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SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL INTEREST: A SIGNED CUBAN CIGAR BOX the lid affixed with an oil painting by George Horace Davis (1881-1963) titled 'The "Atlantic Charter" Voyage. August 1941', signed lower left, the ship depicted is the HMS Prince of Wales, 12cm square, beneath the oil the box bears the signature of Sir Winton Churchill (1874-1965), dated 1942, a guarantee is affixed to the underside of the lid, the box overall measures 12.5cm high x 17.5cm wide x 18cm deepNote: A small number of these cigar boxes appear to have been produced, variously painted by Davis and all signed by Churchill. Some boxes appear to have been gifted and others sold by auction at Christie's, to raise funds for the Red Cross. An Australian newspaper, The Barrier Miner, dated December 3rd 1942, records one box in the Red Cross sale reaching £318. The Christie's Red Cross sales contained numerous donations from political figures and royalty with the money raised to support the war effort. A British Pathé newsreel, available on YouTube, records the significance of the gifts and the success of the sales. The Atlantic Charter voyage was the long and daring journey taken by Churchill to meet with the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard anchored ships in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. The meeting led to the Atlantic Charter, a declaration outlining the joint war aims of the United States and the United Kingdom. Churchill travelled across the Atlantic on board HMS Prince of Wales, which was sadly destroyed in action shortly afterwards. 

λ&nbspOLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978) STUDY OF MICA ERTEGUN Oil on canvas, laid to board 74 x 61cm (29 x 24 in.) Unframed Provenance: Direct from the artist By descent to Thomas Messel, the artist's nephewMica Ertegun was a Romanian-American philanthropist and, like Messel, an accomplished interior designer, co-founding the extant firm MAC II in 1967. She donated widely to cultural causes, including humanities teaching at the University of Oxford, restoration efforts in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York. In 1993, Ertegun was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame; in 2011, Ertegun was appointed CBE by Queen Elizabeth II. In the 1970s, Ertegun visited Messel in Barbados, where she sat for this portrait (see University of Bristol Theatre Collection OHM/2/5/8). It is a testament to Messel's taste that Ahmet Ertegun, Mica's husband and the co-founder of Atlantic Records, chose the Oliver Messel Suite at the Dorchester Hotel as his London base (Robert Greenfield, The Last Sultan: The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun (2012), p. 208).

Northern Soul - A good collection of 1960s and early 1970s US Soul singles to include Ceasar Valentino - 'Back In the Game Again / What It Is' (Moonlite Sounds 102), Mel Williams - 'That Don't Make Me Mad / Never Loved A Woman' (Soul Time Records 713), Mary Lou - 'My Baby For You / Everybody's Got A Home But Me' (Magic Eye Records 1101), Jimmy Norman - 'Dotted Line / You Crack Me Up' (Polo Records 211), These Gents - 'Yesterday Standing By' (Western World Music WW 55101), The Flame 'N' King /The Flame 'N' King Band - 'The Love Man / Fast Steppin' (HSP Records G-101), The Daylighters - 'For My Baby / Sweeter' (Tip Top 2010), Tony McKay - 'Detroit / Nobody's Perfect' (Claridge Records CR-307, promo), Jimmy St. Clair - 'Louisiana Preacher Man / All Men Seek For Thee' (Advana Records ARS-10013), Boby Franklin & Friends - 'This Is the Place' (Lakeside LS-3102), The Time Keepers - '3 Minutes Heavy' (Generation 111, promo), Alexander Patton -'Make The Best Of What You Got / I Know It Was Wrong' (Duo Disc 113, promo), John Ladrew - 'What's The Matter With Me / You're Just What I Need' (Roulette R-4688, promo), Carl Underwood with Zeke Strong Band - 'That's What They Said / Don't Ever Stop' (Progress Records 320), The Falstaffers - 'For Guys Who Like It' (Falstaff Brewing N-OM-7342), Frankie & Johnny - 'Sweet Thang' (International Artists IA-112), Garret Coope - 'Say That You Love Me / On the Inside' (Equator GC-101), The Ambassadors - 'Power Of Love / I Wonder Why' (Reel Records R-117, promo), Johnny Gillam and Everything Nice - 'Tell Your Friend (It's Over) /Peace On Earth' (Cancer Records No.2372), Jr. Walker & The All Stars - 'Shoot Your Shot / Ain't That The Truth' (Soul S-35036, promo), The Maskman And The Agents - 'There'll Be Some Agents / Never Would Have Made It' (Dynamo Records D-118), James Crawford - 'If You Don't Work You Can't Eat / Stop And Think It Over' (Mercury 72441), Little Milton - 'Man Loves Two / Believe In Me' (Checker 1149), Joey Gilmore & Blues - 'It's My Own Fault / Got It Together' (Lauderdale Intl'l Music, Inc. LIM 002), Flaming Embers / Al Kent - 'Bless You (My Love) / Bless You (My Love) instrumental' (Ric-Tic Records RT 140), Charles Gray - 'I'm Gonna Be A Winner / Here I Go Again' (Mercury 72608), Al Kent - 'Where Do I Go From Here / You've Got To Pay The Price' (Rict-Tic Records RT 127), The Magic Tones - 'Together We shall Overcome / Fun To Be Young' (MAH's Records 1037), Edwin Starr - 'War / He Who Picks A Rose' (Gordy G 7101), The Norvelles - 'Without You / Why Do You Want To Make Me Sad' (Penny Record Co. P-107), Googie Rene Combo - 'Chica-Boo / Mercy, Mercy (Too Much For The Soul' (Class C-1518), The Vogues - 'That's The Tune / Midnight Dreams' (Co & Ce Records B-242), Nate Nelson - 'Once Again / Tell Me Why' (Prigan Records 2001), Face Of The Earth - 'Sign Of The Times / So the Saying Goes' (Sonday SND-6002, promo), The New Formula - 'My Baby's Coming Home / Burning In The Background Of My Mind' (Roulette R-7023), Alex Brown - 'I'm In Love / What Would You Do Without Someone To Love' (Tangerine Records TRC-101), The Ballards - 'God Bless Our Love / My Baby Knows How To Love Her Man' (Venture Records VE 615), Rocki Lane And The Gross Group - 'Happy Hairy Hippy Harry Claus / Santa Soul' (Epic 5-10556, promo), Bettye Swann - 'Fall In Love With Me / Lonelvy Love' (Money Records 129), Archie Bell & The Drells - '"There's Gonna Be A" Showdown / Go For What You Know' (Atlantic AT 2583X), Richard Berry - 'Trackin' Machine / Doin' It' (Jonco Records JC-51), Sugar And Sweet - 'Stop Crying / The Only One' (S.S.J. Records 1002), The Dells - 'Wear It On Our Face / Please Don't Change Me now' (Cadet 5599), The Marvelettes - 'You're The One / Paper Boy' (Tamla T-54072) and Al Wilson - 'Who Could Be Lovin' You / When You Love, You're Loved Too' (Soul City SCR 759) (46, vinyl G-EX, mostly VG+)

R&B / Blues / Rock & Roll / Doo Wop / Soul - A good collection of LPs and compilations to include Chuck Higgins - 'Motorhead Chuck' (LP 003), Billy The Kid Emerson - 'Little Fine Healthy Thing' (CR 30187), Wynonie Harris - 'Good Rockin' Blues' (GD5040X(2)), The Coasters - 'Hungry' (JOYS 189), 'Coast Along' (Atlantic 588 134), 'The Early Years' (K30031), 'What Is The Secret Of Your Success' (R&B-102), 'The Coasters On Broadway' (London SHZ 8460), Professor Longhair -'Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo' (XBLY 80 606), Joe Turner -'Rock & Roll' (Japanese reissue, P-4586A), Al Downing - 'Big Al Downing And His Friends' (CL 1007), Ray Charles - 'Focus On Ray Charles' (FOS U 1/2), Chuck Willis - 'His Greatest Recordings' (SD 33-373), Bill Black's Combo - 'Bill Black Is Back' (NAB 2007) and 'Movin' (HL 12005), The Drifters - 'I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing' (Atlantic 587061), and 'The Drifters Golden Hits' (K40018), Sam Cooke - 'When I Fall In Love' (NUTM 23), 'The Late And Great Sam Cooke' (INTS 1080), and 'The Best Of Sam Cooke Volume 2' (LSP-3373), Sam & Dave - 'The Best Of Sam & Dave' (K 20073), Clyde McPhatter - 'A Tribute To Clyde McPhatter' (K30033), Chuck Higgins / Roy Milton - 'Rock 'N' Roll Versus Rhythm And Blues' (Dooto Records DL 223), Brook Benton - 'Brook Benton's Hot Millions Of The 50's & 60's' (6336 268), Frankie Lymon - 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love?' (NSPL 28251), The Laddins - 'Radio WWRL's Bobby Jay Presents The Laddins' (Relic 5018), The Cadillacs - 'Cruisin' With The Cadillacs 'N Cats Like That' (HHP-5009) and 'Please, Mr Johnson's (H-801), and compilations comprising 'Sun Sound Special: Shoobie Oobie' (CR 30148), 'Street Corner Memories Volume 1' (CH 205), 'Doo Wop' (SNTF5016), 'Joe Niagara- The Rockin' Bird' (LP-121), 'New Orleans Home Of The Blues Vol.2' (LP-0004), 'New York Rhythm 'N Blues' (PY 1817), 'Chess Golden Decade Volume 1- The Early Fifties' (6445 150), 'Chess Golden Decade Volume 5 1959-1961' (6445 201), 'Chess Golden Decade Volume 6 1961-1962' (6445 202), 'The Chess Story' (VSOP LP 130), 'Sound Of The City- New Orleans, Where Rock 'N' Roll Began' (UAS 29215), 'The Best Vocal Groups' (Dooto Records DL-204), 'Hit Vocal Groups' (AULP-501), 'The Best Vocal Groups In Rock 'N' Roll' (DL 224), 'The Great Jay Miller Studio Band (1961-1963)' (FLY 608), 'Rock Me all Night Long (Unissued 1950's R&B From Louisiana)' (FLY 606), 'Tag Along' (FLY LP 516), 'Rooster Crowed For A Day' (FLY LP 518), 'Louisiana Swamp Pop' (FLY LP 532), 'Rockin' Fever' (FLY LP 540), 'Bayou Beat' (FLY LP 581), 'Groove Jumping! (14 Classic Rockin' R&B Tracks From RCA's Groove label)' (Detour Records 33-003), 'Rhythm & Blues All Stars' (GGL 0293) and 'The Johnny Otis Show Live At Monterey!' (S64442) (52, vinyl and sleeves VG-EX)

Blues - A collection of assorted Blues LPs to include John Lee Hooker - 'Live At Soledad Prison' (ABCX 761), 'This Is Hip' (CRB 1004), 'Moanin The Blues' (CRB 1029), 'Johnny Lee' (GBS 3130), and 'Everybody Rockin' (CRB 1014), Howlin' Wolf - 'Ridin' In The Moonlight' (Ace CH52), 'Going Back Home' (SC003), 'Howlin Wolf' (Chess Masters CXMD 4007), Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - 'That's Alright Mama' (DJSLM 2025) and 'Star Bootlegger' (Krazy Kat 7402), Slim Harpo - 'Blues Hangover' (FLY LP 520), 'Shake Your Hips' (FLY LP 593), and 'He Knew The Blues' (SNTF769), Hound Dog Taylor and The Houserockers - 'Natural Boogie' (Alligator Records AL 4704), 'Hound Dog Taylor And The Houserockers' (Sonet STY.28095) and Genuine Houserocking Music' (Sonet SNTF 879), Lazy Lester - 'They Call Me Lazy' (FLY LP 526) and 'Rides Again' (BLUH 002), Jimmy Reed -'Upside Your Head' (CRB 1003), Muddy Waters - 'Muddy Waters' (SMR 850), Snooky Pryor, J.B Hutton And His Hawks, Willy Nix & His Combo - 'Combination Boogie' (CRB 1042) and compilations comprising 'The Blues Came Down From Memphis' (Charly Records CR30125), 'Sultans Of The Slide Guitar (Rare & Unreleased Recordings From 1949-1969)' (Blues Ball 2003), 'New York City Blues' (Magpie Records PY 1818), 'Walking By Myself' (Pye International NPL 28041), 'Roots Of The Blues' (Atlantic Southern Folk Heritage Series 1348), 'The Blues Roll On' (Atlantic Southern Folk Heritage Series 1352) and 'Baton Rouge Blues' (Flyright Records FLY 607) (29, condition varies but vinyl and sleeves generally VG-VG+)

Registration No: URK 397 Chassis No: BN1223802 MOT: ExemptUnderstood to have been despatched directly to Donald Healey Garages in 1955 before receiving a full conversion to M-specificationBelieved to have been raced in the US and at the Nassau Speed week before being repatriated to the UK as early as 1958Retaining its original M-specification engine plus a BN2 four-speed gearbox with overdriveMille Miglia eligibleDonald Healey's eponymous company built a prototype two-seater sports car for display at the 1952 London Motor Show. It was based on Austin A90 Atlantic mechanicals and sported a notably sleek body designed by Gerry Coker and built by Tickford. It was dubbed the 'Healey Hundred' (a moniker chosen to reflect the car's ability to reach the magic 100mph), and, subject to a suitably encouraging response, Healey planned to build production versions in-house at his factory in Warwick. As things transpired, not only did the Ice Blue prototype more than impress the public, but it also excited Austin's Managing Director, Leonard Lord, so much that he struck a deal to build the car in volume at Longbridge. The newcomer was renamed the Austin-Healey 100/4. The rest, as they say, is history.The 100/4's chassis was a departure from the company's previous backbone designs and comprised a pair of three-inch square box-section side members running the length of the car, some 17 inches apart. These were braced by parallel and cruciform cross-members to which the steel floor pressings were attached. After the first 25 cars had been constructed at Healey's own premises in Warwick, the production of the mainstream bodyshells was turned over to Jensen. Once complete, the shells were transported to Longbridge, where the Healeys were assembled alongside the A90.As part of his tireless publicity campaign to promote the newly introduced Austin-Healey 100/4 BN1, Donald Healey entered a team of four pre-production cars for the 1953 Le Mans 24-hour race. Running with standard windscreens, interiors and even bumpers, two of this mildly tweaked quartet survived to finish 12th and 14th overall (an amazing result for such comparatively inexpensive cars in near showroom condition). Eager to capitalise on this success (and also to comply with the event's homologation requirements) Healey persuaded BMC to list a 'Le Mans kit' (twin 1.75 inch SU carburettors, high-lift camshaft, revised distributor advance curve and stronger valve springs etc) in its parts catalogue for 1954. Known officially as part P-280, it was available to fit on new or old models alike, and by dealers or private individuals. A handful of BN1 100s were to be delivered from Longbridge directly to the Donald Healey Motor Co. to be fitted with the 'Le Mans Modification Kit' when new; but upon launch of the BN2 it was to be adopted by BMC themselves for the 100M version and subsequently introduced at the 1955 London Motor Show. The upgrade has remained a popular modification package ever since and continues to be reproduced today.According to the accompanying Heritage Certificate, chassis BN1/223802 was built on 8th February 1955 in right-hand drive configuration for the Australian market. It is said to have all the hallmarks of a car that was uprated to ‘Le Mans’ specification at Donald Healey’s Warwick factory rather than being modified (either in period or more modern times) by a dealer or private individual. The requisite ‘telltales’ apparently being: a bend in the shroud bracket to clear the cool air box, aluminium louvred bonnet (crafted by Jensen cars) and hand etched numbering to the uprated SU carburettors etc. Seemingly shipped to the Bahamas when new (rather than Sydney), the 100 is further understood to have participated in that year’s Nassau Speed Week. Sadly, there are no reliable records to confirm its participation. The Big Healey is understood to have had a damaged rear end and have been repainted British Racing Green over Yellow when it was found by Dr Pryor whilst holidaying in the Bahamas during 1957. The vendor believes there is a chance that BN1/223802 was diverted to Nassau at the behest of Sir Sydney and Lady Greta Oakes who were prominent members of the Caribbean racing scene at the time and friends with Donald Healey.Repatriated by Dr Pryor in 1958 and issued with the Croydon registration number ‘URK 397’, he took the two-seater off the road following an accident in which his daughter was injured but retained possession until 1971. First owned by the vendor from 1980-1985 during which time he had it restored and repainted in its original Ice Blue over Old English White colours, the 100 later passed to Tony Elshof who previously served as the Austin-Healey Club’s Competitions Secretary and amassed a collection of significant examples of the marque. Changing hands several times thereafter, including a sojourn in France, ‘URK 397’ was reacquired by the seller during 2018. Entrusted to Rose’s Garage and Bushell’s Vehicle Restorations for servicing and maintenance since then, the Big Healey is deemed to be in ‘very good overall’ mechanical condition. Running and driving well during our recent photography session, the improved BN2 four-speed manual gearbox and gearlever-operated overdrive were both a boon. Although no longer concours, the two-seater remains presentable. Potentially eligible for such prestigious events as the Mille Miglia Storica, ‘URK 397’ is offered for sale with extensive history file, spare wheel, hood, tonneau cover and spare parts (the original, very rare distributor vacuum unit and the original cylinder head). It will also be accompanied by the V5C Registration Document.i For more information, please contact: Lucas Gomersall lucas.gomersall@handh.co.uk 07484 082430

An inter-War S.G.M. group of three awarded to Assistant Steward G. S. Bruce, S.S. Aztec, Mercantile Marine, for his gallantry in rescuing the crew of the schooner Ria in the North Atlantic Ocean, 16 November 1931 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., bronze (George Scott Bruce “Ria”. 16th. November 1931.); Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, bronze (To George S. Bruce. For Gallant Service. 16/11/31.) with integral top riband bar; Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society, silver (G. Bruce S.S. “Aztec” - Schr. “Ria” November. 16. 1931.) with ‘double dolphin’ riband bar and top silver riband buckle, about extremely fine (3) £500-£700 --- S.G.M. London Gazette 30 June 1933: George Scott Bruce, Assistant Steward, S.S. Aztec (in a joint citation with seven others): ‘In recognition of their services to the Newfoundland schooner Ria on the 16th November 1931. The men mentioned manned a lifeboat from the S.S. Aztec, and were successful in taking off the shipwrecked crew of six hands from the schooner, in adverse weather conditions.’ The Board of Trade records state: ‘On the night of 16 November 1931, the Newfoundland schooner Ria, of St. John’s, was in distress in the North Atlantic Ocean. For several days the vessel had encountered stormy weather, which had carried away the sails, and, by 16 November, the Ria was leaking badly. Her signals of distress were observed about 9.30 p.m. by the S.S. Aztec, of Bristol, which altered course towards her. A rough sea, with a high confused swell, was running and the wind was blowing at gale force; and in view of the unfavourable conditions, the Master of the schooner did not expect a rescue to be attempted before daylight. The Aztec, however, at once took up a position to windward in order to launch a lifeboat. Difficulty was experienced and several oars were lost or broken sending away a lifeboat. Further difficulty was encountered in getting the boat alongside the Ria, but the distressed crew of six hands was eventually taken off and transferred to the Aztec.’ The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Marines Royal Benevolent Society Records state: ‘The S. S. Aztec (Captain E. H. Brice) left Avonmouth on 9 November 1931. Heavy weather was experienced on 16 November. At 9:30 p.m. in latitude 35.58N and longitude 38.10W, a vessel burning distress signals was observed. Course was altered to investigate and at 10:00 p.m. the vessel was stopped alongside the three-masted schooner Ria, bound from Cadiz to Groundbank, Newfoundland, with a cargo of salt, that had been drifting derelict for seventeen days, having lost all sails and suffered considerable damage, and also leaking badly. Food and water was almost exhausted, and the crew had suffered considerable hardship.
At 10:00 p.m. a boat manned by a volunteer group of eight was launched Some difficulty was encountered when the boat arrived alongside the schooner, owing to the vessel being unmanageable in a strong northerly wind, rough sea, and high confused swell. The crew, consisting of six, including the Master, were eventually taken off, having set fire to the derelict to prevent her becoming a danger to navigation. At 11:45 p.m. the boat returned to the ship and was hoisted. The Schooner was well afire before leaving.’ George Scott Bruce served as an Assistant Steward in the S.S. Aztec, but died in Bristol Royal Infirmary after suffering major injuries after falling 50 feet into the hold of the S.S. Patuce in Avonmouth Docks just days before he was due to travel to London to be presented with his Sea Gallantry Medal by H.M. King George V. He is buried in Arno’s Vale Cemetery, Bristol. His Sea Gallantry Medal was subsequently presented to his father at Dundee on 24 March 1934.

'90S TO '10S ALT ROCK, HEAVY ROCK AND METAL LP COLLECTION - a collection of 4 '90s and '00s Alt Rock, Heavy Rock and Metal LPs. Collection to include: Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music... Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop - original pressing - Atlantic (82871-1), Them Crooked Vultures - original pressing - RCA (88697 61936 1), Coheed And Cambria - The Afterman: Descension - original turquoise vinyl (includes CD) - Everything Evil Records (HHI011V), Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies - original pressing - Roadrunner/Cargo (RRCAR 8058-1). Collection generally in Ex+ condition.

US NORTHERN SOUL REISSUE 7" COLLECTION - a collection of 15 US Northern Soul 7" reissues. Collection to include: Ruby - Feminine Ingenuity c/w Deceived - Token Records (GT-100), Pointer Sisters - Send Him Back c/w Destination No More Heartaches - Atlantic (45-2983), Driza Bome - Pressure (single-sided promo) - Fourth & Broadway (BRW 15), Gwen Owens - Just Say You're Wanted (And Needed) c/w Still True To You, Eddie Parker - I'm Gone c/w Crying Clown, Tony & Tyrone - Please Operator c/w Apple Of My Eye, The Del-LarksJohn & The Weirdest, Joe Matthews, Brooks Brothers, Sam Williams, Wombat, Eddie Parker, The Carlos, Jim Gilstrap. The collection is generally VG to Ex+.

FOLK AND POP; a group of records comprising Shirley Collins 'Adieu to Old England' on Topic blue label, The Springfields 'Kinda Folksy', Mose Allison 'Mose Alive!' on red plum Atlantic, Jethro Tull 'Minstrel in the Gallery' on green Chrysalis, Christopher Neil 'Where I Belong', and eight albums by Elton John including 'Tumbleweed Connection', 'Caribou', 'Greatest Hits', 'Honky Chateau', 'Mad Man Across the Water', 'Greatest Hits Volume 2', 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' and 'A Single Man' (13).Condition Report: Some of the sleeves are heavily scraped on the edges.

A Q- Ship Casualty Group awarded to Stoker 1st Class David Arthur Collingham. H.M.S. Bergamot, Killed in Action when Bergamot was sunk by U-84 on the 13th of August 1917 comprising 1914-1920 British War and Victory Medals, (K.28401 D.A. Collingham. Sto. 1. R.N.), toned fine (2)HMS Bergamot was an Anchusa-class sloop of the Royal Navy, which had a short career during World War I. Built by Armstrong Whitworth, the ship was laid down on 1 January 1917, launched on 5 May, and commissioned on 14 July.Four weeks later, on 13 August 1917, under the command of Lieut-Commander Percy T. Perkins, she was sunk in the Atlantic 70 nautical miles north-west of the harbour of Killybegs by the German submarine U-84, commanded by Walter Rohr.U-84s War Diary describes how he sighted a lone merchant ship, with no defensive armament (an unusual sight by 1917). Bergamot evidently sighted the U-boat's periscope, as she began to zig-zag at high speed. U-84 fired one torpedo – which hit on the port side – and Bergamot broke in half and sank in four minutes. Surfacing, U-84 sighted an unusually large number of crew (70) and pieces of wood floating. The U-boat's log identifies the possibility of Bergamot being a "trap ship". One of the indicators being the narrow beam in relation to the length of the ship, a sure sign of a warship.The torpedo struck her on the port side at 13 minutes to 9, entering the auxiliary engine room and destroying the dynamo and the bulkhead separating the auxiliary engine room from the main engine room. All the lights went out. Bergamot launched a "panic party" in lifeboat no.1, containing 31 men, but the ship lurched to port, both the bow and stern rising out of the water, and she sank too quickly for the ruse to be successful.U-84 approached Lifeboat no. 2 and asked where the captain was. They were told, "In the other boat, Sir" although actually he was on a small raft being towed by no.2 at the time. U-84 had both her deck guns trained on the lifeboat, but they believed the story and headed for lifeboat no. 1, now about two miles away. There, they went close alongside and hauled the ship's steward aboard, probably because he was the only one with a collar and tie on, and looked like an officer. Luckily, he stuck to the cover story, although questioned severely by Rohr as to "where bound, what cargo?" and was told to go back to his lifeboat, after having been given a glass of port wine and a cigarette, and after also transferring a wounded man that the submarine had picked up to the boat. With a cheery, "See you after the war!" the submarine disappeared into the night mists.At the moment of the explosion, Bergamot's first officer, Lieutenant Frederick W. Siddall, and her probationer surgeon, Robert S. Smith were both in her wardroom. The explosion jammed both of the watertight doors leading into this compartment, and Siddall was rendered unconscious. Smith piled the wrecked wardroom furniture up in order to reach the skylight in the roof, and then dragged the unconscious Siddall up and out of the compartment. Having reached the main deck, Smith worked on both Siddall and a wounded petty officer, who was lying on the deck with a broken leg and arm. By this time the ship was clearly sinking so Smith inflated his casualties life vests and lowered them both into the water.As Bergamot sank one of her depth charges exploded, badly wounding Siddall and again rendering him unconscious. Smith towed both his casualties to lifeboat no.2, which had left the sinking ship, containing 47 survivors, and then worked on Siddall for 25 minutes, administering artificial respiration, until he again recovered consciousness. Smith then treated the other injured survivors in no.2 over the 48 hours that the lifeboats were adrift until they were picked up. For these lifesaving actions, Surgeon Robert Sydney Steele Cathcart Smith was awarded the Albert Medal.The lifeboats became separated through the first night. Lifeboat no.2 set course for Loch Swilly, about 100 miles away, They sailed and rowed for three days before being picked up by the Admiralty trawler Lord Lister. Lifeboat no.1 reached the rocky shores of County Donegal where they were taken ashore by the coastguard.David Arthur Collingham was born on the 19th of March 1884 in Lincolnshire he joined the Royal Navy on the 21st of October 1915 stating that he  was an Iron Founder.  He joined Bergamot on the 14th of July 1917 and was Killed in Action on the 13th of August the same year.  He was the son of Hannah Collingham of 32 Old Bargate, St Botolph’s, Lincoln, he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial on Panel 22.Sold with an excellent file of 9 original pieces of Paperwork including the Original Royal Navy Telegram to Hannah Collingham stating:-“I regret to have to inform you that information had been received by this Department to the effect H.M.S. Bergamot was sunk by an enemy submarine on the 13th instant, and that David Arthur Collingham, Stoker 1st Class, Official No. K.28401, who according to the latest records at the Admiralty was serving aboard, was not amongst survivors who have been landed.  It is reported, however, that one or two Officers or men were recovered from the water by the enemy submarine.  In these circumstances it is regretted that your son must for the present be regarded as “Missing”An original photograph of David in uniform, Commonwealth war Graves details, Copy Service Papers, Copy Medal Roll confirming a his Pair, Copy Pension Records.

Eight records by British Electronic Funk/Jazz DJ 'Quantic' and Alice Russell, on the Tru Thoughts label: Atlantic Oscillations (sealed); Mishaps Happening; Theme From Selva (sealed); Stampede; To Dust 10"; Under The Munka Moon; and others. (8)

An official RIAA presentation gold disc award, given to Atlantic Records to recognise sales of $1m + of The Young Rascals - The Young Rascals. Frame measures 55 x 45cm.

CLASSIC ROCK & PROG - LP COLLECTION. A quality collection of around 85 rock LPs. Artists/ titles include Pink Fairies - Never Never Land (2383 045, UK press with printed inner/ printed PVC sleeve. Record VG/ sleeve VG+), The Clash - London Calling (CLASH 3, records VG/ sleeve VG+), Led Zeppelin inc Physical Graffiti (SSK 89400.A1/ B5/ C1/ D1 matrix. No WB logo on label rim text. Records VG+, would benefit from a clean. Sleeve VG+), Led Zeppelin (588 171, plum/ red Atlantic. Record G+/ sleeve VG), Houses Of The Holy, The Song Remains The Same. Sex Pistols inc Never Mind The Bollocks, The Great Rock N Roll Swindle. Traffic inc John Barleycorn Must Die, Best Of Traffic, The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys. Velvet Underground, Rod Stewart, George Harrison, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Steppenwolf, The Incredible String Band, Fotheringay. Condition is generally VG to Ex, odd one may drop below.

An Atlantic Records promotional poster for the band Iron Butterfly, 101 x 75cm, together with various other music related posters to include Peter Gabriel 3hr Open Air Concert, Eric Clapton and His Band x2, Aha 1988 World Tour, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant 1995 World Tour (Cornwall Colesium), Dire Straits (Punchestown Racecourse 1983), Alice Cooper Live in Koln and Chicken Shack Water Gardens Weston-Supre-Mare. (various sizes all rolled) (9)

Led Zeppelin, The Song Remains The Same, Swan Song SSK 89402A1 gold disc with presentation plaque below "Presented to Atlantic Records to recognise the sale, in the United Kingdom, of more than £250,000 worth of the Swan Song long playing record album "The Song Remains The Same" 1976", framed, 51.5 x 31.5cm.Glass is a little loose in the frame at bottom left corner and needs cleaning.No hanging wire.Swan Song stamp on bottom left of black plaque is slightly faded

Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 2nd type oval medal with ‘Liver Bird’ suspension, reverse inscribed ‘John Park A.B., S.S. Batavia, 16 Dec. 1872’, additionally inscribed on the edge, ‘For great courage & humanity in going in the boat in a heavy gale & rescuing 9 of the crew of the Charles Ward abandoned 20. Nov. 1872’, edge bruises, otherwise good very fine £500-£700 --- The Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society records state:
‘For a most gallant and seaman-like rescue of nine survivors of the crew of the “Charles Ward” which was dismasted and about to be torn to pieces by the fearful violence of the winds and waves in the Atlantic on the 20th November 1872. The weather was so bad that they could not hoist up the lifeboat after the rescue and it had to be abandoned.’ John Park was serving as Able Seaman aboard the Cunard liner S.S. Batavia on her last voyage to Boston when she was alerted to the plight of the Charles Ward, of Newcastle, which was foundering a mid-Atlantic gale. The Liverpool Albion of 14 December 1872 describes the scene: ‘At 4 p.m. a dismasted vessel was sighted. A furious squall had just broken upon us, and the sea was running mountains high, to use the popular expression. Nevertheless, Capt. Moreland immediately bore up to the wreck, which was making signals of distress, ordered out a life boat and called out for volunteers. To a landsman it seemed like deliberate suicide to go out in such a storm, but our third and fourth officers and eight men answered the call with a promptness that compelled a cheer. The wreck, a barque, was in a pitiful condition. Her main-mast was naked; her mizzen-mast and her bowsprit were gone, and her foremast was but a stump wreathed and cumbered with a ruin of sails and cordage... We could see nine men clinging to the main rigging.’ The rescue was effected over an hour, one man at a time, using a line and buoy in treacherous seas. Once aboard the Batavia it was noted: ‘They had been in the main rigging some thirty-one hours, without food or water, and were so frozen and exhausted that they could hardly speak and the minds of several were wandering’. The Charles Ward sank the following morning; for their bravery, the crew of the lifeboat received silver medals and Captain Moreland was recognised with the award of the gold medal.

LED ZEPPELIN / ROBERT PLANT, Ten LP Records comprising Led Zeppelin II, Atlantic K40037, Led Zeppelin III, Atlantic K50002 (no inner sleeve) Led Zeppelin IV, Atlantic 50008, Houses Of The Holy, Atlantic K50014, Physical Graffiti, Swansong SSK 89400, The Song Remains The Same, Swansong SSK 89402, Presence, Swansong 59402, In Through The Out Door with torn brown paper outer, Swansong SSK59410, Coda, Swansong A0051 and Robert Plant, The Principal Of Moments, 79-0101-1

Ringo Starr Ringo's Rotogravure (1976), Signed Original LP, Atlantic Records, Cat# SD 18193.The Rob 'Bluebird' Ruggeri Collection, obtained personally at a meeting at Rome airport.

AC/DC - BOX SETS. A lovely collection of 2 x box sets by AC/DC. Titles are AC/DC 2 (ACDC 2, complete set, Ex+ records/ Ex/ Ex+ sleeves, Ex box) and AC/DC (3 Record Set, Atlantic 60149, complete set, includes 7", Ex/ Ex+ records/ Ex+ box).

Rolex Prima a lady's 9k gold wristwatch the engine-turned square dial having black Arabic numerals, blued steel hands and signed Rolex, the movement signed Rolex Prima, For All Climates, with the case stamped within Rolex, 7 World's Records, Gold Medal, Geneve, Swiss and marked .375, 9 for 9k gold and R.W.C. Ltd, for the Rolex Watch Company, the rear numbered 32360, 595, diameter 25mm, weight TBA.Erwal, a 9k gold lady's wristwatch, the silvered dial with black Arabic numerals, blued-steel spade hands, a square subsidiary seconds dial and signed Erwal, Antimagnetic, Swiss Made, the case stamped within .375 for 9k gold, and B.W.C. Ltd for the British Watch Company, with the rear numbered 34, 31991, diameter 24mm, total weight c. 27.45gms.Atlantic Worldmaster, a stainless-steel wristwatch, the dial with raised Roman & baton numerals, a sweep seconds hand and logo, the case embossed to the rear with the Atlantic logo and signed Original Atlantic', diameter 38mm.

Rock Music Industry Photographs - A Collection of black and white photographs, depicting Ann Ivil, press and publicity officer, and late record company executive, together with musicians and record company executives such as Elton John, Mick Jagger, Alan Price, Brian Auger, MIke Puttenham (see Genesis Publication p. 62 see Anne with the Chairman of Atlantic Records) Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman, Mungo Jerry, Alan Freeman (producer) Norman Vaughan, Michael Lang (promoter) George Gomeliski, Julie Driscoll, Chris Curtis (The Searchers) Frank and June Barcelona, Nick Kent (journalist) and many more. sizes vary largest 12 x 10 inches. (21)Condition Report: Some creasing some edge tearing to some

Vinyl Records – 45rpm Singles - Genesis – Watcher Of The Skies – CAR 103 A, DJ copy not for sale; Genesis – Go West Young Man (In The Motherlode) – Atlantic 3511; Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) – CB 224; Genesis - Keep It Dark – CHB 391; Jethro Tull – A Song For Jeffrey – WIP-6043; Jethro Tull – A Passion Play (Edit #8) / A Passion Play (Edit #9); Jethro Tull – Minstrel In The Gallery; Jethro Tull – Witch's Promise / Teacher; Barclay James Harvest – Hymn 2058 904; Rick Wakeman – Catherine – AMS 7061; Stevie Nicks – Sometimes It's A Bitch – EM 203; Emmerson Lake and Palmer; etc (14)

LED ZEPPELIN - LP PACK (INC CD BOX SET). A super selection of 8 LPs/ CD box set by Led Zeppelin. Titles include III (2401002, UK plum/ red Atlantic. A5/ B5 matrix. Record VG+/ sleeve VG+), S/T (588171, UK plum/ red. A1/ B4. VG+/ Ex, orange lettered sleeve), Physical Graffiti (K89400, Alsdorf matrix, records Ex/ sleeve Ex), Led Zeppelin (7567 82144-2, 4x CD box set with booklet), II (K40037, green/ orange labels. VG+/ VG+), Coda (A0051, VG+/ VG+. Record would benefit from a clean), IV (K50008, German reissue press. VG+/ VG+) & Houses Of The Holy (K50014, VG+/ VG+).

A&M - LP COLLECTION. A collection of approx 75 x LPs. Artists/ Titles include Jerry Knight - Love's On Our Side, Dickies - The Incredible Shrinking Dickies, Various Artists - Propaganda, John Cale - Honi Soit, The Boys From Brazil, The Tubes, Herb Alpert & Hughh Masekela - Main Event Live, Nils Lofgren - Nils, Booker T Jones, Les McCann, The Reds - Victims, Johnny Guitar Watson, Split Enz, Atlantic Starr and Live Wire - No Fright. The records are generally VG+ to Ex+. Please note that all sleeves will contain archival stickers from the BBC. The majority of these stickers are 'on top' of the plastic with some 'underneath' (i.e. on the sleeve itself). Some sleeves have been 'laminated' either by way of 'punching' the plastic wallet to two parts of the sleeve or by fully wrapping the plastic to the sleeve - generally G to VG.

2 vintage records:  One for Crosby, Stills & Nash with songs like Marrakesh Express, Lady Of The Island, and more. The other record is Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Deja Vu with sons like Carry On, Our House, Teach Your Children, Woodstock and more. Each includes original sleeves. Artist: Crosby, Stills, Nash & YoungDimensions: 12.5"W x 12.5"H x 0.5"DManufacturer: Atlantic Recording CorporationCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

Six signed 12" vinyl records - mixed genres:Simon and Garfunkle, Greatest Hits, signed by bothJohnny Mathis, 99 Miles from LAMarlene Dietrich, The Legendary, Lovely MarleneBilly Connolly, Atlantic BridgeEnglebert Humperdinck, His Greatest Hits, signed and dedicatedLuciano Pavarotti, The Pavarotti Collection, double albumYul Brynner signed sleeve cover for The King and I soundtrackQty: 6

THREE GOLD AND SILVER DISC AWARDS FOR ROBERT PLANT, BAD COMPANY AND JIMMY PAGE (4)Modern A gold disc for ‘Dangerous Age’, 1989, and for ‘Coverdale Page’ 1993, as well as a silver disc for ‘Walking Into Clarksdale’, 1998, all framed with the largest 42.5cm x 53cm; Together with a Tiffany 40th Anniversary Of Atlantic Records commemorative desk clock, 1988, 6cm diam.

The Rolling Stones - 2 LP records; Steel Wheels Live Atlantic City New Jersey - Sealed 2020 EU pressing 4xLP on orange and blue translucent vinyls and Sweet Summer Sun (Hyde Park Live) - Sealed 2013 UK & EU pressing 3xLP + DVD

The Rolling Stones - 3 LP records and 1x7" single; Bridges To Buenos Aires - Sealed 2019 EU pressing 3xLP blue vinyl, A Bigger Bang (Live on Copacabana Beach) - Sealed 2021 pressing 3xLP coloured vinyls, Steel Wheels Live Atlantic City New Jersey - 2020 EU pressing 4xLP and Undercover Of The Night - 7" single 33RPM 1983 promo

The Great War D.S.O. group of nine awarded to Captain P. W. S. King, Royal Navy, who commanded H.M.S. Liberty at the battle of Jutland and was decorated for ramming and sinking the UC-46 in February 1917 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; 1914-15 Star (Lt. Commr. P. W. S. King, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. Commr. P. W. S. King. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Russia, Empire, Order of St Anne, 3rd Class breast badge with swords, gold and enamels by Edouard, one sword blade lacking, mounted as worn, generally good very fine (9) £3,000-£4,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.S.O. London Gazette 23 March 1917. M.I.D. London Gazette 15 September 1916 (Jutland) and 4 October 1940. Order of St Anne, 3rd Class with swords London Gazette 5 June 1917. Conferred by the Russian Government for distinguished service rendered in the Battle of Jutland. Philip Wilfred Sidney King was born at Penge on 19 March 1881, and entered the training ship Britannia in May 1899, being appointed Midshipman in October 1900. He was promoted to Lieutenant in June 1906 and to Lieutenant-Commander in June 1914, whilst commanding H.M.S. Flying Fish. He took command of H.M.S. Liberty in October 1915, in which ship he fought at the battle of Jutland as part of Admiral Tyrwhitt’s Harwich Force, attached to the Battle Cruiser Fleet (Mentioned in Despatches). In the early hours of February 8th, 1917, H.M. Destroyer Liberty was patrolling in the Dover defile when, at just after 3 a.m., a large submarine was seen to break surface and lying almost at right angles to Liberty, slightly off the destroyer’s starboard bow but right in the centre of the moon’s rays. Straight for the conning-tower under the full moon the Liberty steered at full speed, firing one shot. Unfortunately this shot fell wide, and the flash from the gun blinded those on the bridge. Lieut.-Commander King therefore determined not to waste time but ram the German. Travelling at a speed of 24 knots, the destroyer hit the enemy a magnificent blow only two feet forward of the conning-tower. Despite the great speed and weight of the destroyer hitting a mere 420 German tons, the latter’s dull weight momentarily stopped the destroyer dead. Not put off by that, Lieut.-Commander King began dropping depth charges, which of course exploded to some purpose, and the fate of UC-46 was rapidly settled. It was discovered that the destroyer was beginning to leak quickly but it was later established beyond all doubt that she must have cut through the submarine to a depth of at least four feet. King was awarded the D.S.O. for his neat performance. King was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 July 1930, with the rank of Captain. During the Second World War, he was appointed Deputy Sea Transport Officer at Falmouth and was mentioned in despatches in October 1940 ‘for good services over a period.’ Sold with original D.S.O. Warrant, two M.I.D. Certificates, dated 15th September 1916 and 4 October 1940, three photographs and a Lt-Cmdrs epaulette; together with copies of his service record, confirmation of the Russian Award from Admiralty records, and the official action reports for the sinking of the UC-46 (Oberlt. Fritz Moecke) which include a photograph of the considerable damage caused to the hull of H.M.S. Liberty.

The quite superb B.E.M. group of nine awarded to Master at Arms C. B. Brennan, Royal Navy, whose active service spanned the Korea War through to the Falklands War - via Suez and the Malay Peninsula British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (M.A.A. Cecil B. Brennan, M816593F); Korea 1950-53 (L/SFX. 816593 C. B. Brennan E.M. (Air 1) R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Near East (P/MX. 816593 C. B. Brennan L.P.M., R.N.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Malay Peninsula (MX. 816593 C. B. Brennan. M.A.A., R.N.); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (MAA C B Brennan BEM M816593F HMS Endurance); Jubilee 1977; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., with additional award Bar (MX. 816593 C. B. Brennan. R.P.O., H.M.S. Osprey); Royal Navy Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R. (MAA C B Brennon BEM M816593F HMS Dryad) note spelling of surname on the last, mounted as worn, good very fine or better and undoubtedly unique (9) £4,000-£5,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- B.E.M. London Gazette 31 December 1977. Cecil Barry Brennan first saw active service in the Korea War, most likely aboard one of several aircraft carriers employed in that conflict, but in exactly what capacity he was employed during the Suez crisis and off the Malay Peninsula in the mid-1960’s remains unknown. He had, meanwhile, in September 1962, been awarded the Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., while serving at Osprey, the A./S. School at Pentland. In terms of adding further ribands to his already impressive array of awards, 1977 proved a busy year, witnessing as it did the gazetting of Brennan’s B.E.M. (listed under M.O.D. Navy Department), the award of his Jubilee Medal (official records confirm) and of his Royal Navy Meritorious Service Medal, the latter being one of the first of the “new issues” (see O.M.R.S. Journal, Spring 1980). Extraordinary it is then to relate that yet another campaign award was to follow, namely his South Atlantic 1982 for services as Master at Arms aboard H.M.S. Endurance. As the ‘sole regular bearer of the White Ensign south of the Equator’, the Endurance represented the only visible trace of British interests in the Falkland Islands being taken seriously, so when news was received that she was to be withdrawn and scrapped, her C.O., Captain N. Barker, took up the offensive with Whitehall. Fortuitously for British interests, he won a reprieve, and, as a consequence, his ship and his crew were able to play a crucial part in the capture of South Georgia and at the retaking of the outlying dependency of South Thule - and in associated S.B.S. operations. Barker, ‘who had a swashbuckling disregard of rules and regulations which was bound to annoy bureaucrats’, paid a heavy price for his intuitive and determined intervention into the world of diplomacy and politics, any promise of flag rank being effectively curtailed before the War even started. Equally upsetting was the fact that his C.B.E. was not announced until the October following the main Falklands Honours List, but by then his respect for such accolades had clearly dwindled. As he later remarked, on hearing that a formal Falklands inquiry was to be established, “Most of those who might be found culpable [for the invasion having taken place] have been knighted, promoted or decorated - or all three.” The full story of the Endurance’s significant role in the South Atlantic campaign is related in his memoirs Beyond Endurance: An Epic of Whitehall and the South Atlantic, but also see Roger Perkins’ definitive history Operation Paraquat.

The Second War North Russian Convoy ‘PQ 17’ D.S.M. group of eleven awarded to Chief Mechanician S. J. Hughes, H.M.S. Dianella, previously taken prisoner at Antwerp 1914 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (C/K.21108 Chief Mechanician S. J. Hughes.) impressed naming; 1914 Star, with clasp (K.21108 S. Hughes, Sto. 1Cl. Benbow Battn. R.N.D.); British War and Victory Medals (K.21108 S. J. Hughes, Sto. 2, R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, these last five privately named (S. J. Hughes Warrant Mechanician R.N.); Jubilee 1935, named; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., Admiral’s bust, 2nd issue (K.21108 S. J. Hughes, Mech., H.M.S. Cumberland) mounted as worn, the Great War medals good fine, otherwise good very fine (11) £1,800-£2,200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997. D.S.M. London Gazette 26 January 1943: ‘For Bravery and Resolution in H.M. Ships while taking a convoy to North Russia in the face of relentless attacks by enemy aircraft and submarines.’ The following recommendation was extracted from Admiralty records: ‘Samuel James Hughes, Chief Mechanician, H.M.S. Dianella. For efficient performance of his duties in full charge of the engines throughout an arduous period in North Russia from July to September 1942 and particularly as part of the escort of PQ.17 and for fine example shown when carrying 61 survivors in the ship for 8 days, and his sound bearing during repeated air attacks.’ PQ 17, consisting of 36 merchant ships, left Reykjavik on 27 July 1942, bound for North Russia and carrying arms and supplies at a critical phase of the War in Russia. The importance attributed to this convoy may be judged by the size of the close escort which comprised: the Destroyers Keppel, Offa, Fury, Leamington, Ledbury and Wilton; Corvettes Lotus, Poppy, Dianella and La Malouine; Minesweepers Brittomart, Halcyon and Salamander; Trawlers Lord Austin, Ayrshire, Northern Gem and Lord Middleton; AA Ships Palomares and Pozarica; and the Submarines P614 and P615. The close covering force consisted of the Cruisers London, Norfolk, Tuscaloosa (USA) and Wichita (USA), and Destroyers Somali, Rowan and Wainwright. The distant covering force consisted of the Battleships Duke of York and Washington, the Aircraft Career Victorious, the Cruisers Cumberland and Nigeria, and 14 Destroyers. The total number of major and minor war ships involved in the escort and support groups was greater than the vessels they were to protect. Yet, with such protection, the Convoy suffered losses of nearly 70%. On 30 June the German Force I put to sea comprising the Battleships Tirpitz, the Cruiser Admiral Hipper, and the Destroyers Karl Galster, Friedrich Ihn, Hans Lody, Thedor Riedel and the Torpedo Boats T7 and T15. On 3 July, Force II put to sea comprising the pocket battleships Lutzow and Admiral Scheer and the Destroyers Z24, Z27, Z28, Z29, Z30 and Richard Beitzen, the intention being to join up with Force I. Relentless air attacks by bombers flying from German airbases in northern Norway, coupled with incendiary attacks by submarines operating in Wolf packs, began to take a heavy toll on the merchant ships with losses increasing daily. On 4 July the First Sea Lord Admiral Pound, expecting a German surface attack in superior strength on the close support group, ordered the cruisers and escort destroyers to turn back to the west and instructed the convoy to scatter. Between 4 and 6 July, 18 freighters were sunk by surface ships, submarines and land-based aircraft. On 7 July three further ships were torpedoed by submarines. On 10 July three ships were bombed and sunk by aircraft. Only when the surviving ships of the convoy began to straggle onto Archangel did it become apparent that the convoy had suffered catastrophic loses. Nine ships of 56,611 tons were sunk by U-Boats; eight ships of 40,376 tons were sunk by the Luftwaffe; and eight ships which were damaged during air attacks were finished off by U-Boats. A total of 24 ships totalling 143,977 tons were lost, along with 3,350 military vehicles, 430 tanks, 210 aircraft and 99,316 tons of war supplies. Samuel James Hughes was born in Poplar, London, on 5 June 1894. After earning his living as a porter in a jam factory, he joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class at H.M.S. Pembroke, Chatham, on 24 October 1913. He was drafted to the Royal Naval Division on 17 September 1914 joining the Benbow Battalion and was subsequently sent to Antwerp, where he was captured and interned as a Prisoner of War at H.M.S. Timbertown, Gronigen, Holland, for the remainder of the War. He had been advanced to Stoker 1st class on 23 October 1914, and to Acting Leading Stoker on 5 February 1921. Whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Cyclops (1923-26) he was made a Stoker Petty Officer on 15 December 1923, and after passing the Mechanician's Course (1924-26) was rated Mechanician aboard H.M.S. Benbow on 21 November 1927. He subsequently served at sea aboard Cumberland (1927-29), Valiant (1930-32), Kent (1932-34) - where he was advanced to Acting Chief Mechanician 2nd Class in march 1933 - and Suffolk, prior to being pensioned on 23 October 1935. During 1933 when serving aboard Kent, he served part of his time as chauffeur Mechanic to the Commander in Chief, China Station. He was awarded the King's Jubilee Medal on 26 June 1935. Recalled for service in the Second World War on 27 August 1939, he served aboard Lucifer (1939-40) and Ferret (for Dianella) (December 1940 to 18 October 1942), when he was promoted to Temporary Acting Warrant Mechanician, a rank and original seniority date which was confirmed on 15 December 1942. He was released from the service on 26 September 1945. The Corvette H.M.S. Dianella formed part of the escort for Convoy PQ 17. When the convoy scattered and the destroyers of the escort were withdrawn on 4 July 1942, the corvettes, trawlers and rescue ships continued to North Russia and did excellent work in rounding up and taking charge of the scattered ships. He received his D.S.M. at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday 16 February 1943. Sold with original parchment Certificate of Service, certificate for Jubilee Medal, Investiture ticket, numerous naval forms and papers and a quantity of photographs including several of Hughes.

The ‘Okinawa operations’ D.S.M. group of six awarded to Acting Leading Seaman D. I. J. Moyse, who as a Bofors gunner displayed ‘great courage and presence of mind’ aboard the aircraft carrier Illustrious during ‘a suicide attack by a Japanese aircraft which missed his position by only a few feet’: the enemy pilot’s eyeballs were afterwards found on the flight-deck, and booted overboard by a “Kiwi” from the F.A.A. Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (A./Temp. L.S. D. I. J. Moyse, DJ/X. 245806); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacific; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, some edge bruising but generally good very fine (6) £3,000-£4,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.S.M. London Gazette 23 October 1945: ‘For gallantry, skill and great devotion to duty whilst serving in H.M. Ships Formidable, Victorious, Indefatigable, Illustrious and Indomitable during the operations performed in collaboration with the United States Pacific Fleet in the capture of Okinawa and the Nansei Shoto area, over a period from 26 March 1945 to 20 April 1945.’ The recommendation states: ‘As Captain of No. 2 Bofors during a suicide attack by a Japanese aircraft which missed his gun position by only a few feet, he showed great courage and presence of mind in jumping into the layer’s seat and firing the gun when the layer was absent from his position, scoring several hits on the enemy and thereby materially assisting in the enemy’s destruction clear of the ship.’ In what was code-named “Operation Iceberg”, a series of air strikes against Okinawa and surrounding targets between March and May 1945, five British aircraft carriers, as part of Task Force 57, worked alongside the American Pacific Fleet. The British assignment was to neutralise, and keep neutralised, the enemy airfields of the Sakishima group. On several occasions the carriers were subjected to Japanese suicide attacks, or as the enemy preferred to term it “Divine Wind”, but they remained on station and mounted numerous F.A.A. strikes which accounted for 100 enemy aircraft. Of the action in which Moyse, a Devonshire man, won his D.S.M., on 6 April 1945, Kenneth Poolman records in his history Illustrious: ‘Five days later it was the turn of Illustrious. The gunners saw him coming, diving towards the forward part of the ship. Perhaps he was following the usual Tokko practice of aiming for the forward lift. Whatever he had in mind the Bofors gunners changed it for him, knocking him about so much that he exploded over the side. But he left some souvenirs behind. The starboard wing of the suicider had actually crashed into the bridge about nine feet away from Captain Lambe, and pieces of plane and pilot were scattered over the flight deck. Bob Ellison bent down rather dazedly and picked up two eyeballs and a piece of skull. He was looking stupidly at them when Don Hadman, a wild Kiwi from 1833, dashed up and grabbed the piece of skull from his hand. “That’s my mascot from now on!” he yelled. Then he booted the eyeballs over the side, for Don had never heard of Emperor Meiji and cared even less for the immeasurable blessings of the Imperial Goddess. Even so, he very soon helped yet another acolyte towards deification and “everlasting honours in the temple”, for Don was carrying his mascot when he took off and stopped the breath of the next Divine Wind to appear over the Fleet.’

Six: Able Seaman H. Clements, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Malta George Cross 50th Anniversary Medal 1992, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, with original named card box of issue addressed to the recipient at ‘Trehan, Nr. Saltash, Cornwall’, good very fine (6) £120-£160 --- Herbert Clements, a kennelman from Sheffield, Yorkshire, was born on 17 October 1918. He attested into the Royal Navy on 11 October 1939 for service during the Second War and served afloat in H.M.S. Gloucester in the Mediterranean before her sinking at the Battle of Cape Matapan, having been transferred to H.M.S. Nile the previous month. He saw later service afloat in H.M.S. Whaddon on North Sea convoy escort and patrol duties and later in the Mediterranean afterwards based at H.M.S. St. Angelo in Malta. Released from the service on 26 November 1945, he was awarded his Maltese 50th Anniversary Medal on 11 May 1993. Sold with original service records, detailed original papers including a telegram and original photographs of the recipient in uniform, the original franked letter for the award of his Maltese 50th Anniversary Medal, and detailed copied research.

Pair: Lieutenant L. Elford, Royal Naval Reserve British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. L. Elford. R.N.R.) very fine Pair: Deck Hand R. K. Moorcroft, Royal Naval Reserve British War and Victory Medals (13121D.A. R. K. Moorcroft. D. H. R.N.R.) in named card box of issue, extremely fine Pair: Telegraphist S. A. Potgiester, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (L.Z. 6539 S. A. Potgiester. Tel. R.N.V.R.) very fine (6) £80-£100 --- Leonard Elford, a Master Merchant Seaman from Cliffe at Hoo, Kent, was born 8 April 1895. Indentured with Messrs. John Herron & Co. on 7 October 1910, he served with the Mercantile Marine during the Great War from 1914 until he was commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant into the Royal Naval Reserve on 6 July 1916. Serving in a number of small auxiliary craft, he was promoted First Lieutenant on 3 May 1919 and demobilised on 31 October 1919. Additionally entitled to the Mercantile Marine War Medal, he subsequently served during the Second World War, for which he was also awarded a 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Burma Star and War Medal 1939-45. Sold with detailed copied research. Richard Knight Moorcroft, a corn merchant from Farmhurst, Epsom, Surrey, was born on 20 September 1886. He attested into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve for service during the Great War on 4 September 1916 and served in the Motor Launch ML381 in the North Sea and later off the Irish Coast. Demobilised on 14 February 1919, he died ten days later on 24 February 1919. Sold with a quantity of original letters written home by the recipient and detailed copied research. Stanley Arthur Potgiester, a Post Office Telegraphist from Marylebone, London, was born on 29 December 1898. He attested into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 3 April 1917, for service during the Great War and served in the Motor Launches ML236 and ML192 in the North Sea. Appointed Telegraphist on 1 October 1918, he was demobilised on 7 May 1919, and was later awarded the Imperial Service Medal (London Gazette 30 May 1961), before his death at the end of the following year. Sold with an original photograph of the recipient in uniform, three school attendance medals, copied service records and copied research.

Nationally Important Gold Caterpillar Club Badge and Log Books of Air Vice Marshall Donald Bennett CB, CBE, DSO, Royal Air Force, Commander of the Pathfinder Force During WW2, Caterpillar Club badge in gold with ruby eyes, reverse engraved ‘WC/CDR D C T BENNETT’. Brooch pin fitting to the reverse. Accompanying the badge are eight original Royal Air Force and Civilian Flying Log Books belonging to Bennett, the log books cover pre-war, wartime and post war period. The logs cover his time training with the RAF and also his time serving with the Imperial Airways. The most interesting from a wartime period is his civilian log book titled as ‘4’, this log has the entry on 27th April 1942, which states he was ‘Shot down low level attack on Tirpitz’ and the last entry in the log on 5th July 1942, ‘Appointed to Command Path Finder Force’. The logs are well filled out with many interesting details, including his involvement in the Berlin Airlift. Being sold by direct family descent of Air Vice Marshall Bennett. Donald Bennett was born the youngest son of a grazier and business agent in Queensland, Australia. He attended Brisbane Grammar School. After some time working in his father's business, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1930, qualifying at RAAF Point Crook as a pilot. He transferred to the RAF a year later. Starting with the flying Boats of no 210 Squadron. Bennett developed a passion for accurate flying and precise navigation that would never leave him. After a period as an instructor, he left the service in 1935, retaining a reserve commission, to join Imperial Airways. Over the next five years, Bennett specialised in long-distance flights, breaking a number of records and pioneering techniques which would later become commonplace, notably air to air refuelling. In July 1938 he piloted the Mercury part of the Short Mayo Composite flying-boat across the Atlantic; this flight earned him the Oswald Watt Gold Medal for that year.During 1940 Bennett was involved in setting up the Atlantic Ferry Crossing, bringing many aircraft over from the USA to the UK. In 1941 he was recommissioned into the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as a Squadron Leader. Promoted to Wing Commander, he was posted to command No77 Squadron, as part of Bomber Command. In April 1942, No. 77 Squadron was transferred to Coastal Command and Bennett was given command of No. 10 Squadron (Handley Page Halifax) and shortly afterwards led a raid on the German battleship Tirpitz. Shot down during that raid, he evaded capture and escaped to Sweden, from where he was able to return to Britain; he and his copilot were awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) on 16 June 1942. It was for this raid on the Tirpitz which resulted in the award of the Caterpillar Club badge. In July 1942, Bennett was appointed to command the new Pathfinder Force (PFF), an elite unit tasked with improving RAF Bomber Command's navigation. At this stage of the war, Bomber Command had begun to make night-time raids deep into Germany, but had not yet been able to cause significant damage, largely because only about a quarter of the bomb loads were delivered "on target" — and this at a time when "on target" was defined as within three miles of the aim point. Bennett was called to Bomber Command HQ when he was on the point of leaving with his squadron for the Middle East. There he was informed by Sir Arthur Harris (Bomber Harris), that he was to lead a special force to make use of the new bombing and navigational aids then available and the more sophisticated ones that would follow. With effect from 5 July he was promoted to group captain. In 1943 Bennett was promoted with the upgrading of PFF to group status to air commodore, and then in December to acting air vice marshal, the youngest ever to hold that rank, giving him a rank similar to those of the other commanders of groups. He remained in command of the Pathfinder Force until the end of the war, overseeing its growth to an eventual 19 squadrons, a training flight and a meteorological flight, working relentlessly to improve its standards, and tirelessly campaigning for better equipment, in particular for more Mosquitos and Lancasters to replace the diverse assortment of often obsolete aircraft with which the force started.

CLASSIC SOUL/FUNK/DISCO - LPs. More sumptuous grooves with around 64 x lovely clean LPs here. To include Donny Hathaway - S/T (UK plum Atlantic 2400143), William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got (US green labels, Roxbury RLX 100) and Figures Can't Calculate, Impact, Maze - Can't Stop The Love, Valerie Simpson - Keep It Comin', Cloudburst, Street Corner Symphony - Little Funk Machine, Freddie North, Patrick Gammon - Don't Touch Me, Jean Carn, Loleatta Holloway, Damon, Arthur Alexander, The Hawks, Ingram, Slick, The Time, George Howard and Amina Claudine Myers Trio. Condition is often Ex to Ex+/archive (records) and VG+ to Ex+ (sleeves).

118 UK 70'S SOUL SINGLES INCLUDING DEMOS - a collection of 118 UK 70s Soul Singles including Demos. The collection includes: Marion Jarvis - A Penny For Your Thoughts, Cashflow - Mine All Mine, Baltimore First Class - Me & My Gemini, Donnie Elbert - Are You Ready (Willing And Able), Sistlet Sledge - Mama Never Told Me, Jesse Green - Come With Me, Wilma Reading - One More Mountain (Promo), The Nite-Lighters - K-Jee, Snoopy Dean - Shake N Bump, Chuck Jackson - All Over The World, Blue Moderne - Do That Again (Promo), Vicki Sue Robinson - Daylight (Promo), Betty Everett - You Can Do It, The Expressions - Round And Round In Circles, The Drifters - When Ya' Comin' Home?, Gene Chandler - Greatest Love Ever Known, The Third Time Around - Soon Everything Is Going To Be Alright, Jackie Moore - This Time Baby, The Salsoul Orchestra - Nice N Naasty, K-Y-ZE - Stomp (Move, Jump, Jack Your Body) and more. Labels include: Echo, Atlantic, EMI, Pye, EMI, United Artists, Arista, 20th Century Records, Contempo, CBS, Buddah, Polydor and more. The condition is generally G to Ex+ condition.

6 SOUL US PRESSING 7" SINGLES INCLUDING PROMOS - Ruby Lee - I Believe In You c/wI'm Gonna Put A Watch On You (24 Hours A Day) - Poptone Records - MW-341 1901, Little Carl Carlton - Don't You Need A Boy Like Me c/w I'll Love You Forever - Lando Records - LR-3046 (843L-3046), Johnny Jones and the King Casuals - Purple Haze c/w Horsing Around - Brunswick - 55389 (in original company sleeve), Sam Dees - Fragile, Handle With Care - Atlantic - 45-3287 (Promo), The Sapphires - Evil One c/w How Could I Say Goodbye - ABC-Paramount - 10693 (Promo), Johnny Moore - Walk Like A Man c/w It's Just My Way Of Loving You - Date Records - 2-1562. All records are in VG+ condition.

An original Gucci briefcase formerly the property of Peter Grant. It was given to Anna George, Peter's former business partner, by Led Zeppelin's ex-manager. The briefcase comes with a non-related letter dated the 17th September 1990 to Anna George from Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder and president of Atlantic Records. The briefcase measures 39cm x 32.5cm (15.3 inches x 12.8 inches). There are signs of use and wear including some scuffing to the corners of the case. The condition is very good. Provenance: accompanied by a letter from Anna George confirming that the briefcase was given to her by Peter Grant.

Blues LP records, Eric Clapton four CD box set, eight LP Atlantic Blues box set

CLEMENT MEADMORE (AUSTRALIAN 1929-2005) UNTITLED Cor-ten steel 156 x 156cm (61¼ x 61¼ in.) Executed in 1966. Provenance: Ahmet Ertegun (Turkish/American 1923-2006), record producer and philanthropist,co-founder and president of Atlantic Records Private Collection, Robert Stigwood (Australian 1934-2016), music and film producer, acquired from the above Clement Meadmore was an Australian born American sculptor renowned for his monumental pieces of sculpture that embodied the exploration of modernism. Born in Melbourne, Meadmore studied engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Shortly after enrolling on the course Meadmore converted to industrial design. Meadmore's skills in both engineering and design facilitated his artistic output aiding the successful production of monumental pieces in steel, full of balance and energy. After visiting an outdoor sculpture exhibition at Middelheim Park in Antwerp, Meadmore started experimenting with metalwork and welding. His works during the 1950s represented interlocking vertical and horizontal rods creating textured, jagged grids with a tactile nature. In 1963, frustrated by the contemporary art scene in Australia, Meadmore moved to New York. The present work was executed in 1966 after Meadmore developed a sculpture titled Bent Column, which is now held by the Newport Harbor Art Museum on Newport Beach in California. A contact sheet of twelve black-and-white images, held in the collection of the Estate of Clement Meadmore, illustrates five different sculptures that were produced as he explored new ideas in the aftermath of Bent Column. The fourth row shows the present lot, a c-shaped sculpture, with both loops straightened and twisted at ninety degrees to the broad front of the form. The simplistic, paired back nature of the work which occupies a square-section volume encourages the viewer to explore the relationship between mass and space created by the single geometric form. 'It is important to me that the entire form of a sculpture can be deduced from any single angle, otherwise one is only seeing half a sculpture at any given moment.' Clement Meadmore The present lot was acquired by Ahmet Ertegun, the co-founder and president of Atlantic Records. The independent record label was launched to support gospel, R&B and jazz music in New York. The company went on to record hit records with major artists including The Drifters and Ray Charles. Under the pseudonym of 'nuggy' Ertegun was also a successful song-writer, he famously wrote 'Mess Around' for Ray Charles amongst many other hits. Ertegun was a renowned art collector and in 2000, the art collection of Ahmet Ertegun was acquired by The Baker Museum in Naples, Florida. The collection of modern art included important pieces by American abstract artist Irene Rice Pereira, politically driven Gertrude Glass, American modernist Oscar Bluemner and Russian-American abstract painter Illya Bolotowsky amongst others. In 2006, Ertegun tragically died after falling at a Rolling Stones concert at the Beacon Theatre, New York. A year following his death Led Zeppelin performed at the O2 Arena in London as a one-off tribute concert in memory of Ertegun. The concert raised funds for the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund which supported University scholarships throughout the UK, US and Turkey. The present work was originally installed in the grounds of Ahmet Ertegun's Russian dacha style house in Southampton, New York where he lived with his wife Mica Ertegun. It was noted in Vanity Fair that during the renovations Ertegun had the living room enlarged to accommodate an orchestra. It was most likely during the 1970s that music producer, Robert Stigwood saw the work whilst visiting his friend Ertegun at his Southampton estate. A sale was agreed and Stigwood purchased the work direct from Ertegun. Robert Stigwood was born in Port Pirie, Southern Australia in 1934. By the mid-1950s Stigwood moved to the United Kingdom and went on to become one of the most important music entrepreneurs and film producers of the 20th century. By 1970 Stigwood had achieved great success in managing Cream, Eric Clapton and the Bee Gees. Stigwood then turned his attention to film production launching with Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Grease in 1978.  Condition Report: Please contact the department on pictures@dreweatts.com for the recommended treatment and condition report. Condition Report Disclaimer

Twelve UK released Soul records on red Atlantic (six), Stax, Tamla Motown and Philips including Joe Tex Show Me, Rex Garvin Sock It To Em JB, Aretha Franklin, Arthur Conley, Otis Redding etc

Thirty three Prog Rock and Rock LPs comprising Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon second issue with poster, record appears VG+, Affinity UK issue on Vertigo (6360004), Family Entertainment (Reprise 6340) Carol Grimes Fools Meeting (B&C 11023), Bridget St John Ask Me No Questions (Dandelion 563750), The Peanut Butter Conspiracy The Great Conspiracy (CBS 63277), Richie Havens Stonehenge (Verve 2317-004), Man Rhinos Winos and Lunatics (UAG 29631), Wishbone Ash (MCA pink/red 2014), Taste (Polydor 583042), Atomic Rooster (B&CCAS -1026), It's A Beautiful Day (CBS 563722), Jefferson Airplane Volunteers (RCA Victor SF8076) Quintessence In Blissful Company (Island pink label ILPS - 9110Q), Spooky Tooth Spooky Two (Island pink label ILPS-9098), Street Walkers, Babe Ruth, Supertramp, Jethro Tull This Was (Island pink ILP 985) and Stand Up (Island pink AILPS 9103) with pop up gatefold, Family Anyway, The Doors Waiting For The Sun (Elektra 74024), Yes Fragile (Atlantic red/plum label 2401019) gatefold sleeve, Cream Disraeli Gears (Reaction 593003) and Wheels of Fire (Polydor 582032, Free Tons Of Sobs (Island pink ILPS 9089) and Fire & Water (Island pink label ILPS-9120), Fairport Convention Unhalfbricking (Island pink label 9102), The Who Who's Next (Track), Steamhammer Mountains (B&C CAS-1024) etc, records generally appear VG to VG+  

Eight Rock, Prog Rock and Heavy Rock LPs comprising Iron Butterfly In A Gadda Da Vida (Atlantic 588116) red / plum label, The Smiths (Rough Trade 61), Velvet Underground, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Suzi Quattro, Genesis Duke and Supertramp, records appear at least VG+

Yes - Fifteen Prog Rock LPs including Yes (Atlantic 588190), Time And A Word (K40085), The Yes Album (2400101), Going For The One (SD19106), Tales From Topographic Oceans (K80001), Yes (90125 Atco 79-0125-1), Drama (K50736), Close To The Edge (K50012), Big Generator (ATCO 790-522-1), Tormato (K5051), Yesterdays (50048), Fragile (2401019, SD 7211, K50009) and Relayer (50096), records generally appear VG+ to Ex, with some close to NM 

Approximately two hundred USA original import 7" records including Soul with lots of 'oddball labels' eg Paula, Chart, Great, Soncraft, Silver Star, Nightwing, Longhorn, Carlton, Liberty, Kasey, Roulette, Glades, Spring Mason Soul, Big Tree, GMC, Prodigal, Atlantic, Columbia, Reprise, Buddha, Invictus, King, UA, Beverly Glenn, Arista, Chelsea, Marlin, Parachute, Brunswick, Verve and London

Over two hundred UK issued Soul, Funk and Disco records including Al Hudson, BT Express, Gladys Knight, B Dean Taylor, Michael Jackson, Unique, Moments, Isaac Hayes, McFadden and Whitehead, Atlantic Starr, Jimmy Ruffin, Millie Jackson, Shalamar, The Stylistics, Johnny Nash, Michael Masser, The Chi-Lites, Diana Ross, Barabas, Staple Singers, Luther Vandross, Barry White, Imagination, Earth Wind & Fire, Ohio Players and Betty Wright, records generally appear VG+, some may grade higher or lower

Over 50 Soul, Pop and Rock LPs including Frankie Beverley & Maze, David Joseph, Princess, Atlantic Starr, Big Ed & His Rockin' Rattlesnakes, Herbie Mann, Eddie Grant, Osibisa, Maxine Nightingale, Jermaine Jackson, Communards, Carl Jackson, The Godfathers, Peter Nero, Hilt, Fashion, What Is This Squeezed, Parole Brothers, The Flock, Flying Home, Living An A Box, Rage, Died Pretty, T-Bone Burnett, Time Bandits etc, records appear generally VG+ although some may grade higher or lower

Nineteen Soul / Funk / Reggae LPs including Taj Mahal, Gil Scott Heron, Batti Mamazella, Betty Everett, Ann Peebles, Bobby Bland, Third World, Black Uhuru, Toots & The Maytals, Snafu, Pointer Sisters, Arizona Smoke Revue, Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Sampler (red / plum labels), Little Feat, Dave Mason, Q Tips and Joan Armatrading together with a Sade and Bobby Brown 12" single, records appear at least VG+

Eight Soul / R'n'B LPs comprising Esther Phillips From A Whisper To A Scream USA issue (Kudu), Aretha Franklin Lady Soul (Atlantic) UK first issue with red/plum label and Aretha Now (Atlantic) UK first issue with red/plum label, Gladys Knight Everybody Needs Love (Tamla) UK issue 'Sold subject to', Thelma Houston Sunshower UK issue (ABC), Wilson Pickett Hey Jude (Atlantic) UK first issue red/plum label, This Is Soul (Atlantic), Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits (Tamla) UK issue, records generally appear Ex with some close to NM

Twenty eight TMG Tamla Motown and twelve UK Soul 7" records to include Curtis Mayfield Superfly (Buddha), King Floyd Baby Let Me Kiss You (Atlantic), Al Green, Supremes (Stateside), Mary Wilson (Stateside), Uptight, Just Walk In My Shoes, What's Going On, Bless You, TMG 590, TMG 662, TMG 686, TMG 722, TMG 730, TMG 732, TMG 736, TMG 745, two TMG 746, TMG 751, TMG 757, TMG 768, TMG 770, TMG 771, TMG 773, TMG 774, TMG 775, TMG 782, TMG 783, TMG 792, TMG 794, TMG 797, TMG 809, TMG 802 and TMG 847

Fifty Tamla Motown TMG records including The Spinners Sweet Thing, Martha Reeves I Gotta Let You Go, Isleys, Supremes, Ruffin, Four Tops etc, Showstoppers Houseparty (one red label, one yellow) and twenty three soul crossover records on DJM, Atlantic, Stax, Hot Wax, Liberty, London, Buddah, Probe etc featuring Nino Tempo, Lavern Baker, Lou Johnson, Lorraine Elison

Seventy five Funk / Jazz Funk / Soul / Dance / Crossover 7" singles and demos including Bootzilla, Lenny Williams, Keni Burke, Gene Chandler, Tony Etoria, Hamilton Bohannon, Banbarra, Band AKA, Gap Band, James Brown, Stanley Turrentine, Ultrafunk, Hudson Brothers, Coda, Cissy Houston, Jesse Green, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, James Wells, Johnny Guitar Watson, Dexter Wansel, Luther Vandross, Ubiquit, Vicki Sue Robinson, Atlantic Starr etc, records generally appear Ex to NM

Vinyl - 10 Blues / Blues Rock albums to include: The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation – Doctor Dunbar's Prescription (LP on Liberty – LBS 83177, Original UK 1968 blue labels) VG (would benefit from a clean), Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation – Remains To Be Heard (LP on Liberty – LBS 83316, Original UK 1968 blue labels and textured sleeve) VG (would benefit from a clean), Dr. John, The Night Tripper – The Sun, Moon & Herbs (LP on Atlantic – 2400 161. UK 1971 1st pressing, plum label, gatefold sleeve), Robert Johnson – King Of The Delta Blues Singers (LP on CBS Records - 62456), Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated ‎– R & B From The Marquee (LP on Ace Of Clubs / Decca - ACL 1130, UK mono), Jimmy Reed – Jimmy Reed At Soul City (LP on Vee Jay Records – VJLP 1095, US Promo 1964), The Butterfield Blues Band – The Resurrection Of Pigboy Crabshaw (LP on Elektra – EKS 4015, Original UK 1968 mono), Stu Ramsay and Chicago Slim – Scufflin' With Stu Ramsay And Chicago Slim (LP on Capitol Records – ST-344, US 1969), King Biscuit Boy with Crowbar – Official Music (LP on Paramount Records – PAS 5030, US 1970), Sleepy John Estes ‎– The Legend Of Sleepy John Estes (LP on Esquire Records - 32-195, UK 1964) VG

Memorabilia - Framed & glazed letter from Atlantic Records sent to Ted Carroll inviting him to vote in the first ever induction for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, 1985

Vinyl - Led Zeppelin self titled LP. Original UK 1969 version 3 plum labels, grey stripe across the base of the front cover, A1 / B1, Superhype Music / Jewel Music Publishing credits to labels. Atlantic Records 588171. Sleeve and vinyl VG+

Vinyl - 4 Soul / Funk / Hip Hop / R&B albums to include: Beastie Boys – Licensed To Ill (UK 1985, gatefold sleeve with printed inner, Def Jam Recordings – 450062 1) VG+ / EX-, Bootsy Collins – Ultra Wave (US 1980 with printed inner, Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3433) EX+ (in open shrink), Macy Gray – On How Life Is (UK / EU 1999, with printed inner and hype sticker, Epic – EPC 494423 1) EX, Ray Charles – Ray Charles (US 1960 plum Atlantic Records labels, 8006) VG+ / VG

Vinyl - 8 Jazz albums and one 10” album to include: Clare Fischer – Surging Ahead (LP on Fontana - 688 133 ZL, UK 1963), Annie Ross – Sings A Handful Of Songs (LP on Ember Records - NR 5008, UK 1963), Mick Mulligan's Magnolia Jazz Band – Meet Mick Mulligan (LP on Pye Records NJL 21, UK 1959), Billie & De De Pierce / Jim Robinson's New Orleans Band – Jazz At Preservation Hall 2 (LP on Atlantic - SD 1409, US), Ruby Braff – Hustlin' And Bustlin’ (LP on Vogue - LAE 12051, UK 1957), The Second City Jazzmen – A Tribute to Madge (LP on Esquire Records - 32-053, UK 1958 1st pressing), Art Farmer Quartet Featuring Jim Hall – Interaction (LP on London / Atlantic Records - HA-K 8135, UK 1964 1st pressing), Charles Mingus And His Jazz Groups – Mingus Dynasty (LP on CBS Records - BPG 62261, Original UK 1966 mono pressing), Paul Smith Quartet – Paul Smith Quartet (10” LP on Vogue Records – LDE 168, UK 1956). Condition VG overall with higher examples