Knebworth organiser signed numbered limited (200) edition box sets Pink Floyd, Genesis, Led Zeppelin etc.

Thought I would let you know of what I think is a fantastic set of signed posters from the Knebworth festivals for Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Genesis etc etc... The original organiser (Freddy Bannister) of these festivals has a signed box set of posters, flyers, tickets, DVD, Photographs, programmes and t shirts for sale... he will sign and number the posters and dedicate them for you (they are repro prints, but they will be signed and numbered by Freddy Bannister) and are limited to 200 editions... he is happy to sign and dedicate the books flyers and posters!

I found it through the Pink Floyd "Brain Damage" website and I have ordered 2sets, they are great value for 50 pounds Stirling, and Freddy is a historical figure when it comes to Knebworth... he founded the festival and more... see his wiki profile.

This is the page for the Pink Floyd box set, but they have others, and all signed and numbered, just make sure you email and chat with his daughter Henrietta (henrietta.j.bannister@btinternet.com) to get the posters signed, he is happy to do it !! http://www.rockmusicmemorabilia.com/relatedimages.php?pid=44

Tell me that is not great value for 50 quid!! the t shirts and posters are worth close to that alone... unsigned... if you buy, please let them know Paul Baker passed it on to you, I don't get any commission, but hopefully they will remember me when I buy some more of the ORIGINAL and other items they have.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Baker on August 21, 2012 at 6:02pm

Pretty good provenance to have even reprints of the posters signed and numbered by... these sets are indorsed and promoted by Braindamage, Neptunepinkfloyd and Pinkfloydoinline and they have all been complimentary about the sets.

Wiki profile...

Freddy Bannister (sometimes written as Freddie Bannister) was a leading UK concert promoter during the 1960s and 1970s, and was the founder of the Bath Festival of Blues 1969, the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970 and the Knebworth festivals.

Bannister started promoting music acts through his father-in-law in 1959, organising acts in local dance halls. From 1963 to 1969 he promoted numerous shows at the Pavilion in Bath, England including those by artists such as Gene Vincent, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Pink Floyd and The Yardbirds.[1]

His first festival event was the Bath Festival of Blues which was held on the Rec Ground in the centre of Bath in 1969. The following year, the Festival (now known as the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music) was moved by Bannister to the much larger Bath and West Showground, attracting an audience of between 150,000-200,000.

Following his departure from Bath, Bannister founded the Knebworth Festival in 1974 and ran what would be the first of seven consecutive festivals there. These festivals were headlined by The Allman Brothers in 1974, Pink Floyd in 1975, The Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1976, Genesis in June 1978, Frank Zappa and Peter Gabriel in September 1978, and Led Zeppelin in 1979 (two concerts). Bannister's concert promotion company, known as Tredoar, was forced into liquidation in the early 1980s due to a financial dispute with the management of Led Zeppelin following the 1979 festival.[2]

Bannister was noted for his philosophy of "always giving the very best value for money" by keeping festival tickets at a reasonable cost, whilst also attempting to book the strongest program possible.[3][1] He specialised in working with American Bands, including Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Johnny Winter, Steppenwolf, Canned Heat, Country Joe, Hot Tuna, The Flock, It's a Beautiful Day and Dr John.[4] In addition, he was the European representative for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, and also Grunt Records, the Jefferson Airplane label which represented such artists as Hot Tuna, Jack Bonus and Black Kangaroo.[4]

During the 1990 Bannister and his wife Mandy ran Parkes Auctions, based at Sandown Park, Surrey, which was later complemented by a two-day classic and collectors car show at the same venue. In 1998 Parkes went out of business. The Sandown Park venue was subsequently taken over by Barons and has no connection with the Bannisters

In 2003 Bannister released his autobiography, entitled There Must Be a Better Way, published by Bath Books.