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Here are three signed contracts between The Doors and Elektra Records. As you can see, two of these are identical pages from an October 1968 contract. The other is a page from a February 1970 contract. Although the signatures are all clearly different, I find them to be very similar in appearance.
I'd like to point out that the other signature on each of these contracts is that of Elektra President Jac Holzman. On each of the two 1968 contracts, Holzman has signed above Lawrence Harris' printed name. Harris was also an Elektra executive at that time.
A few things that I find particularly unusual in comparing the signatures are the second "r" and second "o" in "Morrison", and the "n" in "John."
Thoughts?
Tags: autographs, contracts, doors, elektra, gotta, have, holzman, jac, jim, morrison, More…ocher2007, rock, roll, signatures
It’s a shame that these contracts are still appearing on the market, especially this one which just sold for about $5,800 from Gotta Have Rock and Roll Auctions. This contract (which is the first one pictured in the OP) was previously offered by Gotta Have Rock and Roll Auctions in 2012 where it received no bids. It was subsequently offered by another auction house, but was removed from sale mid-auction due to authenticity concerns. This is the contract referenced above that was found to be a fake after an in-person examination by a professional TPA who stated the following:
The paper is not correct for the era and the form which should have typed (as that is a typewriter font) is a color copy. The type over the whole contract, both pages is pixilated like a color copier does...it looks to have been traced from another contract.
https://gottahaverockandroll.com/The_Doors_Signed___Initialed_1968_...
The sale was cancelled. Thanks to everyone who helped!
Thank YOU, Ballroom. I don't see anyone here but you regarding this.
Thanks, Steve, but I had help with it. I wasn’t able to get it removed by myself.
+1!
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