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Gorillaz's Damon Albarn and Glastonbury Festival Join Oxfam's Haiti Auction

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January 22, 2010 by Scott Colothan | Photo by WENN.com
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Damon Albarn and Glastonbury Festival are amongst the music names who have donated very special items to Oxfam's eBay auction for Haiti.

Blur and Gorillaz man Damon Albarn has pledged to record a previously unheard song for the earthquake appeal, while Glastonbury are giving away a pair of  VIP tickets with access to The Pyramid Stage for one band of the winner's choice.  

Below is a list of all the items on sale via Oxfam's eBay sale right now.

- A recording of a bespoke piece of music written by Damon Albarn.
- The Fender Stratocaster played by Alex Turner in the Arctic Monkeys’ ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ video.
- Chris Martin’s ‘Viva La Vida’ tour jacket, signed by all four members of Coldplay.
- A rare Roland drum machine donated by the Chemical Brothers.
- The Magic Numbers will come and play an acoustic set in the house/garden of the highest bidder, including never before heard songs from their new album
- VIP tickets to Glastonbury, giving the winners access to the backstage areas and watching a band from the side of the Pyramid stage.
- A linocut of ‘Fleet Street Apocalypse’ by Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood.
- An exclusive playback of the brand new Gang of Four album for four people over a bottle or two of wine with Andy Gill in their studio in London, before anyone else hears it.
- Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Yes’ bespoke boxed vinyl set. Only 300 were made by the Vinyl Factory. Designed with Farrow in close collaboration with the pop art duo. Voted No.1 21st Century Collectible Product in Record Collector Annual Roundup.
- Framed, hand written lyrics for ‘Magick’ by Klaxons on the original board that was used to produce the single’s artwork.
- An acoustic guitar signed by all four original members of The Kooks.
- A guitar from Oxford art-rock outfit Foals.
- One of Annie Lennox’s favourite paintings, an original canvas from South Africa.   
- A Technics SL-1200 Mk. 2 turntable donated by DJ Shadow.
- Signed Mika artwork (framed).
- Signed Pearl Jam single artwork.
- Two complete signed vinyl album collections from
Basement Jaxx.
- A luxurious hot shower at the Eavis’ farmhouse during the Glastonbury weekend, for one festival-goer to wash away the festival excesses in style.


Place your bids HERE.


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