Marty Wilde, MBE (born Reginald Leonard Smith; 15 April 1939) is a British singer and actor. He was among the first generation of British pop stars to emulate American rock and roll, scoring several 1950s and 1960s hit singles including "Endless Sleep", "Sea of Love" and "Bad Boy". During the late 1960s to early 1980s, Wilde continued to record and, with Ronnie Scott, co-wrote hit singles for others including the Casuals' "Jesamine" and Status Quo's "Ice in the Sun". He is the father of pop singer Kim Wilde and co-wrote many of her hit singles including "Kids in America" with his son Ricky. He continues to perform and record. More about Marty Wilde
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Wilde was born in Blackheath, London. He was performing under the name Reg Patterson at London's Condor Club in 1957, when he was spotted by impresario Larry Parnes. Parnes gave his protégés stage names such as Billy Fury, Duffy Power and Dickie Pride, hence the change to Wilde. The 'Marty' came from the acclaimed 1955 film of the same name. Wilde was signed to the British recording arm of Philips Records, with US releases appearing on the Epic label via Philips' reciprocal licensing agreement with Columbia Records stateside. (Philips had yet to acquire the Mercury group as its US division.)In total, we tracked 354 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Marty Wilde (**Marty Wilde LATHE CUT Rare Running Together Gatefold LP, CD + signed... Kim) was sold in December 2020 for £99.00 while the cheapest item (Marty Wilde HAND SIGNED Running Together Vinyl Autograph Teenager In Love) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2021. The month with the most items sold (11) was November 2018 with an average selling price of £5.99 for an autographed item of Marty Wilde. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2023 with £34.83 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2018. In average, an autographed item from Marty Wilde is worth £6.97.
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