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GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1959-60
Details
A SEMI-HOLLOW-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, ES-355 TDSV
GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1959-60
The logo Gibson inlaid at the headstock, the truss rod cover engraved STEREO, labelled internally Style ES-355 / Gibson GUITAR T / Number A 32530 is hereby / GUARANTEED / against faulty workmanship and materials / Gibson INC. / KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN / U.S.A., ink stamped internally STEREO at the label edge and S606 21 to the back, the body of laminated maple, the mahogany neck with bound ebony fingerboard and pearl block inlay, of Cherry Red finish, fitted with a Bigsby tailpiece, together with a hardshell case, additional mono wiring harness with potentiometers and a stereo input jack, a black and white photograph of Johnny Marr backstage at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, 1984 [printed later], signed and dated by photographer Paul Slattery, and an original copy of the 16 February 2013 issue of NME, featuring this guitar on the cover
The guitar (length of body): 18 ¼ in. (46.3 cm.)
The photograph: 20 in. (50.8 cm.) x 16 in. (40.6 cm.)
GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1959-60
The logo Gibson inlaid at the headstock, the truss rod cover engraved STEREO, labelled internally Style ES-355 / Gibson GUITAR T / Number A 32530 is hereby / GUARANTEED / against faulty workmanship and materials / Gibson INC. / KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN / U.S.A., ink stamped internally STEREO at the label edge and S606 21 to the back, the body of laminated maple, the mahogany neck with bound ebony fingerboard and pearl block inlay, of Cherry Red finish, fitted with a Bigsby tailpiece, together with a hardshell case, additional mono wiring harness with potentiometers and a stereo input jack, a black and white photograph of Johnny Marr backstage at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, 1984 [printed later], signed and dated by photographer Paul Slattery, and an original copy of the 16 February 2013 issue of NME, featuring this guitar on the cover
The guitar (length of body): 18 ¼ in. (46.3 cm.)
The photograph: 20 in. (50.8 cm.) x 16 in. (40.6 cm.)
Literature
The Smiths, ‘The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? (Live on Top of the Pops, 1984), recorded 26 January 1984, posted 20 January 2021, by The Smiths, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y6UyQClEj0.
The Smiths, performer, Y.E.S., broadcast 6 February 1984, BBC North West, UK.
The Smiths, performer, The Tube, broadcast 16 March 1984, Channel 4, UK.
The Smiths, performer, Elektron Pop, 18 March 1984, VH1, Belgium.
The Smiths, performer, Ear Say, broadcast 31 March 1984, Channel 4, UK.
The Smiths, performer, Data Run, broadcast 7 April 1984, ITV, UK.
The Smiths with Sandie Shaw, performer, Top of the Pops, broadcast 26 April 1984, BBC One, UK.
G. Twigg, ‘Johnny Marr’, Guitarist, February 1985, pp. 53-56.
The Smiths, ‘The Smiths - How Soon is Now? (Live on Top of The Pops '85)’, recorded 14 February 1985, posted 10 April 2020, by The Smiths, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svhiw-XK3aU.
The Pretenders, Windows of the World, official music video, directed by Tony Van Den Ende, Polydor, 1988.
P. Slattery, The Smiths: The Early Years, London, 2007, illus. pp. 66, 70, 74-77, 87-80, 102-104.
The Smiths, The Sound of The Smiths, Warner Music, 2008, illus. cover.
P. Graham, Instrument, San Francisco, 2011, illus. cover, pp. 48-49.
Johnny Marr, ‘Song Stories - The Smiths, 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now’, posted 13 February 2013, by NME, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX0fX47rQMc&t=1s.
B. Nicolson, ‘Heaven Knows He’s Godlike Now’, NME, 16 February 2013, illus. cover, p. 18., 19, 21, 22, 24.
J. Marr, Set The Boy Free, Century, London, 2016, Photo section 2, p. 3.
R. Brakes, 'Marr's Guitars', Guitarist, Issue 434, July 2018, illus. p. 77.
J. Marr, interviewed by D. Steinhardt and M. Taylor, 'Johnny Marr Talks Guitars & A Life In Music', posted on 20 October 2023 by That Pedal Show, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjY2O92ByNw&t=3129s.
H. Levin, ‘Six Strings & Feeling: Inside Johnny Marr’s Famous Riffs & Guitar Legacy’, Grammy.com, 3 November 2023. https://www.grammy.com/news/johnny-marr-interview-riffs-the-smiths-guitar-legacy/.
J. Marr, Marr’s Guitars, Thames & Hudson, London, 2023, pp. 24-27, 130-135.
J. Marr, 'Johnny Marr: Marr's Guitars', posted 15 January 2024 by Thames & Hudson, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVD1eg8RIk.
The Smiths, performer, Y.E.S., broadcast 6 February 1984, BBC North West, UK.
The Smiths, performer, The Tube, broadcast 16 March 1984, Channel 4, UK.
The Smiths, performer, Elektron Pop, 18 March 1984, VH1, Belgium.
The Smiths, performer, Ear Say, broadcast 31 March 1984, Channel 4, UK.
The Smiths, performer, Data Run, broadcast 7 April 1984, ITV, UK.
The Smiths with Sandie Shaw, performer, Top of the Pops, broadcast 26 April 1984, BBC One, UK.
G. Twigg, ‘Johnny Marr’, Guitarist, February 1985, pp. 53-56.
The Smiths, ‘The Smiths - How Soon is Now? (Live on Top of The Pops '85)’, recorded 14 February 1985, posted 10 April 2020, by The Smiths, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svhiw-XK3aU.
The Pretenders, Windows of the World, official music video, directed by Tony Van Den Ende, Polydor, 1988.
P. Slattery, The Smiths: The Early Years, London, 2007, illus. pp. 66, 70, 74-77, 87-80, 102-104.
The Smiths, The Sound of The Smiths, Warner Music, 2008, illus. cover.
P. Graham, Instrument, San Francisco, 2011, illus. cover, pp. 48-49.
Johnny Marr, ‘Song Stories - The Smiths, 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now’, posted 13 February 2013, by NME, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX0fX47rQMc&t=1s.
B. Nicolson, ‘Heaven Knows He’s Godlike Now’, NME, 16 February 2013, illus. cover, p. 18., 19, 21, 22, 24.
J. Marr, Set The Boy Free, Century, London, 2016, Photo section 2, p. 3.
R. Brakes, 'Marr's Guitars', Guitarist, Issue 434, July 2018, illus. p. 77.
J. Marr, interviewed by D. Steinhardt and M. Taylor, 'Johnny Marr Talks Guitars & A Life In Music', posted on 20 October 2023 by That Pedal Show, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjY2O92ByNw&t=3129s.
H. Levin, ‘Six Strings & Feeling: Inside Johnny Marr’s Famous Riffs & Guitar Legacy’, Grammy.com, 3 November 2023. https://www.grammy.com/news/johnny-marr-interview-riffs-the-smiths-guitar-legacy/.
J. Marr, Marr’s Guitars, Thames & Hudson, London, 2023, pp. 24-27, 130-135.
J. Marr, 'Johnny Marr: Marr's Guitars', posted 15 January 2024 by Thames & Hudson, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVD1eg8RIk.
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