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Rock & Roll
5 April - 18 April 2023 • New York
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1. Count Basie, et al | A promotional poster for some of the greats of jazz
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2. [Buddy Holly and] the Crickets | Gold record presented for "Oh, Boy!"

3. Buddy Holly and the Crickets | A signed promotional photograph

4. Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Luther Perkins | A signed record sleeve

5. Elvis Presley | A signed travel bible

6. Frank Sinatra | A poster by LeRoy Neiman, signed by Ol' Blue Eyes

7. The Animals | A promotional concert poster

8. Atlanta International Pop Festival | A promotional poster for this significant event in rock history

9. The Beatles | “Being A Short Diversion On The Dubious Origins Of Beatles”

10. The Beatles | A signed copy of the first pressing of "Love Me Do"

11. The Beatles | Parlophone publicity card, signed by all four Beatles

12. John Lennon | In His Own Write, an extraordinary association copy

13. John Lennon | Original "Treasure Ivan" drawing

14. The Beatles | Gold record presented for "Can't Buy Me Love"

15. Ringo Starr | Plaque presented to Ringo in Brentwood, California, 24 August 1964

17. The Beatles | Gold record presented for "I Feel Fine"

18. The Beatles | Gold record presented for "Help!"

19. The Beatles | Proof for the "butcher cover" art, signed by three Beatles

20. The Beatles | Gold record presented for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

21. Ringo Starr | Ruffled red polka dot shirt, worn by Ringo circa 1968

22. Paul McCartney | Autograph letter signed, critiquing song lyrics in his capacity as a producer for Apple Records

23. John Lennon and Yoko Ono | "U.S.A. Surpasses All the Genocide Records!" poster

24. John Lennon and Yoko Ono | War Is Over! poster

25. John Lennon | Original Torrie Zito arrangement for "Imagine"

26. John Lennon | Gold record presented for "Walls and Bridges"

27. John Lennon | A group of photographs, with one captioned in his hand

28. John Lennon | An original drawing, signed by Lennon and Yoko Ono

29. George Harrison “Got My Mind Set on You” signed & studio-used

30. Ringo Starr | Stage-used drumhead

31. Paul McCartney | Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass, signed by McCartney

32. James Brown | A promotional poster for "A Show for the Entire Family"

33. Bob Dylan | Suze Rotolo's promo copy of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," with the poet's handwritten corrections

34. Bob Dylan | A signed copy of the "Blonde on Blonde" sleeve

35. Bob Dylan — Jerry Schatzberg | An outtake photo from the "Blonde On Blonde" sessions

36. Bob Dylan | "All Along the Watchtower" in Dylan's own hand

37. Grateful Dead | A signed copy of "Workingman's Dead"

38. Grateful Dead | Vintage shirt featuring Jerry Garcia flexing

39. Grateful Dead | Shirt for their 15 April 1971 performance at Allegheny College

40. Grateful Dead | New Year's Eve 1976-77 concert shirt

41. Grateful Dead | Spring 1977 tour shirt, with an original backstage pass

42. Jimi Hendrix | "Je L'aime" EP, signed on by Hendrix on his first tour

43. Jimi Hendrix | Pink boa worn by Hendrix on the cover of "Are you Experienced?" circa 1967

44. Jimi Hendrix | Promotional Lenticular for "Axis Bold as Love"

45. Jimi Hendrix | Talisman worn at the International Monterey Pop Festival

46. Jimi Hendrix | His working lyrics for "Straight Ahead"

47. Brother and the Holding Company | Gold record presented by the RIAA for "Cheap Thrills"

48. Janis Joplin | Stage-worn dress from the 1968 Newport Folk Festival, and other performances

49. Janis Joplin | An inscribed copy of the only solo record released in Joplin's lifetime