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Backstage Auctions and Just Kids Nostalgia Offering Memorabilia Galore 10 Grapevine GRAPELEAVES Courtesy Of Warner Bros. Archives News & notes: Former Beach Boy Sites and sounds: As mentioned in this Brian Wilson has been trying to keep the issue’s cover story, Uriah Heep have one of good vibrations happening as the victims of the best band Web sites on the Web. Surf Hurricane Katrina struggle to recover and over to www.uriah-heep.com to see more rebuild. Wilson personally telephoned sev- photos, lyrics, gig history, online store, eral people who made donations to the chats and even guitar tablature of some of relief effort through his Web site, www.bri- the band’s classic tunes. anwilson.com. Wilson also pledged to On the bookshelf: George Gimarc’s match donations of more than $100 until Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter’s ©Sony Music Archives Oct. 1, with the proceeds going to the Guide To Underground Rock 1970-1982 A cassette tape containing an interview with guitarist American Red Cross... The estate of Ray (Backbeat Books, ISBN: 0-87930-848-6) is Charles has donated several of the late leg- a comprehensive look at the day-to-day www.goldminemag.com GOLDMINE #659 October 28, 2005 • www.goldminemag.com Jeff Beck and a 5 Satins LP are two of many fall auction items. end’s items to the Smithsonian National activities in the world of punk music over Museum Of American History. A Braille 12 years. The book begins with an August Backstage Auctions and Just Kids keyboard, stage costumes and glasses were 1970 entry for The Stooges’ Fun House among those donated. Several of the pieces release; it ends Dec. 31, 1982, with Hüsker Nostalgia offering memorabilia galore will be on display beginning Oct. 28. Dü’s LP Everything Falls Apart and New For couch potatoes: For the first time, Musical Express’ list of the best “perform- Music memorabilia and record collec- bilia during its Nov. 8 auction. all of Genesis’ videos have been collected ing” records of the year. In between, news tors will want to keep an eye on two The lots contain hundreds of sealed onto DVD for The Video Show. The Video of artists from X-Ray Spex to Gang Of Four upcoming auctions from Backstage LPs and records in near-mint condition Show focuses primarily on Genesis’ music is collected and organized chronologically Auctions and Just Kids Nostalgia. from artists including 13th Floor video work as a trio — Phil Collins, Mike providing an excellent history of the punk Elevator, Chocolate Watchband, Rutherford, and Tony Banks — but does movement. There is also a 41-page index, Backstage Auctions Gandolf, and Flat Earth Society, Ya Ho include a 1999 version of “The Carpet with all artists mentioned and the corre- Backstage Auctions will be presenting Wa 13, Princess Flower, and Moon Rays Crawlers” with Peter Gabriel. There is also sponding page numbers. A 24-track CD many one-of-a-kind rock collectibles in (one of only a few copies known to exist) rare BBC footage of “Paperlate.” (Rhino caps the project, with music from artists The Spotlight Auction, which begins Oct. will be represented. Other records Video)... The quintet of Eric Clapton, including Devo, The Damned, Stiv Bators, 16. It features a group of more than 160 include first-pressings and original LPs of David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, Joe Ramones, Psychedelic Furs, U2, Style interviews on cassette tape from the artists including Johnny Ace’s 10-inch Sample, and Steve Gadd were together for Council, and R.E.M... Other new books library of music journalist Steven Rosen. The Johnny Ace Memorial Album, Amos part of 1997 only, when they toured include John Kenneth Muir’s Singing A The tapes span more than 25 years and Milburn, Ebon-Knights, The Five European jazz festivals. Their performance New Tune: The Rebirth Of The Modern Film include Rosen’s conversations with Jimmy Royales, The 5 Satins, Shep And The at Montreux, Legends Live At Montreux Musical From Evita To De-Lovely And Page, Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen, Todd Limelites, Impalas, Moonglows and 1997, is available on DVD from Eagle Rock Beyond (Applause, ISBN: 1-55783-610-8); Rundgren, and Paul Rodgers, among oth- Clovers, Big Bopper, Eddie Cochran, Entertainment. The 13-song set is primarily Randall D. Wixen’s The Plain And Simple ers. The tapes are unscripted and contain Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Carl Perkins, a run-through of blues and jazz standards Guide To Music Publishing (includes fore- the original audio conversations. Frankie Lymon, Gene Vincent, Little such as “Full House,” “Going Down Slow” word by Tom Petty (Hal Leonard, ISBN: 0- Also up for bid are the collections of Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis. There’s surf and “In A Sentimental Mood” as well as an 634-09054-2); Michael Luckman’s Alien music industry photographers James music of Mr. Gasser And The Weirdos, acoustic version of Clapton’s “Layla.” The Rock: The Rock ’N’ Roll Extraterrestrial Fortune and Billy Tompkins, who are Dick Dale And The Deltones and Big DVD includes three audio options — DTS Companion (Pocket Books, ISBN: 978-0- offering limited-edition unpublished Surfin’ Sounds, a Capitol Records sam- Digital Surround, Dolby Surround 5.1 and 7434-6673-8); and Anne Thomas Soffee’s photos of Elton John, Led Zeppelin, The pler; girl groups such as The Ronettes, PCM stereo. Other new DVD releases from Nërd Girl Rocks Paradise City (Chicago Who, Rolling Stones, Kiss, and many The Chantels’ We Are The Chantels (with Eagle Rock include Average White Band Review Press, ISBN: 1-55652-586-9). more. Memorabilia from the collection of original cover — gloves and all), Live At Montreux 1977 and Candy Dulfer For analog kids: Neil Young’s latest lighting and stage designer Bill McManus Crystals, and Marvelettes; Northern Soul Live At Montreux 2002 (also available on release, Prairie Wind, is available as a two- includes stage blueprints for artists such from Beverly And The Del-Capris, Carol CD). More new DVDs include Samhain, LP set from Classic Records. This 200- as Jethro Tull, Peter Frampton, Foreigner, And Gerri, Boston Hitmen, H.B Barnum, Live 1984 Stardust Ballroom; The English gram QUIEX SVP issue is packaged in a The Who, and Eagles as well as concert and The Seranaders. There’s a mint Beat, In Concert At The Royal Festival Hall; gatefold cover and contains an 18-page T-shirts and jackets, slides and negatives. promo copy of Stoned By The Stones, Pink and Human League, Live At The Dome booklet with lyrics and photos. As a The auction, held online at www.back Floyd live albums, white-label promos of (Music Video Distributors); New Morning bonus, side four features an interview with stageauctions.com, begins Oct. 16 and The Kinks, The Who, and The Rolling Paris Concert: Larry Carlton Steve Lukather Young... Donovan’s 1966 folk/rock/psych runs for one week. Stones, rare Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues, Band and New Morning Paris Concert Three classic Sunshine Superman has been reis- For additional information visit Them, Soft Machine, and a near-mint Guitars: Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, John sued by Sundazed Music. Using the U.S. www.backstageauctions.com/catalog/auc Decca stock copy of “My Bonnie” by Abercrombie (Inakustik); A Special Evening version of the album as a template, tion.php. Tony Sheridan And The Beat Brothers. With Duke Robillard And Friends (Stony Sunshine has been faithfully reproduced, Just Kids Nostalgia Bidders can go to www.justkidsnostal Plain Records); Travers & Appice Live and like the original, this LP is in mono. Just Kids Nostalgia will be offering gia.com to register and bid beginning (Escapi Music); Giant Sand, Drunken Bees Watch for a feature on Donovan in more than 1,000 LPs, 45s, EPs and pic- Oct. 25. (www.drunkenbees.com); and The Black Goldmine’s Nov. 25 issue, #661. ture sleeves, plus miscellaneous memora- — Todd Whitesel Keys, Live (Fat Possum Records). — Todd Whitesel.
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