Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (Promo) (1984) Vinyl 12" Single; Holiday

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12" Single, Single, vinyl, record, 1980s, 80s, Band-Aid, Do They Know It's Christmas?, Phil Collins, James Taylor, Sting, David Bowie

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Catalog Number: 44-05157

CONDITION DETAILS WHITE-LABEL PROMO, with gold promo stamp on front and Demonstration text on label. Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover looks great, a few creases near edges; light-scuffing and faint surface impressions (front/back). Sticker with DJ notes near top-left on front. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine has no text, with some wear. Light shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge. Wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

ABOUT THE RECORD Do They Know It's Christmas? is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to raise money for relief of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia. The original version was produced by Midge Ure and released by Band Aid on 28 November 1984. In October 1984, a BBC television report by Michael Buerk was aired in the UK, which highlighted the famine that had hit the people of Ethiopia. Irish singer Bob Geldof saw the report and was inspired to raise money to relieve those affected by the famine. He called Midge Ure from Ultravox and together they quickly co-wrote the song, Do They Know It's Christmas?. Geldof kept a November appointment with BBC Radio 1 DJ Richard Skinner to appear on his show, but instead of discussing his new album (the original reason for his booking), he used his airtime to publicise the idea for the charity single, so by the time the musicians were recruited there was intense media interest in the subject. Geldof put together a group called Band Aid, consisting of leading British and Irish musicians who were among the most popular of the era. On 25 November 1984, the song was recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, and was released four days later. The 1984 original became the biggest selling single in UK Singles Chart history, selling a million copies in the first week alone, and passing three million sales on the last day of 1984. It stayed at No. 1 for five weeks, becoming Christmas No. 1, and has sold 3.7 million copies domestically. It remained the highest selling single in UK chart history until 1997, when Elton John's Candle in the Wind 1997 was released in tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. Worldwide, the single had sold 11.8 million copies by 1989. The album reached No. 13 on U.S. Billboard 200 and No. 1 in the U.K, Canada and other countries.
Portions of our "About the Record" section are taken from information gathered from Wikipedia and AllMusic.

TRACK LISTING Do They Know It's Christmas? (Trevor Horn Remix) Do They Know It's Christmas? (Single Version) Feed The World

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