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UNICEF BLUE VINYL: 50 COPIES EACH
13th November 2018
Unicef has announced that it is pressing just 50 limited edition blue vinyl copies of 16 rather well known albums. Specially released to raise money for Unicef’s work for children affected by wars and disasters
THE ALBUMS ARE…
David Bowie – The Next Day
Bring Me The Horizon – That’s The Spirit
Kate Bush – The Sensual World
King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
Coldplay – A Head Full Of Dreams
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold As Love
Kasabian – For Crying Out Loud
Alicia Keys – Songs In A Minor
Bob Marley And The Wailers – Catch A Fire
Novelist – Novelist Guy
Ozzy Osbourne – Diary Of A Madman
Spice Girls – Spice
Paul Weller – A Kind Revolution
Robbie Williams – Take The Crown
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
Each of the 16 albums has been specially pressed in Unicef’s cyan blue vinyl and individually numbered from 1 to 50.
Each album will be adorned with an edition sticker as well as a holographic Unicef sticker on the front of the album.
To acquire one of the limited edition vinyl fans can pay £5 to enter an artist specific prize draw.
There is no limit to the number of tickets that can be bought and for every 10 tickets bought by one person a free ticket is issued.
For the super fans and collectors there is the opportunity to bid for the first pressing (no. 1) of each the blue vinyl editions. Bids start at £250.
The prize draw and auction will be hosted on www.givergy.com.
There is also a special auction for the collection of the number 2 pressings of all 16 albums. Bids start at £1,500.
100% of proceeds from Unicef Blue Vinyl will go to Unicef UK’s Children’s Emergency Fund.
The Children’s Emergency Fund helps Unicef be there for children in danger, wherever and whenever war or disaster strikes.
For more information, click unicef.org.uk
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