Lay's Auctioneers: Music & Memorabilia

11/11/2025

11/04/2025

Closing this Sunday! Our All Things Music timed sale begins to close from 4pm.

Photographed here is lot 124, a 1963 Watkins Rapier Electric guitar; previously owned from new by the guitarist of the 1960’s Camborne-based psychedelic rock band ‘Peace and Quiet’.

And lot 129: a rare 1964 WEM Watkins Mersey Super 15 amplifier.

Find more through our website: https://timed.davidlay.co.uk/auctions/9237/david-2-10025?term=&page=3&pageSize=60

All Things Music
Now - 13th of April

28/03/2025

'All Things Music' is now online! From now until the 13th of April, 4pm.

This sale features an incredible collection of iconic music memorabilia, rare vinyl, Hi-Fi systems, instruments and more.

Highlights include:
The Beatles' autographs, Camborne based, psychedelic rock band, 'Peace and Quiet' owned guitar and amp and two highly sought-after transcription hydraulic reference turntables.

Photographed here is lot 100: a 1998 Gibson Les Paul
Est: £ 400 - £600.

View the sale and bid here:
https://timed.davidlay.co.uk/auctions/9237/david-2-10025

21/03/2025

With just a week to go until our timed 'All Things Music' sale goes live on Friday 28th, here's just a little glimpse of some highlight lots that will be appearing in the auction.

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18/02/2025

There's just a little over a month to go until the next timed 'All Things Music' specialist sale goes live on the 28th March.

Here's a little sneak peak of one of our star lots, a rare first UK pressing of Led Zeppelin's legendary debut album. We feel privileged to have this included in the upcoming sale, especially in such fantastic condition.

27/09/2024

19/04/2024

Our All Things Music auction closes this Sunday, 21st April. You still have time to bid on some fantastic music and memorabilia. Here are some more highlights:

Image 1: Rock/Folk/Pop, Twenty-seven 12” albums, est. £80-£120, lot 6

Image 2: The Beatles; Yellow Submarine sketch, est. £200-£300, lot 72

Image 3: A mid century cello, est. £300-£500, lot 175

Image 4: Signed; Iron Maiden, poster, est. £80-£120, lot 81

Image 5: A Line 6 Variax 700 modelling guitar and a POD HD500 multi-effects pedal, est. £100-£200, lot 182

Image 6: Oz magazine, Twelve issues, plus ‘The Trials Of Oz’ by Tony Palmer, 1st edition, est. £50-£100, lot 89

Image 7: The Beatles, A good selection of eight 12” albums, together with a copy of John Lennon’s ‘In His Own Write’, est. £50-£100, lot 16

To bid on our online auction, visit our website www.laysauctioneers.co.uk.

17/04/2024

Our All Things Music sale is finishing this Sunday, the 21st April, there is still plenty of time for you to bid on our exciting selection of music and memoribilia. Here are some great lots in the sale.

Image 1: David Bowie; ‘David Bowie is Ziggy Stardust’, est. £50-£100, lot 88

Image 2: 1986 Washburn J-6, est. £300-£500, lot 174

Image 3: Pink Floyd ‘The Wall’ animation cell, est. £100-£200, lot 77

Image 4: Rock/Country/Folk LP collection, est. £80-£120, lot 3

Image 5: A ‘Powertone’ tenor saxophone, est. £80-£120, lot 185

Image 6: A Grafton ‘Oberon II’ electric banjo, est. £100-£200, lot 180

Image 7: Signed; The Pretenders 12” album, est. £80-£120, lot 7

Image 8: Rock/Electric/Folk LP collection, est. £80-£120, lot 8

To view the entire sale, visit our website www.laysauctioneers.co.uk

05/04/2024

Featured in our upcoming Music and Memorabilia auction, we have a rare and historical signed note card acquired from a Beatles concert at the Ritz Ballroom in Rhyl, Wales back in 1963.

The note card marked the prolific band’s return to Rhyl, where they had played a gig in the town a year previously. Rhyl was historically a seaside town and was a holiday resort which was popularised thanks to the opening of the train station in addition to the fairground at Marine Lake, which saw thousands of annual visitors. Under the name Ocean Beach, it relocated to 1954 to the West end of the promenade.

Standing on the Ocean Beach fun fair site, facing towards the sea, the dance hall was created in 1955 and was given the name Ritz Ballroom. They had a residential orchestra which played there.

The Beatles visited Wales in July 1963, and ended up performing in the Ritz Ballroom, where they performed for two consecutive nights on the Friday 19th and Saturday 20th July 1963. The Beatles played two concerts on each day that were, not very surprisingly, sold out in advance.

To read more about the story visit our website www.laysauctioneers.co.uk, under 'Stories & Articles', Written in Time: The Beatles 1963 Signatures Revealed.

05/04/2024

Our All Things Music timed sale begins from 4pm today until Sunday 21st April. We have this brilliant oringial poster featured in the sale. This scarse circus style promotional poster from The Rolling Stones reads ‘Stones World Famous Traveling Movie’, and details a film showing at the Delman Theatre, Houston in June 1972.

Swipe to see details of the Rolling Stones poster.

To browse the full catalogue, visit our website www.laysauctioneers.co.uk