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1967 at 60: The Year Rock Grew Up
  Sgt Pepper, Pink Floyd's debut and The Who Sell Out all turn 60 in 2027. A collector's look back at 1967 and its most sought-after memorabilia. Next year marks 60 years since 1967, the year British rock went from three-minute singles to full-blown albums as art. Three landmark records from that year turn 60 in 2027, and each one left behind memorabilia that collectors still prize. The Beatles — Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (May/June 1967) Released at the start of the Summer of Love, Sgt. Pepper changed... Read more...
When Pigs Flew: 50 Years of Pink Floyd's Animals
  n December 1976 a giant inflatable pig broke loose over Battersea Power Station. Fifty years on, we look back at Pink Floyd's Animals and its memorabilia. On 3 December 1976, a 40-foot inflatable pig broke free from its moorings above Battersea Power Station and drifted off over London. It was meant to be a photo shoot for Pink Floyd's next album cover. Instead, it became one of the most famous publicity accidents in rock history. The shoot that got away The idea came from Roger Waters, who regularly drove... Read more...
50 Years of A Day at the Races: Queen's 1976
Queen's A Day at the Races turns 50 this December. We look back at the album, the Hyde Park show and the memorabilia from Queen's biggest year yet. On 10 December 1976, Queen released A Day at the Races, the follow-up to A Night at the Opera and the band's first fully self-produced album. Fifty years on, it's a good moment to look back at one of the most important years in Queen's story — and the collectables it produced. The year Queen went stadium-sized 1976 began with Queen still... Read more...
As Featured in The Telegraph: What Happens When Stars Stop Signing?
Fab Four Memorabilia founder Alfie Evans spoke to The Telegraph about celebrities quitting autographs, fakes, and why the market keeps growing. We're proud to have been featured in The Telegraph this autumn, in a piece about what happens to the autograph market when famous names announce they've stopped signing. The story The article was sparked by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker saying he would no longer sign autographs. He's far from the first. Billie Eilish, Steve Martin and Bryan Cranston have all stepped back over the years, and Paul McCartney has... Read more...
What's in Your Loft? Music Memorabilia Hiding in Plain Sight
Old tickets, programmes and records could be worth more than you think. Here's what to look for — and what to bring to a free valuation day. At every valuation day we run, someone arrives with a carrier bag and an apology: "It's probably nothing." Quite often, it's something. Music memorabilia from the 1960s to the 1990s is sitting in lofts, garages and spare rooms across the country, and most owners have no idea what it's worth. The things people throw away The items that surprise people most are the... Read more...
Rare Vinyl: Why Some Records Are Worth a House and Most Are Worth a Coffee
There is a persistent myth that old records are valuable because they're old. They aren't. Read more...
Collecting the Rolling Stones: Where the Real Money Sits
The Beatles get most of the memorabilia headlines, but the Rolling Stones have quietly built one of the deepest collecting markets in music. Read more...
Punk Memorabilia: How Throwaway Culture Became a Blue-Chip Market
Punk was built to be disposable. The clothes were ripped, the records were cheap, the flyers were photocopied, and the whole point was that none of it was precious. Read more...
UK Concert Posters: The Overlooked Corner of the Memorabilia Market
When people think about music memorabilia, they picture autographs and guitars. The original concert poster is easy to overlook Read more...
Stage-Used Instruments: The Trophy End of Music Memorabilia
At the very top of the music memorabilia market sit the instruments — the actual guitars, drums and keyboards that made the records and played the shows. This is the trophy tier, Read more...
Beatles Autographs as an Investment
If you're thinking about putting money into Beatles signatures rather than just hanging one on the wall, it helps to know what separates a £5,000 piece from a £500,000 one. They can carry the same four names. Read more...
Every Signature, Under Every Light: Inside Our Forensic Authentic
When you buy a signed piece from Fab Four Memorabilia, it has already been through far more than a glance under a magnifying glass. Every autograph we handle is examined using a professional forensic video magnifier — the same class of multi-spectral equipment relied upon by document examiners — before it earns its Letter of Authenticity. Read more...