Chris Rea never intended to be a soft rocker. "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" put him in that category anyway.

"All the songs I wrote that were successful were written when I was in a contented state of mind," said Orbison of his more woeful ballads.

Ticket stubs for 1960s gigs by The Beatles that cost pennies at the time are among a collection expected to fetch up to £500 ...