Pop Memorabilia, Including the Collection of Alexis Mardas (Sale #9836)

by Christie's South Kensington

First Edition

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Book description: London: Christie's South Kensington, 2004. 2004 Catalogue to accompany the May 2004 auction. Cover shows light handling wear, including scuffing. Pages clean and bright. Softcover, measuring approximately 8.25" x 10.5". 252 items in the auction, each pictured in color. Includes realized sale prices and a copy of the original press release for this auction. Many of the items are accompanied by backstories. The auction in its entirety comprised over 250 lots, featuring further Beatles memorabilia and lots relating to some of biggest names in pop, including David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley and Sid Vicious. Acclaimed as a science prodigy from his teens, Alexis Mardas moved from his native Greece to England in the early 1960s. He met Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones around 1963, and was subsequently commissioned to design a revolutionary new system of linking lights with sound for the band's stage performances. In 1966, he met John Lennon, who was so impressed by his scientific skills that he dubbed him 'Magic Alex', and often referred to him as "my guru". The Beatles were in the early stages of forming their Apple empire, and Mardas was appointed head of Apple Electronics. He continued his experiments with audio-visual technology until the company fell foul of Apple's cost-cutting in 1969. Auction highlights include a leather collar worn often by John Lennon, Lennon's custom-made Vox Kensington guitar, Lennon's diary, a signed copy of the Beatles’ first fully-signed contract in October 1962 with Brian Epstein, an early signed 1967 David Bowie contract with Kenneth Pitt and witnessed by Bowie’s parents, a shirt worn by The Clash bassist, copies of Interview Magazine signed by Andy Warhol, a platinum Madonna record, a gold Pretenders record, animation cels from Pink Floyd's The Wall, and much more! This is a fascinating catalogue to thumb through.... First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8.25" x 10.75". Auction Catalog.

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