10 expensive items of Beatles memorabilia sold at auction

<div id="mediaarticlebody"><p>Beatlemania lives on at the auction house</p><p class="first">The Fab Four may have disbanded more than 40 years ago, but if <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1365034336933_5">auction sales</span> are any indication, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1365034336933_6">The Beatles</span> are more popular than ever. This week, a signed copy of The Beatles' 1967 record <em>Sgt. Pepper's <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1365034336933_2">Lonely Hearts Club Band</span></em> <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnewsfeed.time.com%2F2013%2F04%2F02%2Fsigned-copy-of-the-beatles-sgt-peppers-album-sells-for-290000-at-auction%2F" rel="nofollow">sold for $290,500</a> at a <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1365034336933_3">Texas auction</span>. Despite the jaw-dropping price, the album is hardly the first piece of Beatles history to throw bidders into a frenzy. Here, a look at the outrageous prices others have paid to own objects associated with John, Paul, George, and Ringo:</p><p><span class="c6">$2.23 million</span><br/>Amount a Canadian businessman <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.people.com%2Fpeople%2Farchive%2Farticle%2F0%2C%2C20091328%2C00.html" rel="nofollow">forked over</a> in 1985 for <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1365034336933_1">John Lennon</span>'s <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classycars.org%2FRollsRoyce%2Frolls-royce.lennons.victoria.jpg" rel="nofollow">psychedelically painted</a> 1965 Rolls Royce Phantom V</p><p><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftheweek.com%2Farticle%2Findex%2F242283%2Fhow-bobby-jindalwent-from-rising-star-to-gop-afterthought" rel="nofollow">SEE MORE: How Bobby Jindal went from rising star to GOP afterthought</a></p><p><span class="c6">$2.1 million</span><br/>Amount George Michael <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.feelnumb.com%2F2009%2F12%2F31%2Fgeorge-michael-bought-john-lennons-imagine-piano%2F" rel="nofollow">paid in 2009</a> for the Steinway Model Z piano Lennon wrote "Imagine" on</p><p><span class="c6">$1.07 million</span><br/>Amount the painted drum skin featured on the cover of <em>Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band </em><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2F7500041.stm" rel="nofollow">sold for</a> in 2008</p><p><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftheweek.com%2Farticle%2Findex%2F242266%2Ffiring-mike-rice-did-rutgers-do-the-right-thing" rel="nofollow">SEE MORE: Firing Mike Rice: Did Rutgers do the right thing?</a></p><p><span class="c6">$1 million</span><br/>Amount Lennon's handwritten lyrics for "All You Need is Love" <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2F2100-207_162-712387.html" rel="nofollow">fetched at auction</a> in 2009</p><p><span class="c6">$567,000</span> <br/>Amount one deep-pocketed music fan <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.christies.com%2FLotFinder%2Flot_details.aspx%3Ffrom%3Dsearchresults%26amp%3BintObjectID%3D4417921%26amp%3Bsid%3D6892b22a-460e-493c-a432-89ccc2044b71" rel="nofollow">paid</a> in 2004 for <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1365034336933_4">George Harrison</span>'s Gibson SG guitar, which was used during a <em>Revolver</em> recording session </p><p><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftheweek.com%2Farticle%2Findex%2F242279%2Fdid-scientists-just-find-dark-matter-signs-point-to-yes" rel="nofollow">SEE MORE: Did scientists just find dark matter? Signs point to yes</a></p><p><span class="c6">$154,000</span><br/>Amount an anonymous telephone bidder <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwcbsfm.cbslocal.com%2F2011%2F11%2F16%2Foddball-beatles-items-sell-big-at-auction%2F" rel="nofollow">paid</a> in 2011 for a hand-drawn "Bed Peace" poster from John and Yoko's infamous "<a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBed-In%22%3EBed-In%3C%2Fa%3E" rel="nofollow"><p><span class="c6">$123,000</span><br/>Amount a <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2F2100-207_162-712387.html" rel="nofollow">buyer paid</a> for watercolors painted by an 11-year-old Lennon in 2009</p><p><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftheweek.com%2Farticle%2Findex%2F242278%2Fwatch-snoop-lions-chillin-anti-gun-music-video" rel="nofollow">SEE MORE: WATCH: Snoop Lion's chillin' anti-gun music video</a></p><p><span class="c6">$97,000</span><br/>Amount a pair of Lennon's signature round glasses <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2F2100-207_162-712387.html" rel="nofollow">sold for</a> in 2009</p><p><span class="c6">$31,200</span><br/>Amount one devoted fan (and dentist) <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fmusic%2Fnews%2Fjohn-lennons-tooth-sells-for-more-than-31-000-at-auction-20111106" rel="nofollow">shelled out</a> for John Lennon's decaying molar<span class="c6"> </span>in 2011</p><p><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftheweek.com%2Farticle%2Findex%2F242265%2Fa-visual-tour-of-beijings-crippling-pollution-problem" rel="nofollow">SEE MORE: A visual tour of Beijing's crippling pollution problem</a></p><p>View this article on <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftheweek.com%2Farticle%2Findex%2F242264%2F10-expensive-items-of-beatles-memorabilia-sold-at-auction" rel="nofollow">TheWeek.com</a> Get <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.palmcoastd.com%2Fpcd%2FeSv%3FiMagId%3D061DG%26amp%3Bi4Ky%3DIYAH" rel="nofollow">4 Free</a> Issues of The Week</p><p>Other stories from this section:</p><ul><li><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftheweek.com%2Farticle%2Findex%2F241851%2Folympus-falls-over-a-fact" rel="nofollow"><em>Olympus</em> falls over a fact</a></li><li><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftheweek.com%2Farticle%2Findex%2F241649%2F7-goosebumps-books-that-would-make-amazing-movies" rel="nofollow">7 <em>Goosebumps</em> books that would make amazing movies</a></li><li><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftheweek.com%2Farticle%2Findex%2F241154%2Ftwo-hot-books-to-watch-for" rel="nofollow">Two hot books to watch for</a></li></ul><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftheweek" rel="nofollow">Like on Facebook</a> - <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Ftheweek" rel="nofollow">Follow on Twitter</a> - <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftheweek.com%2Fhome%2Fnewsletter" rel="nofollow">Sign-up for Daily Newsletter</a></div><img border="0" height="1" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-89EKCgBk8MZdE.gif" width="1" /><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-expensive-items-beatles-memorabilia-sold-auction-195300407.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p>

10 expensive items of Beatles memorabilia sold at auction

Beatlemania lives on at the auction house The Fab Four may have disbanded more than 40 years ago, but if auction sales are any indication,...

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