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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

Collection of rave-era memorabilia expected to fetch up to £80,000

Membership cards and the Prodigy's first business card
Author and music producer Ford caught the rave bug early on and collected the memorabilia over 35 years. Photograph: Bonhams

Rob Ford often met his contacts in car parks, under the cover of darkness. Cash quickly passed between hands before the author and music producer gathered his quarry – bags full of memorabilia from the rave and acid house era.

Among the flyers and assorted paraphernalia were some of the rarest surviving items from the scene: membership cards.

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