Russian Antique. |
╚All You Need Is Love╩ lyrics sold for £600,000
| Date: 29.07.2005 Source: news agency "Russian Antique" |
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| John Lennon. 1973 [zoom (47k)] |
The biggest sale of Lennon memorabilia for 20 years took place yesterday at the Cooper Owen auction in London. 12 items were presented at auction, among them a military-style tunic worn by Lennon that inspired the Beatles' famous ╚Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band╩ record cover. The tunic worn by John Lennon in a Life magazine photo shoot in 1966 had been estimated at £30,000 but fetched £100,000 ($175,000).
Handwritten manuscript of the song ╚All You Need Is Love╩ used by Lennon during a television performance in 1967 was sold for £600,000 ($1.04 million). A piano from Lennon's New York apartment brought £140,000 ($246,000), and a pair of his trademark glasses went for £55,000 ($96,000).
