Claire Howell: Last News

Sex Pistols‘ rise to notoriety in the 1970s is expected to reach up to £10,000 at auction.The digital Betacam tape contains footage of Julien Temple’s The Filth & The Fury: A Sex Pistols Film, which was released in 2000.While the film is readily accessible on DVD, Hansons Auctioneers say that the 12 minute master-tape is a “one-off” and features videos made for ‘God Save The Queen’, ‘Pretty Vacant’ and ‘Holidays In The Sun’, interspersed with interviews with the band and management.Claire Howell, music memorabilia consultant at Hansons, said: “This is an exceptionally rare piece of musical history celebrating an iconic group who smashed their way to fame in the mid-70s and broke the mould when it came to music, fashion, style and

Oasis contract that requested “sober-speaking” assistants and “quality lager” for the band and crew during a 1994 gig is to be auctioned.The official paperwork was drawn up ahead of an early show at The Old Trout venue in Windsor, Berkshire and is expected to fetch up to £1,500 at Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire later this month.The paperwork, which was drawn up by Primary Talent International, sees the band requesting a two-course meal, water, fruit juice and soft drinks.It has been described as “extremely rare” by a music memorabilia expert at Hansons, who explained that it was owned by a woman who worked in the music industry and previously purchased it from a gig organiser at The Old Trout.Claire Howell, music memorabilia specialist