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Auction archive: Lot number 56

The Rolling Stones

Auction 30.04.2002
30 Apr 2002
Estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
ca. US$2,885 - US$5,770
Price realised:
£3,760
ca. US$5,423
Auction archive: Lot number 56

The Rolling Stones

Auction 30.04.2002
30 Apr 2002
Estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
ca. US$2,885 - US$5,770
Price realised:
£3,760
ca. US$5,423
Beschreibung:

The Rolling Stones A set of five typescript questionnaires completed by the five members of The Rolling Stones in 1963 for their first fan club secretary , the forms devised, typed and partially completed by Diane Nelson, [Doreen - see previous lot] whilst talking to the Stones at a gig, the majority comprising twenty-seven questions on either side of a piece of cream notepaper, Brian Jones' form however with thirty-two questions, each document giving a fascinating insight into the band's musical influences, their tastes and ambitions: - Brian Jones' form completed in his hand in pencil, a few questions partially filled in by Doreen in blue ballpoint pen, the rest filled in by the individual Stones at home, Jones responding to the following questions on likes, dislikes, musical tastes and so on: Hobbies - Collecting American Records , Likes - Sleeping. Getting out of London , Dislikes - Getting up. Public transport , Favourite singers - Johnny Cash, Richie Barrett ... Favourite subjects when at school - English ...First public engagement - Marquee, Oxford St. W.1. Favourite type of clothes - Well-Cut, Quiet, Formal , Favourite band - Minit Records Studio Band, Chess Records Studio Band [also Beatles added as an answer to this question in black ballpoint pen probably by Jones], Tastes in Music - Very Catholic (I hate brass bands) Personal ambition - To live on a houseboat, and have a very fast speedboat , Professional ambition - To top charts both sides of Atlantic , in answer to the question regarding Musical education, Jones, and all five Stones on their own forms, responded - Self taught , Biggest break in career - Forming the Stones , Biggest disappointment in career - None , Jones' form having five additional questions to all the others including - Most thrilling experience, to which he gave a tongue-in-cheek response - Meeting Doreen... , Disc label - Decca , Recording Manager & Personal Manager, to which he answers Eric Easton ; - Mick Jagger's form completed in his hand in black ballpoint pen, correcting Doreen on a couple of points including his eye colour - Blue not brown, also in response to the question - Favourite singers - Jagger deleted Doreen's answer on his behalf of Bo Diddley, and added Chuck Berry, Jimmy Reed, Bo Diddley and Howlin' Wolf , Jagger gives his hobbies as - Collecting Records , Likes - Girls, eating, clothes , Dislikes - Intolerant people, having my hair cut ...Favourite subjects when at school - History ...First public engagement - Marquee Club , Favourite type of clothes - Casual modern gear , Favourite band - Stones, Booker T&M.G's , Tastes in music - R &B , Personal ambition - To own my own business , Professional ambition - Make a million selling record , Biggest break in career - Meeting up with rest of the Stones , Biggest disappointment in career - None ; - Keith Richards' form, largely completed on his behalf by Doreen in blue ballpoint pen, a number of answers however, amended by Richards in red ballpoint pen, some sections in his untidy hand and others in a more legible script, details including his height to which he added an inch - 5'9½in. , Colour of Eyes - Doreen gives as Brown, Richards added (& Bloodshot) , for his likes, in addition to - good clothes, good food, Richards' added (Nanker - Nonkering) [Mick, Keith and Brian's 'joke' nonsense language] ...girls, guitars, rings , Dislikes - Brass Bands, snobs, striped pajama's , Richards' amends Doreen's answer of Chuck, Bo, Mick Jagger, deleting Bo and adding Jimmy Reed ...in addition to Art as one of his favourite subjects at school, Richards added Smoking ...Doreen gives the Rolling Stones as his Favourite Band answer, to which Richards adds Beatles , also for his tastes in music, Richards's supplements the answer of R & B, Pop (good) with Country Music , Personal ambition - To Own a Boat , and for details of his musical education, Richards adds to the answer of self taught (with the aid of Chuck) , the reverse of Richards' que

Auction archive: Lot number 56
Auction:
Datum:
30 Apr 2002
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

The Rolling Stones A set of five typescript questionnaires completed by the five members of The Rolling Stones in 1963 for their first fan club secretary , the forms devised, typed and partially completed by Diane Nelson, [Doreen - see previous lot] whilst talking to the Stones at a gig, the majority comprising twenty-seven questions on either side of a piece of cream notepaper, Brian Jones' form however with thirty-two questions, each document giving a fascinating insight into the band's musical influences, their tastes and ambitions: - Brian Jones' form completed in his hand in pencil, a few questions partially filled in by Doreen in blue ballpoint pen, the rest filled in by the individual Stones at home, Jones responding to the following questions on likes, dislikes, musical tastes and so on: Hobbies - Collecting American Records , Likes - Sleeping. Getting out of London , Dislikes - Getting up. Public transport , Favourite singers - Johnny Cash, Richie Barrett ... Favourite subjects when at school - English ...First public engagement - Marquee, Oxford St. W.1. Favourite type of clothes - Well-Cut, Quiet, Formal , Favourite band - Minit Records Studio Band, Chess Records Studio Band [also Beatles added as an answer to this question in black ballpoint pen probably by Jones], Tastes in Music - Very Catholic (I hate brass bands) Personal ambition - To live on a houseboat, and have a very fast speedboat , Professional ambition - To top charts both sides of Atlantic , in answer to the question regarding Musical education, Jones, and all five Stones on their own forms, responded - Self taught , Biggest break in career - Forming the Stones , Biggest disappointment in career - None , Jones' form having five additional questions to all the others including - Most thrilling experience, to which he gave a tongue-in-cheek response - Meeting Doreen... , Disc label - Decca , Recording Manager & Personal Manager, to which he answers Eric Easton ; - Mick Jagger's form completed in his hand in black ballpoint pen, correcting Doreen on a couple of points including his eye colour - Blue not brown, also in response to the question - Favourite singers - Jagger deleted Doreen's answer on his behalf of Bo Diddley, and added Chuck Berry, Jimmy Reed, Bo Diddley and Howlin' Wolf , Jagger gives his hobbies as - Collecting Records , Likes - Girls, eating, clothes , Dislikes - Intolerant people, having my hair cut ...Favourite subjects when at school - History ...First public engagement - Marquee Club , Favourite type of clothes - Casual modern gear , Favourite band - Stones, Booker T&M.G's , Tastes in music - R &B , Personal ambition - To own my own business , Professional ambition - Make a million selling record , Biggest break in career - Meeting up with rest of the Stones , Biggest disappointment in career - None ; - Keith Richards' form, largely completed on his behalf by Doreen in blue ballpoint pen, a number of answers however, amended by Richards in red ballpoint pen, some sections in his untidy hand and others in a more legible script, details including his height to which he added an inch - 5'9½in. , Colour of Eyes - Doreen gives as Brown, Richards added (& Bloodshot) , for his likes, in addition to - good clothes, good food, Richards' added (Nanker - Nonkering) [Mick, Keith and Brian's 'joke' nonsense language] ...girls, guitars, rings , Dislikes - Brass Bands, snobs, striped pajama's , Richards' amends Doreen's answer of Chuck, Bo, Mick Jagger, deleting Bo and adding Jimmy Reed ...in addition to Art as one of his favourite subjects at school, Richards added Smoking ...Doreen gives the Rolling Stones as his Favourite Band answer, to which Richards adds Beatles , also for his tastes in music, Richards's supplements the answer of R & B, Pop (good) with Country Music , Personal ambition - To Own a Boat , and for details of his musical education, Richards adds to the answer of self taught (with the aid of Chuck) , the reverse of Richards' que

Auction archive: Lot number 56
Auction:
Datum:
30 Apr 2002
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
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