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1977 B.B. King at Antone's in Austin, Texas. Art by the famous
Danny Garrett who also did several SRV posters. This show was at the
historic first location of Antone's on Sixth Street. Great "color
wash" ink. Approx 11x17 |
$80 |
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1990s B.B. King set of "then and now" personality
posters. The first shows young B.B. in about 1949, and the other a classic
pose with Lucille from the 1990s. Sold as a set. Both are 24x36. |
$30 unframed |
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B.B. King - King of the Blues!
Here are a number of rare items from my collection:
- gold embossed travel atlas book $25
- signed copy of Blues All Around Me, his autobiography $125
- signed royalty agreement for his first record in 1949. The
earliest BB signature you will ever find. $1500
- rare 1983 video promo poster signed by B.B. to Stevie Ray Vaughan.
$500
- promotional travel alarm clock with B.B. on the face. $25
- 1985 tour Tshirt. $25
- Avon Books large cardboard store display bin for BB's
autobiography. $35
- blue promotional duffle bag with pic of BB on each end and Lucille
on both sides. $85
- 3 packages of Gibson guitar strings with BB pictured on the
insert. $35
- promotional pen and pencil set. $45
- 2.25" round radio station promo pin for NYC Central Park
Festival from 1980. $25
- rare boxing style concert poster probably 1979 for Guys and Dolls
Ballroom, Ft Worth, TX. $350
- extremely rare 1977 press kit with photo, booklet, card, pin,
calendar, bio. $250
- promotional wrist watch $65
I also have a number of B.B. King 78rpm records, some songs are still
not available in any other format to my knowledge. Email if you are
interested in 78s. I have some Muddy Waters and other blues artists too. |
see individual prices at left |
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POSTERS, HANDBILLS and TICKETS (unframed unless noted otherwise) |
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1964 Muddy Waters, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGee, Sister Rosetta
Tharpe, Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, Otis Spann handbill. Wow.
What a lineup! This is from Birmingham England and is a testament to the
events which created the British blues boom for Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page
and others. This is the earliest Muddy Waters handbill I've seen.
This came from a lot I purchased at auction from a British collector who
attended the early 60s blues shows in England. If the handbill isn't
enough, I will include a ticket stub to the show! I have four handbills
available (approx 6.75 x 9.5), but only one ticket stub. |
$200
handbill
$300 w/
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1964 festival ticket. Holy Cow! How about a February 1964 ticket to the
first R&B Festival in Birmingham England featuring Sonny Boy
Williamson and The Yardbirds with ERIC CLAPTON on guitar,
Spencer Davis' quartet featuring Steve Winwood, and Long John
Baldry with Rod Stewart in a band called The Liverpool Roadrunners.
I'll say it again - Holy Cow! This is the birth of the British blues. This
may be one of Clapton's first 100 shows ever (it's # 74 on the most
complete list I can find online). Some of the songs from this festival
have been released on records. If you're a Clapton fan, you'll not see
many items earlier than this! It's still in the same condition I received
it in, but the wrinkles could be pressed out of it. It's about 3"
square. |
$250 |
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1965, 1968, 1969 American Folk Blues Festival programs and tickets.
Promoters Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau may have been the first to bring
original African-American blues performers to Europe. By contacting Willie
Dixon they were given access to the blues legends. The first festival was
held in 1962. Many of the concerts were released on records, and now CDs
and DVDs. Attendees of the first London festivals are believed to include
Mick Jagger, Eric Burdon, Eric Clapton, and Steve Winwood, who were the
primary movers in the blues explosion that would lead to the British
Invasion. Sites where the festival was held included London, Hamburg,
Paris, and others. Here for sale are increibly rare tickets and programs
for three of the festivals. Included is a 1965 festival program
AUTOGRAPHED by famous Chicago blues drummer Fred Below (recorded with
Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Rogers, Elmore
James, Otis Rush, Junior Wells, Howlin' Wolf and others). The '65 festival
featured Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Miss. Fred
McDowell, Big Walter Horton, J.B. Lenoir and others. About 50 pages of
photos and text in 3 languages. Also included are programs and tickets for
the 1968 and 1969 festivals which featured Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker,
T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Williams, Eddie Taylor, Big Walter Horton, Albert
King and Otis Spann among others! These items are not in mint
condition by any means, but they are nice examples. You might find
programs elsewhere, but I've never seen tickets anywhere. These all came
from a British collector in a large collection of programs, handbills,
tickets and autographs. |
$250 |
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1965 Thelonius Monk Quartet handbill from Birmingham England
concert. Wrinkled but what a rare find. It came in the collection of
British blues memorabilia mentioned above. Approx 6x9 |
$50 |
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1970 Led Zeppelin ! The band had only been together two years at
the time of this concert. Concert handbill from the 6th show on the summer
North American tour of 1970. This is an original handbill (approx 8.5 x
11.5) which was found among many handbills in the warehouse of the company
that printed them. I was there when the stash was bought by a memorabilia
dealer back in the 90s. This is my only Led Zeppelin memorabilia from the
early days of the band when Bonham was still with us. |
$200 |
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1977 Buddy Guy and Junior Wells poster for Antone's in Austin,
Texas. 11x17 Original printing. Great duo by two blues masters. |
$35 |
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1978 Austin City Limits rare promo poster. This is one of the
first posters I ever collected, promoting some of my then-favorite
artists: Michael Murphey, John Prine and Steve Goodman. Have never
seen another one since. This large poster advertises the first three shows
of the third season of this still-running, groundbreaking music TV show.
Approx 22x28 |
$75 |
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1980 Roomful of Blues concert poster featuring "Miss
Lou Ann" (Barton). Lou Ann's first band after leaving Double Trouble.
This is the actual poster depicted in the Stevie Ray Vaughan
Live At Montreux DVD liner notes. |
$150 |
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1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Rare signed lithograph of artwork which
hung behind the ABC commentators during the broadcasts. This print is more
rare than most of the artwork available for purchase during the Olympic
Games because it was done by ABC for limited distribution rather than the
posters for sale in gift shops. The artist, Bart Forbes, is famous
for his sports art and for US postage stamps. Investment grade. I also
have a companion lithograph which I will get a photo of posted.
Autographed by the artist. Sold as a set of two, each approx. 24x39.
Retail value approximately $500 |
$350
$300
set of 2 |
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1993, Oct 20 Arc Angels full ticket to Austin concert during
last week of shows before the group originally disbanded. |
$10 |
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1995 Smokin' Joe Kubek signed cardboard boxing style poster. One
of Stevie Ray Vaughan's friends, and among the best blues guitarists to
come out of Dallas. Approx 18x22 |
$25 |
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Muddy Waters a really nice print of the legendary blues master.
Approx 16x20. |
$20 |
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miscellaneous old concert tickets for Van Halen, ZZ Top,
Modern English, U.K. and Sheryl Crow. (Plant/Page ticket sold) |
$5 ea. |
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Sheryl Crow - screen printed for the 2006 tour;
beautiful color-wash artwork on heavy poster stock. 24x16 |
$35 |
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Funky George From the Jungle poster - "Pretty
Lights and Girls" complete disco show in Austin. Awesome relic from
the '70s! Way cool. 11x17 |
$15 |
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LOS LONELY BOYS |
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The Collection. SIXTEEN early Los Lonely Boys items including autographs, guitar pick, posters and
rare promotional items. This is some of the rarest and earliest
memorabilia associated with the band. (1) Autographs of the band
obtained by me in person in 2003. The signatures are on the inside paper
CD insert behind the plastic tray, which means they are protected from
handling. You could take the paper insert out and frame it if you choose.
The CD is a 2003 limited edition Real Emotions EP which
includes a live version of "Cottonfields and Crossroads"
recorded at Antone's in Austin. This CD was before they got their deal
with Epic and is on the OR lable. Sorry about the glare in this photo, but
see the one below that is similar. (2) Incredibly rare 1998 LLB promo
fly swatter shaped like a guitar! From the Atlantis Music Conference
five years before they got a major record deal. Has to be the weirdest
promo item I have. (3) Henry Garza guitar pick. Henry uses the 346
style pick, and I had these made for him as a Christmas present in 2003.
There were only 144 made with his name on one side and the silhouette of
the band on the other. (4) A still-sealed 2003 advance CD of their
first CD on the OR lable plus a bonus track "The Answer" that did not make
the final cut on the released CD. (5-6) Austin City Limits
program and complete ticket from September 2003. (7-9) Three early
posters: La Zona Rose, Austin Oct 2003; Fillmore, San Francisco May
2004; Stubbs BBQ, Austin July 2004 with burned edges. (10) complete ticket
to May 29, 2004 show in Grand Prairie, Texas. (11-15) Five publications
with LLB covers from 2003-2006, all from Texas. (16) Limited edition KGSR Broadcasts
CD with live in the studio track by LLB. |
$350 |
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LLB Henry Garza guitar pick. Henry uses the 346 style pick, and I had
these made for him as a Christmas present in 2003. There were only 144
made with his name on one side and the silhouette of the band on the
other. |
$35 |
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LLB concert poster from Stubb's BBQ in Austin, TX, July 2004. There were
very limited in number, each with a unique pattern of burned edges like a
wild west wanted poster. Approx 12 x 18 |
$75 |
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LLB Austin City Limits program folds open to 8.5 x 11 and were
only available at the studio for the taping of the television show in
September 2004. Also available is a complete ticket to the show. ACL
memorabilia is very hard to come by. I got these items at the studio the
night of the show. I have several programs, but only two tickets
available.
Also available is an unused ticket to the Grand Prairie, TX show from
May 2004 with JC Chasez and Nelly Furtado. I have five of these tickets. |
$5 ACL program
$35 ACL ticket
$5 GP ticket |
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LLB Real Emotions EP that includes a live version of
"Cottonfields and Crossroads" recorded at Antone's in Austin.
This CD was before they got their deal with Epic and is on the OR lable.
Also includes "Real Emotions," "La Contesacion" and
"Sueno Mal." |
$20 |
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LLB publicactions with band on the cover.
(1) Austin Chronicle,
August 1, 2003; two available. May be their first significant cover.
(2)
Austin Chronicle, March 19, 2004; SOLD
(3) Buddy,
Dallas, July 2005; SOLD
(4) XLent, Austin, July 13, 2006; SOLD |
$5 each |
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MISCELLANY |
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A commercial grade laser disc player. CLICK
for more info. |
$25 |
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Marilyn Monroe. An original and complete 1955 "Golden
Dreams" calendar. These calendars are quite famous and collectible.
Framed beautifully with 2 photos of probably the most famous
sex symbol of all time. Insurance mandatory due to the size of the frame
(29x29) |
$550 |
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Dallas Cowboys, Michael Jordan and Nolan Ryan cereal boxes. My
collection of five cereal boxes for three different Cowboy Superbowl
victories (92, 93, 95), and early Michael Jordan box and a Nolan Ryan box.
No cereal. Boxes in excellent condition. |
$20 |
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Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Two pieces of sheet music with great cover graphics of these famous pairs.
Sold as a set. |
$35 |
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Rolling Stone magazines. A stack about 2 feet high with
issues from August 1982 through November 1991, plus April/May 1992. It's
not a complete run, but lots of cool covers, photos and stories. I don't
know how many magazines are in the boxes, but if it's less than 100 I'll
only charge you $1 each. Sold as is - there may be a page missing here and
there, I don't know. They have been packed in boxes for 15
years. |
$100 |
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Rock and Roll memorabilia auction catalogs 1989-2008. These high
quality catalogs are valuable reference books for memorabilia collectors,
not only for the photos but the auction values. The pages are all heavy,
glossy color pages, with few exceptions. The auctions were from the major
auction houses in the USA and London: Christie's, Sotheby's, Heritage, R
& R and other houses. Indespensible references for autographs,
posters, record awards, records, stage wardrobe, guitars and equipment,
movie props and all other kinds of pop culture items. It's like having a
ton of museum catalogs and price guides. I believe there are over 100
catalogs, and they typically go for $20-40 each. That's $2000-$4000 worth
of history books, but I'll sell for a fraction of that - about $10 each. |
$995 |
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Saxophone by Frank Holton & Co., circa 1923. I believe
this was my grandmother's or her sister's saxophone. It is a C-Melody sax,
marked "LP" which I believe stands for low pitch. Serial number
16745. I don't see a dent or ding anywhere expect possibly where the
mouthpiece slides on. I don't know anything about saxes. You'll have to
look at the photo. If you need other photos, let me know. |
$250 |
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Saxophone This is a Beaufort American, C, serial
number P15744, L. Made by either Conn or Holton I believe, circa
early 1920s. I believe this was my grandmother's or her sister's
saxophone. It is a C-Melody sax, marked "L" which I believe
stands for low. I don't see a dent or ding anywhere. I don't know anything
about saxes. You'll have to look at the photo. If you need other photos,
let me know. |
$250 |
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Los Angeles Lakers T-shirt from 1988 Championship. Probably XL.
One owner; low mileage |
$10 |
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Medical Encyclopedia - 675 pages New Lexicon
Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia and Guide to Family Health. Gold-edged
pages, padded hard cover. |
$5 |
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John Mayer Heavier Things promotional
guitar pick with name and title on one side, silhouette of John on other
side. |
$10 |
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Jonny Lang program from Austin City Limits
taping for TV Sept. 16, 1998. Several available. |
$1 |
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Olympics Souvenir Program - 2000 Sydney
Australia, 170 pages. Ian Thorpe cover |
$5 |
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Four Sporting News NBA Guides, two with Michael Jordan
on the cover, one with Magic Johnson. From the most recent golden
age of the NBA. Tons of interesting statistical data and records. |
$20 |
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Magazines:
The Album Network Feb. 16, 2001 with cover story on Double
Trouble's CD. $5
Q Classic (UK) special Ozzy Osbourne issue ca. 2005.
$20
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 program: Clapton, Santana,
ZZ Top, Jeff Beck, B.B., Cray, Guy and others. mint $20 three available |
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Apollo Space Program - Newspaper clippings from 1975.
Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the NASA Apollo
program. It was the first night launch of a U.S. human spaceflight and the
sixth and final lunar landing mission of the Apollo program. The mission
was launched at 12:33 a.m. EST on December 7, 1972, and concluded on
December 19. It remains the most recent manned moon landing and the most
recent manned flight beyond low Earth orbit. It also broke several records
set by previous flights, including longest manned lunar landing flight;
longest total lunar surface extravehicular activities; largest lunar
sample return, and longest time in lunar orbit. |
$5 |
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Old Auto Show Newspapers - Several complete newspaper
sections for Dallas and Fort Worth new car auto shows from 1975-1979. Six
sections in all. Stored in a drawer out of sunlight for over 30 years. |
$5 |
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DFW Airport Newspapers - Special newspaper sections
regarding the opening of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in 1973.
Stored in a drawer out of sunlight for 37 years. |
$5 |
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Early HBO and other Cable TV Guides - Eleven
programming guides from 1980 for HBO, Showtime and Movie Channel. These
were among the first "premium" channels ever offered, and
subscribers received these monthly programming guides. An interesting look
back at that relatively new medium 30 years ago! |
$5 |
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