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Special Auction Services Music Film & Entertainment Department specialises in all genres related to the world of entertainment and holds sales throughout the year for your entire collection or an individual item

Auctions include vinyl records, posters, autographs, instruments, stage clothing & related ephemera. Film, posters, autographs, props, clothing, & related ephemera.

Within the Music & Entertainment auctions we have specialist sections of Mechanical Music including gramophones, phonographs, musical boxes and non musical machines such as typewriters and sewing machines. Also included are specialist 78s, books and memorabilia. These sections are catalogued by Christopher Proudfoot who is always delighted to discuss your collection...

Experience and knowledge allows us to give you expert and comprehensive advice when selling. Prior to the auction a professional, colour online catalogue is produced and publicised worldwide to ensure that your items reach the excellent prices they deserve.

Our consultants are available and eager to offer friendly and honest advice to any buyers with questions regarding items for sale, prior, during or post auction.

Any enquiries regarding buying or selling and for more information please contact our specialists David Martin, Dave Howe or Christopher Proudfoot on 01635 580595 or via our contact us page.

 

 

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Auction
  • 26th March 2024

Lot 12

Kaleidoscope LP, Faintly Blowing LP - Original UK Stereo Release 1969 on Fontana

Price realised

£600 plus BP

Lot 598

Violin Bow, quality Violin Bow stamped W E Hill & Sons

Price realised

£850 plus BP

Lot 610

A pair of Harbeth Mastering Series Professional Monitor Loudspeakers 40

Price realised

£2,000 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Auction
  • 30th January 2024

Lot 338

Genesis Publications Book / George Harrison Live In Japan

Price realised

£800 plus BP

Lot 412

The Birds (1963) Quad Poster

Price realised

£420 plus BP

Lot 458

A quality Franz Sandner full size Cello

Price realised

£460 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Auction
  • 28th November 2023

Lot 300

Beatles / Signatures, Brel Photographed Beatles Postcard with signatures of all four Beatles

Price realised

£4,800 plus BP

Lot 603

Technics Reel to Reel RS-1700

Price realised

£1,500 plus BP

Lot 417

The Time Machine (1960) Quad Poster

Price realised

£950 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Auction
  • 26th September 2023

Lot 113

Queen Box Set / Signatures, The Complete Works

Price realised

£1,500 plus BP

Lot 530

BBC Marconi Ribbon Microphone

Price realised

£2,900 plus BP

Lot 430

Star Wars (1977) UK Quad poster

Price realised

£4,200 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Auction
  • 25th July 2023

Lot 266

Classical LP / Milstein / SAX 2508, Beethoven Violin Concerto in D LP - Original UK Stereo release 1962 on Columbia

Price realised

£1,500 plus BP

Lot 572

Martin Guitar / Tony Sheridan / Beatles, An Original Martin D-28E Electro Acoustic Guitar

Price realised

£16,000 plus BP

Lot 606

Rock-Ola Jukebox, Rock-Ola '100' Jukebox 1960s MFG Corps

Price realised

£1,700 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Auction
  • 31st May 2023

Lot 3

Don Rendell / Ian Carr LP, Shades of Blue LP - Original UK Release 1965 on Columbia

Price realised

£1,200 plus BP

Lot 443

Back To The Future (1985) UK Quad Poster

Price realised

£500 plus BP

Lot 96

The Beatles LP, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP - Nimbus Records Supercut Release

Price realised

£800 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Auction
  • 28th March 2023

Lot 37

Led Zeppelin LP, Led Zeppelin LP - Original UK First Pressing 1969 on Atlantic

Price realised

£850 plus BP

Lot 273

Elvis Presley CD Box Set, The Complete Elvis Presley Masters - Limited Edition 30 CD Box Set released 2010 on RCA

Price realised

£950 plus BP

Lot 478

Autograph Book / Walt Disney / Grace Kelly plus, an interesting album containing over 60 autographs

Price realised

£2,000 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music and Entertainment Auction
  • 31st January 2023

Lot 12

Joy Division EP, An Ideal For Living 7" EP - Original UK Release 1978 on Enigma

Price realised

£1,900 plus BP

Lot 461

Cello, a 4/4 Continental Cello with label 'Eugene Eberle Rotterdam A 1934'

Price realised

£4,000 plus BP

Lot 20

Led Zeppelin LP, Led Zeppelin LP - Original UK First Pressing 1969 on Atlantic

Price realised

£1,300 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Auction
  • 29th November 2022

Lot 10

Black Sabbath LP, Master of Reality LP - Original UK release 1971 on Vertigo

Price realised

£500 plus BP

Lot 286

Classical LP / Leonid Kogan / SAX 2323, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto / Meditation LP - Original UK ED1 release 1962 on Columbia

Price realised

£2,500 plus BP

Lot 346

Cream Concert Poster, original Concert poster for The Cream at the Skyline Ballroom, Hull December 7th 1966

Price realised

£850 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Auction
  • 27th September 2022

Lot 2

Apple LP, An Apple A Day LP - Original UK Stereo release 1969 on Page One

Price realised

£1000 plus BP

Lot 386

Cream Concert Poster, original Concert poster for The Cream at the Skyline Ballroom

Price realised

£1700 plus BP

Lot 330

John Lennon / Bag One, The property of Jo Johns, former PA to John Lennon

Price realised

£1000 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 12th July 2022

Lot 313

George Harrison plus / Autographs, an Autograph book with the signatures

Price realised

£600 plus BP

Lot 323

Bob Marley / Signature, Exodus LP - Original UK Album with Signature

Price realised

£6,000 plus BP

Lot 447

an Anglo Chromatic Concertina

Price realised

£2,000 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 17th May 2022

Lot 20

Mellow Candle LP, Swaddling Songs LP

Price realised

£900 plus BP

Lot 103

Metal / Rock LPs,

Price realised

£550 plus BP

Lot 432

Hofner Violin Bass Guitar

Price realised

£1,100 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 22nd March 2022

Lot 401

George Harrison / Signed Cheque

Price realised

£1,200 plus BP

Lot 407

John Lennon Self Portrait

Price realised

£3,400 plus BP

Lot 416

Elvis Presley Menu / Signature

Price realised

£1,400 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 18th January 2022

Lot 5

Factory Demo 7" Single, Path Through The Forest b/w Gone

Price realised

£950 plus BP

Lot 439

Beatles Signatures / Autograph Book, an autograph book with a number of signatures

Price realised

£1,300 plus BP

Lot 473

The Wicker Man (1973) UK Quad poster, a first release Quad

Price realised

£800 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Mechanical Music
  • 30th November 2021

Lot 141

A key-wind mandolin musical box, playing four airs

Price realised

£5,500 plus BP

Lot 143

A rare key-wind musical box, by Francois Nicole, No. 4379

Price realised

£52,000 plus BP

Lot 153

A rare key-wind musical box, playing three airs,

Price realised

£36,000 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 16th November 2021

Lot 2

The Factory Demo 7" Single, Try A Little Sunshine

Price realised

£850 plus BP

Lot 61

The Beatles / White Album / 0000002,

Price realised

£20,000 plus BP

Lot 437

Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitar

Price realised

£950 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 21st September 2021

Lot 34

Beatles LP, Yesterday and Today

Price realised

£1,200 plus BP

Lot 63

Rolling Stones Acetate, Road Runner - 8"

Price realised

£1,500 plus BP

Lot 580

Status Quo Drum Kit

Price realised

£900 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment - Day Two
  • 28th July 2021

Lot 636

Ivor Novello Awards / March of the Mods, two Bronze Ivor Novello awards

Price realised

£950 plus BP

Lot 642

Beatles Autographs Plus, an autograph book with signatures

Price realised

£1,000 plus BP

Lot 828

eumann Microphone, a Neumann microphone

Price realised

£850 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment - Day One
  • 27th July 2021

Lot 94

Sixties LPs, approximately one hundred and sixty albums

Price realised

£260 plus BP

Lot 297

Rock / Metal LPs, approximately seventy albums of mainly Rock and Metal

Price realised

£260 plus BP

Lot 427

Iron Maiden Box Set / Signatures, Best of the Beast

Price realised

£260 plus BP

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment - Day One
  • 18th May 2021
Lot 369

Lot 369

Rock LPs, approximately seventy-five albums of mainly Classic and Progressive Rock with artists

Price realised

£300

Lot 518

Lot 518

Indie / New Wave LPs, approximately seventy albums of mainly Punk, Indie and New Wave with artists

Price realised

£700

Lot 561

Lot 561

Harvest Sampler LP, Harvest Sampler of the Initial Four June Releases LP - Original UK promo release

Price realised

£600

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Day Two
  • 17th February 2021

Lot 598

The Hound of The Baskervilles (1959) UK Quad Poster

Price realised

£1,800

Lot 629

Taste The Blood of Dracula (1969) UK Quad Poster

Price realised

£900

Lot 791

Film / Television Celebrity Autographs, two large albums

Price realised

£1,600

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Day Two
  • 17th February 2021

Lot 832

Epiphone Electric Guitar, an Epiphone by Gibson

Price realised

£420

Lot 841

Epiphone Electric Guitar, an Epiphone Emperor AS Electric Guitar

Price realised

£1,000

Lot 844

Alden Semi-Acoustic Guitar, an Alden Jazz style guitar

Price realised

£400

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment Day One
  • 16th February 2021

Lot 30

Rock LPs, approximately eighty albums of mainly Classic and Heavy Rock

Price realised

£420

Lot 81

LP Records, approximately one hundred and eighty album of various genres

Price realised

£460

Lot 248

Classical LP / SXL 2289, Dvorak - From The New World Symphony No 5 in E Minor Op

Price realised

£550

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment- Day One
  • 17th November 2020

Lot 40

Andromeda LP, Andromeda - Original UK release 1969

Price realised

£700

Lot 509

Sex Pistols Poster, early Jamie Reid designed promotional poster

Price realised

£1,600

Lot 466

The Clash Tour Poster, Clash On Parole' UK tour poster

Price realised

£600

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment- Day Two
  • 18th November 2020

Lot 604

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) UK Quad poster,

Price realised

£800

Lot 623

The Wicker Man (1973) UK Quad poster,

Price realised

£900

Lot 672

Barbarella (1968) UK Quad poster

Price realised

£1,200

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 22nd September 2020

Lot 88

David Bowie LP, David Bowie LP - Original UK Stereo release 1969

Price realised

£800

Lot 115

Led Zeppelin LP, Led Zeppelin LP - Original UK First Pressing 1969

Price realised

£2,400

Lot 254

Rock / Metal LPs, approximately eighty albums of mainly Rock and Metal

Price realised

£400

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 22nd September 2020

Lot 545

Violin, a quality violin with interior hand written label - Maker: G Hancock

Price realised

£1,600

Lot 521

Gibson Les Paul Guitar / Peter Green, a Gibson Standard Les Paul model 1998

Price realised

£1000

Lot 385

Godzilla Film Poster, Godzilla (1956) Style-B US ½-Sheet movie poster

Price realised

£800

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 28th July 2020

Lot 363

David Bowie / Mick Rock Book, Mick Rock - The Rise of David Bowie 1972-1973 - limited edition hardback book numbered 1006/1970 and signed by David Bowie and Mick Rock - published by Taschen 2015 - a unique tribute from David Bowie's official photographer - in Excellent condition and in original box

Price realised

£1,300

Lot 23

Punk / New Wave / Indie LPs, approximately eighty albums of mainly Punk, New Wave and Indie with artists including The Jam, Elvis Costello, Skids, Cocteau Twins, Specials, Zones, Motels, Dr Feelgood, Echo & The Bunnymen, Ian Dury, Squeeze and more - various years and conditions

Price realised

£550

Lot 86

Rock / Prog LPs, approximately sixty albums of mainly Rock and Prog with artists including Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, David Bowie, Jethro Tull, Marillion, Moody Blues, Rush, Mike Oldfield and more - various years and conditions

Price realised

£380

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 23rd June 2020

Lot 254

Carry On Screaming Poster, UK 1-Sheet poster with art by Tom Chantrell for the spoof horror film by the Carry On crew - measures 27"x 40" generally good condition with a little wear on folds

Price realised

£480

Lot 332

Gibson Electric Guitar, Gibson Les Paul Model Standard stamped Serial No: 82890021 Made in USA, red with glitter effect - generally in good condition with some light scratching in places - with a rectangular hard case

Price realised

£1,800

Lot 370

annoy Speakers, a pair of Tannoy Mansfield speakers H.P.D. 315 units purchased in 1976 - In teak and in excellent condition - serial nos; 202537 & 202728 with original boxes and leaflet, casters have been secured to bases for ease of movement, untested

Price realised

£1,000

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 23rd June 2020

Lot 130

Beatles Acetate, 12" 78 rpm acetate for Hey Jude / Revolution - possibly produced as an acetate for the Indian market which was still releasing Beatles singles on 78s during the Sixties, although there is doubt as to whether Hey Jude was ever released in India as a single - metal of the acetate is clearly visible at the centre hole - plain labels with typed information - Timings: Hey Jude 5.01, Revolution 3.36 - Visually VG, but both sides play excellently with light surface static in places

Price realised

£800

Lot 174

Elton John Pinball Machine, 1976 Bally-designed Elton John 'Captain Fantastic' Pinball Machine - This hard to find machine has Greg Freres artwork and many cutting edge features for its era - It has been restored, in very good condition and is in working order and comes with front key - adapted to take 'old' 10p pieces

Price realised

£2,500

Lot 175

Rolling Stones Pinball Machine, 1979 Bally-designed Rolling Stones Pinball Machine - This hard to find machine has Greg Freres artwork and many cutting edge features for its era - It has been restored, in good condition and is in working order with the only fault we can locate being the wire stuck in the upright position on the left hand 'Out' lane - updated to take 'old' 10p piece Please note - key missing to cash box on the front of the machine

Price realised

£2.200

Auction highlights

  • Music and Entertainment
  • 18th February 2020

Lot 26

The Beatles LP, The Beatles ("White Album") Double LP - original UK First Press Mono Release 1968 with Very Low Number - Apple PMC 7067/8 - Numbered 0000340. Top opening, numbered, embossed, fully laminated Gatefold Garrod and Lofthouse sleeve with Inner flipbacks. With Black Inners, all 4 Photos and Lyric poster. Apple Labels with No 'EMI Recording' text.

Price realised

£1400

Lot 527

Violin, a vintage violin full size stamped BETTS, London, one piece back, needs some attention with edge of body detaching by neck, with bow and wooden case

Price realised

£1600

Lot 531

Wheatstone Concertina, a Wheatstone 36 key Anglo-Chromatic concertina c 1938 serial no; 80885 in good condition with one missing key with quality case that has a Wheatstone label.

Price realised

£1950

Auction highlights

  • Music and Entertainment
  • 19th November 2019

Lot 161

Led Zeppelin LP, Led Zeppelin LP - Original UK First Pressing 1969 on Atlantic (588171) - Fully Laminated MacNeill Sleeve with Turquoise lettering - Plum labels with Superhype credit - Sleeve VG+ (just a few light creases in the laminate) - name in pencil on both labels, otherwise Excellent - Vinyl Good

Price realised

£650

Lot 455

The Kinks Poster, The Kinks Bridlington "All Night Ball" concert poster, 5th Jan 1965, the poster references the early Kinks hit "All Day & All Of The Night" - measures 20"x 30"

Price realised

£460

Lot 567

A Wheatstone 56 key Extended Treble squeezebox, Serial No: 26866

Price realised

£2700

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 17th September 2019

Lot 542

Hapshash & The Coloured Coat / Hung On You Poster, Hapshash designed poster for the Hung On You Boutique 430 Kings Road - Osiris Visions Ltd OA 115 - Vibrant Green and Silver foreground with Salmon pink background - measures 29?" x 19¾" - crease along bottom edge and a little wear to the corners, otherwise in Excellent condition

Price realised

£1400

Lot 548

The Who / Grateful Dead / Roundhouse Poster, Middle Earth at The Round House - Poster for gigs in October 1968 for The Who, The Fugs, Grateful Dead, Bloosom Toes and Spooky Tooth - Vibrant Red and Blue colours on thick Gold Paper - Conservation paper backed - measures 29 3/16" x 19?" - some creasing near the top, otherwise in Very good condition

Price realised

£3800

Lot 126

Early television, a rare Pye pre-war mirror- in-lid cabinet television set with radio, in walnut veneered case -- 34½ in wide, 37½ in high

Price realised

£4200

Auction highlights

  • Music & Entertainment
  • 11th June 2019

Lot 143

A Victor horn gramophone, Type D, with Victor Exhibition soundbox, triple-spring bevel-drive motor, in oak case with fluted horn with Victor transfer

Price realised

£780

Lot 158

Lot 158

An interchangeable cylinder musical box on table, by Paillard & Co, Sublime Harmonie, with seven cylinders playing six airs each on two combs, of equal size but dissimilar teeth, Sublime Harmonie patent plaque (1874 & 1875), instant check, double-spring motor and thuya-veneered case with box stringing, ebonised margins and ormolu handles, on a walnut table with ebonised margins, four cylinder-storage drawers with metal-monted turned wood handles

Price realised

£950

Lot 542

Beatles Demo Tape, three-track cassette tape of Beatles demo recordings, comprising Fool on the Hill, I Am The Walrus and I Me Mine, given to the vendor, a professional musician with Savoy Brown and a founding member of Foghat, by an engineer at Abbey Road Studios when the vendor was recording there; the version of Fool on the Hill in particular is very different to the final release

Price realised

£1000

Auction highlights

  • Music and Entertainment
  • 24th April 2019

Lot 56

"Paul McCartney / Wings, Back To The Egg Picture Disc LP - Original UK Promo release 1979 on Parlophone (PCTCP 257) UK 1979 promotional 12" picture disc - original issue with stamped matrix (without die cut sleeve) - VG+ condition; this LP was obtained by the vendor's father, who worked in the Hannibal and Robor Printing Plants in the 1970s

Price realised

£400

Lot 440

Beatles / Signed Album, The Beatles Autographed "Let It Be" LP (1970) sleeve, boldly signed by all four Beatles; the autographs were obtained at different times in the USA and UK during the period 1970-82 by Karl Grant (ex-Warners Promotions Executive) who had worked on the initial US promotion of the album and knew The Beatles individually; the autographed sleeve has been mounted ready for framing.

Price realised

£1500

Lot 425

AC/DC Signatures, three items comprising a pen self portrait drawing and signature of Angus Young, a fully signed card and a Black and White Promo Band photo

Price realised

£420

Auction highlights

  • Music and Entertainment
  • 19th February 2019

Lot 150

A magnetic wireless detector, by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd, No. 41999, on mahogany base with spring motor (lacking two magnets, iron band and glazed cover) -- 18½ in wide

Price realised

£1600

Lot 642

Beatles / Signed Photo, Promotional photo of the Band signed by all four Beatles to the rear, George in Red Pen and the other three in Blue - all signatures lovely and clear - written letter of provenance available from the Vendor

Price realised

£5200

Lot 695

Lot 695

John Inman, a number of items from the John Inman estate comprising thirteen framed and glazed posters from a variety of John's performances including 100 Years of Gaiety Theatre (stamps) with his signature and other performances - various years and conditions

Price realised

£2200

Auction highlights

  • Music and Entertainment
James Bond,  Diamonds Are Forever, an imitation diamond used in the 1971 film

James Bond, Diamonds Are Forever, an imitation diamond used in the 1971 film

Price realised

£650

The Beatles Related, Liverpool College Of Art - collection of 'The Intermediate Drawing School Group'  tutorial records and assessment sheets from 1956 to 1960

The Beatles Related, Liverpool College Of Art - collection of 'The Intermediate Drawing School Group' tutorial records and assessment sheets from 1956 to 1960

Price realised

£5000

Paul Gonsalves,  The Paul Gonsalves Quartet - Boom-Jackie-Boom-Chick LP - Original UK Release 1964 on Vocalion - LAE 587

Paul Gonsalves, The Paul Gonsalves Quartet - Boom-Jackie-Boom-Chick LP - Original UK Release 1964 on Vocalion - LAE 587

Price realised

£1300

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