Band Aid 40th anniversary compilation announced

[Goalzzz]

Bob Geldof, Midge Ure and Trevor Horn announce details of a forthcoming Band Aid 40th anniversary compilation, brand new 2024 Ultimate Mix and accompanying video release.

The latest incarnation of Do They Know It’s Christmas? is set to be premiered simultaneously across UK breakfast time radio on 25 November 2024, the 40th anniversary of the recording of the original song. It will be available to stream immediately on all digital platforms.

Do They Know It’s Christmas? was recorded on three separate occasions, over three separate generations, Band Aid (1984), Band Aid 20 (2004) and Band Aid 30 (2014).

In celebration of this monumental “instrument of change”, producer Trevor Horn has taken these recordings and, through extraordinary music production techniques, blended all the voices of those separate generations into one seamless whole.

Unveiled on 25 November, on Band Aid – 2024 Ultimate Mix you will hear a young Sting sing alongside a young Ed Sheeran. A young Boy George with a young Sam Smith. A young George Michael beside a young Harry Styles. The young Bono with an older Bono, Chris Martin with Guy Garvey, the Sugababes and Bananarama, Seal and Sinead O’Connor, Rita Ora and Robbie Williams, Kool and the Gang and Underworld.

The voices sing on against the Band Aid houseband of Paul McCartney, Sting, John Taylor (bass), Phil Collins, Roger Taylor, Danny Goffey (drums), Thom Yorke (piano), Paul Weller, Damon Albarn, Midge Ure, Johnny Greenwood, Gary Kemp and Justin Hawkins (guitar).

I have no idea who sang Simon's line in the other versions but I bet Simon is going to be replaced by one of those hipsters.



Sources:

NME - All-star ‘2024 Ultimate Mix’ of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ coming later this month

ClassicPopMag - Band Aid 40th anniversary compilation announced

You can order it here:

TownsendMusic - Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

[madoldlu]

Thanks for posting--I got the email from Townsend Music about it.

It does seem peculiar that they did not mention Simon. I really hope he was not cut, but I can't imagine he was since they are making such a big deal of the mixing the young and the old.

[Goalzzz]

In the "Band Aid 20" -version his lines are sung by Robbie Williams and the Sugababes.
In the "Band Aid 30" -version his lines are sung by Emeli Sandé and Elbow.

[aftertherain]

What they ought to do is release the new version with the B side always being true to the original with the original on it and doing it for the original song’s sake

One things for sure and that is that it won’t sell in the same manner as the original did

Why it can’t, back then in my case I caught the bus into the city, went to the local record store and made a physical copy purchase
A real effort thing
I’m sure it was a similar story with the millions who also purchased it

These days we live in an instant / disposable 🌍 so that’s why that can’t ever happen again 😂

With that’s said I imagine Geldof, Ure and Horn are on a great thing and I wonder if all proceeds will go to Ethiopia?

[madoldlu]

Nov 13, 2024 15:57:04 GMT -5 aftertherain said:

What they ought to do is release the new version with the B side always being true to the original with the original on it and doing it for the original song’s sake

One things for sure and that is that it won’t sell in the same manner as the original did

Why it can’t, back then in my case I caught the bus into the city, went to the local record store and made a physical copy purchase
A real effort thing
I’m sure it was a similar story with the millions who also purchased it

These days we live in an instant / disposable 🌍 so that’s why that can’t ever happen again 😂

With that’s said I imagine Geldof, Ure and Horn are on a great thing and I wonder if all proceeds will go to Ethiopia?

The original and subsequent versions will also be included:

The product features the original 1984 version, and subsequent Band Aid 20 and Band Aid 30 versions, plus the 2024 Ultimate Mix – an extraordinary new edit by Trevor Horn which mixes together vocals of the many artists who have recorded the song over the decades into one seamless whole.

Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – 1984 Version
Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – 2004 Version
Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – 2014 Version
Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – 2024 Ultimate Mix
Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Live at Wembley Stadium, 1985

[aftertherain]

Nov 13, 2024 16:06:33 GMT -5 madoldlu said:

Nov 13, 2024 15:57:04 GMT -5 aftertherain said:

What they ought to do is release the new version with the B side always being true to the original with the original on it and doing it for the original song’s sake

One things for sure and that is that it won’t sell in the same manner as the original did

Why it can’t, back then in my case I caught the bus into the city, went to the local record store and made a physical copy purchase
A real effort thing
I’m sure it was a similar story with the millions who also purchased it

These days we live in an instant / disposable 🌍 so that’s why that can’t ever happen again 😂

With that’s said I imagine Geldof, Ure and Horn are on a great thing and I wonder if all proceeds will go to Ethiopia?

The original and subsequent versions will also be included:

The product features the original 1984 version, and subsequent Band Aid 20 and Band Aid 30 versions, plus the 2024 Ultimate Mix – an extraordinary new edit by Trevor Horn which mixes together vocals of the many artists who have recorded the song over the decades into one seamless whole.

Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – 1984 Version
Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – 2004 Version
Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – 2014 Version
Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – 2024 Ultimate Mix
Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Live at Wembley Stadium, 1985

Thanx m 

read it while having breakfast this morning at 6.30 am 

hmm I confess, I don’t focus too well at that time of the morning 😂

a cold shower 🚿 should wake me up ✅

[cherrylipstick]

This SHAMEFULLY misses out the Band Aid II 1989 version by Stock Aitken and Waterman.

Featuring Bros, Jason, Kylie, Cliff and Wet Wet Wet!

Enjoy some major clanging chimes of doom

[madoldlu]

Nov 13, 2024 18:35:54 GMT -5 cherrylipstick said:

This SHAMEFULLY misses out the Band Aid II 1989 version by Stock Aitken and Waterman.

Featuring Bros, Jason, Kylie, Cliff and Wet Wet Wet!

Enjoy some major clanging chimes of doom

Oh wow! I wonder why they omitted that one! Very strange!

[cowfish]

Huge no thank you on this. No Simon, no interest.

[stopdead]

Nov 14, 2024 11:35:19 GMT -5 cowfish said:

Huge no thank you on this. No Simon, no interest.

I’ll stick with my original.