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Boston: Sib Hashian's Personally-Owned Record Collection

The vinyl collection of Sib Hashian

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The vinyl collection of Sib Hashian

Collection of 190 albums from the personal archives of Sib Hashian, the legendary drummer of rock band Boston, all of which are stored in five professional Eurolite DJ cases by Procases, Inc. The collection is dominated by nearly 80 albums by the Beatles, with the balance consisting mostly of top rock bands and artists from the 1970s and 1980s.

The first case contains 41 albums and is dedicated exclusively to music by the Beatles, with titles as follows (includes duplicate titles, although pressings may vary):

1962-1966 (2)
1967-1970 (3)
Abbey Road (4)
A Hard Day’s Night movie soundtrack (4)
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl
Beatles VI
The Beatles: Rock ‘n’ Roll Music, Volume 1
The Beatles' Second Album
Beatles ‘65
Hey Jude
Introducing…The Beatles (3)
Magical Mystery Tour (2)
Meet the Beatles! (5)
Rubber Soul
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (4)
Silver Beatles—Like Dreamers Do
‘The White Album’
Yesterday and Today (3)

The second case contains 35 albums and is dedicated exclusively to music by the Beatles, in addition to solo efforts, bands with Beatles members, or projects inspired by the ‘Fab Four,’ with titles as follows:

Abbey Road (3)
All Things Must Pass
Band on the Run
The Baroque Beatles Book
The Beatles' Second Album (2)
Beatles ‘65
The Beatles Story—Documentary
Best of Dark Horse, 1976-1989 (promo)
Bootleg 1968-1970
Double Fantasy
Extra Texture (Read All About It)
Help! movie soundtrack
Hey Jude
Imagine
Let It Be (2)
Magical Mystery Tour
McCartney
Milk and Honey
Rarities
Red Rose Speedway
Revolver (2)
Rock 'N' Roll
Rock ‘N’ Roll Music
Rubber Soul (2)
The Rutles soundtrack album
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Something New
‘The White Album’ (2; covers to one album doodled over)
Wings at the Speed of Sound
Wings Over America

The third case contains 37 albums, with the majority of the records either comedy or classic rock, with artists and titles as follows:

Albert Brooks—A Star Is Bought
Albert Brooks—Comedy Minus One
The Beach Boys—Shut Down Volume 2
Bob Dylan—bootleg
Bob Dylan—Bob Dylan
Boston Celtics—Havlicek Stole the Ball
Blowfly—Disco
Buddy Miles Express— Expressway to Your Skull (2)
Buddy Rich—Class of ‘78
Cheech and Chong—Big Bambu
Cheech and Chong—Los Cochinos
David Bowie—The Man Who Sold the World (Dynaflex)
Ernie and the Automatics—Low Expectations (2; one signed and inscribed to Hashian by the full band)
The Fleetwoods—The Fleetwoods Greatest Hits
The Four Freshmen—In Person
The Four Liverpudlians—Alive at Last
Gene Krupa—The Best of Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich—Krupa and Rich
George Carlin—FM & AM
George McCrae—Rock Your Baby
Gregg Allman—Laid Back
Jeff Beck—Blow by Blow
Jerry Carr—‘Keep on Comin Back’ single
Jimi Hendrix—Live at the Los Angeles Forum (2)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience—Live at the Albert Hall (Kustom)
Joe Piscopo—I Love Rock ‘n Roll
Johnny Carson—Here’s Johnny
Richard Pryor—'That Nigger’s Crazy’
Richard Pryor—Wanted
Rodney Dangerfield—Rappin’ Rodney
The Rolling Stones—Stoned Live Stones (Slick)
Sports Highlights of the ‘60s
Vaughn Meader—The First Family
WCOZ—The Best of the Boston Beat Volume II

The fourth case contains 39 albums, the bulk of which are classic rock or hard rock from the 1970s and 1980s, with artists and titles as follows (numerous promotional or demonstration copies are included):

Aerosmith—Get Your Wings (promo)
Aerosmith—Rocks
Barry Manilow—Greatest Hits
Barry Manilow—One Voice
The Bee Gees—Here at Last…Bee Gees…Live
Blood, Sweat & Tears—Child Is Father to the Man
Blue Oyster Cult—Agents of Fortune (promo)
The Blues Project—Live at Town Hall
Cheap Trick—Cheap Trick (promo)
Cheap Trick—From Tokyo to You (promo)
Duran Duran—Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Eagles—Eagles Live
Electric Light Orchestra—ELO's Greatest Hits (promo)
Foreigner—Double Vision
Foreigner—Foreigner
Foreigner—4
Foreigner—Head Games
Gil Scott-Heron—The Best of Gil Scott-Heron
Grover Washington, Jr.—Baddest
Hall & Oates—H2O
Heart—Bébé le Strange
Lee Ritenour—Festival (promo)
Jethro Tull—Thick as a Brick
John Norum—Total Control (promo)
Madonna—Like a Prayer (promo)
Michael Jackson—Off the Wall (promo)
Montrose—Paper Money
Night Ranger—Dawn Patrol (promo)
Night Ranger—Midnight Madness
Pink Floyd—Animals (promo)
Prince and the Revolution—‘I Would Die 4 U’ single
Rick Derringer—Derringer Live (promo)
Robin Trower—Bridge of Sighs
Starcastle—Fountains of Light (promo)
Steely Dan—Greatest Hits
Ted Nugent—Cat Scratch Fever (promo)
Ted Nugent—Free-for-All (promo)
Ted Nugent—Ted Nugent (promo)
Triumph—Rock and Roll Machine

The fifth case contains 38 albums, the bulk of which are classic rock or hard rock from the 1970s and 1980s, with artists and titles as follows:

Big Brother and the Holding Company—How Hard It Is
The Blues Brothers movie soundtrack
Bruce Springsteen—Born in the U.S.A.
The Cars—Heartbeat City
The Cars—Shake It Up
Crosby, Stills, & Nash—Crosby, Stills, & Nash
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young—Déjà Vu
Culture Club—Kissing to Be Clever
Def Leppard—Pyromania
Devo—Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
The Doors—Greatest Hits
Easy Rider movie soundtrack
Elton John—Greatest Hits
Elton John Band—Featuring John Lennon and the Muscle Shoals Horn
Elvis Presley—Blue Hawaii
Elvis Presley—Elvis: Volumes 1 and 2, A Legendary Performer
Grateful Dead—In the Dark
Hour Glass—Power of Love
Jethro Tull—Aqualung
Johnny Cash—At San Quentin
The Lovin' Spoonful—The Best of the Lovin’ Spoonful
Michael Jackson—Off the Wall
Michael Jackson—Thriller
The Pixies—Interview Picture Disc
Prince and the Revolution—Purple Rain (2)
Quiet Riot—Metal Health
Rush—Exit…Stage Left
Simon and Garfunkel—The Concert in Central Park
Sonny and Cher—Sonny and Cher Greatest Hits
Steely Dan—Aja
Van Halen—Diver Down
Van Halen—1984
Village People—Cruisin’
Village People—Macho Man
Woodstock movie soundtrack
The Young Rascals—Groovin’

In overall fine condition, with varying degrees of wear to some album covers; a large portion of covers bear notations, labels, or stickers, and some feature clipped corners and discount cuts. The vast majority of records are included. A tremendous musical collection that defines clearly Hashian's immense passion and appreciation for all things rock, comedy, and, of course, the Beatles.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Marvels of Modern Music
  • Dates: #584 - Ended June 18, 2020