Cooking Vinyl auctions rare vinyl for charity

Cooking Vinyl has today launched the second wave of its charity record auction, with rare test pressings from Seth Lakeman, Billy Bragg, The Orb, Madness and Gary Numan all going under the hammer.

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 22 Apr 2014
  • min read
The label launched its first auction on 16 April, with the second going live today, 22 April. The final auction opens on 28 April.

Other items include rare pressings of The Subways, The Cranberries, Turin Brakes, Alison Moyet, Marilyn Manson, Skindred, Embrace, The Pretty Reckless, Black Spiders, The Rifles, City and Colour and Reverend and the Makers.

All proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

Cooking Vinyl Production Manager Marcus Knight told Music Week: ‘Over the past couple of years we have built up an esteemed collection of test pressings that span the width of our diverse roster.

‘As these pressings are in very limited supply, they become a coveted item for music fans and collectors. We wanted to give fans the opportunity to own these rare and non-commercial pieces of memorabilia.

‘We also felt it would be a great opportunity to help raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, a charity that is close to the heart of several people here at Cooking Vinyl. We’re extremely pleased with the response we’ve had from our artists and the support we have received.’

You can see all items for sale at http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/cookingvinylauction