Rare & Collectable Vinyl Records

Day 1: Music Memorabilia | Day 2: Rare & Collectable Vinyl Records (A165) Tue, 14th Sep 2021 Lot 528 Estimate: £20000 - £30000 + Fees THE SEX PISTOLS - MANCHESTER FREE TRADE HALL 1976 CONCERT FOOTAGE WITH COPYRIGHT. An incredible chance to own the original concert footage, sold with full copyright, from two of the most important concerts of the 20th Century: The Sex Pistols shows at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade Hall on 4th June and 20th July 1976. The concerts are legendary and have been generously covered in print and in film through the years, not least in the Factory Records biopic '24 Hour Party People' which documents how the gigs inspired a generation of Mancunian talent and were significantly influential in the creation of Joy Division, and subsequently Factory Records, Happy Mondays, Oasis, The Smiths and others. The concerts were filmed by Mark Roberts at the behest of organiser and promoter Howard Devoto of Buzzcocks, who along with Pete Shelley had been to London to see the Pistols and subsequently organised the Manchester shows. The historic nature of the footage is indisputable and an independent professional valuation of the commercial potential of the films estimates potential income of £100,000+ over the next 25 year period. The report is available to view by interested parties. Notes on the footage: Non-Manchester footage on this tape (the copyright of this material is NOT INCLUDED) The first 2 minutes of film on this tape are NOT from the Lesser Free Trade Hall. This footage was not shot by Mark Roberts. Most likely this is Julien Temple’s footage of the Sex Pistols at Notre Dame Hall, Leicester Square, London from 15 November 1976 4 June 1976 (approx. 6 minutes) The Sex Pistols looks as follows: John Lydon: yellow-cream coloured woollen waistcoat over ripped black t-shirt Steve Jones: dark-blue top with zips and medium-to-long sleeves Glen Matlock: plain grey t-shirt and dark trousers 20 July 1976 (approx. 4 minutes) The Sex Pistols looks as follows: John Lydon: Initially he wears a red woollen sweater. Thereafter, for most of the set Lydon wears a white shirt with a black, loosely knotted tie. Steve Jones: black armless vest Glen Matlock: plain grey t-shirt and red trousers Additional non-Sex Pistols footage (i). Strobe-lit footage (approx 5 seconds): of Solstice, the support band on 4 June 1976. (ii). The last 30 seconds (approx) is non-concert footage shot at Buzzcocks’ house in Manchester. It includes brief shots of Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley. n.b. Additionally, the first 2 minutes of film on this tape are NOT from the Lesser Free Trade Hall. This footage was not shot by Mark Roberts. Most likely this is Julien Temple’s footage of the Sex Pistols at Notre Dame Hall, Leicester Square, London from 15 November 1976. The copyright of this non-Manchester footage is NOT INCLUDED This lot includes: 1 x metal film canister, inscribed Kodak Limited London, approx. 7” / 18cm diameter. Containing 1 x plastic spool of Super 8 film, marked ‘Sex Pistols Manchester 1976 Lesser Free Trade Hall (inscribed by Howard Devoto). The footage features Sex Pistols performing at the Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester on 4 June 1976 and 20 July 1976. The duration of the film is 12 minutes 38 seconds. The Sex Pistols feature for 12 minutes. The footage is mute. No sound. The footage was shot and is owned by Mark Roberts. The copyright in the footage is included. A digital copy will be provided to the winning bidder..

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