Unicef Blue Vinyl
Настоящее имя: Unicef Blue Vinyl
Series of albums released by international charity Unicef to support their work, the first in 2019, the second in 2022.
The first series of 16 reissued albums was released in 2019, with each album released in a limited edition of 50 copies individually numbered from 1 to 50 and pressed on blue vinyl. The series contains cult, classic, and contemporary albums, released in order to raise funds and awareness specifically for the Children's Emergency Fund. There were prize draws and auctions for each album, allowing fans and record collectors alike the opportunity to win a copy while supporting children in danger across the world.
2019 full list of 16 albums released:
David Bowie - "The Next Day" (2013).
Bring Me The Horizon - "That's The Spirit" (2015).
Kate Bush - "The Sensual World" (1989).
King Crimson - "In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)" (1969).
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - "Skeleton Tree" (2016).
Coldplay - "A Head Full Of Dreams" (2015).
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Axis: Bold As Love" (1967).
Kasabian - "For Crying Out Loud (2017)" (2017).
Alicia Keys - "Songs In A Minor" (2001).
Bob Marley And The Wailers - "Catch A Fire" (1973).
Novelist - "Novelist Guy" (2018).
Ozzy Osbourne - "Diary Of A Madman" (1981).
Spice Girls - "Spice" (1996).
Paul Weller - "A Kind Revolution" (2017).
Paul Simon - "Graceland" (1986).
Amy Winehouse - "Back To Black" (2006).
Robbie Williams album "Take The Crown" (2012) was due to be part of the series, making it a series of 17 albums, but for unknown reasons didn't appear.
The second series of the Blue Vinyl campaign contains a special reissue of 10 vinyl albums, pressed in Unicef’s signature cyan blue, to again raise money for Unicef UK’s Children’s Emergency Fund for children affected by conflict and disaster. Each is in a limited edition of 48 copies individually numbered from 1 to 48, pressed on blue vinyl, and adorned with a numbered holographic Unicef edition sticker on the front. The 10 albums signal Unicef’s ability to respond to an emergency affecting children wherever they are, whenever crisis hits, within 48 hours.
2022 full list of 10 albums released:
Bob Dylan - "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (1963).
Jimi Hendrix - "Jimi Plays Monterey (Original Motion Picture Sound Track)" (1967).
Janis Joplin - "Pearl" (1971).
Carole King - "Tapestry" (1971).
The Clash - "Combat Rock" (1982).
Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" (1983).
Prince - "The Rainbow Children" (2001).
Leon Bridges - "Coming Home" (2015).
Little Mix - "Confetti" (2020).
Foo Fighters - "Medicine At Midnight" (2021).
