Lennon studio microphones for sale
Microphones and historic equipment from John Lennon's home studio - in which he Mobile Conrete Mixing Plant recorded groundbreaking early solo albums and anthemic hit Imagine - are to be sold at auction.
Lennon had the gadgetry installed at his Georgian manor house estate at Tittenhurst Park, near Ascot, in 1970.It was the recording venue for the Plastic Ono Band and Imagine albums, and later acquired by the superstar's Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr.
Auctioneers have put early estimates on the mics of upwards of 5,000 each, but say "the sky's the limit".Lennon was joined by his wife Yoko Ono, Starr, George Harrison and bass player Klaus Voormann - also the Revolver sleeve designer - in using the microphones during recording sessions.Along with the specialist equipment, Starr's coffee percolator which was used to refresh numerous studio guests is also being sold. No price Mobile Conrete Mixing Plant has been put on the coffee-maker.Recording equipment specialist seller MJQ Ltd, which is handling the sale, is also selling a mixing console from Abbey Road Studios in north London which has been used for recordings over the past 18 years.
And an "acetate" disc used for mastering recordings, in which all four Beatles have etched their names, is expected to sell for tens of thousands of pounds.he online sale,2 day diet, which begins on May 11, will also feature vintage valve equipment collection Mobile Conrete Mixing Plant from the former EMI Studios in Barcelona which is expected to be highly prized by collectors.Phillip Andro Jamison, 31, a former petty officer 1st class, admitted that he sold tactical flashlights, rifle scopes, laser aiming devices and night-vision items all stolen from an armory at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado. In one instance, he exported some of the equipment to Hong Kong.As part of a plea bargain, Jamison agreed pay the Navy more than $170,000 for the stolen items. He is to be sentenced Aug. 1.
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