Autographs of Mick Karn
Andonis Michaelides (Greek: Αντώνης Μιχαηλίδης; 24 July 1958 – 4 January 2011), better known as Mick Karn, was a Greek Cypriot musician who rose to fame as the bassist for the art rock and new wave band Japan. His distinctive fretless bass guitar sound and melodic playing style were a trademark of the band's sound.
Karn was born Andonis Michaelides in Nicosia on 24 July 1958. When he was three, his Greek Cypriot parents moved with him to London, where he grew up. In his youth, he began playing mouth organ at the age of seven and violin at the age of eleven, before he took up playing bassoon for the school orchestra. As a bassoon player he performed with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra in a concert in October 1972 which was broadcast by Radio 4. However, when his bassoon was stolen and his school refused to buy him a new one, he bought a bass guitar for £5 from a school friend. At school he became friends with David Sylvian and his younger brother Steve. As an escape from their south London environment, they began to play music together, and in June 1974 they made their first public performance.
Initially with Karn as lead vocalist, their band christened themselves Japan in 1974. Joined by keyboardist Richard Barbieri and guitarist Rob Dean the following year, they signed a recording contract with German disco label Hansa in 1977, with which they recorded three studio albums and became an alternative glam rock outfit in the mould of David Bowie, T.Rex, and The New York Dolls. They switched to Virgin Records to record their subsequent albums Gentlemen Take Polaroids and Tin Drum.
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Traded items with a signature of Mick Karn
The most expensive item with a signature of Mick Karn (MICK KARN /JAPAN/SYLVIAN - EACH EYE A PATH MEGA RARE ORIGINAL CD ****SIGNED****) was sold in February 2026 for £107.41 while the cheapest item (Steve Jansen - Corridor CD Signed/Japan/David Sylvian/Mick Karn/Brian Eno/) found a new owner for £7.31 in July 2020. The month with the most items sold (4) was November 2020 with an average selling price of £22.50 for an autographed item of Mick Karn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with £107.41 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £7.31 was July 2020. In average, an autographed item from Mick Karn is worth £30.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mick Karn were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | David Sylvian Japan Sometimes I Feel So Low Blue Vinyl Signed By Mick Karn | £50.00 |  |
| Japan – Canton, Mick Karn Signed Sleeve / Autographed, Virgin Records, NM | £10.00 | |
| Mick Karn 'Sculpture' 1982 Ink Signed by Karn/Janssen Exhibition Brochure Japan | £71.02 | |
| Mick Karn (JAPAN) signed sculpture booklet circa 1982 Hamilton Gallery, London | £60.99 | |
| Mick Karn - Japan SIGNED Sculpture Exhibition Program Book VERY RARE + Extra | £32.00 | |
 | MICK KARN /JAPAN/SYLVIAN - EACH EYE A PATH MEGA RARE ORIGINAL CD ****SIGNED**** | £107.41 | |
| Mick Karn Genuine Original Signed Small Photo Japan | £20.00 | |
| Mick Karn Genuine Signed Photo Japan | £15.00 | |
| Mick Karn Japan Autographed Signed Mini Photo Genuine | £20.00 | |
| Mick Karn Japan Small Signed Photo. | £20.00 | |
| Mick Karn Sculpture exhibition program signed + Print | £21.20 | |
| Mick Karn signed sculpture booklet circa 1982 (2of2) | £92.00 | |
| Mick Karn signed sculpture booklet circa 1982 Hamilton Gallery | £89.00 | |
| Rare Mick Karn Sculpture Signed Remnants 2 sets of Postcards +case Japan Sylvian | £51.00 | |
| Rare Signed by Mick Karn Japan Tin Drum Yugoslavian Press 1982 LP Sylvian EX/EX+ | £60.00 | |
