35 years ago today, The Rolling Stones release what’s considered their last great album. Tattoo You.

August 24, 2016 by evpcd

From rollingstone.com For too many years it’s seemed almost impossible for the Rolling Stones to make an album that hasn’t involved — at least partially — the problem of being the Rolling Stones. This difficulty dogged them throughout the Seventies — it’s part of the responsibility of having lasted so long, I guess — and they responded to both it and their audience’s need for constant redefinition with snideness (who wants to be told that “It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll”?), subterfuge […]

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Shining Time Station, and a Shining example of a killer early style Ringo autograph.

June 21, 2016 by evpcd

Shining Time Station is an American children’s television series jointly created by British television producer Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow, {seen below.} The series was produced by The Britt Allcroft Company (now Gullane Entertainment, a subsidiary of HiT Entertainment) and Quality Family Entertainment in New York for New York City’s PBS station WNET, and was originally taped in New York City and later in Toronto. It incorporated sequences from the British television show Thomas & Friends, which was in turn […]

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The thrill of seeing your childhood idol. Again and again and again. Ringo Starr at the DCU center in Worcester, MA.

June 12, 2016 by evpcd

Ringo Starr brought his All Starr Band to the DCU Center in Worcester, MA last night and I was lucky enough to be there and see him for the “I’ve lost track” time. 2nd row. Dead center. It was more like a private show. Ringo seemed to love playing to the first few rows. Which of course I was more than happy to be in. I can’t seem to get enough of his shows. I’ve seen Ringo many times and […]

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Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. Ringo’s other band.

June 7, 2016 by evpcd

Originally posted on Gary Rocks. A blog about collecting Vintage Rock and Roll Memorabilia.:
*All items pictured are from my personal collection unless otherwise noted. Rory Storm (7 January 1938 – 28 September 1972) was an English musician and vocalist. Born Alan Caldwell in Liverpool, Storm was the singer and leader of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, a Liverpudlian band who were contemporaries of the Beatles in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Ringo Starr was the drummer for the Hurricanes…

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Ringo Starr’s HBO Special “Off The Record,” Hosted by Dave Stewart. And a killer signed poster.

June 7, 2016 by evpcd

  An amazing piece I’m thrilled to add to my growing Ringo and Beatles collection. OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM ONE OF THE CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF THIS PROGRAM MARK FARRELL. THE POSTER MEASURES 4′ X 5.’ IT’S A BLACK AND WHITE HEAD SHOT FROM 1965 OF RINGO. IT WAS USED AS A BACK-DROP FOR THE SET DESIGN STAGE. (IT CAN BE SEEN HANGING IN THE REAR OF THE STAGE DIRECTLY BEHIND WHERE RINGO IS SEATED.) THE PHOTO WAS ALSO USED AS THE […]

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Advertising and Marketing The Doors. A dream assignment?

May 12, 2016 by evpcd

I’ve been in the marketing/advertising biz for over 30 years. And with the exception of a handful of very cool projects, working with Slash for the L.A. Zoo, and Guitar Hero for Aerosmith, I’ve never really had the opportunity to market a band. My background is graphic design and illustration so it’s no surprise my collection is driven by what I find visually appealing. I began to look at the ads created by Elektra and placed in music trade publications […]

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The Doors L.A. Woman. Motel money murder madness.

May 9, 2016 by evpcd

This is hands down my favorite Doors album. Period. And L.A. Woman might be my favorite Doors song. Jim as his best. Honest and raw. I’ve looked for any memorabilia connected with this album and while there isn’t much, I’ve managed to track down a few items. The following was taken from teamrock.com. http://teamrock.com/feature/2014-11-05/the-20-greatest-doors-songs In which Mr Mojo Risin’ declares his love for all the little girls in their Hollywood bungalows and the City of Light in particular. The original handwritten […]

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Has the “sharpie” changed autograph collecting forever?

March 29, 2016 by evpcd

This post could potentially raise some eyebrows. So I’ll say the opinions here are mine. And in the big scheme of things don’t mean shit. Ok here goes…. “Sharpie” was originally a name designating a permanent marker launched in 1964 by the Sanford Ink Company. The Sharpie also became the first pen-style permanent marker. Hard to believe this has been around since the mid 60’s. You don’t see many autographs from this period in sharpie or permanent marker. The first recollection I […]

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Everybody remembers their “first.” My Jim Morrison and Doors autograph.

March 22, 2016 by evpcd

An amazing find. To be perfectly honest, I already had resigned myself to NEVER owning an early Doors autograph. Let alone anything signed by Jim himself. So go figure. Here’s a fully signed Doors tour book from 1969. A rare program on it’s own, but this one is signed by the entire band. Each member signing on his page and Jim signing next to the opening page where the lyrics to “The Wasp. Texas Radio and The Big Beat” are […]

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