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Unreleased Michael Jackson film expected to fetch £4 million
Written by admin on November 15, 2011 – 10:04 am -| A previously unseen Michael Jackson documentary is expected to sell for at least £4 million at an auction in London on November 26.
The film was shot during three concerts at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, in Buenos Aires, Argentina during Jackson’s “Dangerous” tour in 1993. |
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Unseen Beatles photos sell for $360,000
Written by admin on July 21, 2011 – 11:52 pm -| Unseen photographs of The Beatles’ debut American concert have sold at auction for $360,000 (£223,600).
Teenage photographer, Mike Mitchell, captured the images on February 11, 1964 during the band’s historic show at the Washington Coliseum. The negatives had been stored for years in a box in Mitchell’s basement. |
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Lennon/Dylan-owned guitar and Elvis letter up for auction
Written by admin on July 12, 2011 – 9:34 pm -A guitar previously owned by both John Lennon and Bob Dylan, and a handwritten letter by Elvis Presley are among the star lots at an auction in Dallas, Texas later this month.
John Lennon purchased the Gibson J-160 E Sunburst acoustic-electric guitar in 1967 and used it throughout the following year, including during the Beatles’ expedition to Rishikesh, India. Lennon gifted the guitar to Bob Dylan around Christmas 1968 and Dylan used the guitar for recording and on tour for many years.
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Michael Jackson’s Thriller jacket to be auctioned
Written by admin on June 8, 2011 – 6:56 pm -The red leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the classic Thriller video is expected to be the star lot in a two-day Music Icons auction later this month.
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Julien's music icons auction, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson's Thriller jacket, Ringo Starr
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Lennon’s “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds” lyrics to be auctioned
Written by admin on April 13, 2011 – 7:34 pm -John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds” are being auctioned next month at a sale in Beverly Hills. The lyrics to the classic Beatles hit are expected to sell for more than $200,000 (£122,700).
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