Rick Nelson Fan Club, May 1960 Letter From Rick; Facsimile Autographed Headshot

no longer than a sigh, anne philipe (1964) — english translation

until his death in 1959 gérard philipe was the greatest star of the french theatre and cinema. the death of someone so young, alive and brilliant shocked and grieved a large public, and in this book his widow, anne philipe, conveys with classic simplicity and economy the personal tragedy. no longer than a sigh can be read purely as a novel: it is the story of a woman who has loved her husband and who has lost him. his illness was sudden; after an operation she knew that he would die and let him believe he would recover. now that he is dead, truth again becomes all-important and it is only in trying to understand love, death, suffering that anne philipe sees the possibility of living again. the integrity and lucidity of this attempt to re-establish balance in her disrupted world are almost unbearably poignant. unable to accept the comfort of belief in life after death, too intellectually honest to take refuge in suicide, fantasy or misery, anne philipe looks at life itself, with all its memories, for a solution to grief which is worthy of her and gérard's life together. translated from the french by cornelia schaeffer

jacket photograph by agnès varda jacket design by madeleine dinkel

vintage the elvis collection trading card, 1992

508. the elvis collection what his fans thought he'd do with a floral guitar we'll never know, but elvis got—and still gets—many of them. this type of gift is illustrative of the amount of revenue elvis generated in non-musical fields. in fact, two of the biggest sales days in floral history were the ones following elvis' death. flowers in all shapes, cakes, teddy bears and other stuffed animals, scrapbooks, plaques and trophies; you name it, and fans have sent it to the king. some of the gifts were donated to the underprivileged and kids in hospitals. many are still stored (or on display) at graceland.

photoplay magazine, "eddie cochran died in my arms" shari sheeley's tragic story

ain't i'm a dog, ronnie self

a-side 1. ain't i'm a dog 2. bop-a-lena b-side 1. petrified 2. date bait

the name of ronnie self first appeared on the australian charts in 1958 with 'ain't i’m a dog'. this proved to be only of moderate success, however, the follow-up 'bop-a-lena' (one of the wildest singles put down) was to prove his biggest success. as well as singer, ronnie self penned a number of tunes examples of which were 'all alone am i' and two tunes recorded by brenda lee — 'sweet nothings' and 'i'm sorry'.

manufactured for and distributed by discontinued records. © 1981 cbs inc./© cbs inc./sound recording made by cbs inc. - first published © in u.s.a.

mr. frantic (recorded live), ronnie self

a-side 1. bop-a-lena 2. rocky road blues b-side 1. flame of love 2. wtol radio interview

about the artist eighteen-year-old ronnie self is one of the youngest stars to share the spotlight on the popular touring "philip morris country music show," which also includes such country music veterans as carl smith, red sovine, goldie hill, and gordon terry. as one of the newest candidates for stardom, ronnie has already established a solid foothold towards a successtul career with his fast-moving columbia record of "ain't i'm a dog." it wasn't always thus. at the age of 7, ronnie made an attempt at songwriting. it didn't come off. eight years later, he auditioned for radio. the comment: "too weird." ronnie kept plugging and now, hundreds more rock n' roll fans every day are glad he did.

tracks 1-3 recorded live on the philip morris road show, 1958 track 4 radio transcription - wtol toledo, ohio, 1958

this material is dubbed from previously unissued acetates. thanks to malcolm chapman, lloyd hicks, barney koumis, vicki self and bob irwin. cover by pete ciccone

vintage james dean button

16 magazine, a-ha hotel capers! their lives in l.a.! pal, morten and mags — new to l.a.!

sh-boom magazine, hollywood rock 'n' roll babylon issue! the best of then... and now...

you don't own me, lesley gore

a-side 1. you don't own me b-side 2. run bobby, run

for great listening... mercury celebrity series mercury record corporation, printed in u.s.a.

june 1985: lesley gore fan club fan artwork; letter from lesley ft. facsimile signature; promotional photographs of batman appearance as catwoman's sidekick, "pussycat"