Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mariah Carey, London, 1990 (Neil Libbert/Getty Images) This year, all you want for Christmas is the ultimate Mariah Carey ...

On News Year's Day in 1962, The Beatles cut a demo tape for Decca Records, but the label said no thanks. A copy of that audition tape is going up for public auction next week. But some questions are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cassette tape is believed to be one of Carey’s original demos, personally handed to legendary producer Arthur Baker by the ...

It might be the most desirable pre-fame Prince collectible: the demo tape and promotional packet that helped him land his deal with Warner Bros. Records in 1977. And it’s for sale. “Based on our ...

The archival release is sourced from legendary producer Arthur Baker's collection. By Gail Mitchell UPDATE: On Dec. 11, 2025, Wax Poetics confirmed that Carey’s demo tape sold for $54,050. As the ...

In an era in which no self-respecting band exists without a Facebook group, MySpace page or at the very least a website, it's easy to forget the role that the humble demo tape has played in music.

For years, the demo tape that launched Prince’s storied career had been tucked away in an attic of the home of the music executive that first signed him.Video above: Town made famous by 'Purple Rain' ...

Ever been hanging around a venue just after your favorite band has played only to have some scuzzy-looking guy walk up to you and say, “Here, take this, it’s my band’s demo” and hand you an ...

Prince performs onstage at the Zenith in Paris on Aug. 25, 1986. The demo tape and promotional brochure that got Prince signed to Warner Bros. Records is up for auction. (Pascal George/AFP) It might ...

"It was the very first demo tape he did, and he sold them at school for £5 ($6)," Karen Fairweather from Omega Auctions tells PEOPLE of Ed Sheeran's rare Spinning Man recording Ed Sheeran has recorded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mariah Carey 1988 demo cassette tape sold (Images: Instagram/mariahcarey;Wax Poetics) A Mariah Carey 1988 demo cassette tape has ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — When the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) acquired a collection of materials from a New York artist, archivists likely had no idea they were also receiving an early piece ...