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Gary Barlow

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Gary Barlow
Two cassette tapes of self-produced home recordings of previously unreleased songs, circa 1986-1987, the majority of songs original Barlow compositions, several versions of standards such as Somewhere My Love [from Dr Zhivago], Chris De Burgh's The Lady In Red, Paul Simon's Bridge Over Troubled Water and The Shadows' Ghost Riders In The Sky are also included, the recordings were done on several different occasions, some at a recording studio and some at home, many of the songs are in the style of Take That but more are slow ballads similar to Elton John and George Michael -- approximate running time 2 hours

The tape is offered for sale without copyright, broadcast rights, performers consents and other reproduction rights. The Buyer must apply to the relevant parties to obtain such clearance and consents as may be necessary

Literature

DOGGETT, Peter article in The Record Collector Magazine, September, 1996

Lot Essay

Gary Barlow began working as a professional entertainer in Frodsham, Cheshire in the early 1980s in his early teens. He entered and won a succession of talent competitions, being awarded the prize for Pub Entertainer Of The Year and also winning a Pebble Mill televised contest in the mid-1980s to write A Song For Christmas. With his prize money from this TV appearance, he bought home-studio equipment, and created his own one-man demos of his songs, in the hope of securing a recording contract.

The vendor, a friend of Barlow's parents, regularly attended his performances in the mid 1980s. Barlow gave her these tapes in recognition of her loyal support of his early career, with the words: Put these in the bank, and one day they'll be worth a lot of money

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