…..big hitters this week include some incredible Rolling Stones rarities,rare vintage tour programmes, also oringinal pressed Stones vinyl and autographed items, more-Smiths rarities in the shape of promotional posters from the UK and US, Oasis ‘Masteplan’ vinyl boxset, highly sought after rare prog/psych by Tractor on John Peel’s Dandelion label, Japanese Papersleeve CD sets, Led Zeppelin original pressed vinyl and BBC boxset and much, much more….Here’s a few to whet the whistle, see them all here
ROLLING STONES Autographed 1964 Fanclub Publicity Photo:Wonderful April 1964 UK 10″ x 8″ Publicity Photograph from the fan club, depicting a black & white group shot of the five-piece line-up with the period signatures of Keith Richards in red ballpoint pen, Bill Wyman & Charlie Watts in blue biro, a rare signing by Brian Jones in blue, & what could be an early experimental signature by Jagger in dark blue, or from the fan club’s secretary. It isreasonable to suggest that Jagger was experimenting with his signature at this early stage with the backwards ‘J’, yet much like other Stones autographed items from ’64 we have had, this is not the first time Jagger’s signature has been thrown into question, more info hereOASIS The Masterplan: Rare 1998 UK limited edition Fan Club mail-order only 14-track box set containing seven 10″ vinyl discs, including discography & lyrics on individual picture sleeves & an eight page colour booklet, housed in a superb 11″picture box. This copy remains factory sealed from new, unopened and unplayed, in the original card mailer box, more info hereTRACTOR Tractor: Rare 1972 UK 8-track LP on John Peel’s Dandelion label, regarded as a classic ‘lost’ album in prog/psyche rock circles. This band were so promising that John Peel actually funded the purchase of their PA system & part funded their recording studio, not something that you would do lightly when you have as many contacts in the business as John Peel did, more info here
Preliminary figures show that this year’s Record Store Day was a hit, with sales up 14% year-on-year – and retailers seemed to agree that the vinyl revival isn’t going anywhere. While singles sales were down 2%, LPs were up 35% year-on-year, and the annual celebration bled into the following sales […]
Ain’t nothing but a jazz thing here at eil Towers with some top jazz rare vinyl and CDs coming through the doors over the past week, here’s a few to whet your jazz whistle, see them all here. If you want to keep up to date with all the latest […]
By Jack Shepherd/The Independent Warner Bros. have announced they are releasing Liam Gallagher’s first solo album, the ex-Oasis singer having previously said he would never release a solo album because he’s ‘not a c*nt’. The upcoming record is said to be 10 or 11 songs long, with Gallagher saying of […]
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