Artist Hirst Designs Band Aid CD
November 2, 2004 | Levent OZLER
Controversial modern artist Damien Hirst is to design the CD sleeve for the new Band Aid single.
Do They Know It's Christmas? is being re-recorded by current stars including Robbie Williams, Dido and Chris Martin.
The original 1984 song sold 3.5 million copies in the UK for charity. The new version will be released on 29 November, 15 days after being recorded.
But Oasis star Noel Gallagher and Blur's Damon Albarn are definitely not taking part, a spokesman said.
They had been among those previously confirmed by the project's organiser, former Ultravox singer Midge Ure.
A spokesman for Gallagher said he would be out of the country when the single is recorded on 14 November.
But other artists to get on board include Sugababes and Morcheeba's Skye Edwards, with Supergrass' Danny Goffey on drums.
The Darkness' Justin Hawkins, Travis singer Fran Healey and R&B singers Beverley Knight and Jamelia have also been confirmed.
They were still waiting to hear back from Keane and Snow Patrol among others, a Band Aid spokesman said.
Duran Duran, U2, Sting and George Michael were among the big names to lend their voices to the first Band Aid single, which was conceived by Bob Geldof after seeing news of famine in Ethiopia.
Pop artist Sir Peter Blake, who created the iconic cover image for The Beatles' Se
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