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John Lennon & Yoko Ono Unreleased Audio Conversation $29,625.00
60610-1
In this intense, intimate and revealing original cassette recording of a private conversation in 1969 between John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the couple speaks primarily about Yoko's past relationships, her music and art, and their random views on sex, love, promiscuity, and homosexuality. Much of the 45-minute conversation is guided by John, who asks Yoko a series of explicit questions to which she directly responds. John sporadically adds his viewpoints, opinions, and insights, which lead to more questions. Yoko speaks of her relationship with her first husband, classical composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, whom she married in 1956 and divorced in 1962 after having multiple affairs. The influence of avant-garde composer and friend John Cage is discussed, which leads to Yoko's speaking of her frustration with the art world and being told that her ideas were not sufficiently feminine. She also complains that she believed that her mentality was far beyond that of her contemporaries. Of her marriage to Tony Cox in 1963, she relates that it was the last time she had ever been close to being in love with another person. On John's urging, Yoko delves into her feelings on past promiscuity and her insecurity, which prompts John to say that he believes that women are just as tough as men, and that men bear the same weaknesses as women. He adds that he had never met an attractive woman that had sexually aroused him to any great degree. He very candidly quizzes Yoko about the meaning of fidelity in a relationship, and asks her about her sexual abilities. In graphic language, she replies that she is not the type of woman to be very promiscuous. John then asks how long it would take her to get over past love - Yoko seems to not give a direct answer, but states that women sometimes engage in sex because of sentimental or romantic proclivities. She then describes some men as perhaps being scheming, with ulterior motives in mind in order to bed a woman. John in turn rebuts her statement and claims she is contradicting herself. Speaking within the context of an affair after her break-up with Tony Cox, and having no inhibitions about such things at the time, John inquires as to why she will not now have sex, asking if the reason is that she's in love. He asks her what the problem might be. She replies that she is absolutely terrified...This fascinating, intimate 45-minute conversation must be paraphrased for legal reasons, but the content is revealing of the intense relationship between John Lennon and Yoko Ono that continues to this day. Much more exists on the tape, but space limitations do not allow us to include additional description. This recording provides an important insight into the very beginning of one of the most talked-about love stories of the last one hundred years! This original, one-of-a-kind item is offered as a collector's item, with no rights neither given nor implied.

Temptations Original "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" Music Score, 1964 $119.00
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Cornelius Grant, The Temptations' musical director during their most prosperous, hit-making years at Motown Records, also co-wrote several of the group's biggest hits, including "(I Know) I'm Losing You," and "You're My Everything." A child prodigy on guitar, Grant held his own with Detroit's finest session musicians from the age of 15, finally getting a break backing up Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells before becoming a full-time member of the Motown musical family. His association in the studio and on the road (as guitarist and band director) with The Temptations lasted for nearly twenty years. During Grant's tenure with The Temptations, they scored nearly forty hits on the Billboard pop singles chart, including 16 top ten, and four #1's: My Girl, I Can't Get Next To You, Just My Imagination, and Papa Was A Rollin' Stone. This is a rare opportunity to acquire musical score sheets to some of The Temptations biggest hits from the files of their musical director, Cornelius Grant. Five of the six scores are ozalid copies, with handwritten notations by the respective musicians. This 4-page, ozalid copy of a score arranged by Cornelius Grant is for tenor saxophone #1 and #2 on 1964's "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)." Some additional handwritten notations are by the respective musicians. Featuring Eddie Kendricks on lead vocal, the single peaked at #26 on the singles chart, their third entry of the year. VG. Some wear to the corners. LOA

The Beatles "A Hard Day's Night" Lobby Card Artwork Photograph #2 $356.00
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This one-of-a-kind, 9" x 7.25" photo was printed in 1964 by the United Artists Publicity Dept. to produce still photos and lobby cards for promotional distribution to publicize "A Hard Day's Night." The high-resolution, flat-matte production photos were originally printed in black and white; however, in preparation for the creation of the 11" x 14" lobby card, the photos were hand-colored and re-photographed. In this one-of-a-kind, 9" x 7.25" artwork production photo, The Beatles are besieged by fans upon their arrival by train into London's Euston Railway Station. There are several handwritten notations in pencil on the train windows and in the crowd. Light handling wear.

The Beatles 1964 Forest Hills Concert Poster $16,590.00
60520-2
It was always assumed a poster advertising the 1964 Forest Hills Music Festival was produced since examples from 1962-63 and 1965-1968 have occasionally appeared in the marketplace. Not until this example finally surfaced in 2008 was that assumption confirmed. We are indeed fortunate to bring this unique rarity to auction. Until now, the only known poster dating from the 1964 summer tour of North America is one announcing the group's September 2nd appearance at Philadelphia's Convention Hall; a poster void of ticket outlet and price information. While interest among both Beatles and serious concert poster collectors will, undoubtedly, be intense, this recently unearthed cardboard rarity will garner additional interest from Bob Dylan collectors as well, since he appeared with Joan Baez during her August 8th Forest Hills appearance. The Beatles' return to New York City, where they made their historic Ed Sullivan Show appearances the previous February, was a rousing triumph as they played a pair of sold-out concerts at the 16,000 seat Forest Hills Tennis Stadium on August 28th and 29th. The festival routinely presented a wide-ranging array of artists and '64 was no exception with the likes of Barbra Streisand, who was appearing on Broadway in "Funny Girl" at the time, Count Basie, Woody Allen, Johnny Mathis, Trini Lopez, Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba, and Peter Nero all taking bows. This ultra-rare and historic 14" x 22" cardboard poster was printed by Murray Posters of NYC. Professional washing by a paper conservator has softened signs of typical age toning, it a few light scuffs and some very scattered water spotting, bit is otherwise in very good condition and a must for the dedicated Beatle poster collector!

Hells Angels/Grateful Dead Party Poster, 1969 $320.00
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The Grateful Dead presided over this party at San Francisco's Longshoreman's Hall, held in honor of a fallen Angel, Gino Heinicke, on July 16, 1969. Incidentally, the Dead appeared on Hugh Hefner's "Playboy After Dark" television show the previous week; to be sure, quite a contrast to the crowd at Longshoreman's Hall! We were told the posters were to be die-cut at top corners to approximate a cemetery headstone, but the up-charge was too excessive to warrant the expense. Nothing fancy, but rare as hell! Unfortunately, the lower 8.5" portion of this poster, which mentions the Grateful Dead appearance, venue location, "one dollar per head" admission and other specifics, has been trimmed and is missing from this example. 17.5" x 14.5". Printed on thin card stock with corner and upper border tack holes, water spots mostly around border and light wrinkles.

Hells Angels 1971 "Clap Clinic" First Printing Poster $430.00
60521-14
Randy Tuten designed this Hells Angels annual party poster, a benefit for the local STD/VD clinic at San Francisco's Longshoreman's Hall on June 23, 1971. Still "$1.00 A Head, "a hedge against inflation with Cat Mother & The All Night Newsboys and Cold Blood among the five-act line-up. Tuten's macabre graphics certainly grab your attention as VD takes a back seat to the skulls of holocaust victims and a swastika. The 11.5" x 20" poster, a very scarce first printing, exhibits corner tack holes, three creased corners, a ½" lower border tear and 5" wrinkle at upper middle border area.

Ringo Starr Signed "Abbey Road" Album $830.00
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Ringo Starr has very nicely signed his first name to the front cover of this American copy of The Beatles 1969 album "Abbey Road," the group's final recorded album which includes Ringo's self-penned "Octopus''s Garden." As one of only two songs written by Starr during the Beatle era, the other being "Don''t Pass Me By," an "Abbey Road" album signed by Starr is, of course, a highly desirable addition to any collector''s collection. The former Beatle''s signature is more of a scarcity these days as Ringo announced on his website in 2008 that he would no longer sign autographs in-person or honor autograph requests by mail. Signed directly under his photo in the famous Abbey Road crosswalk, the album comes with a LOA from Beatles autograph expert Frank Caiazzo.

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