23rd Mar, 2021 10:00

The Beatles Auction

 
  Lot 49
 

MATCHBOX (GEORGE PECKHAM PROJECT) - APPLE 7"/LP ACETATE COLLECTION

MATCHBOX (GEORGE PECKHAM PROJECT) - APPLE 7"/LP ACETATE COLLECTION. Remarkable collection of 2 x LP, 2 x 10" LP and 5 x 7" acetates (9 releases in total) - these unreleased acetate Apple studios recordings from Matchbox. At the controls was prolific studio engineer George Peckham (Mr 'Porky'/'Pecko') with other band members including Rod Lynton (Ruperts People, Sweet Feeling), Steve Brendell (Rupert's People), Martin Lawrence and Mike O'Donnell. To include a 5 track single sided LP (printed Apple Custom Recording labels, 'Matchbox Stereo Demo Form' - VG+ a few light surface marks), a 6 track single sided LP (faded custom Apple label, 'Matchbox' - VG+ a few light surface marks), a 10" 3 track LP (Apple custom labels, handwritten 'Chord Sequence Ideas M. Lawrence Oct '71' - Ex very clean condition), a 3 track 10" LP (Apple Custom Recording printed labels 'Matchbox Stereo Rough Mixes' - Ex nice and clean) with 7" releases Loser (Apple Custom Recording labels, handwritten date 7/11/71 - VG+), Loser 'Rough Mix' (Apple Custom Recording labels - VG+), Never Too Late (no labels, handwritten date on sleeve '1971/4'), Mandy (Apple Custom Labels 'Matchbox With Eq.' and 'Original Mix' - Ex very clean) and Willow Face (Apple Custom Recording labels - VG some surface marks). None of the acetates show deterioration to the aluminium lacquer. A fascinating collection of these unheard recordings!

Sold for £2,450

Hammer Price


 

MATCHBOX (GEORGE PECKHAM PROJECT) - APPLE 7"/LP ACETATE COLLECTION. Remarkable collection of 2 x LP, 2 x 10" LP and 5 x 7" acetates (9 releases in total) - these unreleased acetate Apple studios recordings from Matchbox. At the controls was prolific studio engineer George Peckham (Mr 'Porky'/'Pecko') with other band members including Rod Lynton (Ruperts People, Sweet Feeling), Steve Brendell (Rupert's People), Martin Lawrence and Mike O'Donnell. To include a 5 track single sided LP (printed Apple Custom Recording labels, 'Matchbox Stereo Demo Form' - VG+ a few light surface marks), a 6 track single sided LP (faded custom Apple label, 'Matchbox' - VG+ a few light surface marks), a 10" 3 track LP (Apple custom labels, handwritten 'Chord Sequence Ideas M. Lawrence Oct '71' - Ex very clean condition), a 3 track 10" LP (Apple Custom Recording printed labels 'Matchbox Stereo Rough Mixes' - Ex nice and clean) with 7" releases Loser (Apple Custom Recording labels, handwritten date 7/11/71 - VG+), Loser 'Rough Mix' (Apple Custom Recording labels - VG+), Never Too Late (no labels, handwritten date on sleeve '1971/4'), Mandy (Apple Custom Labels 'Matchbox With Eq.' and 'Original Mix' - Ex very clean) and Willow Face (Apple Custom Recording labels - VG some surface marks). None of the acetates show deterioration to the aluminium lacquer. A fascinating collection of these unheard recordings!

Auction: The Beatles Auction, 23rd Mar, 2021

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