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John Joseph Lydon (/ˈlaɪdən/; born 31 January 1956), also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a British singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer of the late-1970s punk band the Sex Pistols, which was active from 1975 to 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. He is also the lead singer of post-punk band Public Image Ltd (PiL), which he founded and fronted from 1978 until 1993, and again since 2009.
Below is a recent realized price for a Johnny Rotten signed photo. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
Johnny Rotten Signed Photo. Sold for nearly $1,000.
The following are some Sex Pistol items we have sold:
Exceptionally Rare Sex Pistols & The Clash 1976 “Anarchy in the UK” Tour Poster — From Cancelled Bournemouth Show
Scarce Sex Pistols concert poster, from the 1976 “Anarchy in the UK” tour. Poster lists tour dates and supporting acts, including “The Clash,” “Damned” and “Johnny And the Heartbreakers.” Poster advertises the tour’s cancelled Bournemouth Village Bowl appearance for 7 December 1976, never performed on account of the The Sex Pistols’ profanity laden television appearance. Poster measures 19.5″ x 29″, with some minor scratches, two 1.5″ tears at bottom and one 2″ tear at top. Three of the corners are chipped from mounting. Very good. Sold for $4,967.
Scarce Sex Pistols Poster for Their Final Tour in the UK — Poster Full of Quotes by Venues Stating They’re Not Welcome
Poster promoting the Sex Pistols’ last shows in the UK: their ”Never Mind The Bans” tour. The poster’s designer Jamie Reid puts the punk band’s image to work, proudly displaying a collage of rejection letter clippings from venues that refused to host them. One reads: ”…The unfortunate reputation they have gained seems to bring in its wake inevitable scenes of violence and resulting damage…” Slated to play eight shows in the UK from 16-25 December 1977, the turmoil-laden band had to cancel half of them and would never play the UK again. Sid Vicious would die of a heroin overdose on 1 February 1979 at age 21. Very large poster measures 26” x 38”. Toning, creasing, and scattered tears to edges and separation at fold intersections. In very good condition in a plain black frame. A scarce Sex Pistols poster from the height of their punk rock reign. With provenance from Christie’s. Sold for $3,281.
Rare Sex Pistols Banned Poster — “Young Flesh Required, The Great Rock N’ Roll Swindle”
Sex Pistols original 1979 poster “Young Flesh Required, The Great Rock N’ Roll Swindle”. The infamous punk band turn their hostilities on their own record label with this very large poster designed by Jamie Reid. Banned by American Express, its image of a “Sex Pistols” credit card with “Virgin Records” named as the cardholder signifies the band’s feeling they were exploited unfairly for profit. Titles put this sentiment in no uncertain terms: “The Artist (The Prostitute) / Your name could be here. Your talents will become a source / of unlimited cash for the Record / Company (The Pimp) / The Record Company (The Pimp) / The people who own this, own you. They will spend the cash you / generate on schemes to increase / their own power. You will get a / small percentage of what you earn. The Business (The Swindle) / Played by everyone including / the Record Company The manager / the Promoter the Press the Disc Jockey / and if you’re smart, you.” Measures 39.75″ x 27.75″. Creasing, else near fine. With provenance from Christie’s. Sold for $1,182.
Sex Pistols Contract Signed by Infamous Bassist Sid Vicious — Extremely Rare
Contract between legendary punk icon Sid Vicious of The Sex Pistols and a Louisiana venue in connection with a 9 January 1978 concert by The Pistols. The contract, dated 3 January 1978 between Glitterbest, Inc. F/S/O Sex Pistols and Kingfish/Danny Kerticy, delineates the terms and payment for the event and is signed in black ballpoint pen ”John Beverley” (Sid Vicious’ legal name). Contract, measuring 8.5” x 11”, shows minor creasing and staple holes, else near fine condition. Sold for $1,156.
The following are some similar items we have sold:
Incredible 55th Grammy Awards collection of signatures from 70+ leading musicians who have shaped the contemporary music scene. Each musician signed his or her name while backstage, either during rehearsals or the show itself, which was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on 13 February 2013. Most signatures are quite large, some measuring 9” in diameter. Performers’ signatures in black marker include: Adele, Beyonce, Elton John, Jack White, Sting, Jay-Z, Bonnie Raitt, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, John Mayer, Tim McGraw, Nas, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Timbaland, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Kelly Rowland, Quincy Jones, Wiz Khalifa, Ziggy Marley, Damian Marley, Carly Rae Jepsen, Travis Barker, Ne-Yo, Kat Dennings, Solange Knowles, Miranda Lambert, Miguel, Frank Ocean, Pitbull, Amber Rose, David Guetta, Skrillex and more. Also signed by bands The Lumineers, Fun and Mumford & Sons, as well as by host and producer Ryan Seacrest, comedienne Ellen DeGeneres, actors Vin Diesel and Neil Patrick Harris, actress Jessica Biel, and actress/director Lena Dunham. Impresario Mark Cuban signs as well, with further signatures totaling more than 70 in all. ”Epica” brand handmade Italian book is bound in marbled brown leather and measures a grand 13” x 12”. Album includes 51 sheets with signatures on front and verso of each. Measures 11.75” x 11.75” on thick cream-colored cardstock. Front board has one minor indentation. Near fine overall. With an LOA from the Grammy Foundation. Sold for $9,799.
Excellent Beatles signed concert program – without inscription, for a concert held on 25 April 1963 at Fairfield Hall in Croydon, Surrey. On the two-page spread devoted to The Beatles, each of the Fab Four sign next to their photo in blue ballpoint, ”I Love You / Yours / John Lennon / xxx”, ”Love, / Paul McCartney / xxx”, ”George Harrison / xx” and ”Love / Ringo Starr / [star sign]xx”. The event was organized by London concert promoter John Smith, and also featured John Leyton (who cancelled his appearance), The Big Three, Billy Kramer, and several more acts, with The Beatles headlining. Orange program bound by two staples runs six pages and measures 6.875” x 9.5”. Separation starting along bottom seam, and creasing throughout. Small hole to top right of cover. Overall in very good condition. With Roger Epperson COA for all four signatures. A rare uninscribed Beatles concert program, signed at the cusp of their global fame. Sold for $9,375.
Bob Marley Autographed ”Kaya” Album
Bob Marley signed ”Kaya” album, inscribed by the legend in blue ballpoint pen, ”Rasta Love Kaya / Bob Marley”. Released in 1978, ”Kaya” include the iconic songs ”Is This Love” and ”Sun Is Shining”, promoted by Bob Marley & The Wailers in a worldwide tour in 1978, where this autograph was obtained on their stop in Paris in June. Some creasing to album cover, small bit of abrasion at upper left and inconspicuous tape along left side. On the verso is written ”Pascal 78” in orange marker. Vinyl record included, which has some shallow scratching. With Roger Epperson COA. A visually interesting and rare signed piece by Marley, ideal for display. Sold for $6,655.
Bob Dylan Signed Double Album ”Blonde on Blonde”
Bob Dylan signed album, ”Blonde on Blonde”, one of rock’s first double albums released in 1966. Many consider it one of the greatest rock albums of all time, with the classic songs ”Just Like a Woman”, ”Visions of Johanna”, ”I Want You” and ”Rainy Day Women #12 & 35”. Signed by Dylan on the famous blurred focus cover. Measures 12.25” square. Signature has been authenticated by Bob Dylan’s manager and album is from the stock of the manager and Bob Dylan. Near fine condition. Sold for $6,250.
Jerry Lee Lewis Johnny Cash & Carl Perkins Signed Photo
“Million Dollar Quartet” is a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash made on December 4, 1956, at the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. An article about the session was published in the Memphis Press-Scimitar under the title “Million Dollar Quartet”. The recording was first released in Europe in 1981 as The Million Dollar Quartet with 17 tracks. A few years later more tracks were discovered and released as The Complete Million Dollar Session. In 1990, the recordings were released in the United States as Elvis Presley – The Million Dollar Quartet. This session is considered a seminal moment in rock and roll.
The jam session seems to have happened by pure chance. Perkins, who by this time had already met success with “Blue Suede Shoes”, had come into the studios that day accompanied by his brothers Clayton and Jay and by drummer W.S. Holland, their aim being to record some new material, including a revamped version of an old blues song, “Matchbox”. Sam Phillips, the owner of Sun Records, who wanted to try to fatten this sparse rockabilly instrumentation, had brought in his latest acquisition, Jerry Lee Lewis, still unknown outside Memphis, to play piano (at the time, a Wurlitzer Spinet) on the Perkins session. Lewis’s first Sun single would be released a few days later. Sometime in the early afternoon, 21-year-old Elvis Presley, a former Sun artist now with RCA Victor, arrived to pay a casual visit accompanied by a girlfriend, Marilyn Evans. After chatting with Phillips in the control room, Presley listened to the playback of Perkins’s session, which he pronounced to be good. Then he went into the studio and some time later, the jam session began. At some point during the session, Sun artist Johnny Cash, who had recently enjoyed a few hit records on the country charts, arrived as well. (Cash wrote in his autobiography Cash that he had been first to arrive at the Sun Studio that day, wanting to listen in on the Perkins recording session.) Jack Clement was engineering that day and remembers saying to himself “I think I’d be remiss not to record this,” and so he did. After running through a number of songs, Elvis and girlfriend Evans slipped out as Jerry Lee pounded away on the piano. Cash wrote in Cash that “no one wanted to follow Jerry Lee, not even Elvis.” Whatever Elvis’s feelings may or may not have been in regard to “following” Lewis, Presley was clearly the “star” of the impromptu jam session, which consisted largely of snippets of gospel songs that the four artists had all grown up singing. The recordings show Elvis, the most nationally and internationally famous of the four at the time, to be the focal point of what was a casual, spur-of-the-moment gathering of four artists who would each go on to contribute greatly to the seismic shift in popular music in the late 1950s.
Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins signed photo of their historic jam session with Elvis Presley on 4 December 1956, an impromptu once-in-a-lifetime recording session of the four men who would shape late 1950s rock ‘n roll. Large 14″ x 11″ glossy photo is signed by Lewis in orange felt-tip and by Cash and Perkins in black felt-tip. Photo is nicely framed to a size of 21.625″ x 17.75″. Not examined out of frame, but appears near fine. With COA from Odyssey Group. Sold for $5,960.
Elvis Presley Signed 8.5″ x 11″ Photo — With Epperson COA
Large photo signed by Elvis Presley, penned in blue ballpoint next to his image on matte paper measuring 8.5″ x 11″. Mild creasing and tape repair to left margin, overall very good condition. With Roger Epperson COA. Sold for $5,775.
Pink Floyd rare signed ”Ummagumma” album, signed by all four band members in large black marker on the album’s front cover: Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and David Gilmour. The ”Ummagumma” double album, released in October 1969, is considered by many to be one of the best live albums ever produced. Some dampstaining to top edge, light ring wear and partially separated spine. Overall in good plus condition. With a COA from Roger Epperson for all four signatures. Sold for $5,000.
Metallica Signed & Inscribed High School Yearbook — Singer James Hetfield Signs Ron McGovney’s Book — “…keep practicing bass, watch General Hospital…get long hair & stay skinny…”
James Hetfield, Metallica’s lead singer, signed inscription in the senior high school yearbook of Metallica bass player Ron McGovney. Hetfield’s lengthy note reads in part, “…I know ‘The Charm’ will happen…Too bad you can’t go to Ozzy…that party…will be a cranker, especially with ‘Leather Charm’ playing…Your heavy metal friend…” Also included is a numbered list of popular rock musicians in pencil on a sheet of loose leaf paper appearing to be in Hetfield’s hand. 1981 yearbook has student signatures, else near fine. Sold for $1,930.
FREE APPRAISAL. To appraise, auction, buy, consign or sell your Johnny Rotten signed photo that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).
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