| Original Rolling Stones album artwork for Let it Bleed on sale at Bonhams |
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LONDON.- The original cover artwork for Let it Bleed, the Rolling Stones album which has been described as one of the greatest covers of all times, is a highlight of Bonhams next Entertainment Memorabilia auction on Thursday 15th December 2011 at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, London. It is estimated to sell for £30,000-40,000. December 2011 is the 42nd anniversary of the release of 'Let It Bleed'. Recorded at Olympic Studios in London over a period of some months, it was released in the UK on 5th December 1969 and went to No.1 in the album chart and No. 3 in the US. It was the last album that Brian Jones worked on and the first to feature his replacement, Mick Taylor. In 1969, Keith Richards commissioned his close friend Robert Brownjohn to design the now-iconic cover for 'Let It Bleed'. It displays a surreal sculpture made by Brownjohn, and in the background is a cake with garish icing and the band itself in the f read full article
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