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Rock, Pop & Vinyl
![The Animals] R 'n' B '64. The ANIMALS](/pictures/thumb/57012.jpg?v=1604770082)
[The Animals] R 'n' B '64.
1964. [Rock and Roll Tour Programme] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. Large octavo (27 x 20cm), pp.[16]. Profiles of each artist / band in the line-up. Publisher's red and black illustrated soft covers, stapled twice, and priced at 2/6. Heavy ink doodling to 'The Nashville Teens.' Light wear to covers. Very good..... More
![The Animals] R 'n' B '64. The ANIMALS](/pictures/thumb/57785.jpg?v=1609174445)
[The Animals] R 'n' B '64.
1964. [Rock and Roll Tour Programme] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. Large octavo (27 x 20cm), pp.[16]. Profiles of each artist / band in the line-up. Publisher's red and black illustrated soft covers, stapled twice, and priced at 2/6. Light wear to covers. Near fine. More
Joan Baez Souvenir Brochure.
London: Harold Davison, [circa 1965]. [American Folk Music] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. Large octavo (26 x 21cm), pp.[20]. An in-depth profile of the artist, including material from various interviews, illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. Publisher's yellow soft covers, stapled twice. Very light handling; almost as-new. Fine. More
Meet the Beatles. Star Special Number Twelve: An Informal Date in Words & Personal Album Pictures. Introduced by themselves.
Manchester: World Distributors, 1963. [Popular Music] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. Large octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.[40]. Profiles of each band member and their manager Brian Epstein, plus general information about the band and their origins, and many contemporary black and white photographs. Publisher's colour-illustrated soft covers, stapled twice and priced at..... More
The Beatles by Royal Command.
London: The Daily Mirror Newspapers, 1963. [Concert Booklet] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. Octavo (23 x 18cm), pp.[28]. A black and white photographic record of the band's progress through the day of the performance, including captions. One colour image at centre, and colour illustrated soft covers, stapled twice. Only very light rubbing..... More
![Apple Records Trial Label]. The BEATLES](/pictures/thumb/59798.jpg?v=1622737880)
[Apple Records Trial Label].
London: Apple Records, no date [circa 1970-74]. [7'' Label] VARIANT OR TRIAL 'A' SIDE LABEL. Circular, with a diameter of 8.5cm. Showing 'Play Loud' text in white rather than the usual black. Crisp and fine. A rare and unusual find. More
![A Programme of Jazz by Mr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazzband [Concert Programmes]. St....](/pictures/thumb/57849.jpg?v=1609174446)
A Programme of Jazz by Mr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazzband [Concert Programmes]. St. George's Hall, Bradford, 24th January 1960 [and] The Gaumont Theatre, Bradford, 7th October 1960. Presented by P.J.P. Dennehy Ltd.
Bradford: John D. Marshall & Co. [and] Marlboro' Press, 1960. [Jazz Concert Programmes] TWO ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLETS. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[4]; pp.[4]. Each programme featuring a list of numbers which the band would choose from on the night, plus a list of the artists scheduled to be playing with..... More
T.Rex. Marc Bolan - Electric Warrior.
no date [taken 1971]. [Glam rock] Original black and white photograpH. Printed by photographer Spud Murphy, titled signed and dated by him in ink to lower margin. In an elegant acid-neutral mount, glaze, and bespoke archival frame. Overall dimensions 37 x 46 cm. Fine. This classic shot shows the band..... More
Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2002. [Rock/pop] SIGNED BY BOWIE AND ROCK. Deluxe Edition, number 171 of 350 copies bound in full leather, with additional photographic print, from a total run of 2500 copies. Folio (38 x 28cm), pp.346. Printed on fourteen different paper stocks, including clear acetate, trace leaves and a...... More
!["She" [Songsheet]. Recorded by The Monkees on Colgems Records. Tommy BOYCE, Bobby HART, born 1939](/pictures/thumb/57872.jpg?v=1604079545)
"She" [Songsheet]. Recorded by The Monkees on Colgems Records.
New York, NY: Screen Gems-Columbia Music, 1966. [Pop Songsheet] ORIGINAL SONGSHEET. Magazine format (28 x 22cm). Musical notation and words to the song 'She' by The Monkees. One large leaf of card, folded once, with a colour photograph to font cover. Price label partially removed to lower right corner of..... More
Punk. A Life Apart.
London: Cassell and Co., 2001. [Punk Music] MULTI-SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (32 x 30cm), pp.400. Lavishly illustrated throughout in colour and black and white, printed on clay paper. SIGNED by both authors, and by numerous relevant characters, including Paul Cook and Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols; their follower Helen..... More
The Beatles Get Back. Photographs by Ethan A. Russell, Text by Jonathan Cott and David Dalton.
London: Apple Publishing, 1969. [Music biography] FIRST (and only) EDITION. Octavo (26 x 20cm), pp.160 (unpaginated). Illustrated with colour photographs throughout. Publisher's glossy black softcovers with white titles to spine and colour photographs to upper. Some rubbing and general handling to covers. A hint of laminate shrinkage. Near fine. A...... More
Thanks a Lot Mr Kibblewhite.
London: Blink, 2018. [Rock] SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 346. Publisher's black cloth, titles in silver to spine, red and blue endpapers, photographic dust-jacket designed by Richard Evans with printed price of £20. Signed by Roger Daltrey directly to title page (most were signed via a...... More
The Beatles. The Authorised Biography.
London: Heinemann, 1968. [Music biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.374. With four suites of four black and white photographic plates. Publisher's purple cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the laminated psychedelic jacket designed by Alan Aldridge, with printed price of 30s net. Heavy wear to jacket, with..... More
X-Ray. The Unauthorised Autobiography.
New York, NY: The Overlook Press, 1995. [Popular Music] INSCRIBED FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 420 [4]. INSCRIBED by the author 'To George' with an inscription: 'A dedicated follower of the Kinks'. Also with a loose progamme for 'An Evening with Ray Davies' (May 1996). Publisher's quarter..... More
Son of a Box of Punks. Original Photographs.
Brighton: [Self-published], 2006. SIGNED by the photographer. From Ian Dickson's 'Collector's Series'; a range of handmade box sets, each title containing seven hand-printed images in signed mounts; offered in Standard, Digital or De Luxe (best) edition. 'Son of a Box of Punks' comprises seven silver gelatine prints of punk and..... More
20th Century Boy. Original Photographs of Marc Bolan
Brighton: [Self-published], 2006. SIGNED by the photographer. From Ian Dickson's 'Collector's Series'; a range of handmade box sets, each title containing seven hand-printed images in signed mounts; offered in Standard, Digital or DeLuxe (best) edition. '20th Century Boy' comprises six silver gelatine prints and one colour digital print of Glam-Rock..... More
![Dion] Granada Souvenir Programme. The New York Twisters; Peppi; Buzz Clifford; Suzy Cope; Del...](/pictures/thumb/58810.jpg?v=1621009869)
[Dion] Granada Souvenir Programme. The New York Twisters; Peppi; Buzz Clifford; Suzy Cope; Del Shannon; The Allisons; Joe Brown; Wallace and Duval.
Hastings: Hastings Printing Company, September 1962. [Music Tour Programme] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. Large octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.[8]. Black and white photographs of some artists / bands in the line-up. Publisher's yellow photographic soft covers, stapled twice, and priced at 1s. Hole-punched, with some light wear to edges and a...... More
Chronicles: Volume One.
London: Simon and Schuster, 2004. [Music Autobiography] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8] 293 [5]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Coco Shinomiya, priced at £16.99. Light spotting and browning to top edge; some light handling. Near fine. More
The Songs of Bob Dylan from 1966 through 1975.
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. [Popular Music] FIRST EDITION. Quarto ring-binder (34 x 26cm), pp.384. Words set to musical notation. Publisher's colour-illustrated waxed cloth over boards, with silver titles to spine, white ring-binding, and grey endpapers. With the matching slipcase priced at $19.95. Some wear to ring-binding, but..... More
![The Adam Faith Show [Five Adam Faith Concert Programmes]. Adam FAITH](/pictures/thumb/57007.jpg?v=1604770082)
The Adam Faith Show [Five Adam Faith Concert Programmes].
1960 - 1964. [Concert Programmes] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLETS. Various sizes from 21 x 13 to 26 x 21cm. Various iterations of the 'Adam Faith Show' in Margate and London. Publisher's paper covers, some in colour, some stapled. Some rubbing to all programmes - more so to the smaller bi-folds. Blue..... More
![Startime with Emile Ford and the Checkmates [Souvenir Programme]. Presented by Tom Arnold, by...](/pictures/thumb/58808.jpg?v=1621009869)
Startime with Emile Ford and the Checkmates [Souvenir Programme]. Presented by Tom Arnold, by arrangement with Leslie Grade. A Fast Moving Starama of Music and Fun Staged by Charles King. [Featuring] The Dancing Starlets; Joe Baker and Jack Douglas; The Fordettes; Those Colleens; Harry Bailey; "The Picture;" Jimmy Lloyd; "Circus Time;" "Les Tres Belles;" Medlock, Marlowe and Susan; "Green Leaves of Summer."
Great Yarmouth: Printed by John Buckle for the Royal Aquarium, no date [circa 1960]. [Music Tour Programme] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. Large octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.[8]. A profile of Emile Ford with black and white photographic images, as well as the programme for the evening's entertainment. Publisher's black illustrated soft..... More
Beatles Ltd.
London: George Newnes, 1964. ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION. Quarto (31 x 31cm), with 12 leaves of black and white photographs of the band by Freeman. Stapled in original purple card covers with green titles. Rubbing and creases to cover edges; covers detached. Good. More
![Georgie Fame [Tour Programme]. Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds; Eric Burdon and the New...](/pictures/thumb/57848.jpg?v=1604079543)
Georgie Fame [Tour Programme]. Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds; Eric Burdon and the New Animals; Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band; The Butterfield Blues Band; Eyes of Blue. Presented by Radio London in association with Rik Gunnell, Harold Davison and Tito Burns.
Hastings: Hastings Printing Company, [1966]. [Rock and Roll Tour Programme] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. Large octavo (27 x 20cm), pp.[16]. Profiles of each artist / band in the line-up with black and white photographic images. Publisher's red soft covers, stapled twice. Moderate handling, with some rubbing and creasing to spine. Near..... More
Classic Hendrix.
Guilford, England: Genesis Publications, 2004. LIMITED EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE no.43 of 350 copies; the remainder of the 1400-copy print run are designated 'collector' copies. SIGNED by the author, the photographer and guitarist Joe Perry. Folio (33 x 25cm), pp.292. Quarter-bound in fine-grain purple leather with silk-screened aluminium boards, prismatic silver..... More