KEITH MOON HAND SIGNED THE STORY OF THE WHO LP RARE

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MEGA RARE KEITH MOON HAND SIGNED LP

HAND SCRAWLED GRAFITTI!

THE STORY OF THE WHO POLYDOR 2683 069

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HERE IS A VERY RARE AND COLLECTIBLE PIECE OF ROCK HISTORY. "THE STORY OF THE WHO" POLYDOR ORIGINAL 1976 DOUBLE ALBUM, INCLUDING THE 8 PAGE STAPLED BOOKLET.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, ON PAGE TWO, THE PAGE GIVING KEITH MOONS BIOGRAPHY AND VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHS, THERE IS THE UNMISTAKEABLE KEITH MOON HAND SIGNATURE. EVEN MORE SPECIAL, IN EXACTLY THE SAME PEN, THE MAIN KEITH MOON PICTURE HAS HAD A PAIR OF GLASSES AND A BEARD SCRIBBLED ON AS WELL AS THE WORD "IDIOT" AND AN ARROW POINTING TO THE MAIN PICTURE. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS IS A GENUINE KEITH MOON SIGNATURE, AND THAT,WITH THE GRAFITTI HAVING BEEN WRITTEN IN THE SAME PEN, IT IS BY THE GREAT MAN TOO! I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET EXTENSIVELY AND IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS SIGNATURE COMPARES EXTREMELY WELL TO GENUINE EXAMPLES. THE PEN STROKES ARE CLEAN AND FLUID, THERE IS NO AWKWARDNESS AND STOP START PEN MARKS THAT COME WITH A FAKE. THE SCRIBBLED GRAFITTI IS A BONUS I SUPPOSE, BUT I THINK ITS WHAT A LOON LIKE MOON WOULD DO IF HE WAS ASKED TO SIGN THAT PAGE WOULDNT HE?

OBVIOUSLY THERE IS NO CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WITH THIS ITEM OF MEMORABILIA, BUT I HAVE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION WHICH I BELIEVE ALL BUT GUARANTEES ITS A GENUINE KEITH MOON SIGNATURE.

A FEW WEEKS AGO I SOLD A GENUINE, FULLY SIGNED BY ALL FOUR MEMBERS, ABBA ALBUM FOR £1020. THIS ALBUM WAS FOUND IN A CHARITY SHOP AMONGST QUITE A FEW OTHERS IN A CARRIER BAG. THAT ALBUM HAD FOUR DIFFERENT SIGNATURES, IN DIFFERENT PENS, DIFFERENT STYLES AND ALL QUITE OBVIOUSLY GENUINE WHEN COMPARED TO KNOWN SIGNATURES OF ANNA-FRID, BJORN, BENNY AND AGNETHA. OTHER RECORDS IN THE BAG HAD THE OWNERS NAME ON A STICKER ON THEM AND HE TURNED OUT TO BE QUITE A WELL KNOWN FIGURE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY THESE DAYS. HE WAS ALSO IN A BAND IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES. IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET THAT RECORD SIGNED AT THE ALBUM LAUNCH (THE RECORD ITSELF WAS A "PROPERTY OF CBS, DEMONSTRATION ONLY, NOT FOR SALE" STAMPED RECORD "ABBA, THE ALBUM") AS AN INDUSTRY INSIDER. THE BUYER OF THAT RECORD WAS EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH HIS PURCHASE, HAD ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL THAT IT WAS GENUINE, AND UPON RECEIPT, COULD SEE THAT HE DID INDEED HAVE A TRUE PIECE OF POP HISTORY. CHECK MY PROFILE FOR HIS FEEDBACK WHICH WAS..." FANTASTIC! - Absolutely wonderful and unique item. Perfect seller, a true gent!"OBVIOUSLY I HAD A VAST AMOUNT OF INTEREST IN THAT RECORD, EVERYONE COULD SEE THAT THOSE SIGNATURES WERE GENUINE, HENCE THE HIGH WINNING BID, I EXPECT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE SAME WITH THIS ONE.

ANYWAY, THIS RECORD WAS ALSO IN THAT BUNCH OF LP'S AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE SAME PERSON WAS AT SOME KIND OF MUSIC BASH WHERE THE MOONSTER WAS DOING HIS THING AND, KNOWING THAT, TOOK THIS RECORD ALONG TO GET IT SIGNED. I WAITED TO LIST THIS RECORD UNTIL I HAD SOLD THE ABBA ONE, SO THAT I COULD BE CERTAIN THAT THE PROVENANCE I HAVE OUTLINED WAS CORRECT, AND THAT THIS IS A GENUINE UNDISCOVERED UNTIL NOW, KEITH MOON AUTOGRAPH. I HAVE LOOKED VERY CAREFULLY AT OTHER EXAMPLES OF HIS SIGNATURE ONLINE AND THERE DONT SEEM TO BE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS ONE AT ALL. I HAVE PROVIDED CLOSE UP PICS FOR YOU TO PERUSE AND COMPARE, THE PEN APPEARS TO BE A REGULAR BLUE BIRO OR SUCH LIKE.

THE ID NUMBER FOR THE ABBA ALBUM SALE IS 150329164004, SO IF YOU HIT "ADVANCED SEARCH" AND TYPE THAT INTO THE BOX, IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THE TRANSACTION SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE, I URGE YOU TO DO THAT AS IT HELPS TO PROVE THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS KEITH MOON SIGNATURE. OF COURSE THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT YOU ONLY HAVE MY WORD THAT THIS WAS IN THE SAME BATCH OF RECORDS, BUT IT WAS, MY FEEDBACK IS GOOD AND THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO AUTOGRAPHED ITEMS I HAVE EVER SOLD. MAINLY THOUGH, I THINK ITS PRETTY OBVIOUS JUST BY THE SIGNATURE ITSELF THAT IT IS GENUINE. 

I CANNOT NAME THE MUSIC GUY I BELIEVE ONCE OWNED THESE RECORDS IN THIS AD BECAUSE THAT AGAINST THE LAW, BUT I WILL PROVIDE THE WINNING BIDDER WITH HIS NAME SO THAT YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. IN ANY CASE, IT IS JUST MY SUPPOSITION THAT THEY WERE ONCE HIS, ALTHOUGH I DID FIND OUT THAT HE HAD FAMILY IN THIS AREA. THE ABBA ALBUM WAS GIVEN TO HIS MOTHER AS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT, AND I BELIEVE THAT SHE DIED RECENTLY AND THE BAG OF RECORDS WAS DONATED TO THE CHARITY SHOP WHEN THE HOUSE WAS CLEARED. THE RECORDS HAD BEEN IN THE BAG FOR SOME TIME, AND I THINK THEY WERE PUT IN THE LOFT WHEN THIS GUY LEFT HOME AS A YOUNG MAN, AND WERE THEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT. ALL SUPPOSITION BUT IT SEEMS TO FIT. THE ONE THING I DO KNOW IS THAT THE AUTOGRAPH ITSELF LOOKS GENUINE. YOU DECIDE.

OOPS! ALMOST FORGOT, THE RECORD ITSELF! WELL THATS NOT BAD EITHER TO BE HONEST, CONDITION IS A S FOLLOWS:

THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE FRONT AND BACK ARE CLEAN, WITH NO WRITING OR STICKERS. THE SIDE OPENINGS ARE CLEAN AND SHARP. THE CORNERS HAVE MINIMAL BUMPING. THE SPINE CLEARLY SHOWS THE TITLING AND CAT NUMBER . THE INSIDE IS NICE AND CLEAN TOO, WITH THE ALL IMPORTANT 8 PAGE (FOUR TWO SIDED PAGES) STAPLED IN. THE STAPLES HAVE RUSTED SLIGHTLY AND THE MIDDLE PAGES HAVE COME ADRIFT OF THE BOTTOM STAPLE, BUT THEY ARE STILL ATTACHED AT THE TOP. THIS BOOKLET IS GOOD. ALL IMPORTANTLY IS THE KEITH MOON PAGE WHERE ALL THE PEN ACTION HAS TAKEN PLACE.

THE RECORDS THEMSLEVES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITON, WITH BARELY A MARK ON THEM THE LABELS ARE CLEAN AND WRITING FREE. THEY PLAY ALL SIDES PERFECTLY WITH NO SKIPS OR JUMPS.

THEY HAVE THE FIRST PRESS MATRICES  

RECORD ONE 2478 091 A1/B1

RECORD TWO 2478 092 A1/B1

THE RECORD LABELS STATE THESE CAT NUMBERS AS PART OF SET NUMBER 2683 069

AS YOU CAN SEE, QUITE APART FROM THE AUTOGRAPH, THESE RECORDS ARE EARLY FIRST PRESS TOO!

THERE YOU GO THEN, YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A TRUE PIECE OF ROCK HISTORY, A HAND SIGNED BY KEITH MOON WHO ALBUM, INCLUDING SOME FUNNY GRAFITTI. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY SIGNED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE RECORDS RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER 24TH 1976 (IT REACHED NO 2 IN THE UK CHARTS) AND HIS UNTIMELY DEATH ON 7TH SEPTEMBER 1978 ALMOST EXACTLY TWO YEARS LATER.  AS OUTLINED ABOVE, THERE IS NO COA WITH THIS BUT IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT IT IS GENUINE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SHIPPING COST FOR THIS ITEM IS VERY DIFFICULT TO QUOTE. EBAY ONLY ALLOWS £4 FOR A RECORD SO THAT IS WHAT IS QUOTED. QUITE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A VALUABLE ITEM AND THE SHIPPING COST WILL DEPEND ON WHAT LEVEL THE WINNING BIDDER WANTS THE PAOSTAGE TO BE SET AT, IE UK STANDARD/REGISTERED/INSURED ECT OR OVERSEAS STANDARD/TRACKED/REGISTERED ETC. IT IS BEST THAT THE WINNING BIDDER REQUESTS WHAT KIND OF POSTAGE THEY WANT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME ANY QUESTIONS