Elton John wins highest accolade in new year honours list
Sir Elton John has received the highest acknowledgement in a new year honours list in which hundreds of ordinary people were recognised alongside household names from sport, the arts, entertainment and politics.
The singer and songwriter was awarded the Companion of Honour for a remarkable career spanning more than five decades, in which he has sold more than 300m records worldwide, and used his fame to promote the work of 23 charities, including his own Aids foundation. He becomes one of only 64 people apart from the monarch who can hold the honour at any one time.
The musician tweeted: “I’m humbled and honoured to be among such highly esteemed company in receiving the Companion of Honour. 2019 has turned out to be a truly wonderful year for me and I feel extraordinarily blessed.”
The honours list, which was drawn up and approved during Theresa May’s premiership, rewards a glittering lineup of well-known figures from arts and sport. But the vast majority (72%) of the 1,097 to be recognised were people who work in their communities.
[From Sandra Laville & Peter Walker at The Guardian]
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ELTON JOHN Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Superb 1973 UK
limited edition 18-track double LP pressed on Yellow Coloured Vinyl,
featuring an astonishing run of hits with Bennie & The Jets,
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting, Candle In The Wind & the
unforgettable title track, elaborate tri-fold picture sleeve [later
issues were only gatefold] with hype sticker. The sleeve is
Excellent with just some light edge scuffing in places, the vinyl
discs appear barely playedDJE29001) ELTON JOHN Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973 UK 17-track
double LP pressed on tinted &
speckled red vinyl with a greyish outer rim
[only visible when held up to a strong light source], housed in
a tri-fold picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread
[later issues were standard gatefold]. The sleeve shows
minimal wear, with minor age discoloration and the vinyl
shows the odd faint hairline or surface scuff but appears
seldom played DJLPD1001) ELTON JOHN Rock Of The Westies (1975 UK first issue picture
label 9-track LP pressed on Red
Vinyl, visible when held to a strong light source,
complete with illustrated card inner & lyric insert, picture
sleeve. The sleeve shows only a little light shelfwear with
minimal edge scuffing & the vinyl remains near mint with few
signs of play DJLPH464) ELTON JOHN Here & There (1976 UK limited 10-track LP
pressed on vinyl which reveals a Translucent Ruby Red colour
when held to a light, recorded in concert at The Royal Festival
Hall & Madison Square Garden, picture sleeve with illustrated
credits inner. The sleeve shows very little evidence of
storage, the vinyl has a few surface scuffs/hairlines to reveal
occasional light play - overall an excellent example
DJLPH473) ELTON JOHN Madman Across The Water (Very scarce 1971 UK
first issue 9-track LP pressed on Red
Translucent Vinyl, only visible when held to a
light source, including the classic Tiny Dancer, textured gatefold
picture sleeve with integral illustrated twelve page lyric booklet.
The sleeve displays just a little light general wear mostly to the
edges & corners, and the vinyl shows only light signs of play
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