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Hirst to design Band Aid CD cover

Tuesday 2 November 2004
British artist Damien Hirst will design the CD cover for the 2004 release of Band Aid single 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'.
1 of 1 Hirst - No specific brief
Hirst - No specific brief

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Hirst has not been given any specific brief, according to a Band Aid spokesman.

"Obviously the line-up for this new recording is a very contemporary line-up, so we felt we wanted to go to a contemporary artist," the spokesman added.

"He welcomed it and immediately said 'yes'. Obviously, he's doing it all for nothing and I would imagine the piece of artwork will become an immense fundraiser for the Band Aid Trust."

Pop artist Sir Peter Blake designed the original cover.

The new version of the charity single will be released on 29 November, 15 days after being recorded.

Some of the artists that will be involved in recording the song include Sugababes Justin Hawkins (The Darkness), Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dido, Fran Healey (Travis), Beverley Knight, Jamelia, Danny Goffey (Supergrass), Skye Edwards (Morcheeba) and original organiser Midge Ure.

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