The Goaldiggers Song + 2 Large T-Shirts & Tie

ELTON JOHN The Goaldiggers Song (Extremely rare 1977 UK mail-order only 7" vinyl single with an intact four prong centre - This single was released for the first football charity aptly named, The Goaldiggers, which was set up in 1972 to help underprivilege children to find places to play the game and the B-Side [titled 'Jimmy, Brian, Elton & Eric'] is a comedy sketch featuring Elton with Jimmy Hill, Brian Moore and Eric Morecambe with Elton talking and playing the piano. It has a playing speed of 33 1/3 rpm, plays for twelve minutes long and comes issued in the original Rocket Record company die-cut paper sleeve with the disc itself in fantastic 'unplayed' condition. Additionally, this copy also comes accompanied by TWO large sized T-Shirts [one red & one white] and a blue neck tie, all new and unworn. A fantastic set of this rarity, with only 500 copies of the 7" having been pressed and the master tapes were supposedly destroyed after! GOALD1)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1977 - 47 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45)
Record Label Rocket
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Product Catalogue No GOALD1
Music Genre Male Solo, POP
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Tracklisting & More Information

The Goaldiggers was the first football charity, set up in 1972 to help underprivileged children find somewhere to play the game. Money was raised through football matches and other chariety events to help create areas around the country. The original chairman was Brian Forbes until Jimmy Hill took over the role.

Elton recorded this single, with them being sold at the charity ball in 1977, each copy was sold for just five british pounds with only 500 copies pressed. The A side features ‘The Goaldiggers Song’, which was written & performed by Elton and has never been released anywhere else.

The B side is twelve minute long playing at 33 1/3 RPM, featuring the voices of Elton, Brian Moore, Jimmy Hill and Eric Morecambe. The four 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, when he jokingly says Elton has just gone to make some tea, then continues to joke around throughout the rest of the track.

The charity sadly closed its doors on 23rd March 2004.

The Tie were worn at the annual dinner at the Dorchester in London, whilst the T shirts were used to promote the charity at different fundraising events.


7" RECORD  
Recording Artist Elton John
Product Title The Goaldiggers Song + 2 Large T-Shirts & Tie
Product Information Elton John The Goaldiggers Song + 2 Large T-Shirts & Tie UK 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45) Promo.
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Promo - A promotional copy of this item that was issued before it was available for general sale.
Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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