Howard Jones' signed double vinyl sells out within minutes of release
The singer's fans couldn't wait to get ahold of signed double vinyl test pressings of 'Howard Jones - Live at Union Chapel (with Nick Beggs and Robin Boult)'!
Happy birthday to the legendary Howard Jones.
The English musician, singer and songwriter turns 68 today, Wednesday - 23 February.
Ahead of his birthday, the 'What Is Love' hitmaker, announced that he will be selling signed double vinyl test pressings of 'Howard Jones - Live at Union Chapel (with Nick Beggs and Robin Boult)'.
He said only eighteen copies would be available.
Within minutes of release, all copies were sold out.
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The good news is that unsigned versions of the double vinyl project are still available for purchase.
Below is the song list:
- Assault and Battery
- Don't Always Look at the Rain
- What is love?
- Specialty
- At The Speed Of Live
- No One Is To Blame
- Fallin' Away
- You know I Love You Don't You?
- Transform
- Hide & Seek
- Life In One Day
- Like To Get To Know You Well
- New Song
- Things Can Only Get Better
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Jones also took to social media to announce that he is working on releasing a book.
It will be focused on his fan's experiences of his music.
"We are working on a new book to be published later this year which will contain hundreds of fans' memories of seeing Howard in concert," reads a statement on the musician's Facebook page.
Jones asked his fans to participate by sending him an email with their favourite memories or encounters with him.
He also asked them to share their favourite songs.
See details of how you can enter below.
Jones is a successful musician who has maintained his fame from the 1980s until today.
He released his first single, 'New Song' in England in 1983 and it went on to peak at number three on the charts.
One of his biggest songs, ' What Is Love', was also released in the same year and it received massive airplay, reaching number two on the charts.
Image courtesy of Instagram.
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