Collection of rave-era memorabilia expected to fetch up to £80,000

What happened

According to The Guardian’s source item, Collection of rave-era memorabilia expected to fetch up to £80,000, Producer Rob Ford’s trove of 1,700 items includes membership cards and the Prodigy’s first business card Rob Ford often met his contacts in car parks, under the cover of darkness. Cash quickly passed between hands before the author and music producer gathered his quarry – bags full of memorabilia from the rave and acid house era. Among the flyers and assorted paraphernalia were some of the rarest surviving items from the scene: membership cards . Continue reading…

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Source

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