Rolling Stones, The - Love you live - Rolling Stones - Annotated Autographed Historic LP LP x 2 Special Cover - Rock 70s

Annotated by Bill Wyman (the Rolling Stones dedicated archivist) in 1978.

In the mid 80s it was signed by him & donated to the Nordoff-Robbins music therapy charity

The provenance lies in the

The signature on the back uses a fountain pen in mid-blue ink.

The later signature c. 1985/6 uses a fountain pen with dark blue ink.

The annotation on the back refers to the new logo (a modified version of the original 1970 design)

The iconic "tongue and lips" logo for The Rolling Stones was originally designed in 1970 by British graphic designer John Pasche.

While Pasche created the original concept (inspired by Mick Jagger's mention of the Hindu goddess Kali and the attitude of kids sticking out their tongue), the version used widely starting around 1978 and on later releases was an elongated, slightly modified redraw by Craig Braun. Braun adjusted the highlights, lips, and tongue when rushing the design for US production.

This item was obtained from an auction in the mid-80s on behalf of the Nordoff-Robbins* music therapy charity run by Collectors Auctions and Sales-operated by a famous music industry executive-David Hughes (now deservedly with an MBE to his name). It was personally picked up be myself along with other items shortly after 'winning' it and has remained in my collection untouched ever since. However circumstance dictate that this and similar items now have to be sold.

*Now known as Nordoff-Robbins.

Gatefold cover

The following is gleaned from the net and is official.

While the original Rolling Stones tongue logo was designed in 1970, the band subtly refreshed and streamlined the logo multiple times throughout the 1970s for different corporate entities, record distributions, and tour merchandise. The release of Love You Live in September 1977 marked a major promotional push for their self-owned label, Rolling Stones Records. The specific variation of the tongue printed on the back sleeve of Love You Live was a crisp, updated vector-style asset compared to the older, more jagged prints found on early 1970s vinyl. Bill was quite literally cataloguing the evolution of the band’s corporate branding for whoever he was signing it for

From my own collection-reluctantly being sold along with other similarly rare items because of personal circumstances...

This item was obtained from an auction in the mid-80s on behalf of the Nordoff-Robbins* music therapy charity run by Collectors Auctions and Sales-operated by a famous music industry executive-David Hughes (now deservedly with an MBE to his name). It was personally picked up be myself along with other items shortly after 'winning' it and has remained in my collection untouched ever since. However circumstance dictate that this and similar items now have to be sold.

Phase 1: The Initial Archival Note (Lighter Blue Ink)

The lighter blue fountain pen ink was Bill Wyman quite literally "at work" in his role as the Rolling Stones' resident historian.

• The Context: When the 1977 UK release of Love You Live landed, Wyman routinely took early or first-press standard copies straight from the production run to evaluate, log, or store in his personal archive. [1]

Phase 2: The Charity Auction & Signature (Darker Blue Ink)

The change to a darker blue ink tells us exactly when the item transformed from a private file copy into a public treasure.

• The Retrieval: Years or decades later, Wyman was approached to donate a piece of genuine history to a charity auction. Rather than grabbing a generic, fresh copy, he pulled this exact annotated LP directly from his personal archives.

• The Final Signature: To prepare it for the auction block and maximize its value for the charity, he signed the front cover. Because he signed it years after the original 1977 note, he used a different pen—resulting in the distinct darker blue ink.

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