1970s Memorabilia...
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1970s Autographs
Autographs are always collectable but it’s an obvious fact that some are more collectable than others. They’re also more desirable in certain forms than in others. Four...
1970s Clothing
To some collectors, clothing is the ultimate memorabilia, the feeling of owning garments actually worn by their heroes. They’re willing to pay hefty prices for rare...
1970s Discs
As record sales increased in the 1970s so there were more gold and platinum discs awarded. For collectors, this makes them a little easier to find, although there’s...
1970s Instruments
Perhaps even more than the 1960s, the 1970s was the era of the guitar hero; it was the central instrument of rock, and those who played it superbly were idolised. By...
1970s Magazines
The 1970s brought a real growth in the music press. The stalwarts of the 60s continued – Melody Maker, NME, Rolling Stone – but they were joined by a number of others,...
1970s Merchandise
In the 1960s merchandising was largely all about the Beatles who sold items like hotcakes, mostly in the U.S. In the following decade, merchandise was the province of...
1970s Posters
The late 1960s might have been the golden age of concert poster art but there are plenty of posters from the 1970s that are equally collectable. That’s particularly true...
1970s Tickets and Passes
To the uninitiated, it might seem hard to credit but there’s a very healthy memorabilia trade in concert tickets, especially unused ones, and backstage passes. In some...
Bob Marley
Long after his death in 1981 Bob Marley remains the biggest musical star ever to come out of Jamaica. He took the sound of reggae worldwide, and became an iconic figure...
David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust, the Thin White Duke…over a career that’s already lasted more than four decades, David Bowie has put on and cast off personalities like suits of clothes....
Elton John
Elton John, a big star for well over three decades, is a unique case in rock memorabilia. He’s been periodically getting rid of his own artefacts for almost 20 years...
Festival Memorabilia
The first rock festivals took place in the US, and quickly spread around the world. Woodstock, in 1969, still stands as a festival icon and milestone. But Britain...
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa was one of the most individual figures in American rock music. With wit, sarcasm and great musical skill, he went his own way, well out of the mainstream....
Glam Rock of the 70's
Glam rock was a genre unto itself starting in 1970 with the emergence of T. Rex as a pop group rather than the airy-fairy hippie duo they’d been before. Wearing...
James Brown
He was the Godfather of Soul, and a star for almost half a century. But even godfathers aren't immortal, and after James Brown died in 2006, it would have been...
John Lennon
Of all the Beatles, John Lennon was the most revered. He was the most iconoclastic of the four, the rebel, who was not only a great singer and songwriter, but also a...
Led Zeppelin
Without a doubt the biggest rock band of the 1970s, Led Zeppelin created the most popular rock song ever with Stairway to Heaven. The combination of Robert Plant’s high,...
Punk Memorabilia
One of the fastest-growing areas of rock memorabilia is material from the punk era. In part this is because it was a very specific movement and those who were part of it...
The Eagles
Apart from making some great country-rock in the 1970s and having one of the biggest-ever selling albums of all times with their Greatest Hits, the Eagles are an object...
The Who, What Memorabilia Should You Buy?
Few bands have shown the endurance of the Who. From their beginnings as a Mod band in the 60s they’ve developed and grown with a pair of rock operas...
