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 - Blue & Purple Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £40.00, $50.40, €46.80 (New Item) (arrived 27-Mar-2024 10:20)on March 28, 2024 at 9:44 am
ELTON JOHN Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973 UK 17-track double LP with one disc on BLUE VINYL and the second disc beingPurple 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 - Step Into Christmas / Ho, Ho, Ho, (Who’d Be A Turkey At Christmas) - White Vinyl - UK - 12" vinyl - £22.99, $28.97, €26.90 (New Item) (arrived 20-Mar-2024 08:26)on March 28, 2024 at 9:44 am
ELTON JOHN Step Into Christmas / Ho, Ho, Ho, (Who’d Be A Turkey At Christmas) (2022 UK limited edition 4-track 12" single pressed on WHITE VINYL, also including All Quiet On The Western Front and Calling It Christmas [with Joss Stone],picture sleeve - still sealed in its hype stickered shrinkwrap)
- Elton John - Ice On Fire - UK - vinyl LP - £8.00, $10.08, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 05-Mar-2024 09:19)on March 28, 2024 at 9:44 am
ELTON JOHN Ice On Fire (1985 UK 10-track LP, also featuring Roger Taylor and John Deacon from Queen and including the smash hit single Nikita, complete with lyric inner, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with only light signs of play HISPD26)
- Elton John - Caribou - Purple Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $44.10, €40.95 (New Item) (arrived 05-Mar-2024 16:44)on March 28, 2024 at 9:44 am
ELTON JOHN Caribou (Limited 1974 UK 10-track LP, pressed on Purple Vinyl, visible only when held to a light source, with 'Return Of Hercules' & 'Rays' messages in the run-outs, fully laminated picture sleeve& illustrated lyric inner. The cover is Excellent, the inner shows merely the lightest signs of wear/foxing & the vinyl is Excellent to Near Mint with minimal evidence of play DJLPH439)
- Elton John - I'm Still Standing - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.08, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 06-Mar-2024 15:50)on March 28, 2024 at 9:44 am
ELTON JOHN I'm Still Standing (1983 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Earn While You Learn, picture sleeve EJS1)
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