Check out this list of just some of the great items available for auction:
First day issue stamps of Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead Frankenstein Hand-Signed Lithograph by Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley, Autographed Monkees Lunch Box, LP Test Pressing for Bon Iver’s Debut Album For Emma, Forever Ago, Signed Copy of Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones 1969 U.S. Tour and MUCH more. Full list can be found here.
Some of you may remember the memorial tribute to Andy Kotowicz I posted about four weeks ago. If not you can read it here.
Andy was a remarkable individual and the local and national music communities continue to mourn his death. An online auction runs now through December 14th to raise money to help provide for his wife and daughter. There are some incredible items available, a list of some of which I included below. Bidding is taking place here. Please take a look at the list of impressive collectibles and pass this along to anyone you know who might be interested.
From the press release:
Seattle, WA – On October 24, 2010, Sub Pop Records’ VP of Sales, Director of Marketing, and remarkable friend Andy Kotowicz died as a result of injuries he suffered in a terrible car accident three nights previous. He was 37 years old and he is dearly, profoundly missed. The Andy Kotowicz Family Foundation was established in an effort to help provide for Andy’s wife Jocelyn and his young daughter Anna. An auction on CharityBuzz.com featuring items from Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Muse, The Simpsons and more is open for bidding now until December 14th.
Signed Copy of Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones 1969 U.S. Tour
Let it Bleed: The Rolling Stones 1969 U.S. Tour (STANDARD EDITION) is a book that celebrates not only one of The Rolling Stones’ finest albums ever—containing hits like “Gimme Shelter” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”—but also a powerful moment in time, perched between two charismatic decades that brought great change.
This limited edition (just 2,600 copies), signed and numbered by author/photographer Ethan Russell, contains hundreds of never-before-seen photographs, expertly printed on heavy matte paper stock, and comes in a full-color slipcase. The 420-page, hardcover, oversized book is a must-have for even the casual Stones fan, plus a great way to introduce the new generation to a time when rock (both on and off the stage) actually rocked the world.
FIRST DAY ISSUE STAMPS of Jerry Garcia and Dancing Bears
Calling all Deadheads!
FIRST DAY ISSUE STAMPS of Jerry Garcia
Montserrat Volcano Relief, Dated August 29, 1997.
SIGNED AND NUMBERED 105/250. Photo By Bob Gruen
Includes Certificate of Authenticity, still in shrink-wrap with identifying sticker, never displayed.
FIRST DAY ISSUE STAMPS of Dancing Bears
Montserrat Volcano Relief, Dated October 21, 1996.
Includes Certificate of Authenticity, still in shrink-wrap with identifying sticker, never displayed.
Simpsons 100th Anniversary Limited Edition Animation Cel: “BART-O-LOUNGER”
“Bart-O-Lounger” is a limited edition sericel comprised of 2,500 serigraphed cels. Each piece was printed with 23 separate colors. To create this edition, the characters artwork has been transferred onto cel material utilizing a fine art silk-screening process know as serigraphy. Each sericel measures 10″ x 13″ with a serigraphed background printed on acid free paper. A special seal of authenticity is embossed onto the cel.
Exclusive Dead Weather Triple-Decker Record From Jack White
Conceptualized by Third Man head honcho Jack White, The Triple-Decker is a clear vinyl 12″ single by White’s band The Dead Weather. But sealed inside that 12″ single is a 7″ single that is available nowhere else. To hear the songs on the 7″, you physically have to destroy the 12″ single in the process.
The Triple-Decker record was limited to 300 copies. 100 copies were available through Third Man’s physical storefront in Nashville in September and sold out in one hour, while another 100 copies were randomly inserted in mail orders made through Third Man. The remaining 100 were sent out as promotion, divvied amongst band members and so on.
This is a unique piece for any Jack White or Third Man fan, as well as anyone interested in collecting unique pieces of vinyl.
Don’t Miss this HUGE Package of Light in the Attic Items!
This lot might make you the biggest Light In The Attic product recipient the world has yet known! Replete with every Digipak CD, gatefold tip-on LP, release poster (be it retail or limited eddition), ‘Zine, and every bit of random swag they could get their hands on, this pile of LITA collectibles represents the most comprehensive label collection imaginable.
If you are looking to start up your reissue back catalog, this is the perfect time!
Monkees Lunch Box Autographed by Peter Tork!
This is a Monkees limited edition lunchbox package produced by Rhino Records in 1997 and signed by Peter Tork.
Inside the metal lunchbox is a 110-minute VHS tape Our Favorite Episodes featuring 4 episodes of The Monkees TV series (“Hitting the High Seas,” “Monkees vs. Machine,” “Fairy Tale,” and “The Frodis Caper”) and a jigsaw puzzle stored in a replica single-serving cereal box (The Monkees, Breakfast of Chimpions). There is also a cardboard insert to hold everything in place and a small brochure with other available Monkees products.
Frankenstein Hand-Signed Lithograph by Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley, 1966
This Frankenstein-themed poster—designed by Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley—was created as a possible logo for the Grateful Dead. The poster is notable for the misspelling of the Grateful Dead’s name and the quote at the bottom, “May the baby Jesus shut your mouth and open your mind.”
Frankenstein by Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley is a fine art lithograph printed at S2 Editions, Ltd. Atelier in Las Vegas, NV in 2008 under the supervision of master printer Raymond Mazza.
Dimensions: 27″ x 37.5″
Edition size is 500, plus 50 artist proofs and 5 printer proofs.
Each sheet is numbered by hand in lower left hand corner.
LP Test Pressing for Bon Iver’s Debut Album For Emma, Forever Ago
Own one of only five LP test pressings in existence for the incredible Bon Iver debut album For Emma, Forever Ago. This item is sealed and has never before been played.
Donated by: Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar, and Dead Oceans
FIRST DAY ISSUE STAMPS of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin
Montserrat Volcano Relief, Dated August 29, 1997.
SIGNED AND NUMBERED 111/250.
Includes Certificate of Authenticity, still in shrink-wrap with identifying sticker, never displayed.
“Jimi Hendrix will always be a significant and memorable figure in the ‘world of music’. Because of his notability, the Government of Montserrat has immortalized his image on an official government issued postage stamp. Approved by Queen Elizabeth II, each stamp bears her royal cipher. This is a fully licensed, signed by the photographer, Elliott Landy, Limited Edition of 250 pieces.”
FIRST DAY ISSUE STAMPS of Janis Joplin
Montserrat Volcano Relief, SIGNED AND NUMBERED 80/250.
Includes Certificate of Authenticity, still in shrink wrap with identifying sticker, never displayed.
Official government issued postage stamp.
“Approved by Queen Elizabeth II, each stamp bears her royal cipher. Signed by the photographer, Elliott Landy, Limited Edition of 250 pieces.”
Terms: Stamp sheets Include Certificate of Authenticity, still in shrink-wrap with identifying sticker, never displayed.
Donated by: Rhino Records
“RIDING SOME KIND OF UNUSUAL SKULL SLEIGH” Boxed Set from Don Van Vliet
Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart was a visual artist before he was a musician. As a young child he drew serious accolades for his animal sculptures and was offered a scholarship to study in Europe. His parents declined; and while continuing to create in the visual medium, Van Vliet turned his attention to music, within ten years forming the first incarnation of the legendary experimental outfit Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. The following 15 years are music history.
But in 1983 Van Vliet retired from music to pursue painting and drawing, the focus of this extraordinary boxed set. Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh, named after a painting the artist completed in 1987, provides an opportunity to own one of his original, signed color etchings.
Band of Horses Autographed Deluxe Version of Infinite Arms Album Plus Signed Poster
This package includes items signed by Sub Pop alum, Band of Horses:
An autographed copy of the deluxe version of the band’s album Infinite Arms. Contains the album on 180-gram vinyl and CD, and includes high-quality prints of photos that grace the album package. Plus, a framed autographed poster from the band’s October 30th show at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.
To see the complete list or bid on one of these items visit the auction.
