Records still have faithful following BY STEPHEN PETERSON SUN CHRONICLE STAFF Tuesday, April 29, 2008 “While compact discs are disappearing from store shelves and sales are drastically dropping in this digital music age, the old vinyl record has continued to...
Ron Greer looks for ways to ‘amp’ up his collection Guitar Guru | GadsdenTimes.com Published February 28, 2008 “Serious collectors often go to great lengths to add to their collections. They might search flea markets, trade days, yard and estate...
LED ZEPPELIN TICKET STUBS SELL FOR $250 www.contactmusic.com December 12, 2007 “LED ZEPPELIN fans are so desperate for memorabilia from the band’s historic London gig last week, they are paying up to $250 (GBP125) for people’s ticket stubs.”...
Dead Sea Scroll of Rock & Roll The Beatles’ “Peace to Monterey,” a psychedelic sketch drawn by all four members, was created for the Monterey Pop Festival program book in 1967. The original artwork, kept in a vault for nearly 40 years, is being...
This one is a great story about a classic guitar that wasn’t appreciated when legendary Les Paul first introduced it, but is now highly coveted by guitar afficionados. Obviously not your average collectible… Amped about this ax Los Angeles Times By Mike...
Upcoming on Sunday, April 29th, beginning at 11 am is the sale of the estate of soul-funk singing legend Wilson Pickett, to be held at the Four Seasons Auction Gallery in Atlanta, Ga. Items to come up for bid include the “Wicked Mr. Pickett’s” 1974...
Harmony Central had the following press release on their site: Vintage Guitar Magazine Releases 2007 Price Guide January 26, 2007 “On the surface, guitar collecting may appear to be a rich person’s game, and it’s true that classic 1950s models by...
Dave Schmidt has started a nice site about: Record Players and LP Savers “…is intended to be a forum for sharing your interest in, and information about, phonographs (record players) from the 1940s through the 1960s… and your LPs from any era.” He...
Derek Dahlsad reports on his fascination with Jack Davis album cover art. I was a big fan of Davis myself, from his regular work in MAD Magazine: Jack Davis Album Covers Collectors’ Quest » Blog Archive 01.11.07 By Derek Dahlsad “Last weekend, I found myself...
Beatles ‘Guitar’ Lyrics May Fetch $775,660 at Arizona Auction Bloomberg.com: Muse By Linda Sandler “Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) — A handwritten lyric of the Beatles song, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” will be offered for about $775,660 by...