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Rock & Pop
Lot 97*

Elton John: The original artwork for Elton John's cover of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" from his Greatest Hits Volume II,
1977,

12 June 2019, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£1,500 - £2,000

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Elton John: The original artwork for Elton John's cover of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" from his Greatest Hits Volume II,

1977,
the hand-painted gouache scene by artist George Rowbottom depicting a girl (Lucy) with a boat on a river, tangerine trees, yellow flowers, rocking horses, clouds, a train in a station, among other characters representing the unique lyrics from this famous song, mounted, framed and glazed, 25½in x 23in (65cm x 58.5cm)

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Provenance:
From the collection of George Rowbottom.

In the mid-1970s George Rowbottom was commissioned to paint murals on the walls of Elton John's 'Rocket Records' offices, also home to John Reid Enterprises, at the time Elton's management company. In 1977, along with David Costa, George established Jubilee Graphics in London's Wardour Street. The studio was set up to provide design, art direction, and creative services to Elton, the artists signed to 'Rocket Records', and the rest of the UK and international music industry. Jubilee Graphics was asked to create the album sleeve design and supporting marketing material for Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II. The album, which was released in 1977, featured The Beatles famous song 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' and was accompanied by an A4, full-colour booklet which included track lyrics, illustrations and photographs. George and contributors including Alan Aldridge designed the album and booklet.

In the US alone Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II was certified Gold in September 1977, Platinum in November 1977, 3X Platinum in March 1993, 4X Platinum in September 1995, and 5X Platinum in August 1998 by the RIAA.

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