Rock Memorabilia Sells Big at Christie’s

The drum skin used on the cover of THE BEATLES’ Sgt Pepper album has sold for £541,250/$1m at auction in London – almost four times the estimate.

Other items sold include:

• John Lennon’s lyrics for Give Peace a Chance sold for £421,250/$850,000
• A pair of tinted prescription sunglasses belonging to Lennon, which the singer wore for the cover of the single Mind Games, raised £39,650/$79,000
• Recordings of the Jimi Hendrix Experience performing at the Woburn Music Festival in July 1968 went for £48,050/$95,000
• Marshall amplifier used by Hendrix in concert fetched £25,000 /$50,000
• Hendrix striped trousers for £20,000/$40,000
• A 1967 Gibson guitar, formerly owned by Pete Townshend of The Who, sold for £32,450/$64,000

There’s no word back on why the MORBID ANGEL master tapes were not included in this auction…

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