2.02.12 Lot 22 in Cameo's Vinyl and Music Memorabilia sale on February 7th should prove to be a highlight: The Doors - Jim Morrison. A yellow sheet of lined A4 paper with original handwritten part lyrics for the song La Women. this studio/gig copy was written & used by Morrison while recording their 1971 album La Women, written in blue pen with biro doodles to left side, initialled J.M./Doors then Morrison and titled La Women. Formally exhibited in the Hard Rock Cafe, New York, authenticated by Authenticateit with certificate, and estimated at £5,000 - £8,000.  Add a comment

While bargains are to be had at auction, for the uninitiated, I think it's worth quoting from John Carter's ABC for Book Collectors. "The novice collector does well to recognise that in a bookshop there is a strong bond of common interest across the counter, but that in the sale-room every man's hand is against him. If he is a man of spirit, he may relish the encounter; hoping to beat the professionals at their own game and be prepared to take a few knocks in the process. Yet if he is also a man of sense, he will only do so after careful reconnaissance, and then with his eyes wide open".

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