Still on the subject of Vox/Bowie. Did you know that his teardrop style,cardinal red Mk.X11 twelve-string guitar sold at Bonhams,London 3 July 2013 for £13,750 ? Footnote The vendor began his career in the music business as a production assistant for the Gem Group (co-founded by Tony Defries in 1966) and later worked for Mainman Limited from 1970 to 1973. He purchased the guitar in 1971 from a well-known music shop in Richmond, Surrey, on a brief to find a suitable replacement while Bowies 12-string acoustic was being given a new, blue finish. This is the guitar that is shown in the photograph of David, taken in August 1972 by Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita. This same photograph is featured on p.13 of the exhibition catalogue, David Bowie Is, Victoria & Albert Museum, March-August 2013. It is also reproduced in Uncut magazine, April 2012, a copy of which is included in this lot. Another photograph from the 1972 session, featuring this guitar, was used on a concert poster for David Bowie and Roxy Music at the Rainbow Theatre, London, 19th-20th August 1972. (Bonhams) PS I have a cheap print of this poster.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 23:04:11 +0000
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