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Various Rock And Pop Artists
A collection of material relating to the California Ballroom, Dunstable, including:
- 55 performance contracts for various artists, various dates 17th January 1964 - 29th March 1975, each of the printed agreement forms completed with mimeographed typescript details, the majority signed by the booking agent or artist's management, some signed by artists themselves and a number accompanied by corresponding black and white stage shots, subjects include: Bill Haley & The Comets; Dusty Springfield; Manfredd Mann; Lulu & The Luvvers (2); Tom Jones; Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (3); The Small Faces; Status Quo (2); The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (2, both signed by Viv Stanshall); The Move; Jethro Tull; Julie Driscoll & the Brian Auger Trinity signed by Giorgio Gomelsky; Pans People (2, both signed by all 5 members); 10cc (signed by manager Lisberg); Amen Corner and Fairweather (3, two signed by Andy Fairweather Low); Long John Baldry (2, one signed by Baldry); The Moody Blues (3, one signed by Mike Pinder); Suzi Quatro (2); The Nice; Steve Harley and Bob Monkhouse (signed by Monkhouse); a performance contract for Billy Fury to play at The California Ballroom on 9th April, 1966 at a salary of £350 (three hundred & fifty pounds), signed at the foot in blue ballpoint pen Billy Fury, in common mount with a signed black and white stage shot of Fury on that occasion [signature faded]; and a signed Decca Records publicity postcard [signature faded] and 10 contact prints of Fury on stage that night, overall measurements -- 23x22¼in. (58.5x56.5cm.);
- 21 signed publicity photographs, publicity and stage shots, various subjects include: Dusty Springfield, Lulu (2), Joe Brown, The Dave Clark Five and Eden Kane, largest -- 8x9½in. (20.3x24.2cm.);
- 45 black and white stage and publicity shots taken of the artists at the California Ballroom during this period, majority -- 6½x4in. (16.5x12cm.); and approx. 250 contact prints on 46 sheets, subjects include: The Kinks, The Hollies, Tom Jones, Bill Haley, The Animals, The Walker Brothers, P.J.Proby, Freddie & The Dreamers, Zoot Money, Wayne Fontana; and Dusty Springfield (a lot)
A collection of material relating to the California Ballroom, Dunstable, including:
- 55 performance contracts for various artists, various dates 17th January 1964 - 29th March 1975, each of the printed agreement forms completed with mimeographed typescript details, the majority signed by the booking agent or artist's management, some signed by artists themselves and a number accompanied by corresponding black and white stage shots, subjects include: Bill Haley & The Comets; Dusty Springfield; Manfredd Mann; Lulu & The Luvvers (2); Tom Jones; Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (3); The Small Faces; Status Quo (2); The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (2, both signed by Viv Stanshall); The Move; Jethro Tull; Julie Driscoll & the Brian Auger Trinity signed by Giorgio Gomelsky; Pans People (2, both signed by all 5 members); 10cc (signed by manager Lisberg); Amen Corner and Fairweather (3, two signed by Andy Fairweather Low); Long John Baldry (2, one signed by Baldry); The Moody Blues (3, one signed by Mike Pinder); Suzi Quatro (2); The Nice; Steve Harley and Bob Monkhouse (signed by Monkhouse); a performance contract for Billy Fury to play at The California Ballroom on 9th April, 1966 at a salary of £350 (three hundred & fifty pounds), signed at the foot in blue ballpoint pen Billy Fury, in common mount with a signed black and white stage shot of Fury on that occasion [signature faded]; and a signed Decca Records publicity postcard [signature faded] and 10 contact prints of Fury on stage that night, overall measurements -- 23x22¼in. (58.5x56.5cm.);
- 21 signed publicity photographs, publicity and stage shots, various subjects include: Dusty Springfield, Lulu (2), Joe Brown, The Dave Clark Five and Eden Kane, largest -- 8x9½in. (20.3x24.2cm.);
- 45 black and white stage and publicity shots taken of the artists at the California Ballroom during this period, majority -- 6½x4in. (16.5x12cm.); and approx. 250 contact prints on 46 sheets, subjects include: The Kinks, The Hollies, Tom Jones, Bill Haley, The Animals, The Walker Brothers, P.J.Proby, Freddie & The Dreamers, Zoot Money, Wayne Fontana; and Dusty Springfield (a lot)
Literature
ILKA, Diane The Cali Album, Dunstable: The Book Castle, 2005
www.california-ballroom.info
https://cali-r.com/history.html
www.california-ballroom.info
https://cali-r.com/history.html
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