item) (arrived 23-Apr-2024 15:07)on April 25, 2024 at 4:16 am
ELTON JOHN Caribou (Record Store Day 2024 UK/EU limited edition 17-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram Sky Blue Vinyl, comprising the original album plus a newlycompiled LP featuring seven bonus tracks. Gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed)
- Elton John - Songs From The West Coast - 180gm Test Pressing - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £295.00, $365.80, €342.20 (New Item) (arrived 11-Apr-2024 11:18)on April 25, 2024 at 4:16 am
ELTON JOHN Songs From The West Coast (Test Pressing for the 2017 UK/EU 12-track double LP on 180gram Vinyl, remastered from the original master tapes with plain white labels & matrix detail etched by hand in the run-outs, first released on compact disc in 2001 & previously unreleased on vinyl. The vinyl is Near Mint & comes housed in one single plain die-cut card sleeve with the artist & album title annotation & engineer log dates. Interestingly, this very early testpressing has been annotated 'Not Approved'. Only a small select handful of these would have been produced, purely to test the sonics & never to be sold to the general public this way. A superb ex-industry find)
- Elton John - Don't Shoot Me - 1st - Purple - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.00, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Apr-2024 10:24)on April 25, 2024 at 4:16 am
ELTON JOHN Don't Shoot Me (1972 UK 10-track LP, pressed on Purple Translucent Vinyl [this is only visible when held up to light] [when held to the light], front laminated gatefold sleeve with twelve page illustrated lyric booklet. The sleeve shows just alittle light shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing and the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with just a few paper scuffs that have no effect on play DJLPH427)
- Elton John - Something About The Way You Look Tonight - Mexican - CD single - £9.99, $12.39, €11.59 (Back In Stock) (arrived 01-Apr-2024 11:05)on April 25, 2024 at 4:16 am
ELTON JOHN Something About The Way You Look Tonight (1997 Mercury Mexican issue 3-track CD single includes Candle In The Wind 1997 and You Can Make History Young Again, picture sleeve)
- Elton John - The One - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $55.80, €52.20 (New Item) (arrived 04-Apr-2024 12:55)on April 25, 2024 at 4:16 am
ELTON JOHN The One (1992 UK 11-track vinyl LP, complete with illustrated lyric inner, picture sleeve designed by Gianni Versace. The sleeve shows light wear with the vintage price sticker to the reverse and the vinyl shows minimal sign of play)
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