Autographs of Mike Love
Michael Edward Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American singer and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys with his cousins Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson and their friend Al Jardine. Characterized by his nasal tenor and occasional bass-baritone singing, Love has been one of the band's vocalists and lyricists for their entire career, contributing to each of their studio albums and serving as their frontman for live performances. During the mid-1960s, he was one of Brian's main collaborators, contributing lyrics to hit records such as "Fun, Fun, Fun" (1964), "I Get Around" (1964), "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965), "California Girls" (1965), and "Good Vibrations" (1966). More about Mike Love
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Drawing inspiration from Chuck Berry and Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, Love's lyrics primarily reflected the youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance, which helped fashion pop culture's perception of the "California Dream". Love also had a significant role in the Beach Boys' vocal arrangements – particularly the doo-wop element in their sound. Starting in 1968, Love was a student of Transcendental Meditation (TM) under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and became a TM teacher in 1971. The experience influenced his lyrics to take on themes of astrology, meditation, politics and ecology. In the late 1970s, Love fronted Celebration, a short-lived band that consisted of Beach Boys touring musicians, and began working on solo albums, releasing his first in 1981, Looking Back with Love.
Love is often vilified by fans and critics due to his history of conflicts with his bandmates, a characterization he has disputed. Many of his contributions to the group's hits were not officially recognized until the 1990s, when he sued Brian for writing credits on 35 songs. Love remains uncredited for another 44 Beach Boys songs he claims to have co-written. Following Carl Wilson's death in 1998, the band members and their corporation, Brother Records, Inc., granted Love an exclusive license to tour under the Beach Boys' name. Since then, Love has maintained a near-constant touring regimen with his edition of the group, and has released three more solo albums. He has not performed with Brian since their 2012 reunion tour. Read even more about Mike Love at Wikipedia
Love is often vilified by fans and critics due to his history of conflicts with his bandmates, a characterization he has disputed. Many of his contributions to the group's hits were not officially recognized until the 1990s, when he sued Brian for writing credits on 35 songs. Love remains uncredited for another 44 Beach Boys songs he claims to have co-written. Following Carl Wilson's death in 1998, the band members and their corporation, Brother Records, Inc., granted Love an exclusive license to tour under the Beach Boys' name. Since then, Love has maintained a near-constant touring regimen with his edition of the group, and has released three more solo albums. He has not performed with Brian since their 2012 reunion tour. Read even more about Mike Love at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Mike Love
The most expensive item with a signature of Mike Love (MIKE LOVE SIGNED PET SOUNDS VINYL PROOF) was sold in February 2023 for £100.00 while the cheapest item (THE BEACH BOYS SIGNED UK TOUR FLYER 2008 BY MIKE LOVE) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2013 with an average selling price of £2.65 for an autographed item of Mike Love. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2023 with £100.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.20 was January 2021. In average, an autographed item from Mike Love is worth £19.65.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mike Love were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | [BEACH BOYS] Vinyl Record MIKE LOVE~LOOKING BACK WITH LOVE Signed Love Mike Love | £10.50 | |
| Authentic Hand Signed Beach Boys Photo by Jardine, Wilson, Johnston & Mike Love | £40.00 | |
| Authentic Hand Signed Beach boys Photo By Mike Love, Jardine, Johnston, Wilson, | £36.00 | |
| Authentic Hand Signed Beach Boys Photo By Wilson, Johnston, Jardine & Mike Love | £8.98 | |
| Beach Boys Genuine Signed 12 Inch Vinyl Ft Brian Wilson, Mike Love | £1.20 | |
| Beach Boys Hand Signed DVD Cover By Jardine, Brian Wilson, Johnston & Mike Love | £3.00 | |
| Mike Love & Bruce Johnston Signed 10x8 | £40.00 | |
| MIKE LOVE - Signed White Card - MUSIC - THE BEACH BOYS | £19.65 | |
| MIKE LOVE SIGNED PET SOUNDS VINYL PROOF | £100.00 | |
| Mike Love SIGNED Unleash The Love CD Album The Beach Boys Autograph Brand New | £39.99 | |
| Mike Love, Beach Boys autograph | £12.00 | |
| Real Hand Signed Beach Boys Vinyl Cover By Jardine, Mike Love, Wilson & Johnston | £10.50 | |
| Real Hand Signed Beach Boys Vinyl Cover By Jardine, Mike Love, Wilson & Johnston | £20.00 | |
| The Beach Boys - Mike Love And Bruce Johnson Signed Printed Photo 6x4 | £2.08 | |
| THE BEACH BOYS - MIKE LOVE, BRUCE JOHNSTON & DAVID MARKS - HAND SIGNED PHOTO | £8.50 | |