100-200 items once belonging to the legendary producer will go on sale each Friday across the year ahead.
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Steve Albini’s estate is selling some of his belongings, a year on from his death at the age of 61.
The esteemed producer, who famously worked with Nirvana as well as PJ Harvey and the Pixies, died of a heart attack last year. He worked on over 2,000 albums across his career. A generous portion of his belongings are currently being sold via a website called Steve Albini’s Closet, with all proceeds directed back towards his estate.
The website is selling weird and wonderful items such as CDs, records, cassettes, zines, books, original art, and much more. The vast majority of items are currently listed as sold out, however, the website will continue to be updated every Friday, and you can sign up to be notified when new items are posted by filling out a simple form.
“Steve Albini’s Closet is an entity created to distribute the treasures amassed by the late polymath, Steve Albini. Steve pursued many fields of interest, and most of them are represented somewhere in his collections,” reads an ‘about’ notice on the website.
“All items purchased are accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from the collection’s administrator, Byron Coley, and the proceeds are directed towards Steve’s estate. All materials are guaranteed authentic, and listings are updated on a weekly basis. Some items are sold through other sites like Discogs and EBay,” it states.
Following Albini’s sudden passing, NME reshared an interview from 2018, in which he shared his views on record labels and contractual agreements within music that have become ever more fitting to today’s music business, as artists continue to pivot away from the major label model.
In it, he said, “I don’t think we need to concern ourselves too much with the record business, just because the record business is such a trivial aspect in most bands’ careers now. Most bands make their living performing live now, or occasionally lining their music up with other projects like doing film stuff, or sync stuff, or licensing their music for advertising.”
He went on to add, “I’ve long argued against the use of contracts in music – I think they’re counterproductive. They tend to create an adversarial relationship, and they put bands on the defensive. I think they favour the party that has more money and resources, and so they’re no protection for a band. I don’t think contracts are useful.”
Head over to Steve Albini’s Closet to sign up for notifications when new items become available.
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