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An acoustic guitar signed by early Top of the Pops guests, including The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, and many others

27 March 2017, 13:00 EDT
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An acoustic guitar signed by early Top of the Pops guests, including The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, and many others

An acoustic guitar, labeled inside "Made in Holland," no strings, with approximately 39 signatures of many popular 1960s rock and R&B artists; signatures and inscriptions include (to the body): "Paul McCartney," "John Lennon," "Ringo Starr," "George Harrison," "Dusty Springfield," "Love / Manfred Mann," "Bill Wyman," "Millicent Martin," "Ralph Ellis / SBJ" [Swinging Blue Jeans], "Johnny Kidd," "Estelle / Ronette," "Love / Always / Ronnie / Ronettes," "Hi- / Bobby Vee," "The Crystals / [unreadable] / Dee [Kenniebrew] / Barbara [Alston] / Fran [Collins]," and others; to neck: "Alan Buck," "Bobby Elliott," and others; to head: "Brenda Lee"; to back of body: "Young Screaming Lord Sutch," "Fred Neuman," matching drawings of two birds on ships' crow's nests with an inscription in-between: "Crow's Nest Club / The Top of the Pops / To John, Best Wishes, Lots of Luck."

Top of the Pops was a weekly British music chart television program that launched in early 1964 and featured performances by current chart-topping performers. The very first episode featured The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, the Dave Clark Five, the Hollies and SBJ (Swinging Blue Jeans), all of whom are represented on this guitar. A rare relic of the heady early days of British rock.
Size: 12 1/2 x 37 in

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