Bill Wyman Auction Breaks Records for Highest Selling Bass Guitar, Amplifier
Novelty Rolling Stones toilet cover also earns honor of most expensive toilet seat cover sold at auction
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Novelty Rolling Stones toilet cover also earns honor of most expensive toilet seat cover sold at auction
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Stones bassist is selling off items from his vast archive, including the 1962 VOX AC30 amplifier that landed him the job in the first place
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Pete Townshend, Billy Gibbons, Christine McVie and Bill Wyman also performed at star-studded event
Wide-ranging auction will also feature the bassist’s clothing, concert posters and photos, among other items
The Rolling Stones are set to release a collection of rarely heard radio recordings from their embryonic years.
Aptly titled ‘ The Rolling Stones – On Air ’, the album consists of songs Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman recorded for BBC shows including Saturday Club, Top Gear, Rhythm and Blues and The Joe Loss Pop Show between 1963 and 1965.
Making the release highly enticing for Rolling Stones aficionados, eight of the songs included have never been recorded or released commercially. Conversely, seven of the tracks were debuted on the airwaves before featuring on future Rolling Stones albums and EPs.
Available to pre-order right here, ‘ The Rolling Stones – On Air ’ is released via Polydor Records on CD, double CD deluxe edition, heavy-weight vinyl and special limited-edition coloured vinyl on Friday 1st December. The standard edition contains 18 tracks, while the expanded deluxe version boasts a further 14 songs.
As a taster for the record, you can listen to a live version of The Rolling Stones’ debut single ‘Come On’ below – a cover of the Chuck Berry song of the same name – recorded for The Saturday Club on 26th October 1963.