Karen 'Gilly' Laney is a freelance writer, photographer and archivist. She co-authored 'Mick Ronson The Spider With The Platinum Hair' in 2003 and fully revised and updated the biography for its second publication in 2009. As former co-president of the David Bowie fan club 'Sons Of The Silent Age' she's spent most of her life working at music and book stores, promoting, collecting and writing about rock 'n' roll. She's in love with just about everything; including Jesus, The Beatles, Andy Warhol and her husband of eleven years. She digs cats, the smell of vinyl and men who wear make-up and she'll tell you more about that at: http://www.weirdandgilly.com
Karen 'Gilly' Laney
Queen ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Single Nets eBay Seller $1000
A Queen fan sold a Turkish copy of the ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ 7-inch single for $1010.88 during an auction earlier this week on eBay.
Paul + Linda McCartney’s Rare ‘Brung To Ewe By Ram’ Vinyl Fetches Big Bucks at Auction
A rare 1971 promo vinyl for Paul and Linda McCartney's ‘Brung To Ewe By Ram’ sold at an eBay auction for almost $2000 earlier this week, only days after the long-awaited 'Ram' re-issue arrived stateside. Though the remastered ‘Ram’ is great, there are still omissions -- a few of which can be found on this vinyl gem.
Rare 1974 Kiss Promo Poster Sells For $1500 On EBay
When Kiss shipped their 1974 debut album out to radio stations, it included a little something extra in the form of a full color poster of the band. Nearly 40 years later, that one-time freebie courtesy of Casablanca Records & Tapes has a collector’s value of at least $1500, based on the one that recently sold on eBay.
Eric Clapton’s Signed Amp Fetches Big Bucks at Auction
Eric Clapton’s vintage valve amplifier recently sold on eBay for over 2,000 British pounds -- the equivalent of about $3200 US dollars. That may sound like a lot, but since this Radford STA 25 Series III is a classic and signed and dated by a 19-year-old Clapton, it's a true collectors' piece.
A Beatles Apple Records Promotional Belt Sells For Fab Price
The Beatles' Apple Records logo is nearly as iconic as the band it represents. When this rare 1968 promotional belt appeared on eBay, it sold just shy of $1,500. That’s a pretty penny to pay for an old leather belt, but try telling that to a Beatles collector.
Jimmy Page Book Sells For $1750 At Auction
Vintage Led Zeppelin and related items always fetch a high dollar on the collectors market, but recently a contemporary piece of Jimmy Page memorabilia earned an impressive $1750.00 during an eBay auction.
Genesis Publications are renowned in the publishing world for their lavish, collector’s editions books and this autographed Page title obviously is worth its weight in gold to Zep fans...
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Kiss ‘Music From ‘The Elder” Sealed 8-Track Fetches A Few Hundred Dollars On EBay
Kiss items are extremely collectible and we've seen some outrageous prices paid for their guitars, autographs and vinyl. Recently four bidders placed a dozen bids in the hopes of winning a sealed 'Music from 'The Elder" 8-track cassette from 1981. The seven-day auction ended when $295.00 secured the collectible, taking the bid to a winning status on eBay. In the collecting market this isn't a
No. 11: The Who, ‘Baba O’Riley’ – Top 100 Classic Rock Songs
If Pete Townshend of the Who had his way, the album that bore the band's classic anthem 'Baba O' Riley' (often mistakenly referred to as 'Teenage Wasteland' based on the song's famous chorus) would have sounded completely different.
Townshend originally planned to top the band's previous project, 1969's 'Tommy,' with an even more ambitious rock opera concept called ‘Lifehouse.'
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Cardiac Testing Forces Gregg Allman to Postpone Book Tour
Gregg Allman’s upcoming book tour in support of his ‘My Cross To Bear’ memoir has been delayed so that he can undergo diagnostic cardiac testing at the Mayo Clinic’s campus tomorrow, April 27.
The Beatles Autographed Mono Vinyl ‘Please Please Me’ Sells For Big Money At Auction
An original and extremely rare 1963 mono copy of the Beatles' ‘Please Please Me’ album, signed by the Fab Four, sold April 18 during an eBay auction for nearly $25,000. Finding a copy of their debut record in decent condition is difficult enough, so to find it autographed with full signatures by all four members is the ultimate score.
The seller breaks...