Music for Grown-Ups - 08/01/2010 : Classic English rock albums celebrated on new postage stamps

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08/01/2010

Classic English rock albums celebrated on new postage stamps

A new range of postage stamps, launched yesterday, celebrates classic English rock albums.

And, surprisingly, half of the album covers selected are worthy of the attention of readers of this website – they’re must-haves in any half decent rock collection:

* Stones – Let It Bleed
* Led Zep - IV
* Primal Scream - Screamadelica
* Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
* Clash – London Calling.

They’re available as single first class stamps and in a variety of packaged sets, making them collectables.

If the idea of losing the will to live while queueing for ages to be served by a surly, unhelpful jobsworth (my experience of most Post Offices I’ve ever used) fills you with dread, you can buy them online from Royal Mail.

It hurts to plug Royal Mail, the company that has the monopoly on delivering (aka losing) my post. As for its retail chain of Post Offices, well, they’ve failed and should all be closed down.

Gerry Smith

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