Auktion: Bowie rare early paperwork

17-05-2003, 11:48:13

Hiya,

I am sorry I don't speak German!

I thought you might be interested in hearing about our latest auction.
We will be holding a Rock Legends auction on the 5th June which includes signed rare early paperwork from David Bowie’s original management company, MainMan, including a rare dress cover copy of the UK release of ‘The Man Who Sold The World’ together with the US cartoon version. I will paste the full lot descriptions below.

Commission bids can be placed on our website now at http://www.cooperowen.com and the auction will culminate with a live event at 23 Denmark Street, London on the 5th June at 4pm BST. Bids can also be placed on eBay at http://pages.liveauctions.ebay.com/catalogs/catalog5077.html.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Best wishes,

Kaz Simmons
Catalogue Assistant

(lot 30)

Lot 26 Rare Chromolin print featuring David Bowie
A final colour proof of David Bowie with a shark fin on his back in character as The Shark in the 1983 Terry Gilliam film Yellowbeard. Not sold with copyright. Framed.
Overall measurements approx. 20 x 24 inch. (51 x 61 cm)
£50-60

27 Original master of Lulu's single 'The Man Who Sold The World' together with David Bowie's alternate master mix, 1974
The 2" 16 track original multi-track master of the 1974 Lulu cover The Man Who Sold The World, included on the same master is the 'B' side recording Watch That Man. There is also an unused take of Watch That Man. Both single tracks include original Bowie backing vocals, sax and pre-take chat. All produced and arranged by David Bowie and Mick Ronson and recorded at the Chateau D'Herouville, France, during Bowie's Pin Ups LP sessions in July 1973. Additional musicians are Mick Ronson (guitar, backing vocals), Trevor Bolder (bass), Aynsley Dunbar (drums) and Geoff MacCormack (percussion). The tape is in superb condition with little or no shedding and plays back perfectly. Sold together with a ¼ " Alternate Master Mix of The Man Who Sold The World and an additional CD containing a level mix of all three tracks from the master. Sold without copyright.
£1,500-2,000

Lulu's 'The Man Who Sold The World'/'Watch That Man' single was released in January 1974 and was a UK No.3 hit single.

28 David Bowie - 3 Musicians (The Spiders) BBC Radio performance contract 'Sounds of the Seventies' 11 January 1972
An original two-part Radio 1 contract for the first David Bowie and the future Spiders From Mars (Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Woody Woodmansey) BBC Radio session. This historical performance recorded on 11th January 1972, featured five Bowie songs, including three from Ziggy Stardust (two Ziggy tracks were broadcast later in the month, the first public airing of any material from the LP). Signed twice by a BBC representative.

£400-500

This edition of Sounds of the Seventies was hosted by John Peel.

29 David Bowie - 3 Musicians (The Spiders) BBC Radio performance contract 'Sounds of the Seventies', 18 January 1972
An original two-part Radio 1 contract for the second David Bowie and the future Spiders From Mars (Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Woody Woodmansey) BBC Radio session. This performance recorded on 18th January 1972, again featured five Bowie songs, including three from Ziggy Stardust (though only four tracks were broadcast during this period). Signed twice by a BBC representative.

£600-800

This particular edition of Sounds of the Seventies was hosted by Bob Harris.

30 Signed David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars William Morris Agency agreement, 30 August 1972

A rare and significant original one-sided William Morris Agency Agreement drawn up in advance of David Bowie's first US tour, personally signed by Bowie (in his real name David R. Jones) and all three Spiders From Mars (Mick Ronson, T.J. Bolder and Michael Woodmansey), witnessed by a representative of William Morris Inc.

£800-1,200

31 David Bowie 'The Man Who Sold The World' original UK dress cover LP and US cartoon cover LP, 1971
Two rare and original The Man Who Sold The World LPs comprising an excellent copy of the notorious 'dress cover' LP (Mercury Stereo 6338 041), together with a copy of the US 'cartoon cover' release (Mercury Stereo SR 61325) issued in the States before the dress cover was in the UK. (2)
Condition: Both excellent.

£350-450

32 David Bowie first Ziggy Stardust US Tour original MainMan File - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, 1 November 1972

Comprising a complete and original file of thirty-two items, including: An original contract signed by a Paramount Theatre Director and the Concert West (promoters) representative, a standard MainMan performance contract (unsigned) which contains full details of both the artists' and technical requirements, copy of MainMan telegram, copy of invoice to tour PR man Dai Davies, miscellaneous accounting to include assorted receipts, a radio promotion invoice, payments to Audio Sounds Services, stage hands, security, ticketing (original invoice), ticket accounting, original local tax invoice, support act contract including copy of payment receipt from band, original business card of piano tuner with invoice written on reverse, Original Concert West hand-written accounts, copy of advertising rough layout for front page of The Seattle Times, original letter from Paramount office to Tony Defries (Head of MainMan) with attached Xerox reviews (3) and one original review (newspaper unknown) together with original two-page full colour advertisement from the Seattle Flag with promoters hand-written note attached. Some items are original filed Xerox prints and most contents are American A4, held together by original split-pin and contained in original buff file with Bowie - Seattle handwritten on the tab, complete as stored over thirty years ago.

£600-800

33 David Bowie press release for 'Memory of a Free Festival', June 1970
An original Philips UK Press Release for David Bowie's Memory Of A Free Festival single, prepared by Philips press officer Nick Massey.

£200-300

The single, released on June 26th 1970, was the follow-up to Bowie's 'Space Oddity' hit single.
The lack of success for 'Memory Of A Free Festival' means that this single is now very valuable - this press release is even scarcer.

http://www.cooperowen.com

Kaz Simmons
Catalogue Assistant

Auktion: Bowie rare early paperwork

Antwort #1 – 17-05-2003, 12:07:49

alles für den Schrank.
:lol:

Antw.: Auktion: Bowie rare early paperwork

Antwort #2 – 28-09-2022, 09:29:10

Ein von David Bowie handgeschriebener Liedtext "Starman" ist für mehr als über 220.000 € versteigert worden. Wie das Auktionshaus Omega Auctions mitteilte, erzielte das Manuskript bei der Versteigerung am Dienstag damit das Fünffache seines Schätzwerts.

Ersteigert wurde der Liedtext den Angaben zufolge im Auftrag eines Privatsammlers. Das Interesse an dem "historischen Erinnerungsstück" sei riesig gewesen, sagte Paul Fairweather von Omega Auctions. "Wir freuen uns sehr über den unglaublichen Preis und sind uns sicher, dass der Liedtext von dem Meistbietenden zu Recht geschätzt und gewürdigt wird."

Der Text auf einer DIN A4-Seite enthält handschriftliche Änderungen und Bearbeitungen Bowies, einschließlich korrigierter Rechtschreibfehler und Ergänzungen. Vor der Auktion war der "Starman"-Text in einem Londoner Museum ausgestellt.

Lot 143 - DAVID BOWIE'S ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LYRICS

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Antw.: Auktion: Bowie rare early paperwork

Antwort #3 – 27-11-2023, 08:37:14

Bin gerade auf diese Auktion handgeschriebener Lyrics gestoßen. Versteigert wird ein beidseitig beschriebenes Blatt mit den Lyrics zu Rock‘n‘Roll Suicide und Suffragette City.
Das aktuelle Gebot liegt bei £40.000…
https://bid.omegaauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/293-david-bowie---handwritten-lyrics-for-suffragette-city--rock-n-roll-suicide/?lot=45137

Antw.: Auktion: Bowie rare early paperwork

Antwort #4 – 27-11-2023, 12:09:53

Zitat von: miss_peculiar – am 27-11-2023, 08:37:14

Bin gerade auf diese Auktion handgeschriebener Lyrics gestoßen. Versteigert wird ein beidseitig beschriebenes Blatt mit den Lyrics zu Rock‘n‘Roll Suicide und Suffragette City.
Das aktuelle Gebot liegt bei £40.000…
https://bid.omegaauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/293-david-bowie---handwritten-lyrics-for-suffragette-city--rock-n-roll-suicide/?lot=45137

Handgeschriebene Bowie-Texte werden versteigert

Handgeschriebene Textzeilen für zwei Songs sollen an diesem Dienstag in Großbritannien versteigert werden. Das Auktionshaus Omega Auctions schätzt den Wert des musikhistorischen Dokuments auf 50.000 bis 100.000 Pfund (57.540 bis 115.080 Euro).

Auf dem unregelmäßig geschnittenen Papier befinden sich die Texte von «Rock 'n' Roll Suicide» und «Suffragette City», beide von dem Album «The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars» von 1972. Eine handgeschriebene Textseite von Bowies Hit «Starman» war von Omega bereits für 165.000 Pfund versteigert worden.

Bowie hatte einem beigefügten Brief zufolge die jetzt zur Versteigerung stehende Seite gemeinsam mit anderen Originaltexten, die nicht erhalten sind, dem ursprünglichen Besitzer übergeben. «Diese Texte wurden vom aktuellen Eigentümer in den frühen 1980er-Jahren erworben und 2013 an das V&A verliehen», heißt es vom Auktionshaus. Das Blatt sei dann Teil einer Ausstellung des Londoner Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) gewesen, die zwischen 2013 und 2018 weltweit zu sehen war.

Quelle: © dpa-infocom, dpa:231127-99-88176/4

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