Bonhams: "Live In Session" - Property From The John Peel Archive catalogue available (Smiths items listed) Auction due June 14, 2022

An update on the John Peel auction:
Catalogue listings of 200 lots now online - an interesting & eclectic mix of items.
A few Smiths bits worth mentioning too.

Their first tape to him (rather wonderful):

Bonhams : The Smiths An Original Demo Cassette From 'The Smiths' With Letter From The Band, 4 February, 1983,

4 February, 1983, unlabelled TDK cassette tape in plastic case, with typed letter introducing the band and tracklist, signed in black ink The Smiths with contact details for Glad Hips Music, letter 8in x 11 1/2in (20.5cm x 29cm)

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Est: £500 - £700

Peel's The Smiths: A 'Gold' Disc Award For The Album Hatful Of Hollow:

Bonhams : The Smiths A 'Gold' Disc Award For The Album Hatful Of Hollow, 1984,

1984, the 12" disc presented to John Peel for sales of more than 100,000 copies of the album 'Hatful Of Hollow', framed and glazed, 16in x 20in (40.5cm x 51cm)

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Est: £400 - £600

The Smiths: An Autographed Copy Of The Single What Difference Does It Make?/Back To The Old House/These Things Take Time:

Bonhams : The Smiths An Autographed Copy Of The Single What Difference Does It Make/Back To The Old House/These Things Take Time, 1984,

1984, 12inch, Rough Trade RTT 146, the back cover of the Terence Stamp picture sleeve signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint by Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce, with eleven-page Rough Trade press sheet, front cover with John Peel's artist name label

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Est: £1,000 - £1,500

The Smiths: A Test Pressing Of The Debut Single Hand In Glove/Handsome Devil:

Bonhams : The Smiths A Test Pressing Of The Debut Single Hand In Glove/Handsome Devil, 1979,

1979, Rough Trade RT 131, a double-sided 7inch disc, white labels with recording details in blue ink/black felt pen and catalogue number in red ballpoint, in plain die-cut sleeve with John Peel's handwritten track timing and band name in black felt-tip pen

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Est: £400 - £600

Bonhams : Live In Session Property From The John Peel Archive

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I suspect the demo tape will do much better than estimate - that's a real bit of history.
Auction takes place June 14, 2022.
"... sinfully handsome"
Regards,
FWD.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Me tought it was What do ye see in Him

The title? In the lyrics i thought I heard him bouncing between him/her (?) though I haven’t listened to it in a while.


And what do they mean by ‘Smiths first tape’

Their first live from sound board tape I’d guess would be more accurate. Not from their first show and not some obscure tape of M & Marr’s first songs together.

It’s cool, but …. $£


Anyway, rarer would be a copy of Hand in Glove on the ‘Miracle label’ !

 

[TheSmiths_1985]

There’s only one M and it’s not Madonna.

I dunno.. M’s Erotica is still one of my favourites.

 

[marred]

It seems that these items are being offered for auction by John Peel's family. Isn't it a bit shabby to sell the demo tapes if they are of historical importance in British music history, given that they were presumably sent by the Smiths to John Peel when he was being paid as a BBC radio presenter?

It's shabby alright.

 

[WC1]

It's shabby alright.

You mean List of the Lost ?

 

[Js138]

If I were M, I would be tempted to use this as further evidence that Smiths, were he and Johnny
The UK court decision was gross. The UK legal system is awful.
This quite clearly shows most people including his employers thought of Smiths as a Marr and M project
Also, it does support that Smiths were Johnny's band and he did go out and dust off M and help him out

I agree with this. The vinyl sleeve with “all music by Johnny Marr” is what stands out to me. I don’t believe they all agreed to a 25% split and had they done it, why would they let Marr take all the credit for the music on the sleeve? I’m sure that’s printed elsewhere on other releases too.

 

[Anonymous]

Whyy shouldn't Peel's family sell this stuff when they were his possessions? You want to be given this stuff for free? Or for the BBC to be given all the proceeds?

 

[Johnny]

I think that tape should have been offered or gifted to Morrissey or Marr by the Peel family.
Not sold to the highest bidder

 

[Innes]

It seems that these items are being offered for auction by John Peel's family. Isn't it a bit shabby to sell the demo tapes if they are of historical importance in British music history, given that they were presumably sent by the Smiths to John Peel when he was being paid as a BBC radio presenter?

No

 

[marred]

You mean List of the Lost ?

Have you had your breakfast yet? Doesn't sound like it.

 

[Les Tameside]

It's shabby alright.

That post about the massacre was shabby as f***. He’s reinventing f***ing shabby. It’s been shabby since 1997; often worse.

Still fond of him though. Don’t mind shabby.

 

[Les Tameside]

There’s only one M and it’s not Madonna.

Marlon.

 

[Les Tameside]

There’s only one M and it’s not Madonna.

Mohammed Ali.

 

[Les Tameside]

There’s only one M and it’s not Madonna.

Mint Eastwood.

 

[Les Tameside]

not here. sorry.

Are you sure? I smelt them on the way in, in 1992.

 

[terrancestamp]

It appears that the Demo tape has Morrissey's handwriting at the bottom? The intro letter is so well written. It can't be someone at the label. Reads like Morrissey as well.

 

[Dothatagain?]

The title? In the lyrics i thought I heard him bouncing between him/her (?) though I haven’t listened to it in a while.

I think he does use both in the song, but it's interesting to see it listed here as "What Do You See In Her?" because for years we've all assumed the title was "Him" - apparently we all had it wrong.

Always nice to learn new things about those early days.

 

[terrancestamp]

Miracle Records​

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Miracle Records was an independent American record label, established in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1946 to record and issue rhythm and blues, jazz and gospel music.
The company was established in August 1946 by Chicago-born businessman Lee L. Egalnick (1921–2000).[1][2] It released records by musicians including Rudi Richardson, Memphis Slim, Sonny Thompson, Piney Brown, Dick Davis [de], Gladys Palmer, Eddie Chamblee, Al Hibbler, and Robert Anderson.[2]
In 1948, Memphis Slim's "Messin' Around", and Sonny Thompson's "Long Gone" and "Late Freight" all made No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart. (known at the time as the "Race Records" chart).[3]
Egalnick left the label in 1950 to found Premium Records, and his associate Lew Simpkins soon followed, closing the label down.[2]
The name was later used by unrelated record labels in Australia[4] and the UK[5] during the 1970s.

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[Famous when dead]

Some nice items making large prices today.
Smiths-related results:
(Results as they come in).

(2200 without fees)

Wow.

That's the lot.
Regards,
FWD.

 

[M-C]

Sinfully handsome went for £14,000

 

[terrancestamp]

HIG TP 2,800
GIAC TP JT letter- 4,200