Incredible handwritten set list by Mick Jagger for a very early Rolling Stones concert from circa 1963, unsigned, penned in blue ballpoint on an off-white 5 x 8 notebook page, which contains a total of 19 song titles, the majority being covers, with Jagger adding the surname of the respective songwriter to the right side. The set list, separated by an “Interval,” reads:
“Going to New York. X, [Jimmy] Reed”
“Childhood Sweetheart. X, [Chuck] Berry”
“Big Boss Man. X, Reed”
“Cops + Robbers. ✓, [Bo] Diddley”
“Bring it to Jerome. ✓ Diddley”
“Look What You’ve Done. (Stones). ✓ [Muddy] Waters”
“Smoke Stack Lightning. ✓, [Howlin’] Wolf”
“Don’t Lie To Me. X”
“Our Little Rendezvous. ✓, Berry”
“Crawdad (B.D. In the Spotlight LP), Diddley?”
"Interval"
“Money. ✓ (Stones), [Barrett] Strong”
“Look What You’ve done. (Stones), ✓ Waters”
“Oh Yeah. ✓, Diddley”
“Nursery Rhythme [sic]. ✓, Diddley”
“I Wanna Be Loved, ✓ (Stones)”
“Moving On. X”
“Mona. ✓”
“Bye Bye Johnny. ✓ (Stones), Berry”
“Diddley Daddy”
The reverse bears handwritten math equations in ballpoint and pencil. In fine condition, with two small puncture holes affecting nothing. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.
The consignor notes that the letter originates from the collection of Doreen Pettifer, the Surrey-based teenager who would go on to set up The Rolling Stones Fan Club and become the group’s first-ever fan club secretary after meeting them at the Wooden Bridge Jazz Club in Surrey, England, on March 29, 1963. Pettifer was so impressed by the Stones' performance that she approached Mick Jagger and mentioned that she could put the group in touch with the disc jockey David Jacobs and get them an audition to be on television. Pettifer had previously been on the panel of Juke Box Jury and was still in contact with the presenter, Jacobs.
After returning home on the evening of March 29th, she immediately typed her first letter to Jacobs to promote her discovery. In the coming months, Pettifer would selflessly write to almost every television station, radio station, and music-related magazine to inform them about the Rolling Stones; she even approached the BBC to try to get the group an audition. During this period, she was constantly in direct contact with the members of the group, keeping them informed about her promotional activities.
In early June 1963, Pettifer approached Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham to request that she be allowed to set up the first official Rolling Stones Fan Club. Oldham passed the request on to Eric Easton, who handled the Rolling Stones' business matters. On June 14, 1963, Easton replied to Pettifer to give her the go-ahead to set up the fan club and offered her any help necessary to start the club. In July 1963, the first-ever Rolling Stones fan club newsletter was mailed out. Wishing to remain anonymous, Pettifer adopted the pseudonym Diane Nelson in her position as fan club secretary.
Doreen Pettifer pioneered the Stones and their music throughout 1963 and 1964 and wrote an authorized and still unpublished manuscript documenting the genesis of the group. In the second half of the sixties, she became involved in fan club work for a host of groups, including Eric Clapton and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers.
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