A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SP OLYMPICS 1987 SEALED VINYL LP KEITH HARING COVER ART
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"A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS"
THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS
CHRISTMAS ALBUM
RARE FACTORY SEALED ALBUM!!!
1987 12" VINYL LP
A&M RECORDS #SP-3911
ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
PRODUCED TO BENEFIT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS
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CONDITION: MINT / MINT
(PARTIAL TEAR/OPENING IN SHRINKWRAP)
FABULOUS EMBOSSED GOLD-ON-RED KEITH HARING COVER ART!
CUSTOM LABEL WITH NAMES OF THE 15 ARTISTS ON ALBUM COVER
FEATURES THE ORIGINAL LIVE VERSION OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND'S "MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY."
Keith Haring's untitled image of a mother and child was chosen by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1987 to appear on this - the first A Very Special Christmas album. The iconic Keith Haring image has become synonymous with the albums and the mission of Special Olympics.
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Various Artists – A Very Special Christmas
(Released October 12, 1987)
Various Artist compilations are always a mixed bag – especially when talking about cover songs. A Very Special Christmas is a very special exception. Released in 1987 on A&M Records, it is the first in a series of Christmas compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics.
Having raised millions of dollars, and certified Quadruple Platinum, this original vinyl lp features songs performed by artists from a variety of genres such as The Pointer Sisters, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Run D.M.C., Madonna and Stevie Nicks.
This, the first A Very Special Christmas (AVSC) album, with superstars such as Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, and U2, was lauded by The New York Times as featuring “the heaviest lineup of big-name rock talent to appear on any record since We Are the World.” Co-producers Bobby Sergeant Shriver, Vicki Iovine, and Paul Marshall (with Jimmy Iovine’s behind-the-scenes support) put out an album that everyone wanted to be on and everyone wanted to buy. Artists donated their time and talent, and producers and labels waived their fees. The result is that 100% of the proceeds of sales of AVSC albums comes directly back to Special Olympics, and is disbursed to programs in need, through the Christmas Record Trust Grant Program.
Bruce Springsteen released his recording of the song "Merry Christmas Baby" expressly for this lp, A Very Special Christmas.
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SONGS
SIDE ONE
THE POINTER SISTERS: "SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN"
EURYTHMICS: "WINTER WONDERLAND"
WHITNEY HOUSTON: "DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR"
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND: "MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY"
THE PRETENDERS: "HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS"
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP: "I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS"
STING: "GABRIEL'S MESSAGE"
SIDE TWO
RUN-D.M.C.: "CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS"
U2: "CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME)"
MADONNA: "SANTA BABY"
BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND: "THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY"
BRYAN ADAMS: "RUN RUDOLPH RUN"
BON JOVI: "BACK DOOR SANTA"
ALISON MOYET: "THE COVENTRY CAROL"
STEVIE NICKS: "SILENT NIGHT"
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With cover art designed by Keith Haring, and featuring some of the top-selling artists of the ‘80s, this still sealed record is a Christmas must-have.
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