Original Ministry of Sound Dancefloor Section
Ministry of Sound Mirror Ball from the Box (Large, approx. 1m)
Original Ministry of Sound Architectural Floor Plans, 103 Gaunt Street (3 Plans)
Classic Ministry of Sound Flyer Collection
Ministry of Sound Club Photography on Slide (approx. 70 Slides)
Eric Prydz ‘Call On Me’ Sales Award
Ministry of Sound Houses of Parliament Projection Negatives
Ministry of Sound Mirror Ball from the Box (Small)
Ministry of Sound ‘XX Twenty Years’ Platinum Sales Award (2011)
The Annual III Platinum Sales Award
Happy Mondays - ‘Stinky Finky’ (‘Stinkin Thinkin’) Original Master DAT, Livingston Studios, 1992
When the Haçienda closed in 1997, much of what was left in the building was headed for the skip. The consignor, John Wojowski, was one of a few friends and associates who happened to be around at the time. Toward the end, Tony Wilson and the Factory crew told them that it was all going in the skip, so they should take what they wanted. John left with a box of items from the era - among them was this studio master DAT of Happy Mondays’ “Stinky Finky.”
Gang Starr - ‘Daily Operation’ Press Kit Photo and Cassette
(Signed) La Funk Mob – Casse Les Frontières, Fou Les Têtes En L'Air Mo Wax
Dolly Parton - ‘He’s Alive’ Reference Acetates x2, 45 & 33⅓ RPM (White Limozeen, 1989)
k.d. lang, Chet Atkins & the Bama Band - Georgetown Masters Reference Cuts (1988)
Marty Stuart - RIAA Gold Sales Award, CD & Cassette (Denny Purcell Archive)
Hobo Jim - ‘Where Legends Are Born’ Test Pressing
THE WAX POETICS DISCOVERY BUNDLE
WAX POETICS LIMITED PRINT: MAVIS
The Big Crown Story - Wax Poetics Special Edition and exclusive 7"
Very limited numbers - Includes 7-inch record with exclusive 'mag' pocket to keep the record nice and tucked up.
EDITORIAL
STORIES FROM ACROSS OUR WORLD
“This is a journey into sound”: The history of Ministry of Sound’s speaker stacks
As Wax Poetics gets ready to auction off The Box’s Martin Audio sound system stacks as part of The Ministry of Sound: The Gaunt Street Archive, we look back at the club’s sonic history.
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Remembering Juan Atkins: Electronic Enigma - The Myths and Messages of Detroit Techno
Juan Atkins, the originator of techno, has died aged 64. In tribute, we revisit Andy Thomas’s history of Detroit techno from Wax Poetics Issue 45.
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Gang Starr’s fourth album, the 1994 opus Hard to Earn, was built to maintain the respect of the streets, according to its architect, DJ Premier. Eschewing the melodic loops and jazz samples of their earlier recordings, Preemo explored dark and chaotic beats that meshed with Guru’s increasingly complex rhymes about street culture and inner-city politics. Although considered one of the last shots of true NYC underground before the oncoming wave of hip-hop commercialism, Hard to Earn was a critical and financial success—a revered masterpiece and an enduring classic that has held up artistically since its release nearly three decades ago.
ONCE AND FUTURE CURATOR: BILL ADLER
Def Jam’s publicist from 1984 to 1990, Bill Adler talks Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, Public Enemy, the Beastie Boys and why hip-hop needs its own hall of fame.
After a decade-long hiatus, Thank You For Clapping (TYFC), the Copenhagen platform for music, sound, machines and other playful things, has returned with a physical studio
Chamber Music: Wu-Tang Clan’s Origin Story
