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Goldmine takes select box sets for a test drive in time for the holidays

December 12, 2012 | Mike Greenblatt | 0

When it comes to giving the gift of music — either for the music-lover in your life or helping Santa choose a gift for you (since you have been so very good this year) — there’s no shortage of choices. Jazz. So how — and what — do you choose? ►

Blues, Bach and Beatles dominate online record auctions

December 12, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

This edition’s countdown suggests at least one seller was looking to clean out a collection, with several records from the same seller making into our Top 10. ►

Bluesman McTell remains a revered musician nearly 80 years on

November 30, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Blind Willie McTell ate, drank (a lot) and lived the blues like nobody else. Unfortunately, that life kept him from being around for the blues
renaissance of the 1960s. ►

Heritage to offer Hendrix’s vest, Elvis’ microphone, rare vinyl

November 28, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

A Beatles Butcher Cover, Buddy Holly acetate and a super-rare colored vinyl pressing of The Rolling Stones’ “Let It Bleed” are among the featured record lots. ►

Meet Stan Panenka, owner of the ‘ultimate’ Beatles collection

November 20, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Stan Panenka wears a lot of hats these days. He’s an author, a caregiver and an entrepreneur. And, oh yeah, there’s that little thing about his one-of-a-kind Beatles collection. ►

Original art from Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ album tops $87,000 at auction

November 14, 2012 | Goldmine Staff | 0

Sgt. Pepper Insert art by Sir Peter Blake and Jann Haworth

The insert tucked inside the landmark gatefold album was crafted by artists Sir Peter Blake and Jann Haworth. ►

Meet Blind Teddy Darby, the Cyrano de Bergerac of blues music

November 13, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Blind Teddy Darby Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues

Some guys will do just about anything to impress a girl — and then they count on their buddies, like blues musician Blind Teddy Darby, to bail them out. ►

Fully signed Led Zeppelin album headlines Rock & Pop auction

November 7, 2012 | princep | 0

High-end, hard-to-find lots for artists ranging from punk rock acts to The Beatles, The Boss and The Band are among the goodies up for grabs in Backstage Auctions’ Rock & Pop Auction, which closes Nov. 11, 2012. ►

1960s posters showcase groundbreaking art anchored in history

November 6, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

For collectors of 1960s psychedelic artifacts, the greatest prizes are often original copies of the posters that promoted concerts in the San Francisco area. ►

Online auctions turn up Beatles trunk covers, promo recordings

October 31, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Beatles fans are seeing double in this edition of Market Watch with two different Trunk Cover versions in our countdown. What other records made the cut in our online auction Top 10? And what rare pressing claimed the top spot? ►