THE TONY PRINCE COLLECTION
His three car garage became a museum, a record library containing 100,000 records, thousands of collectible vinyl originals which Tony Prince has collected in a career which goes back to the pirate radio DJs, Radio Luxembourg, DMC/Mixmag and now United DJ Radio (uniteddj.com).
The Royal Ruler’s museum is finally leaving home with the first OMEGA auction taking place on January 28th. The first auction features some amazing personal items, historic memorabilia including probably the most important record in the entire world, the Beatles promotional copy of LOVE ME DO signed by Paul across the misspelling of his name, something EMI will still blush about.
The record was part of the Radio Luxembourg library in the Grand Duchy. When Tony became Program Director it was decided to make more room in the library which was running out of space. With other DJs helping all doubles and triple copies were taken off the shelves and shared amongst the DJs.
It was years later when back living in the UK that Tony spotted the ‘A’ copy of the first UK release and swiftly framed it, placing it in pride of place, on the wall of his company DMC/Mixmag.
To provide provenance Tony asked Paul McCartney to both sign the record and send him a faxed message confirming what had been mentioned in legendary Beatles stories that, “We first heard our single ‘Love me do’ whilst listening to Radio Luxembourg.”
That would have been as big a thrill for the Beatles than anyone and in no short measure this is a record that changed the world.
His three car garage became a museum, a record library containing 100,000 records, thousands of collectible vinyl originals which Tony Prince has collected in a career which goes back to the pirate radio DJs, Radio Luxembourg, DMC/Mixmag and now United DJ Radio (
uniteddj.com).
The Royal Ruler’s museum is finally leaving home with the first
OMEGA auction taking place on January 28
th. The first auction features some amazing personal items, historic memorabilia including probably the most important record in the entire world, the Beatles promotional copy of LOVE ME DO signed by Paul across the misspelling of his name, something EMI will still blush about.
The record was part of the Radio Luxembourg library in the Grand Duchy. When Tony became Program Director it was decided to make more room in the library which was running out of space. With other DJs helping all doubles and triple copies were taken off the shelves and shared amongst the DJs.
It was years later when back living in the UK that Tony spotted the ‘A’ copy of the first UK release and swiftly framed it, placing it in pride of place, on the wall of his company DMC/Mixmag.
To provide provenance Tony asked Paul McCartney to both sign the record and send him a faxed message confirming what had been mentioned in legendary Beatles stories that, “We first heard our single ‘Love me do’ whilst listening to Radio Luxembourg.”
That would have been as big a thrill for the Beatles than anyone and in no short measure this is a record that changed the world.
Tony has been an avid collector of music related memorabilia most of his life. The personal items coming to the Omega Sale are quite extraordinary and the question has to be asked of Tony, “Why now”?
“There are various reasons”, he explains. “Firstly we need to move out of our present home and the content of the garage and it’s welfare and transference to a new home are not something I could endure. I’m sure all record collectors will appreciate the task of moving a 100,000+ collection of albums, 45’s and precious memorabilia, is a job only they can do. I’ve had to move it five times, each time requiring a larger space, bigger shelves. The other reason is I need funds to keep our new and exciting radio project going as streaming takes over from FM. United DJ Radio (
uniteddj.com) is as exciting to myself and our 32 legendary DJs as the golden days of pirate radio in the 60’s were”.
OTHER ITEMS FEATURED IN THE 28th January Omega Auction are listed here:
OTHER ITEMS FEATURED IN THE 28th January Omega Auction are listed here:
For interviews, images and more information, please contact: Tony Prince
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SCHWINN BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE BIKE: A fine example of the 1999 limited edition Schwinn ‘Sting Ray’ child’s bike, produced to recognise the Yellow Submarine 25th Anniversary. Seat height approx 28″. Excellent condition.
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BEATLES PEZ DISPENSERS: Four Beatles Pez dispensers inspired by the 1965 Cartoon.
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ELVIS OWNED RADIO: An RCA transistor radio in a brown leather carry case, gilt stamped ‘E.A.P.’ to front and to reverse ‘Circle G Ranch, Box 244-Rt. 9 Memphis, Tenn’. Once owned by Elvis Presley and sold as part of the Bonhams entertainment sale of 24th November 1999, lot 348.
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Tony Prince onstage with Paul McCartney!
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