Fed: Sydney disc jockeys rock collection to go under the gavel
By Jonathon Moran
SYDNEY, April 12 AAP - A Sydney disc jockey will next week auction his life collectionof rock and roll memorabilia, including touring jackets, autographed CDs and warped LPs.
It will be an emotional experience for 48-year-old Dave Norman when auctioneers puthis collection under the gavel before hundreds of bidders on Monday night.
"It is kind of a labour of love over the past 30-odd years.
"Being involved in the music business and the radio business, I got to meet an awfullot of stars and I just took it upon myself to collect their autographs," Mr Norman saidtoday.
"It became a bit of an obsession in the end - one I hope to put to bed on Monday night."
Mr Norman decided to sell off his collection of over 2,500 items, including Rod Stewartand The Doors recording contracts, when his insurance premiums became too expensive.
"It has just gotten too big for me, I am living in a 300 metre-square warehouse whichis just way too big.
"I can no longer insure it - they are asking $25,000 plus per year to insure and Ithink it is time to downscale."
The collection includes autographed items from the likes of Buddy Holly, Elvis, theBeach Boys, the Beatles and more recently, Limp Bizkit.
Among the items is a customised Harley Davidson motorbike from the estate of late INXSfrontman Michael Hutchence.
The bike is not part of Mr Norman's collection.
Hutchence's father Kel Hutchence, will attend the auction in a bid to secure some ofhis son's belongings.
"I don't feel very happy about it (the auction) at all, I wish somebody would justgive me it all," he said.
But he stopped short of ruling out a bid for the bike, even though he admitted he was"just past the stage" of owning a Harley.
"It is a great collection there is no doubt about it," he said.
Mr Norman said he could not put a price on the items, but auctioneers estimated thecollection to be worth several hundred thousand dollars.
"I really couldn't put a price on it - it could be a little or a lot really," he said.
Mr Norman has kept only two items from his collection, two Beatles LPs - A Hard DaysNight and Revolver.
Selling the collection would ultimately be a relief, he said.
He also said his collecting days were numbered.
"I am afraid that's it for me.
"Honestly, I have made a promise to myself not to be an idiot anymore," he said.
The collection will be on show during the weekend for public viewings with Goodmansconducting the auction on Monday from 5.30pm (AEST) at their Double Bay office.
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