12-05-2025
From Steve Albini's shelves: Music gems for sale
Fans of music ephemera and pop culture collectibles just got access to a goldmine.
The big picture: Longtime Chicago musician and producer Steve Albini 's collection of records, T-shirts, books and "mystery bargains" are for sale with proceeds going to Albini's estate.
Flashback: Albini died suddenly last May at the age of 61.
He famously recorded Nirvana's "In Utero" album, as well as the Pixies and PJ Harvey, and fronted the Chicago bands Big Black and Shellac.
State of play: The first 300-400 items dropped Friday, and nearly all sold out. Each week 100-200 more items of "the unusual, the rare, the weird and the overlooked" will be available, according to the website.
"Det som engang var," an album by the Norwegian black metal solo project Burzum is still available with a list price of $1,500.
All items purchased are accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the collection's administrator, Byron Coley.
What they're saying:"Steve pursued many fields of interest, and most of them are represented somewhere in his collections," according to the website.
