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Spice Girls, Kate Bush, Jimi Hendrix among Unicef Blue limited edition vinyl releases

Today 50 special limited edition blue vinyl copies of 16 classic albums have been released to raise money for Unicefā€™s work for children affected by wars and disasters.

The blue vinyl releases include best-selling albums such as Amy Winehouse Back To Black, Bob Marley And The Wailers Catch A Fire, Alicia Keys Songs In A Minor, David Bowie The Next Day, King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King, Spice Girls Spice and many more.

Each of the albums has been pressed in Unicefā€™s cyan blue vinyl and individually numbered from 1 to 50. Every one will feature an edition sticker as well as a holographic Unicef sticker on the front of the album.

Kate Bush
Credit: Unicef

How do you get your hands on them we hear you ask? You can pay Ā£5 to enter an artist specific prize draw. You can buy as many tickets as you want and for every 10 tickets you buy, a free ticket is issued.

There’s also the chance to bid for the first pressing of each of the blue vinyl editions. Bids start at Ā£250. The prize draw and auction will be hosted on ā€“ www.givergy.com. There is also a special auction for the collection of the number 2 pressings of all 16 albums. Bids start at Ā£1,500.

100% of proceeds from Unicef Blue Vinyl will go to Unicef UKā€™s Childrenā€™s Emergency Fund. The Childrenā€™s Emergency Fund helps Unicef be there for children in danger, wherever and whenever war or disaster strikes.

Jimi Hendrix
Credit: Unicef

Tim Clark Unicef UK Vice President/Chairman ie:music said: ā€œā€œIā€™m honoured to have set up the Unicef Music Group and, together with Unicef UK, bring together some of the biggest names in the music industry to raise money and awareness of Unicefā€™s vital work for children through Blue Vinyl. Music fans ā€“ and vinyl collectors especially ā€“ are famous for their passion and dedication to their favourite artists, and weā€™re hoping that they dig deep to support this incredible cause, helping Unicef be there for children in danger, wherever and whenever war or disaster strikes.ā€

The full list of albums is as follows:

  • David Bowie ā€“ The Next Day
  • Bring Me The Horizon ā€“ Thatā€™s The Spirit
  • Kate Bush ā€“ The Sensual World
  • King Crimson ā€“ In the Court of the Crimson King
  • Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds ā€“ Skeleton Tree
  • Coldplay ā€“ A Head Full Of Dreams
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience ā€“ Axis: Bold As Love
  • Kasabian ā€“ For Crying Out Loud
  • Alicia Keys ā€“ Songs In A Minor
  • Bob Marley And The Wailers ā€“ Catch A Fire
  • Novelist ā€“ Novelist Guy
  • Ozzy Osbourne ā€“ Diary Of A Madman
  • Spice Girls ā€“ Spice
  • Paul Weller ā€“ A Kind Revolution
  • Robbie Williams ā€“ Take The Crown
  • Amy Winehouse ā€“ Back To Black
Pip Ellwood-Hughes
Pip Ellwood-Hughes
Pip is the owner and Editor of Entertainment Focus, and the Managing Director of PiƱata Media. With over 19 years of journalism experience, Pip has interviewed some of the biggest stars in the entertainment world. He is also a qualified digital marketing expert with over 20 years of experience.

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