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 - The Goaldiggers Song + 2 Large T-Shirts & Tie - UK - 7" vinyl - Promo - £395.00, $509.55, €462.15 (Back In Stock) (arrived 27-Mar-2020 08:35)
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ELTON JOHN The Goaldiggers Song (Extremely rare 1977 UK mail-order only 7" vinyl single with an intact four prong centre - This single was released for the first football charity aptly named, The Goaldiggers, which was set up in 1972 to help underprivilege children to find places to play the game and the B-Side [titled 'Jimmy, Brian, Elton & Eric'] is a comedy sketch featuring Elton with Jimmy Hill, Brian Moore and Eric Morecambe with Elton talking and playing the piano. It has a playing speed of 33 1/3 rpm, plays for twelve minutes long and comes issued in the original Rocket Record company die-cut paper sleeve with the disc itself in fantastic 'unplayed' condition. Additionally, this copy also comes accompanied by TWO large sized T-Shirts [one red & one white] and a blue neck tie, all new and unworn. A fantastic set of this rarity, with only 500 copies of the 7" having been pressed and the master tapes were supposedly destroyed after! GOALD1)
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Elton John - Greatest Hits + Inner - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.35, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 24-Mar-2020 14:29)
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ELTON JOHN Greatest Hits (1974 UK black label 10-track vinyl LP featuring a compilation of his greatest hits that many now regard as classics, housed in the picture sleeve with credits inner. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl looks barely played DJH20442)
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Elton John - The Very Best Of Elton John - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.48, €14.04 (New Item) (arrived 24-Mar-2020 13:53)
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ELTON JOHN The Very Best Of Elton John (1980 UK 16-track LP, a collection of recordings originally issued between 1970 and 1978, including Your Song, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Candle In The Wind, Tiny Dancer, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Don'tLet The Sun Go Down On Me and more, picture sleeve.The sleeve shows light wear, with some scuffing to the edges, the vinyl looks barely played NE1094)
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Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Portugese - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $19.35, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 24-Mar-2020 13:48)
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ELTON JOHN Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1980 Portugese issue of the 1973 17-track double LP, housed in a tri-fold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little light shelfwear and the vinyl has a few minor scuff marks, but remains in excellent condition MM-77001)
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Elton John - Too Low For Zero - Dutch - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.90, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 24-Mar-2020 13:28)
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ELTON JOHN Too Low For Zero (1983 Dutch 10-track LP, die-cut embossed picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve has a small sticker mark in the top left corner and a few light storage scuff marks, but the vinyl is in near mint condition)
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