Rare white labels from Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, The Who and many more go under the hammer

A white label copy of Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains The Same

The annual charity White Label Auction is almost upon us, and among the white labels and test pressings up for grabs are records by Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, The Who, the Sex Pistols, The Cure, Rory Gallagher, Budgie, Gary Moore, Iggy Pop, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Genesis, Mötorhead, Nazareth, Status Quo, Manic Street Preachers, Mark Knopfler, John Mayall and the Scorpions.

The Cure's Robert Smith has been particularly busy, donating signed white label copies of the band's albums Disintegration, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, Acoustic Hits, Greatest Hits, Wish, Three Imaginary Boys, Seventeen Seconds, Faith, Pornography, The Top and The Head on The Door.