U2: THREE (Out Of Control/Stories For Boys/Boy-Girl),1979,CBS 7951, first Irish pressing 7inch, black vinyl, picture sleeve, CBS sunburst label with UK T.M. NoB81 809 text, accompanied by a letter from manager, Paul McGuinness, in black ink on Break Records stationery dated 17.10.79, with a P.S., If people want to buy the record they should pester their record shops to import it from CBS Ireland. It is not proposed at this time to release the record in the U.K., with overpasted note on letter and record reading Astonishing Label Copy Error!Footnotes:'...both copies were far too warped for me to ever possibly play on the radio. So I'd like another copy of it [U2 Three] certainly, because what little bit of it I could hear sounded rather good'- John Peel on The John Peel Show, 16 October 1979 'Dear Mr P., enclosed is a copy of the U-2 single 'U-2 Three'; as requested over the airwaves this one is unwarped'- Paul McGuinness to John Peel, 17 October 1979The present record was sent to John Peel in response to his on-air request for a working copy of the single. 'Out of Control' was eventually aired on The John Peel Show a month later, on the 15th November 1979. The unwarped copy does include another error, with an overpasted label note clarifying that U2 were signed to CBS in Ireland only, and were free worldwide for recording and publishing.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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John Peel: A Birmingham University Union 'Xmas Party' Poster,Saturday 8th December 1979,printed on paper, featuring John Peel and The Quads, 20in x 30in (51cm x 76cm)Footnotes:Peel had been to Villa Park at the weekend (Saturday 8 December) to see Liverpool beat Aston Villa 3-1. Later that day he had been to Birmingham University for a Quads gig. This was then broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on 10th December 1979.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
John Peel: A 'Broadcasting Press Guild Radio Award' Certificate Presented To John Peel,1980,BPG certificate awarded to John Peel (BBC Radio 1) for 'Outstanding contribution to radio', signed in black ink by Rosalie Horner (Chairman) and Stewart Lane (Secretary), 10 1/2in x 13in (27cm x 33cm)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Elvis Costello & The Attractions: An Acetate Recording Of I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down,1980,a single-sided 8inch disc, the CBS Recording Studios, London label with recording details in ballpoint, with date 11/JAN/80, in French Pyral S.A. sleeve with two Multi-Media rubber stamps and John Peel's handwritten band name, together with a copy of a memo from the then Executive Producer of BBC Radio 1, Doreen Davies, concerning the single, dated 8th January 1980 and reading, Will you please note that the above title, currently on a white label, should not be played. At 4.00pm. yesterday afternoon an injunction was issued in favour of WEA to stop the marketing of this disc on Radar or Elvis Costello's new label F/Beat, so there is no copyright hold at presentFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Cure: An Acetate Recording Of The Single A Forest,1980,a single-sided 7inch disc, Strawberry Mastering (U.K.) label with recording details in black ballpoint and John Peel's track timing in black felt-tip, in plain die-cut sleeveFootnotes:The Cure were regularly featured on John Peel's radio show, with a total of six Peel Sessions between 1978 and 1985 - A Forest was performed on their third Peel Session, broadcast on the 10th March 1985. The track became so popular with John's listeners that it appeared in three consecutive 'Festive Fifty' entries (1981, 1982 and 1983).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: An Acetate Recording Of The Album, Strictly Personal,1968,a double-sided, 12inch disc, with DCT Recorders Hollywood labels with typewritten recording details, some variations in track titles, in black, die-cut paper sleeveFootnotes:'This is such good stuff. I weep for those who don't know it'-John Peel on 'Strictly Personal', International Times, 4 November 1968Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band is an enduring example of John Peel's ability to identify and celebrate musical artists who otherwise may not have attracted an audience in the United Kingdom. Having first heard Captain Beefheart in 1966, John Peel played his records on the radio in California and counted their gig at Whiskey A Go Go in Hollywood as one of the best that he had ever seen. He often played their music on his return to the UK on Perfumed Garden and Top Gear. In addition to performing two sessions in 1968, Peel even introduced the band at their first ever UK concert at Middle Earth in London (formerly the Electric Garden) and Peel took much pride in having driven Beefheart around the UK to their various gigs on that tour. Captain Beefheart retired from music after a dozen studio albums, but John Peel continued to celebrate their music regardless: no fewer than three of his tracks were selected for John's Peelenium ('Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do', 1967; 'Pachuco Cadaver', 1969; 'Big Eyed Beans From Venus', 1972).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
John Peel: A Nottingham University Student's Union 'Musical Extravaganza' Poster,Friday 30th January 1981,featuring performances by John Peel, Misty In Roots, 23 Jewels, with film showings 'Th Kids Are Alright' and 'The Godfather', at the Portland Building, University Park Campus Nottingham, 30 3/4in x 40 1/2in (78cm x 105cm)Footnotes:Reportedly, when John Peel presented his Roadshow at Nottingham University (with Misty) on Friday 30th January 1981 he was passed a 12' single by Nottingham-based duo Kick Partners called 'Steel Workers' (Revolution Records). He subsequently played it on his next Radio 1 show on Monday 2nd February 1981. Kick Partners then recorded a BBC session for Peel, broadcast 16th March 1983. In 1983 Kick Partners reached the finals of BBC One TV's 'Battle of the Pop Bands' broadcast 17 May 1983 (7.10pm).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
John Lennon/Yoko Ono: An Autographed Copy Of The Album Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins,1968,Apple APCOR 2, mono, black inner sleeve, back cover with Made In Merrie England text, the front cover signed and inscribed by John and Yoko in black ink, To John love John X Yoko X, also with an inventory number label in John Peel's hand, together with a note written to John Peel by John Lennon in black ink, Dear John - this isn't the proper master cut - its in stereo really but here it is anyway love JohnFootnotes:John Peel's association with the Beatles dated back to the early 1960s. Peel had moved to the U.S. in 1960 and so, with his Liverpudlian background and accent, was well placed when Beatlemania hit in 1963/64. He was taken on as a Beatles 'expert' by a radio station in Dallas and he later attended a Beatles press conference when working for a station in Oklahoma City. Peel returned to England in 1967 and began broadcasting for the 'pirate' station Radio London. The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, released in June that year, had a strong impact on Peel, and it became a feature on the playlist for his short-lived 'Perfumed Garden' show. He developed a particular friendship with John Lennon and he was a guest on Peel's late-night BBC show, 'Night Ride', in December 1968, a show focussed on the less mainstream aspects of late 60s' underground culture.The Two Virgins album, released in November 1968, caused something of a furore at the time, featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono naked on the front and back covers, the photographs taken by John with a time-lapse camera. John had originally met Yoko in 1966 at her exhibition at London's Indica Gallery and had subsequently kept in touch with her. In May 1968, whilst John's wife Cynthia was away on holiday in Greece, John invited Yoko to his home in Weybridge and the pair spent the night compiling this collection of avant-garde/experimental recordings. The Beatles' record company, EMI, strongly objected to the album cover and refused to produce it (it was printed by another company, Technik) but they did press the record. The album was not a commercial success, receiving negative reviews by both the music press and public alike and UK pressings were extremely limited.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Oasis: An Acetate Recording Of I Am The Walrus,1994,a 12inch disc, Abbey Road label with typewritten recording details, in die-cut Abbey Road card cover, John Peel's sticker to front cover, with handwritten Ignition compliments slip from Marcus Russell (Manager)Footnotes:Despite John's affection for artists associated with the Britpop movement including Pulp, Blur, and Jarvis Cocker, Oasis rarely feature in comparison on his radio shows. A live version of 'I Am The Walrus' (from Glastonbury 1994) was played on John Peel Show, 23rd July 1994, while 'Do You Wanna Be A Spaceman' featured twice in the same year. Interestingly, the song 'Wonderwall' did appear in the 2000 Festive Fifty, albeit as a session cover performed by American singer-songwriter Cat Power.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
John Peel: A BBC Radio 4 'Home Truths' Card,circa 1998,embossed 'Mr J Peel, BBC Radio 4 92-95 FM/198 LW', with Valid from 9AM SAT & 11PM MON, Expires end 10AM SAT & 11.30PM MON, 3 1/2in x 2in (9cm x 5cm)Footnotes:Home Truths was a weekly radio talk show on BBC Radio 4 in which John Peel interviewed ordinary people with extraordinary stories. It first aired in 1998 and was slow to take off, but became one of Radio 4's most listened-to shows. This was a magazine programme and not music focused, but one which Peel was especially proud of making.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
John Peel: A Collection of Backstage Passes,1993-2000,some with John Peel's name typed or handwritten on them, comprising; Glastonbury 1999 (Production), Glastonbury 2000 (Production), Reading Festival 1994 (Crew Pass), Phoenix Festival 1993 (Crew Pass), London Music Week (VIP BBC), Radio 1 Sound City (Gold Pass), BBC Radio One Live In London (Crew), BBC Radio One Live In Brighton, BBC Radio 1 All Tomorrow's Parties 2004 (Access All Areas); Street Sounds at Wembley (Access All Areas); Radio 1 Sound City Oxford (Crew); and a Raccoon Seminar 2000, (12)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
John Peel: A Large Collection of Tickets, Stubs, Invitations, Postcards and Stickers,1960s-2000s,for both musical and arts events, gigs, film premieres, release parties, after parties and similar for acts such as The Fall, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Blondie, The Police, Captain Beefheart, Neil Young, The John Peel Roadshow, The British Rock & Pop Awards, John Peel Disco, The British Broadcasting Corporation, Peel Sessions Live, the John Lennon Menlove Avenue blue plaque unveiling, Monty Python, Edward Bell, Kiss, The Goonies, Led Zeppelin, Squeeze, AC/DC, Hole, Steve Strange, Echo & The Bunnymen, World's End, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Top Of The Pops, The Stranglers, Pink Floyd, Stiff Little Fingers, E.T., Patti Smith, The Ramones, Grace Jones, The Specials, The Jackson Five, Prince, Yoko Ono, Elton John, HMV, NME, British Pop Awards, Pink Pop, Paul Gambaccini, Free Radio Association, Glastonbury, Rough Trade, Bryan Ferry, BBC Parties, Roxy Club, British Record Industry Awards Show, among many others, (Qty)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
John Peel: An H.P. Fay Home Recorder Microphone,English, 1930's,Regd No. 768435, the carbon-granule electric microphone on metal bracket and painted stand, the stand embossed AUXILIARY BAT. 4V, MICROPHONE, TO AMPLIFIER, PULL ON/PUSH OFF, without battery, 16in x 5 1/4in x 5 1/4in (40.5cm x 13cm x 13cm) overallFootnotes:This microphone was situated at John's home studio desk, and is visible in the lead image of the John Peel Archive website (www.johnpeelarchive.com). The electric version of the H.P. Fay microphone was first exhibited at the September 1931 edition of the Olympia Radio Exhibition. The deluxe version of the microphone (which included a three-stage amplifier) cost 12 guineas, making it a highly expensive product for the time.For a description and illustration of the original model, please see Wireless World, 23rd September 1931, p. 345.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left,1969,LP, Island ILPS 9105, first pressing, gatefold cover by Ernest. J. Day, pink label with black 'circle' logo, matrices ILPS 9105 A//2 ILPS 9105 B//2Footnotes:'It's a dream really to have great songs, a singer who does it like *that* on the first take, and plays the guitar perfectly every time'- Producer Joe Boyd on Five Leaves Left, 2014Just one track from 'Five Leaves Left' was played by John Peel ('Time Has Told Me' on Top Gear, 31 August 1969), but the success of the album led to Nick Drake performing for a Peel Session radio broadcast earlier that month. Recordings of the session were feared to have been lost forever due to a lack of archiving at the time, with Peel musing in 1999 'I'm not sure whether that Nick Drake session still exists'. It wasn't until 2014 that a vinyl record of compiled songs from the session was released.A 'Record Boxes' video interview, with producer Joe Boyd discussing the present record and its production, was made for the John Peel Archive YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOb2X8XVRuQFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Tyrannosaurus Rex: A Test Pressing Of The Single King Of The Rumbling Spires,1969,single-sided 7inch white label, recording details in blue ink including date 25.7.69 and with John Peel's handwritten track timingFootnotes:'King Of The Rumbling Spires' was played on John Peel's radio show on at least three occasions between July and August 1969, but was not performed for either of Tyrannosaurus Rex's Peel Sessions that year. Aside from the present single, the band's airtime in 1969 otherwise consisted of 'Pewter Suitor' and tracks from their 'Unicorn' LP.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Perfumed Garden: The Original Artwork By Ken Hayes Created For John Peel's Article In The Magazine 'Gandalf's Garden',1967,gouache on artboard, hand-painted by Ken Hayes (Graphics Dept) as an illustration to accompany an article by John Peel in Issue No.1 of the sub-culture magazine 'Gandalf's Garden'. The centrepiece of the artwork reading John Peel all at sea in the galaxy with the names of bands such as The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Captain Beefheart, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Dylan, The Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd and Donovan among others in the design around it, signed and dated '67 by the artist in the bottom right corner, the back of the board with a handwritten football score Chelsea 1 - Liverpool 2, 14 1/2in x 24 1/2in (37cm x 62cm)Footnotes:'The Perfumed Garden' was the name of John Peel's late-night programme on the British pirate radio station, Radio London in 1967. After working in the USA in commercial pop radio, Peel returned to the UK and joined Radio London in March 1967. As well as various slots on Radio London's usual three-hour daytime shows, Peel was given the midnight to 2am slot, then called 'London After Midnight'.Gradually it dawned on me that no one was actually listening to this programme – I mean, no one in the Radio London office, and certainly none of the people on the ship. So I started to improvise a little bit and gradually stopped running the ads and so on, and playing more of this music that I had brought back from America with me. And also adding a British dimension with people like the Incredible String Band and Hendrix and Pink Floyd, I suppose, Tyrannosaurus Rex, all these sort of people. I called the programme the Perfumed Garden.'- John PeelRunning from May-August 1967, 'The Perfumed Garden' blossomed and celebrated the weird and the obscure. John refused to play hit lists and top 40s, preferring to concentrate on underground acts such as Tyrannosaurus Rex, Captain Beefheart, John Fahey and Fairport Convention. He also played albums in their entirety, which was considered to be crazy at the time and would never have been allowed at the BBC. The first the Radio London management knew of his programme was when it began to gather glowing reviews in the music press and when the station's London office received an appreciative letter from The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein. Peel's listeners also sent in letters and poems to him; for many, the programme was an introduction to the music and beliefs of the flower power era. 'Gandalf's Garden' was a publication focusing on a 'mystical community' which flourished at the end of the 1960s as part of the London hippie-underground movement. The magazine emerged in 1968 and ran for 6 issues. This artwork can be seen on Page 8 of Issue No.1 alongside John Peel's article 'A Dawn Walk In The Mind Of The Musical Gardener', published 1st May 1968.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Rolling Stones: An Autographed Copy Of The Rare Promotional Album,1969,UK disc Decca RSM.1 in US cover RSD.1, the back cover signed in blue ballpoint and felt-tip pens, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman, with Decca 'The Rolling Stones Complete Catalogue' insert, a fold-out poster of the band and a Decca 'Rated Releases' newsletter regarding the record and stating that Only 200 copies of this promotional record have been produced in Britain and we very much regret that no further copies can be orderedFootnotes:In the autumn of 1969, after a gap of more than two years and with a new guitarist, the Stones were preparing to go out on the road once more, with a 17-date tour in the US beginning on the 7th November. Ahead of this, this promo record for radio play was produced and was released in the UK on 30th October to radio stations and DJs. It was a compilation of old songs, with just one new one included, Love In Vain, from the soon-to-be-released album Let It Bleed. As confirmed by the newsletter included in this lot, only 200 copies were pressed on the Decca label for the UK. In the US, copies were pressed on the London label but no precise figure of how many is available. The covers for both pressings were printed in the US, hence the mis-match in catalogue numbers between disc and cover, and there are differences in text between the US and UK covers. As the newsletter points out, ...the publishing details and timings refer to the American record and it would be appreciated if the record label itself could be referred to for copyright and programming purposes.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
OZ Magazine: A Large Collection Of Magazines And Letters,Feb 1967 - Nov 1973,Issues No. 1, 3, 4 (x3), 6, 7 (x2 with pink posters), 8, 10 (x2), 11 (x2 orange and pink versions), 12, 13, 14 (x3), 15, 16, 17 (x2), 18 (x2), 19 (x2), 20, 21 (x3), 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 (x2), 27 (x2), 28 the now-infamous 'School Kids Issue' (x3), 29 (x2), 31 (yellow version), 30 (x2), 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48, together with a collection of flyers and letters including; two 'Oz Appeal' flyers, a flyer for 'Oz Night at Middle Earth' with John Peel, an 'Oz Police Ball' flyer, another Oz poster, an 'Oz Obscenity Trial Procession' flyer, a postcard from Richard Neville to John Peel dated 1971, and various comical letters from Neville to Peel on Oz-headed paper, mostly typed and signed Richard, one handwritten and reading Unbelievably stupid, neurotic, hysterical me, misses you, (Approx. 60 magazines)Footnotes:Arriving back in the UK in early 1967, Peel was receptive to the music and ideology of the emerging London Underground scene - of which Oz was a part. The most iconic and controversial counter-culture magazine of the sixties and early seventies, covering subjects such as feminism, gay rights, racism, sex, drugs, rock music and the Vietnam War. The magazine's use of visually striking graphic art and innovative printing techniques (including fold-out posters, metallic foils and new fluorescent inks), and provocative photographic images, was accompanied by equally provocative editorial content. One of the first Peel interviews to appear in print - in the period between the closedown of Radio London in August and the start of Radio 1 in October - appeared in Oz 6. Issue 28, May 1970 (the School Kids Issue), which included a very adult Rupert Bear cartoon strip, led to obscenity charges being brought against the three editors. Peel appeared in court as a defence witness for Neville and co-editors at the trial, held at the Old Bailey in 1971. John Lennon was also one of the high profile supporters of the magazine and released the single 'God Save Oz' in order to help raise funds for the magazine's defence. The three were found guilty, but their convictions were overturned following appeal, resulting in an embarrassing defeat for the Establishment.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
John Peel: A 'Disc & the Music Echo' Postercirca 1970,printed on paper, advertising John Peel's column in Disc and Music Echo newspaper, 20in x 30in (51cm x 76cm)Footnotes:Disc & Music Echo was a weekly music paper aimed largely at a teenage readership and was at the peak of its popularity during the heyday of pop singles in the mid-1960s. In spring 1966 it changed its name from simply 'Disc' to 'Disc & Music Echo', later to 'Melody Maker' from 1970. Disc was the first of the pop weeklies to refer to Peel and his show, in three issues in July 1967. Disc was more sympathetic to the pirate radio stations and DJs than some of its weekly rivals, which led to further mentions of Peel and his show in the period before Radio 1 began broadcasting. The paper became home to a Peel column for several years from 1968, when the DJ was becoming a fashionable and influential face on the pop scene.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Mike Oldfield: An Original Promotional Poster For The Tubular Bells Album1973,Virgin Records, printed on paper, for the release of his debut album, 23 1/2in x 29 1/2in (60cm x 75cm)Footnotes:It's said that John Peel loved Oldfield's first solo album so much that, on hearing it, he decided to abandon the planned playlist for his forthcoming radio show and played the complete album instead.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
38x sets of Wills Cigarette Cards. Sets include; Radio Celebrities, Roses, Flowering Trees and Shrubs, British Butterflies, Rugby Internationals, Air Raid Precautions, Romance of the Heavens, 3x Garden Flowers, 2x Do You Know, Flower Culture in Pots, 3x Old Inns, Modern British Sculpture, Roses, Old London, Animals and their Furs, Flowering Shrubs, English Period Costume, Famous British Liners, etc. GC-VGC, sorted into sets. 5x sets with cards missing. £40-60Together with 42x Cigarette Card and Tea sets, mounted in booklets. Including 26x Wills albums; Dogs, 1935 Jubilee, Our King & Queen, Garden Hints, Life in the Royal Navy, Radio Celebrities, Railway Engines, Safety First, The Sea-shore, etc. Senior Service; Britain from the Air. Brook Bond; Asian Wild Life, Wildlife in Danger, Butterflies, Wild Flowers and Trees. Plus a few by Typhoo. 53x John Player & Sons Cigarette Card sets, mounted in booklets. Including; Military Uniforms of the British Empire, 7x Kings & Queens of England, 6x Motor Cars, Modern Naval Craft, 4x National Flags & Arms, 2x Poultry, RAF Badges, Aircraft of the RAF, 2x Sea Fishes, 2x Tennis and Wild Birds, Avairy & Cage Birds, Birds & Their Young, 7x Civil Aeroplanes, Scout and Guide Patrol Signs & Emblems, 3x Butterflies, 2x Dogs, Film Stars, 2x Film Stars (2nd Series), Fresh-water Fishes, 2x Hints on Assoc Football, 2x International Air Liners and The Kings & Queens of England. GC for age. £50-70
A modified Accucraft Gauge 1 class 66 Co-Co Diesel Locomotive, in original box, cat ref ART 23204, in 'Malcolm Logistics' blue livery as DRS No. 66405, externally VG-E, appears modified for radio control and possibly with sound, rechargeable batteries fitted, together with various notes on the conversion, but missing R/C master control unit
Douglas Adams: 'The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy', London, Pan Books Ltd, 1979, 1st edition, signed by author to inside front cover, original wraps (near fine). The author's eponymous comedy science fiction novel, stemming from its roots as a radio comedy, now an international multi media phenomenon. Scarce to find a true first edition Pan paperback of the novel signed by the author
Taxidermy. A polar bear skin rug, Rowland W Ward Ltd, early 1970's Provenance: Shot by the vendor, a member of an expedition to North Peary Land in 1969. Reluctantly shot on Wednesday 21st May at Kape Cane. In his (unpublished) diary the vendor recorded "after the 1800 radio check we found that the bear had been watching us from the ridge 30ft behind the tents & we started to get really worried. ...I ruled that no one was to leave the camp area alone, and we posted a sentry on the scree above the camp to watch the bear with binoculars. He was now about 1 and a half to 2 miles away sleeping on some ice. After talking for some time we decided that if the bear returned we would have to kill him on the following grounds 1) we had already lost 10 days rations and group two four man-days thus using up our safety margin 2) we considered it likely to attack a single person as soon as it got the chance 3) It was hungry after the winter and more likely to be dangerous 4) If we waited for it to attack the chances of at least one of us being badly hurt before it could be shot were high Against the shooting were the following 1) It's a protected animal and although uncommon on the north coast are not at all rare of the east coast of Greenland 2) We were trespassing on its ground 3) We could probably have kept scaring it away if we kept a permanent watch... [but] what if we can't scare it away & it attacks...? The bear did return again and, very regretfully, was shot "...I don't think I shall ever want to shoot another animal again... after some coffee I felt better and set about skinning it with the aid of my army knife". The skin was preserved with an over-supply of salt in the rations, then on return to the UK was cured and backed by Rowland Ward of London. Good condition, lacking the Rowland Ward Ltd trade label to the lining which has been mislaid
OKEH RECORDS - ORIGINAL US 10" 78RPM COLLECTION. Ace collection of 6 x original US 10" 78RPM recordings. Artists/titles/cat. numbers are Mamie Smith And Her Jazz Hounds - Crazy Blues c/w It's Right Here For You (noted by many to be the first ever Blues record released in 1920 - V condition with a number of marks and some scratches), Mr. Google Eyes - Rough And Rocky Road (6820, promo radio station copy - super clean E+ condition), Titus Turner (6844 - E), Big Bill And His Chicago Five (6651 - V+), Al Dexter And His Troopers (06127 - V+), Little Son Joe (6707 - very fine E).
ERMA FRANKLIN - I DON'T WANT NO MAMA'S BOY 7" (SOUL - EPIC PROMO - 5-9594). A floor-filling groover by Detroit legend Erma Franklin, sister to the famous Aretha. I Don't Want No Mama's Boy/ Have You Ever Had The Blues (5-9594, 1963 US promo pressing on Epic. Radio Station Copy on white labels. Labels have small sticker removal stains. The record is in wonderful, strong VG+ condition, displaying a couple of light paper marks. Comes in original yellow Epic paper sleeve).
RAF Log Books to Pilot Officer Benson Railton Metcalf Freeman. RAF Log Books to a British RAF Officer who became a POW after being shot down over France in May 1940. He was later convicted of treason for becoming an Officer in the SS-Standarte “Kurt Eggers” propaganda unit in WW2 and he also worked alongside William Joyce “Lord Haw-Haw” on “Germany Calling”. Pilot Officer Benson Railton Metcalf Freeman AKA SS-Untersturmführer Benson Railton Metcalf Freeman. He also went by the alias P. Royston. A 121 page Mi5, Mi9 & Air Ministry (RAF Special Investigations Branch) file on him can be found in The National Archives Benson Railton Metcalf Freeman, born on 6 October 1903, began his military career as an officer cadet at RMA Sandhurst in 1922. Commissioned in 1924 as second lieutenant in the King's Own Royal Regiment. Developing an interest in flying, in 1926 and now a lieutenant he transferred to the RAF. He was posted as a flying officer to No.16 (Army Co-operation) Squadron at Old Sarum, near Salisbury on 22/08/1927. He later transferred to 26 Squadron at Catterick on 21/02/1929. This matches his Log Book and other sources. In early 1931 he left the RAF to become a gentleman farmer in the quiet Gloucestershire village of Brockweir. He was known to be ardently anti-communist and anti-Semitic. He joined the British Union of Fascists in 1937, and was a paid up member when war broke out in 1939 but, rather than risk being called up into the ranks, he rejoined the RAF and was posted to No. 24 (Communications) Squadron at Hendon as a transport pilot. There is a detailed report from his CO in the archive files. Freeman also goes into detail about his time here. On 22nd May 1940, Freeman flew with his squadron from Croydon to Merville in France. Whilst flying back to the U.K his aircraft was hit by A/A fire over St Omer and and crash-landed near near Arques, resulting in him being captured by German soldiers. Whilst the RAF were sorting though his personal effects following his failure to return from Operations, his BUF ID card was found, which raised concerns internally and a file was opened. On 20th June, the Air Ministry wrote to the Provost Marshal - the chief of the RAF Police. The letter - marked "Secret and Personal" - states: "Amongst his kit we found the attached membership card of the British Union (of Fascists). He was a member of the Maidstone Branch. A copy of this card is in the archive file. Freeman was initially taken to Stalag IIa in Neu-Brandenburg. He was then transferred to Dulag-Luft near Frankfurt. Freemans pro Nazi stance and BUF membership was well known to the Camp Commandant Major Theodor Rumpel with whom he often met with and referred to him as a personal and great friend, he was taken to Berlin where he met Dr Fritz Hesse where they discussed how he could be useful to the Nazi cause. Later he was recruited by the German Radio Corporation and took part in the 'Germany Calling' programme. The main presenter of this propaganda was William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw). Freeman shared an office with another convicted British traitor, Norman Baillie-Stewart. Freemans job was to write scripts for Joyces program but also worked on one of his own. At the radio station Freeman, now using the name "P. Royston", presented a weekly programme called JAZZ Cracks, an odd mix of jazz and "wisecracks", which his former boss in Berlin described as being "anti-Jewish, and anti-Bolshevik, and criticisms of the British Government." Throughout this time he resided in Berlin and was paid a salary of 200 Marks per week. In September 1944, whilst at a social event in Berlin, he had a chance meeting with Gunter d’Alquen, chief editor of the weekly Das Schwarze Korps, the official newspaper of the Schutzstaffel, and commander of the SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers. Taking a liking to Freeman and having joint views on the likelihood of the German defeat in the East, d’Alquen offered him a commission in the “Kurt Eggers Regiment”. Freeman joined the Waffen-SS in October 1944, where he made a declaration that he was “an Englishman of Aryan descent and have never, neither now nor previously, been a member of a free masons lodge nor any other secret society.” He was not required to command troops, but to vet propaganda material. In April 1945, as his office was being evacuated from Berlin, he was given the opportunity to fly an aircraft to Switzerland, but refused to abandon his SS comrades. He was court-martialed at RAF Uxbridge in September 1945. He was charged under section 4(5) of the Air Force Act with voluntarily aiding the enemy whilst a prisoner-of-war and, under section 40, with accepting a salary from the enemy whilst a prisoner-of-war. He was found guilty on three out of four charges, including serving in the Waffen SS, working for the Germans and accepting money from them. Sentenced to 10 years of penal servitude and cashiered (lost his rank and dismissed from the RAF). This was an extremely lenient sentence for a traitor. Despite numerous appeals by his wife and friends to have his sentence commuted, it is believed that he served his full term in Leyhill Prison, Falfield, Gloucestershire. If he served his full sentence, he'd have been in his early 50s when he was released in 1955. But it is as if he just disappeared into thin air. His wife died in Ireland in the early 1970's. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C11016552
THREE BOXES AND LOOSE ACCORDIAN, ELECTRICAL, FISHING AND SUNDRY ITEMS, to include a Hohner Carmen 1 accordion in need of some restoration, a boxed Bush Acoustic MTT1 turntable, a Steepletone 'Authentic Reproduction' radio / record player, boxed Mitchell 282 and Daiwa Millionaire fishing reels, two pairs of Sennheiser wired headphones, a Daiwa Moonraker fishing rod, a twentieth century wooden cased mantel clock, etc (sd, untested) (3 BOXES + LOOSE)
TWO BOXES AND LOOSE RECORD PLAYERS AND RECORDS, to include a mid twentieth century His Masters Voice radio/record player, with wooden case and rear fold out record player, a boxed modern Reka turntable in the form of a white vintage style suitcase (both untested), thirty two vinyl LPs including a set of two INXS picture discs for Heaven Sent and Baby Don't Cry, other records by Johnny Cash, Madonna, Simon and Garfunkel, Chris Rea and Bread, and a small box of loose singles/45s including The Beatles Ticket to Ride and I Feel Fine (Parlophone), Elvis Presley, Sandie Shaw, Gerry and the Pacemakers, etc (sd) (2 BOXES + LOOSE)
TWO BOXES AND LOOSE SUNDRY ITEMS ETC, to include vintage insulated tea and coffee pots, milk jug, sugar bowl and matching tray (spout chipped to coffee pot), George Foreman grill, quartz wall clocks, vintage G.E.C radio, illuminated Christmas tree decoration, boxed Canon Ixus 750 digital camera, Canon 35mm compact film camera, Panasonic HDC-HS700 video camera, Sony Cybershot DSC-P72 digital camera, Disney soft toys, easy listening LP records, DVDs and CDs, wooden stick stand, paintings and prints etc
FOUR BOXES AND LOOSE RADIO CASSETTE PLAYER, TREEN, DVDS AND SUNDRY ITEMS, to include a Philips Super Tandem radio cassette player, a late twentieth century wall clock with weights, thirty two DVDs mainly romantic comedies, a boxed Crock Pot, assorted wooden carved animals, two modern light fittings, etc (sd) (4 BOXES + LOOSE)
FOUR BOXES AND LOOSE RADIO, DVDS, CDS, PERFUMES, STAMPS AND SUNDRY ITEMS, to include a Roberts Radio RM 40, several part used bottles of Chanel No 5, a boxed Yankee Candle gift set containing twelve votive candles, a vintage Hoover hairdryer, a Chatsworth wooden cased watercolour set, an album of twentieth century British and foreign stamps, a Kamar plush monkey, twenty six DVDs and DVD boxsets, thirty six CDs artists to include Queen, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and The Kinks, etc (sd, electricals untested)) (4 BOXES + LOOSE)
EIGHT BOXES, A SUITCASE AND LOOSE CERAMICS, GLASS, VINTAGE COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICS, CDS AND SUNDRY ITEMS, to include an Amstrad Notebook computer with instructions and case, an Opus AXB 780 radio cassette player, an eighteen piece Sadler Wellington pattern part tea set, eight glass paperweights, Airedale Terrier ornaments, a cased Hohner Camping harmonica, a case for 'The Famous Eveready Pocket Light', patented 1904, marked Sterling, a boxed 'Meccano-style' Imperial War Museums Sherman Tank construction set, pictures largest frame approximately 90cm x 60cm, etc (sd, electricals untested) (8 BOXES, 1 SUITCASE + LOOSE)
WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (1851-1931), TWO SIGNED ETCHINGS, comprising 'Fishing Cobbles in Cullercoats Harbour and Marconi Radio Station' depicting fishing boats on the shore of the Northumberland village and 'Blackfriars bridge and Westminster' a view depicting working boats on the River Thames, both framed, approximate sizes 18cm x 38cm, some foxing to Cullercoats print (2)
NINE BOXES AND LOOSE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, RECORDS, CDS AND DVDS ETC, to include a Sony twin tape deck, radio, JVC VHS player, Bush DVD player, E-System tower computer, PC tower case, Sony discman, Liteon DVD drive, pink monitor, keyboard and cables etc, records include Nat King Cole, John Williams, Huey Lewis and the News, Frank Sinatra, Gilbert and Sullivan, Peter Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, CDs - Lightning Hopkins, BB King, Joe Cocker, Rolling Stones, REM, Joe Jackson etc, DVDs - Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Dragonfly, Billy Elliot etc, selection of soft cases etc, electrical equipment has not been checked or tested
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