Autographs of Mike Read
Michael David Kenneth Read (born 1 March 1947) is an English radio disc jockey, writer, journalist and television presenter.
Read has been a broadcaster since 1976, best known for having been a DJ with BBC Radio 1, and television host for music chart series Top of the Pops, children's programme Saturday Superstore and music panel game Pop Quiz. He is also a prolific author, having written over 50 books, including his autobiography, Seize the Day. Read currently hosts The Heritage Chart Show on various radio stations and Talking Pictures TV. He also co-hosts The Footage Detectives with Talking Pictures TV founder Noel Cronin.
Michael David Kenneth Read was born 1 March 1947 in Bury, north of Manchester, the only child of a publican. The family moved from Manchester to Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, when he was an infant. He attended Woking Grammar School followed by a sixth-form college. Later, Read worked as an estate agent, and recorded under various names, including Mickey Manchester, The Trainspotters and The Rock-Olas.
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Traded items with a signature of Mike Read
The most expensive item with a signature of Mike Read (SIGNED by author - A ROOM WITH BOOKS by Mike Read, Limited Edition 1996.) was sold in May 2025 for £120.00 while the cheapest item (The Story of the Shadows - Mike Read (signed by The Shadows)) found a new owner for £0.99 in March 2024. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2022 with an average selling price of £14.50 for an autographed item of Mike Read. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with £120.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was March 2016. In average, an autographed item from Mike Read is worth £23.10.
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