ELTON JOHN GOALDIGGERS SONG CHARITY 7" SIGNED GOALD 1
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I have had this in my possession since 1980, played only once back then for the novelty track on the B:Side.
Played again at the weekend, more carefully than the first time round:)
Condition of the vinyl is near mint with very light surface marks. The Rocket Records standard paper record sleeve is in excellent condition. It has been housed in a plastic cover from day one and stored upright at all times.
I would prefer the buyer to collect it if at all possible from NW London by mutual arrangement, pay via paypal or COD if preferred.
I am equally happy to post it via Special Delivery with full Insurance.
If it is going abroad, then again, I will furnish you with a quote at auction end for Insured delivery, do not pay any ebay generated invoice until this has been taken into account.
Under no circumstances will this be posted without Insurance.
Standard post is offered above in the auction blurb as an ebay requisite, via recorded delivery.
The photo above is of the actual record that is auctioned here.
I am more than happy to answer any questions that you as a serious collector might have of this item.
Bidders with less than 15 feedbacks please do contact me first, prior to bidding. Failure to do so, will likely result in any bids being cancelled.
Genuine bidders only please, if I contact you prior to closure of auction, it is only to ensure that you are "playing this auction straight" and I sincerely hope you understand this.
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Reproduced with kind permission from www.morecambeandwise.com :
Goaldiggers Charity Single
Feature
The single The Goaldiggers charity was the first football charity, as its name suggests, which was set up in 1972 to help underprivileged kids find somewhere to play the game. Raising money through charity football matches and other events help create pitches and training areas around the country. The initial chairman was Brian Forbes with Jimmy Hill taking over some time later.
Elton John recorded a single which was sold at the Goaldiggers charity ball in 1977. Each copy cost the buyer just £5 and only 500 were pressed. Some of the singles were signed by Elton himself, and although unconfirmed, one or more were pressed in brown vinyl. Unconfirmed only because we have a picture of one such single up for auction for a staggering $884, but it is not mentioned anywhere else.
The A side featured nice track, aptly named ‘The Goaldiggers Song’, written and performed by Elton. The track has never been released since and considering that only 500 were ever made, is something of a rarity. eBay has seen a few been placed for sale, usually unsigned and selling for around £180.
The B side is a long, 12 minute track playing at 33.3 RPM and features the voices of Elton, Brian Moore, Jimmy Hill and Eric Morecambe. The four just chat, tell jokes and explain the Goaldiggers charity. Despite some websites claiming Eric does not appear on this track, he pops up around eight minutes in when he joking says Elton has just gone to make some tea. He continues joking throughout the rest of the track.
Events were organised all over the UK such as celebrity five-a-side matches with the likes of Bob Geldof, Rod Stewart, Midge Ure and Phil Lynott lending their support.
The charity, according to the charity register, sadly closed its doors on 23rd March 2004.
You can listen to an extract from single by visiting our audio clips section.
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