Original lyric manuscripts for X’s songs ‘Los Angeles’ and ‘Sex and Dying in High Society’, typed by guitarist-songwriter John Doe; with the title of the former handwritten by the band’s singer Exene. Also included is a first pressing of the band’s 1980 debut album Los Angeles, which features both songs, and two vintage photographs of […]
An original typed lyric manuscript of X’s debut single ‘Adult Books’, typed by guitarist-songwriter John Doe, with a small handwritten notation by Exene, crossing out Doe’s name. Also included is a vintage alternate version of the photograph of the single’s cover, by Jules Bates. The lyric is typed on the back of a handbill advertising […]
A unique collection of X rarities, circa 1977-1979, including nine original lyric typescripts typed by guitarist-songwriter John Doe, some with titles handwritten by singer and co-writer, Exene Cervenka, along with other memorabilia. In his 2016 book Under the Big Black Sun, John Doe writes about his early X songs: I wanted to tell stories about […]