Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | Crazy Little Things 2

Queen Five white label 12 inch vinyl test pressings, 1989-1991 Comprising: Queen | The Miracle, 28 March 1989, 12 inch white label vinyl test pressing, white sleeve Queen | Innuendo, 3 December 1990, 12 inch white label vinyl test pressing, white sleeve Queen | Greatest Hits II, 27 and 19 August 1991, two 12 inch white label vinyl test pressings, white sleeves Unidentified 12 inch white label vinyl test pressings, manuscript title 'WOW', white sleeve SPECIAL NOTICE This lot is being sold for private use only. No right to reproduce or otherwise commercially exploit the copyright or other intellectual property in the lots is included with the sale of lot. Queen Productions Limited and Queen Music Limited and other rights holders reserve all their rights.

View 1 of Lot 2293: Queen | Five white label 12 inch vinyl test pressings including The Miracle and Innuendo, 1989-1991

queen | five white label 12 inch vinyl test pressings including the miracle and innuendo, 1989-1991

Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | On Stage

Queen A Kind of Magic, 1986 two 12 inch vinyl test pressings, manuscript notes to sleeves 'Magic Album' 'EMI 3509B-14', compliments slip on Queen Productions Ltd headed paper, 'Feebie, Here are the test-pressings for Freddies approval - please let me know if they're ok. Thanks, Julie', white sleeves, within envelope addressed to Peter Freestone at Garden Lodge A Kind of Magic was recorded between September 1985 – April 1986 and released on 2 June 1986, meaning these test pressings would have been sent for Freddie to review sometime between April and June of that year.

View 1 of Lot 246: Queen | A Kind of Magic, two 12-inch vinyl test pressings, presented to Freddie by Queen productions, 1986

queen | a kind of magic, two 12-inch vinyl test pressings, presented to freddie by queen productions, 1986

various beatles vinyl, including `please please me', 1st mono black/gold pressing. ...

The Art and Influence of Hip Hop

"Hey" and "Dead Bent" Test Pressing, 1997.

"Hey" and "Dead Bent" Test Pressing, 1997. Vinyl 12" 33 rpm record in original sleeve, Release Number FE008.

View 1 of Lot 121: Original test pressings of two singles from Operation: Doomsday, [1997]

original test pressings of two singles from operation: doomsday, [1997]

"OPERATION: DOOMSDAY" WEA Manufacturing Test Pressing, 1999.

"OPERATION: DOOMSDAY" WEA Manufacturing Test Pressing, 1999. Two vinyl 12" 33 rpm records in original sleeve, "OPERATION DOOMSDAY" in black marker on front, "dj cucumber slice" sticker on front. Original 8½ by 11 in. label copy included. REC. NO. F3-86, with vinyl MTX NO. 2 & 3 pressed September 21, 1999, and vinyl MTX NO. 0 & 1 pressed September 22, 1999.

View 1 of Lot 122: Original Operation: Doomsday test pressing, [1999]

original operation: doomsday test pressing, [1999]

Freddie Mercury 'The Great Pretender', January 1987 Two white label 12 inch vinyl test pressings (12R 6151), 19 & 20 January 1987, white sleeves, with Queen Productions compliments slip 'Feebie | Enclosed 12" test pressings of The Great Pretender plus a/w for 12" for is approval. Please tell Freddie that EM are doing a huge poster of the front of the bag for promotion - we assume that's ok. Thanks, Julie', in brown envelope [with:] 7 inch single-sided acetate record, The Town House record label with manuscript title 'The Great Pretender (3:25)' 'Freddie Mercury', black sleeve, in brown envelope SPECIAL NOTICE This lot is being sold for private use only. No right to reproduce or otherwise commercially exploit the copyright or other intellectual property in the lots is included with the sale of lot. Queen Productions Limited and Queen Music Limited and other rights holders reserve all their rights.

View 1 of Lot 2258: Freddie Mercury | 'The Great Pretender', two test pressings and an acetate, January 1987

freddie mercury | 'the great pretender', two test pressings and an acetate, january 1987

Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | Crazy Little Things 1

Queen and Freddie Mercury A large collection of Queen and Freddie Mercury records Circa 400 vinyl records, 12 inch and 7 inch, including a number of duplicates, some shrink-wrapped, a few lacking sleeves, a few sleeves lacking vinyls [with:] Queen, 7 inch vinyl test pressing EMI 5559B-1, 25 March 1986 (qty 3) Queen, 7 inch vinyl test pressing EMI 10A/B-14, 28 March 1989 [and:] Books on Queen & Queen CDs A comprehensive collection of Queen records from Queen to the Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack. Titles include: Queen, Queen Queen, Queen II Queen, Sheer Heart Attack Queen, A Night at the Opera Queen, A Day at the Races Queen, News of the World Queen, Jazz Queen, The Game Queen, Flash Gordon Soundtrack Queen, Hot Space Queen, The Works Queen, A Kind of Magic Queen, The Miracle Queen, Innuendo Queen, A Night At The Odeon Queen, Back Chat Queen, Bicycle Race Queen, Body Language Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, including one Japanese 7 inch vinyl Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody The Movie Soundtrack Queen, Breakthru Queen, Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen, Friends Will Be Friends Queen, Greatest Hits Queen, Greatest Hits II Queen, Headlong Queen, I Want It All Queen, I Want To Break Free Queen, I’m In Love With My Car Queen, It's A Hard Life Queen, Keep Yourself Alive, factory sample Queen, Killer Queen, including one factory sample Queen, Live At The Rainbow ‘74 Queen, Live at Wembley '86 Queen, Live Killers Queen, Live Magic Queen, One Vision Queen, Pain Is So Close To Pleasure Queen, Queen at the Beeb Queen, Queen Collection Queen, Queen: On Air Queen, Queen's First EP Queen, Radio Ga Ga Queen, Scandal Queen, Seven Seas of Rhye, demo Queen, Somebody to Love Queen, Thank God It's Christmas Queen, The Invisible Man Queen, The Show Must Go On Queen, The Words of Love Queen, Too Much Love Will Kill You Queen, We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You Queen, Who Wants To Live Forever Queen, You And I / Tie Your Mother Down Queen, You’re My Best Friend, including one factory sample ﻿Queen and David Bowie, Under Pressure Queen + Adam Lambert, Live Around The World Freddie Mercury, Living On My Own Freddie Mercury, Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow Freddie Mercury, I Was Born to Love You Freddie Mercury, Made in Heaven, one inscribed from Freddie to Leo, 1986 Freddie Mercury, Mr Bad Guy Freddie Mercury, Never Boring Freddie Mercury, The Great Pretender Freddie Mercury, The Freddie Mercury Album, including one acetate Freddie Mercury, From The Musical Time Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé, How Can I Go On Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé, The Golden Boy Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé, The Golden Years Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé, Barcelona The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Queen Collection Elaine Paige, The Queen Album SPECIAL NOTICE This lot is being sold for private use only. No right to reproduce or otherwise commercially exploit the copyright or other intellectual property in the lots is included with the sale of lot. Queen Productions Limited and Queen Music Limited and other rights holders reserve all their rights.

View 1 of Lot 1851: Queen | A large collection of Queen and Freddie Mercury records

queen | a large collection of queen and freddie mercury records

The Beatles 

Property of Alan Herring THE BEATLES--JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO Three first pressing LP vinyl records: i) The Beatles. 'Abbey Road', Apple Records, 1969. FIRST PRESSING, matrix numbers YEX 749-2 and YEX 750-1, without final track "Her Majesty" listed on side two, white inner sleeve, laminated outer sleeve with photography by Iain Macmillan, variation with apple in alignment with text on reverse, GIVEN TO HERRING BY RINGO STARR, with yellow and blue dot stickers on side one label and yellow dot sticker on side two label, minor scuffing to LP, sleeve bumped and worn; ii) Lennon, John and Yoko Ono. 'Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins', Apple Records, 1968. FIRST PRESSING, matrix numbers SAPCOR 2A -1 and SAPCOR 2B, laminated outer sleeve, with photography by Lennon, GIVEN TO HERRING BY LENNON, minor scratching to LP, sleeve worn with light browning and soiling; iii) Lennon, John and Yoko Ono. 'Unfinished Music No.2: Life with Lions.' Zapple Records, 1969. FIRST PRESSING, matrix numbers ZAPPLE 01 A 1 and ZAPPLE 01 B 1, white inner sleeve printed, laminated outer sleeve with front photo by Susan Wood, GIVEN TO HERRING BY THE APPLE OFFICE, minor scuffing, sleeve worn Alan Herring notes that "I was... given a lot of Beatles’ first pressing records over the years by the band members themselves and also the Apple office. This Abbey Road album was given to me by Ringo. This Two Virgins album was given to me by John on his way out of the office. This copy of John and Yoko’s Unfinished Music No 2 Life with Lions was given to me by the Apple Office." “This lot is accompanied by a letter of provenance.” Please see shipping calculator link: click here

the beatles, john lennon and yoko ono | three first pressings, 1968-1969

Popular Culture

No. 108 from a limited edition of 200, the purple and gold record cover containing blue vinyl pressing with disc labels bearing the ‘Night At The Opera’ crest, the A-side label and back cover each inscribed 108 in black ink; together with purple and gold outer carrying envelope; and two commemorative wine glasses etched ‘EMI Records’ dated 1978.

No. 108 from a limited edition of 200, the purple and gold record cover containing blue vinyl pressing with disc labels bearing the ‘Night At The Opera’ crest, the A-side label and back cover each inscribed 108 in black ink; together with purple and gold outer carrying envelope; and two commemorative wine glasses etched ‘EMI Records’ dated 1978. Track Listing A-side: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (EMI 2375 A-3) B-side: ‘I’m In Love With My Car’ (EMI 2375 B-1) Dimensions Each EMI glass 6 1/2in (16.5cm) high Provenance Presented to a typist secretary at EMI Hayes, who attended the commemorative dinner at Selfridge’s in London, 26th July 1978. By descent to the current owner.

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Autographed UK red label vinyl Parlophone pressings of "Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me," the first two singles by The Beatles, signed in ballpoint pen. The A-side of the "Love Me Do" single is signed in black ballpoint pen by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, with Lennon adding "xx" beneath his name.

Autographed UK red label vinyl Parlophone pressings of "Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me," the first two singles by The Beatles, signed in ballpoint pen. The A-side of the "Love Me Do" single is signed in black ballpoint pen by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, with Lennon adding "xx" beneath his name. The A-side of the "Please Please Me" single is signed by Ringo Starr in black ballpoint pen, with Starr adding "To Sue Love" before his name. Dimensions Each 7in x 7in (17.78cm x 17.78cm)

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The very rare, unrecorded and unpublished boxed set of prints and multiples, circa 1967, comprising three resin objects, three 33rpm vinyl record test-pressings, eight offset lithographs after postcards printed on floppy plastic, eight etchings, each annotated in either pencil or ball-point pen, a set of Bon a tirer impressions of the etchings, initialled, dated and inscribed BAT in pencil, two lithographs printed in colours, two fold out offset-lithographs with their pencil and coloured crayon maquettes, an offset letterpress sheet showing an alphabet printed in black and yellow, and thirty-six sheets of poetry printed in red, the project was to be published by Editions Alecto, London, all contained loose within a canvas box the exterior covered in synthetic green grass, the interior in green vinyl with, in generally good condition apart from some minor discoloration and handling marks

(maquette for a boxed set)

Rock & Pop

LP vinyl record (catalogue number PMC 1202) FIRST PRESSING (black label with gold ink, no publication date, “Dick James Mus. Co” credited on label), FIRST ISSUE ALBUM COVER (Angus McBean credit on extreme right, printed by “Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.”) signed on the reverse of the cover by all four Beatles in blue ballpoint and additionally inscribed by McCartney (“To Brian, all the best!"), slight staining to cover not affecting signatures, light wear at edges, scratches to the record [with:] letter of authenticity signed by Frank Caiazzo of Beatles Autographs, 28 December 2013 (2)

please please me. parlophone, 1963, cover signed by all four beatles

From the Vault: Property from the Grateful Dead and Friends

Property of Strider Shurtliff Grateful Dead Pressing plate and label for Wake of the Flood album, Side B, ca. 1973 Pressing plate (31.5’’); scratches, scuffs. [With]: Green vinyl disc (4.3’’), with black and white printed labels featuring Grateful Dead logo and illustration of bird, Side A and B track lists, “GD-01 | A” and "GD-01 | B," and copyright “1973 Grateful Dead Records”. The Dead’s sixth studio album and the first on their independent label, Grateful Dead Records. It had been three years since they’d recorded American Beauty, and Wake of the Flood would be a first for the band: recorded without founding member Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, it featured Keith Godchaux as his replacement on keys. Godchaux’s arrival brought new musical horizons for the band, as his playing drew less on the blues, and more on post-war jazz. The album was recorded at the newly opened Record Plant in Sausalito, just north of San Francisco. About the time in the studio, Bill Kreutzmann recalled, “The Record Plant was decked out in a classic seventies style, with an array of different-sized pieces of wood covering the walls, just for effect. … Also—and this is pretty cool—the studio was right across the street from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model, which is an actual, miniature hydraulic model of the entire San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. It accurately simulates the tides and was created to study environmental impacts. It turns out, that’s the perfect thing to be looking at when you’re getting high, while taking a smoke break with your friends. We’d walk around its cavernous insides, which mimic the foothills around the Bay—again, the perfect playground for stoned musicians looking to get lost in another world.” REFERENCES: Kreutzmann, Bill, and Benjy Eisen. Deal. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 190

View 1 of Lot 96: Grateful Dead | Wake of the Flood pressing plate

grateful dead | wake of the flood pressing plate

The Beatles

THE BEATLES LOVE ME DO. PARLOPHONE, 1962, SIGNED ON THE LABEL 7-inch vinyl record (catalogue number 45-R 4949), FIRST PRESSING, red label third variant (with "Made in Gt. Britain" under Parlophone logo), matrix numbers 7XCE 17144-1N and 7XCE 17145-1N, tax codes "ZT | 1" and "P" on a-side and "ZT" and "JR" on b-side, original Parlophone sleeve (type C), SIGNED ON THE B-SIDE LABEL ("P.S. I Love You") BY ALL FOUR BEATLES, two leaves of provenance, single word ("Flash") written on a-side label, sleeve rather worn and soiled [with:] Letter of provenance signed by Anthony John Walker noting that he had obtained this signed copy in 1962; and a letter of authenticity by Tracks, Ltd., 2009 THE BEATLES FIRST SINGLE, SIGNED THE DAY AFTER ITS RELEASE. 'Love Me Do' was released on Friday 5 October 1962. The following day the band held their first ever official signing session. This event took place at Dawson's Music Shop in Widnes, a town on the north bank of the Mersey a few miles from Liverpool, at 4 pm on 6 October 1962. Two versions of 'Love Me Do' had been recorded at Abbey Road. On 4 September it had been recorded with Ringo on drums but on 11 September another version was laid down with session drummer Andy White, whilst Ringo was relegated to tambourine. This first pressing single bears the Ringo version of the song. EMI switched to the Andy White version for the song's 1963 rerelease, and the master of the Ringo version was deleted. The single peaked at number 17 in the UK charts: "Crude as it was compared to the Beatles's later achievements, it blew a stimulating autumn breeze through an enervated pop scene, heralding a change in the tone of post-war British life ... The first faint chime of a revolutionary bell, 'Love Me Do' represented far more than the sum of its simple parts. A new spirit was abroad: artless yet unabashed - and awed by nothing." (MacDonald, Revolution in the Head, p.43) To view Shipping Calculator, please click here

View 1 of Lot 8: THE BEATLES | Love Me Do, 1962, first pressing, signed by all four Beatles

the beatles | love me do, 1962, first pressing, signed by all four beatles

Property of Alan Herring GEORGE HARRISON A collection of 55 vinyl 45 rpm singles sent to George Harrison various artists ranging from Brenda Lee to Sly and the Family Stone, various recording labels, chiefly American, most records in later sleeves, housed in a later case "...I was... given a lot of first pressing records, we used to refer to them as Demos... These 45s were mostly from the States and were sent to George on their release..." (Alan Herring) A full list of the collection is available upon request. ﻿“This lot is accompanied by a letter of provenance.” Please see shipping calculator link: click here

george harrison | collection of fifty-five vinyl 45 rpms sent to george harrison, 1967-1968

Queen 'Somebody to Love', 2(?) October 1976 White label 7 inch vinyl record (EMI 2565B), white sleeve A rare test pressing of Queen's gospel-inspired hit 'Somebody to Love', released as a single on 12 November 1976 and included on A Day at the Races. Lot 49 comprises lyrics for the song. SPECIAL NOTICE This lot is being sold for private use only. No right to reproduce or otherwise commercially exploit the copyright or other intellectual property in the lots is included with the sale of lot. Queen Productions Limited and Queen Music Limited and other rights holders reserve all their rights.

View 1 of Lot 174: Queen | 'Somebody to Love', 7 inch vinyl record, white label, October 1976

queen | 'somebody to love', 7 inch vinyl record, white label, october 1976

Queen Sheer Heart Attack, 22 October 1974 12 inch white label vinyl record (YAX 4882-2u), 22 October 1974, white sleeve, sleeve slightly soiled at margin Sheer Heart Attack is the third album by Queen, released on 8 November 1974. This test pressing dates to the day the last track to be mixed, 'Now I'm Here', was finished. SPECIAL NOTICE This lot is being sold for private use only. No right to reproduce or otherwise commercially exploit the copyright or other intellectual property in the lots is included with the sale of lot. Queen Productions Limited and Queen Music Limited and other rights holders reserve all their rights.

View 1 of Lot 2026: Queen | Sheer Heart Attack, 12 inch white label test pressing, 22 October 1974

queen | sheer heart attack, 12 inch white label test pressing, 22 october 1974

Queen Innuendo, December 1990 12 inch white label vinyl record (PC5D 115 A/B-III), 3 December 1990, white sleeve, with Queen Productions compliments slip 'Freddie | Album test pressing for approval please...', in brown envelope Innuendo was the fourteenth album by Queen, recorded between March 1989 and November 1990 and released on 4 February 1991. SPECIAL NOTICE This lot is being sold for private use only. No right to reproduce or otherwise commercially exploit the copyright or other intellectual property in the lots is included with the sale of lot. Queen Productions Limited and Queen Music Limited and other rights holders reserve all their rights.

View 1 of Lot 2304: Queen | Innuendo, 12 inch white label test pressing, 3 December 1990

queen | innuendo, 12 inch white label test pressing, 3 december 1990

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ – a rare, limited edition blue vinyl single

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ – a rare, limited edition blue vinyl single July 1978, this number 2 from an edition of 200 the A-side label and single sleeve back cover hand-numbered in black ink with the limited edition number ‘2’, the vinyl mounted with the purple and gold front and back covers of the single sleeve [separated for the purposes of display] 63 x 2 x 30 cm. framed This limited edition blue vinyl single was commissioned by EMI to celebrate receiving the prestigious ‘Queen’s Award to Industry for export achievement' in 1978. The award was presented at a dinner at Selfridge’s in London on 26 July 1978, when the limited edition single was given to guests along with other souvenirs including a goblet, a scarf, a box of matches and a pen. The event was not attended by the band, who were recording Jazz in Montreux. The first ten pressings were framed and given to the members of Queen, their management and EMI executives. Aside from the numbered limited edition of 200, a few test pressings and end-of-run copies do exist (without sleeves), but any pressings related to this limited edition rarely appear on the open market. SPECIAL NOTICE This lot is being sold for private use only. No right to reproduce or otherwise commercially exploit the copyright or other intellectual property in the lots is included with the sale of lot. Queen Productions Limited and Queen Music Limited and other rights holders reserve all their rights.

View 1 of Lot 156: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' – a rare, limited edition blue vinyl single, July 1978, this number 2 from an edition of 200

'bohemian rhapsody' – a rare, limited edition blue vinyl single, july 1978, this number 2 from an edition of 200

Lady Blue Eyes: Property of Barbara and Frank Sinatra Online

[RECORDINGS] GROUP OF VINYL ALBUMS Approximately 100 LPs in sleeves including classical recordings, albums by Lena Horne, numerous copies of works by Barbara Streisand and some 40 by Frank Sinatra (almost all later pressings). Many still sealed, covers in very good or better condition. Frank’s personal copies of his own work, including such classics as Sing Along with Me, Ring-a-Ding Ding Ding, Ol’ Blue Eyes is Back, September of My Years, Come Swing with Me and Strangers in the Night.

[recordings] | group of vinyl albums

Freddie Mercury—Barcelona A collection of photos, records and material relating to Barcelona, 1987-1988 Including: Barcelona, white label test pressing 'Barcelona', 7-inch single-sided acetate record, The Town House label 7-inch single-sided acetate record, 'Exercises' to label in manuscript, The Town House label Various draft lyrics and music for Barcelona, typescript, manuscript, printed and photocopied 'The Golden Boy', 7-inch vinyl records Barcelona presentation pack by Polydor marketing Barcelona press kit c. 25 polaroids of the Barcelona photoshoot with Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé A large collection of press shots for Barcelona of Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé, various sizes Magazines with pieces about Barcelona Barcelona '92 Olympic Committee medal awarded to Freddie Mercury, "La Nit", Barcelona, 8 October 1988, in presentation box Ephemera relating to Barcelona Olympics '92, including a brochure, complimentary tickets, guide

View 1 of Lot 263: Freddie Mercury—Barcelona | A collection of photos, records and material relating to Barcelona, 1988

freddie mercury—barcelona | a collection of photos, records and material relating to barcelona, 1988

By a Lady

Taylor Swift 1989. Big Machine Records, 2014 Two 12" vinyl records, white sleeves, original Polaroid-style sleeve, signed in black sharpie ("Taylor") with Swift's signature heart at lower-right corner; minor bumping to corner, small area of adhesive tape residue. The 2014 album that cemented Taylor Swift’s bold shift to pop superstardom, signed by the artist herself. Taylor Swift’s cultural impact cannot be overstated. With 14 Grammy awards, including three for the present album alone, Swift is a powerhouse of pop music and the highest-earning female musician in history. Over the last two years, Swift’s concert extravaganza "The Eras Tour" ran for 149 shows in 51 cities around the globe. It was the highest-grossing tour of all time, surpassing $2 billion with an attendance of over 10 million fans. Her 12 record-shattering studio albums are beloved by audiences worldwide. 1989, Swift’s fifth album, was an essential step in her career. An instant hit, it spent its entire first year in the Billboard Top 10 list and was a tremendous commercial success, selling over a million copies in just its first week. The album formally marked Swift’s transition from country singer-songwriter to pop icon. Swift is known to have signed two limited pressings of 1989. The present lot is apparently from the first, the "13 Days of Taylor" promotion offered on 10 December 2016, which featured standard black LPs and shared the same barcode as the regular pressing. 250 other signed copies were released as a Cyber Monday promotion in 2018 with pink transparent LPs and a different barcode. Swift has publicly addressed instances of sexism throughout her career — for instance, the criticism that her songs were mere attacks on her former boyfriends, which she parodied in several songs on 1989. “People would act like it was a weapon I was using,” she told Vogue in 2019. “Like a cheap dirty trick. Be careful, bro, she’ll write a song about you. Don’t stand near her. First of all, that’s not how it works. Second of all, find me a time when they say that about a male artist: Be careful, girl, he’ll use his experience with you to get—God forbid—inspiration to make art.” Named after Swift’s birth year, the album symbolized an artistic rebirth of its own. With upbeat hits like “Blank Space,” “Style,” and “Shake It Off,”1989 takes inspiration from synth-pop music of that decade. The now-iconic cover is similarly eighties-inspired; its central Polaroid photograph of Swift’s sweatshirt cuts off just below her eyes, conveying her desire to be undefined at first glance, as she explained in a 12 November 2014 interview with Time. “I knew that this was the best cover to represent this record, because I wanted there to be an air of mystery," she noted. "I didn’t want people to know the emotional DNA of this album. I didn’t want them to see a smiling picture on the cover and think this was a happy album, or see a sad-looking facial expression and think, oh, this is another breakup record.” Polaroids became central to the album’s identity. In fact, Swift is arguably responsible for the resurgence of the nostalgic technology; the CEO of Polaroid, Scott Hardy, once said that the album cover “acts as a proof point that our brand is still cool and relevant to that younger demographic” (Digital Spy, 7 August 2015). CD copies of 1989 came with a packet of 13 Polaroid photos from a set of 65, annotated with lyrics from the album — some of which reference the retro cameras directly: “You took a Polaroid of us Then discovered (Then discovered) The rest of the world was black and white But we were in screaming color” — Taylor Swift, “Out of the Woods” In her quest to reclaim her catalog — amid an ownership dispute with her former record label over the masters of her first six albums — Swift re-recorded four of her albums, adding additional never-before-heard tracks “from the vault.” To show support, Swifties opted to listen to only Taylor’s Version albums, and finding original versions — like the present album — became difficult. But in May 2025, Swift announced that she had successfully negotiated the purchase of her masters, reopening the vault for pre-Taylor’s Version listening. It was the end of an era for the re-recordings: 1989 (Taylor’s Version) was the last of Swift’s re-recorded albums, released in 2023. Swift reclaimed the original 1989, and her devoted fans followed suit. The present lot represents not only the initial shift in Swift’s career in 2014, but the celebratory embrace of her newfound ownership of the album over 10 years later.

View 1 of Lot 25: Taylor Swift | 1989—Big Machine Records, 2014—signed by Swift

taylor swift | 1989—big machine records, 2014—signed by swift

English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations

LP vinyl record (catalogue number PMC 7027, mono version), first pressing ("Sold in the UK" on label), in original white and red inner sleeve, laminated gatefold cover printed by Garrod & Lofthouse, "cut-outs" card insert with printed signatures of Peter Blake and Jann Haworth, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RINGO STARR ("Best wishes | Ringo Starr") on the inner gatefold cover, some wear to cover including tear to upper left corner and wear at spine

sergeant pepper's lonely hearts club band. parlophone, 1967, cover signed by ringo starr

incorporating reproductions of pressing cuttings, photographs, drawings, text, and lyrics ("Who has seen the wind?" by Yoko Ono), mounted on board, 405 x 350mm., 1969, pin-holes, one piece loose

incorporating reproductions of pressing cuttings, photographs, drawings, text, and lyrics ("Who has seen the wind?" by Yoko Ono), mounted on board, 405 x 350mm., 1969, pin-holes, one piece loose [with:] four letters to Barbara Clark relating to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, two from the Official Beatles Fan Club, one by Diana Robinson from Tittenhust Park, and one by May Pang from New York with an accompanying photocopy thank you letter by John and Yoko, altogether 7 pages, 1970 to 1972; John and Yoko, Wedding Album (SAPCOR 11), box set with vinyl and inserts; a "War is Over" card; copy of Rave magazine (February 1970), other related ephemera (qty.)

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