From the personal collection of Vivian Stanshall, founding member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, a group of memorabilia items from the Desperadoes (the Trinidadian steel orchestra) tour of Britain in 1981, where Vivian made 'a cameo appearance' at each date. The collection comprises a signed portrait sketch by him, titled 'Desperadoes', two laminated tour passes, a promotional leaflet, headed paper, a newspaper advertisement and a 1980 Desperadoes LP.

This lot, along with all others in the sale, has been consigned for sale by Vivian's son, Rupert. Please see the following article on our website for further background.

https://www.dawsonsauctions.co.uk/news-item/dawsons-announce-sale-of-selected-items-from-the-collection-of-vivian-stanshall/?pc=16https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Stanshall