Lot 80
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The Rolling Stones
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The Rolling Stones

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The Rolling Stones
A collection of Eric Easton's office correspondence, various dates, 1963-1965 including carbon copies of typescript letters from Eric Easton and original typescript letters to Easton, his company or The Rolling Stones; the earliest carbon copy dated 7th May, 1963 from Eric Easton to Brian Jones initially discussing the purchase of two AC 30 Twin Vox Amps for a recording session on Friday [10th May, 1963 at Olympic Studios -- the recording of the Stones' first single Come On/I Want To Be Loved released on 7th June, 1963] and then mentioning a difference of opinion with Andrew Loog Oldham concerning the Management Agreement, Easton telling Jones ..I am afraid that Andrew is definitely a little less easy going in these matters than I would be. He is of the opinion that he does not wish to enter into an agreement for a probational period of 12 months and he does in fact feel that the Agreement should be for a period of three years. If he feels so strongly about this and as he did in fact "discover" you in the first place, I feel that I must go along with him in this particular instance... 1p.; a selection of correspondence between Easton and Jennings Musical Industries regarding the purchase of two reconditioned Vox Twin Amplifiers in May, 1963; a quantity of letters on booking agents' headed stationery, various dates from 25th July, 1963 to 3rd April, 1964 concerning payments for Stones' performances at various venues including: "Studio 51", Ken Colyer Jazz Club, London; St. Mary's Hall, Putney, London; the Lido Ballroom, Winchester; Kayser Bondor Ballroom, Baldock, Hertfordshire; Hastings Pier, Sussex; and the Invicta Ballroom, Chatham, Kent; also for the Rolling Stones appearances during the Ronettes Tour..; a small collection of correspondence between Eric Easton and the manager of The Jazz Cellar Club, Kingston-on-Thames relaying a dispute involving a breach of contract and non payment for a performance; and another carbon copy from Easton to Mr. & Mrs Lawrence, dated 17th May, 1965, mentioning ...Linda's baby.. (a lot)
Literature
WYMAN, Bill Stone Alone, London: Viking, 1990, pp. 132 & 245
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Lot Essay

The date of the letter to Brian Jones from Eric Easton - 7th May, 1963, appears to contradict Bill Wyman's account of when the Management Contract between the Stones, Andrew Oldham and Eric Easton was signed. According to Wyman, this contract ...was signed on behalf of the Stones by Brian Jones on 1 May 1963. It was to run for three years from 6 May.., the carbon letter in this Lot however, suggests that on 7th May, 1963, Jones was still negotiating the Management Agreement with Oldham and Easton.
On the 23rd July, 1964, Linda Lawrence gave birth to her first child who was Brian Jones' fourth illegitimate child, Julian Mark.

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